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Phoenix Suns (23-12) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (20-13)
US Airways Center
Saturday, January 14, 2006
9:00pm ET
TV: WUAB
Radio : WTAM 1100
Head Coaches
Mike D'Antoni / Mike Brown
Probable Starters
Steve Nash / Eric Snow
Raja Bell / Damon Jones
Boris Diaw / LeBron James
Shawn Marion / Drew Gooden
Kurt Thomas / Zydrunas Ilguaskas
Cleveland Cavaliers Bench
D Marshall/L Jackson/I. Newble/A Henderson/M Wilks
Los Angeles Lakers Bench
J Jones/E House/P Burke/L Barbosa/J Jackson
Cavaliers' Notes
· Drew Gooden has posted double-doubles in each of the last three games. Over that stretch, he is averaging 14.3 points and 13.3 rebounds per game. Since Jan. 7,
Gooden is tied for the league lead in rebounds per game with Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace and leads all players in offensive rebounds per game (6.0).
· Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored a season-high tying 29 points on 11-15 field goals at Los Angeles on Thursday. It marked just the fourth time in Ilgauskas’ career that he
has made as many as 11 field goals without taking more than 15 attempts. Ilgauskas is now shooting .499 (181-363) from the field.
· Luke Jackson is coming off a career game against the Lakers on Thursday night. Jackson set career highs in field goals made (4) and three-point field goals made (3)
while tying his career high in assists (2). Jackson finished with 11 points in 16 minutes of action.
· In two games against Phoenix last season, Drew Gooden averaged 13.5 points and 20.0 rebounds per game. He posted his career high in rebounds with 21 last year at
home (Nov. 10) and then posted 19 the following game in Phoenix (Dec. 1).
Suns' notes
The Suns split the season series in 2004-05 and have won 10 of the last 12 matchups overall… The Suns have won six in a row at home and are 34-9 all-time in the Valley of the Sun versus the Cavaliers… Phoenix is 18-24 at Cleveland, but have won four of the last six meetings on the road.