Pacers @ Cavaliers

[imahustla]

(29-32) vs.

(37-25)

Where: The Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
When: Sunday, March 11th, 2007 at 6:00 pm Eastern

Last meeting: Satuday, December 9, 2006
Cavs 107, Pacers 75

Probable starters:

SF: Danny Granger
PF: Troy Murphy
C: Jeff Foster
SG: Mike Dunleavy
PG: Darrell Armstrong

SF: LeBron James
PF: Drew Gooden
C: Zydrunas Ilgauskas
SG: Sasha Pavlovic
PG: Larry Hughes

Keys to the game:

-I don't know about you for, but for me personally, I want to beat the chit out of Indiana because of Charles Barkley's comments a few months ago. After the Pacers acquired Murphy, Dunleavy, and Diogu from the Warriors for Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, and Sarunas Euroname, Barkley said that trade will make Indiana better than us. Well, it's made them far worse, like all of us with functioning brains would have figured. Indiana is way too soft with panzies like Murphy and Dunleavy getting significant minutes, and Diogu comes off the bench. So much for being better than us.

-The boards. Jermaine O'Neal should miss this game, and Cleveland needs to take advantage. Clean up the glass and keep Indy off the offensive rebounds. Murphy and Foster are fair rebounders, but if soft ass Gooden can get his act together and dominate the boards, this could end up being a significant advantage.

-Be physical. Indiana is a soft team now. Push them around. Get physical on defense. This is a possible playoff preview. Heck, if the season ended now, this would be the 2 vs. 7 matchup. Let them know what they are in for if that happens. Establish your position as the better team, the more dominant team, and let the Pacers know it and like it.


Prediction: Cavs are at home, both teams are on the second nights of back-to-backs. Advantage, Cleveland: Cavaliers 103, Pacers 89.

 

[cdt]

Re: Pacers @ Cavalier[

Glad Tinsley is suspended he does well against us...

 

[Karma]

We need to keep making statements. This is another divisional game where we get to show how far superior we are. This team does have some talent, but is soft. We play aggressive, we blow them out.

 

[crazedcav333]

Pound the ball inside. Pound the ball inside. Pound the ball inside. Dominate the boards. We have done well against Indy on the glass in previous games-they are without O'Neal. Tinsley is a big factor as well, so nice to see he won't be killing us again.

Shut Barkley up.

 

[blackmagicGTI]

Another game we should win. Use the energy from the come from behind win from last night and set the tone early.

Use Z and try to establish him early. Hopefully Sasha and Larry step up so LeBron can get some rest and save his great play of late for the Kings.

 

[blackmagicGTI]

Update per NBA.com

Tinsley, who averages 13.1 points, is expected to face Cleveland. O'Neal - the team leader with 19.7 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.9 blocks - will miss two more games, while Daniels and his 7.1 points remains out indefinitely.

 

[Karma]

Tinsley certainly makes this team more dangerous. They still remain primarily a jump shooting team with little depth. Keep them off the boards and we should cruise.

 

[Nicky]

I love Drew dearly, but he should NEVER attempt to take the charge. His delivery is HORRIBLE!

 

[crazedcav333]

Everythings working. LBJ shooting and passing, Drew shooting and rebounding, Z on offense and defense, and some nice cleavage behind Mike Brown.

 

[RichOne]

Drew and Z punishing them early on. Keep getting them the ball.

 

[RichOne]

The pick and roll with LeBron and Z is too much for the short handed Pacers.

 

[DeeThree]

Lebron is firing away from downtown... I don't like it.

 

[Karma]

Started going away from the inside game and Indiana make a mini run. They are small inside, so we should continue to press inside.

 

[Dungong]

How funny are these farmersonly.com commercials?

 

[Dungong]

Wow, its the second quarter and we're playing a garbage time lineup and we're still winning it. Shannon Brown just tried a dunk from a step inside the foul line in traffic, nice