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Cleveland Cavaliers (32-24) vs. Detroit Pistons (46-9)
Monday, February 27, 2006
Time: 7:00
TV: FSNOhio
Radio: WTAM 1100
Location: Quicken Loans Arena
Head Coaches
Mike Brown / Flip Saunders
Probable Staters
Eric Snow / Chauncey Billups
Flip Murray / Richard Hamilton
LeBron James / Tayshaun Prince
Drew Gooden / Rasheed Wallace
Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Ben Wallace
Cleveland Cavaliers Bench
Damon Jones/Sasha Pavlovic/Stephen Graham/Donyell Marshall/Anderson Varejao
Detroit Pistons
Lindsey Hunter/Maurice Evans/Carlos Delfino/Antonio McDyess/Dale Davis
2005-06 SERIES: Tied 1-1
ChicagoCavFan's Notes
* Cleveland is 14-3 at home this season when playing opponents with a .500 or better record and are 6-0 at home against division foes.
* Flip came off the bench to score 17 points on 7-13 shooting and record a season high 3 steals in 36 minutes yesterday against Detroit.
* The Cavs have won 3 straight games against the Pistons in Cleveland. They have won each by at least 13 points.
* Z has scored in double figures in 11 straight games and since the All Star Break (4 games) is averaging 22.3 points and 10.0 rebounds.
* In his last 3 home games against Detroit, LeBron is averaging 34.0 points on .544 shooting, 6.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.8 steals. On the second day of back-to-back games this season (14 games), James is averaging 33.9 points on .507 shooting, 7.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists.
* The last time the Cavs played the same team on consecutive days was against Miami in April 2004. ... The Cavs have the most wins against division opponents in the Central with a 9-3 record. ... The Cavs defeated the Pistons, 97-84, at The Q on Dec. 31 to snap Detroit's nine-game winning streak. LeBron James led all scorers with 30 points.
Final Note
Cleveland should come out with vengeance on their minds. Call me optimistic, but I think we will. The Cavs will follow the trends mentioned above and beat Detroit by double digits.
I also wouldn't be surprised if Flip is in the starting lineup.
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