Cleveland Cavaliers @ Los Angeles Lakers-Thursday 15th

[TrueCavsFan23]

VS

Cleveland Cavaliers(30-21) VS Los Angeles Lakers(30-23)

Thursday, February 15, 2007
8:00pm ET
TV: TNT
Staples Center

Head Coaches

Mike Brown / Phil Jackson

Probable Starters

Daniel Gibson / Smush Parker

Larry Hughes / Kobe Bryant

LeBron James / Vladimir Radmanovic

Drew Gooden / Lamar Odom

Anderson Varejao / Andrew Bynum

Cavaliers Bench

Damon Jones/Sasha Pavlovic/Eric Snow/Donyell Marshall/David Wesley/Shannon Brown

Lakers Bench

Sasha Vujacic/Maurice Evans/Ronny Turiaf/Jordan Farmar/Aaron Mckie

TCF's Keys To The Game

*Without Z in the lineup this is our oppurtunity to just get out and run,run,run the whole game

*The guy that really scares me in this one is Lamar Odom,he is still just getting back but he can easilly light us up

*This game I think we need to get Lebron going early and let him put on a show for the L.A. crowd

*Our X-Factor this game is Sasha,when our bench comes in utilize him like we do to Lebron with our starters

*We don't really have much of a post presence so like I said,push the ball on these guys and don't even try running half court sets
My final thought

*We just beat them on Sunday,Kobe wasn't happy we all know that.They lost to the Knicks Tuesday night(Which I Watched)and Kobe didn't even touch the ball in the final 7 seconds when they were down 1.

I just think Kobe is going to come out firing in this game.

Cavs win 104-101​

 

[Troy Wingate]

I'd expect LeBron to bounce back from that poor shooting performance against Utah, and really fire up against Kobe. I expect Kobe will be guarding LeBron, so I think LeBron will go out and show exactly who is the better player.

Man on man, LeBron will eat Kobe alive. Kobe maybe a great defender, but he cannot match LeBron man on man. Only way he stops LeBron is to foul him or manages to keep him out on the 3 point line.

 

[Kypus]

I think Kobe is going to try to beat Lebron at his own "all-around" game. So if Odom has the #2 going out of the 1-2 punch, look out.

PS- Battle of the Sashas...no not really but it still sounds cool

 

[TheISHT]

Is Boobie playing? If not Pavs needs to start. If Snow starts we will lose.

 

[Karma]

Snow will start should Gibson be out.

It allows Coach to keep his rotation as close to normal with Damon taking Snows bench minutes. Bynum may trouble Varejao. he is physical unlike Okur and Collins last night so he'll have trouble keeping out of foul trouble.

LeBron must dominate Radmanovic/Evans and anyone else they throw in front of him.

 

[crazedcav333]

LBJ needs to be able to move the ball and get penetration. Whether he gets 60 points or 15 assists, he's gotta have a good flowing game.

 

[Dungong]

Heres the thing, when the Lakers play Lebron, he might have Vlad Rad on him, but look when he gets the ball, all 4 of the other guys on the team are going to cheat off their man and get ready to help on a Lebron drive. Its crazy, he sees all 5 of their defenders between him and the basket, even with half the team just camped behind the line. What been happening recently is Lebron isn't even giving a chance at the double and is just jacking up crap when the shot clock gets low after dribbling the ball outside the 3 point line for 10 seconds.

If Lebron wants to get the ball in some sort of managable scoring position, those opporunities will come on fast breaks, in semi-transition (or secondary fast break as scott williams calls it), or *gasp* off the ball movement. You know, down screens and curls and whatnot set up for Lebron to recieve the ball in a better scoring position than 4 feet beyond the 3 point line.

 

[crazedcav333]

^^^ To sum that up: Movement on offense.

 

[cdt]

Snow starting....

 

[kevolution]

I won 20 bones Sunday off the win against LA to my neighbor.
So he wanted double or nothing on tonight's game.
Come on Cavs let me get that $40 bucks....please.

James needs to break Radamir off something proper like! Go off for Z!!!

 

[crazedcav333]

I don't care about Houston Dallas...Start the game.

 

[bob2the2nd]

****ing eric snow.

 

[kevolution]

Im enjoying LRJ attackin inside driving hard!!

 

[crazedcav333]

Fast paced game. I agree, it's fun watching LBJ drive to the hoop. He's so strong he is always in control while in the air.

 

[jjc58]

Wow. That might have been the smoothest shot Hughes has taken in a Cavs uniform...