Cleveland @ Chicago

[highplainsdrifter]

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Cleveland Cavaliers (32-26) @ Chicago Bulls (25-31)

Thurs, Mar 2, 2006
Time: 7:00pm ET
TV: TNT
Location: United Center

Head Coaches

Mike Brown / Scott Skiles

Probable Starters

Eric Snow / Kirk Hinrich

Flip Murray / Ben Gordon

LeBron James / Andres Nocioni

Drew Gooden / Luol Deng

Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Tyson Chandler

Cavaliers Bench

Damon Jones / Sasha Pavlovic / Wild Thing / Donyell Marshall / Stephen Graham

Bulls Bench

Malik Allen/ Chris Duhon/ Darius Songaila/ Mike Sweetney/ Othella Harrington​

Bulls Notes
The Bulls are currently in the 9th spot for the playoffs and looking to get in. They are only 6 games behind the Cavs and would love to bump them out of a playoff spot. Their leading scorer is Ben Gordon with 16.5 PPG and shooting 42% from 3. Malik Allen had a sprained neck and is day-to-day. Chris Duhon hurt his jaw and is also day-to-day. The Bulls have been playing .500 ball over the last ten, with a one game win streak.

Cavs Notes
The Cavaliers are in another funk, losing 5 straight. They are barely hanging on to the 4th spot and the precious home-court advantage. Playoff positioning is tightening up, and the Cavs must start winning if they want to stay where they are.

HPD's Prediction
With the recent slide, many fans are losing faith, and worrying about another late season collapse. It will not happen. The Cavs will regain their confidence and start winning games. LeBron will remind us he is King James. Flip Murray will be great. Z will dominate.

It starts NOW! Cavs will beat the Bulls!!! Get tough Cleveland!!!!!

 

[Glen Infante]

Great preview HPD.

I feel that our only winning solution is to get a really big lead early in the game. Like a 20 point lead. You know, like what we used to do. Make the other team play catch up and never let loose.

If we play from behind against the Bulls, we will most likely lose the game. The Cavs are just that bad on the road.

 

[The One]

I hope we win.I hate losing.We have to beat teams below us to keep the #4 spot.

 

[OmegaBlack]

we gotta win..HPD put on the hulk av

 

[cdt]

Gordon carves us up from deep, Hinrich gets his team easy buckets, Chandler cleans up the glass. We are on the road...101-92 Bulls win.

 

[ChicagoCavFan]

I got the neighbor coming over to watch the game on TNT HD - If we have another 10 minute cold spell, he may leave my place damaged. I'm making no guarantees when he enters my door. Matter of fact, a sign is going up now that says "Enter at your own risk" and "Beware of Owner".

 

[highplainsdrifter]

we gotta win..HPD put on the hulk av

Haha! Damn Right!!! Its time to ante up or fold. To Fight or Flight. To submit to your oppressors, or unleash your Inner Hulk and tear it to pieces!!!!!

The players must do this, as must the fans. If we give up, can we blame the players for giving up?

"Gordon carves us up from deep, Hinrich gets his team easy buckets, Chandler cleans up the glass. We are on the road...101-92 Bulls win."

Where is your foucus? LeBron will be aggressive and get over thirty. Z will light up Chandler. Flip will be unstoppable. Marshall and Jones will hit threes. Cavs win a tough game by 5+!!!!!

 

[natedagg]

Lepip, bring back mr. pisser and have him pee on scott skiles.

 

[Flippin #2]

Must win game, period!

 

[hughes1988]

damon jones been play great def and last game looked decent shooting the three, i would still like jones to get a chance starting at PG not SG... cavs will beat the bulls...

 

[natedagg]

that was a charge that AV took. He has looked really active, so far so good.

 

[joma]

Did av start? I dont see drew in the minutes yet on yahoo.com

 

[natedagg]

drew has the flu
starting AV is the thing to do

 

[natedagg]

marshall redeeming himself after failing to box out. sweet 3 ball. "the diff" is +9

 

[natedagg]

all-in-all, a great first Q by the cavs, especially AV on both ends... perhaps he is making an early push at drew's job