Hurl Bruce
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Cleveland Cavaliers (29-20) vs. Golden State Warriors (22-27)
Saturday, February 11, 2006
7:30pm ET
TV: NBA-TV, WUAB 43
The Q
Head Coaches
Mike Brown / Mike Montgomery
Probable Starters
Eric Snow / Derek Fisher
Sasha Pavlovic / Jason Richardson
LeBron James / Mike Dunleavy
Drew Gooden / Troy Murphy
Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Adonal Foyle
Cleveland Cavaliers Bench
Damon Jones / Anderson Varejao / Donyell Marshall / Mike Wilks / ALan Henderson
Golden State Warriors Bench
Monta Ellis / Mickael Pietrus / Calbert Cheaney / Chris Taft / Ike Diogu
Hurl's Keys to the Game
* Defense is paramount against a team like Golden State that likes to run up and down the court. Transition defense will be key in stopping too many easy baskets for the Warriors.
* Z needs to establish himself in the paint and not lose his temper and get tossed. Foyle isn't the biggest force in the middle, and Z should take control. The Cavaliers need to work from inside out against the Warriors tonight.
* Eric Snow has to contribute some offensively to make Baron Davis spend some energy on the defensive end. We all know that Davis will be working Snow over on their end of the court. Point guard cannot be an empty offensive position for the Cavaliers, and with Damon Jones' defensive liabilities, the team needs to have Snow out there to check Davis.
* Lebron needs to play his game and let things come to him. He cannot fall in love with the perimeter game. James needs to take the ball to the hole and get some points in the paint and at the free throw line.
Final notes:
The Cavaliers need to bounce back from their loss to the Wizards. A good team at home, the team needs to beat teams that are sub-.500 like the Warriors. If they relax and play their game, the Cavaliers should coast to a nice, easy victory.
Prediction: Cavaliers win 101-91