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Preseason Game 2: Pistons @ Cavaliers
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Not that we can see anything, but with our lack of true center backups, Dwayne maybe assuring his roster spot. With Tolliver and Felix to small to man the center spot, Dwayne doesn't have the competition either. Surprised that pair didn't see the floor.
Re: dwayne jones
Hopefully a bit of confidense will lead him to being at least adequate at the offensive end. He obviously has shown his prowess defensively and on the boards through his playing career, but has failed to get anything done at the other end. Some solid performances and he's assured of a roster spot. He has no competition, he's a legit center, and he knows the system.
Dwayne will be a Cavalier for the 07/08 season.
Hopefully a bit of confidense will lead him to being at least adequate at the offensive end. He obviously has shown his prowess defensively and on the boards through his playing career, but has failed to get anything done at the other end. Some solid performances and he's assured of a roster spot. He has no competition, he's a legit center, and he knows the system.
Dwayne will be a Cavalier for the 07/08 season.
Cleveland 96, Detroit 90, OT
By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer
October 11, 2007
AP - Oct 11, 9:09 pm EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James witnessed quite a comeback.
James scored 17 points -- all in the first half -- but he watched from the bench while icing his knees when Cleveland's reserves rallied the Cavaliers to a 96-90 overtime win against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.
Dwayne Jones, who has a chance to make Cleveland's roster with free agent Anderson Varejao still unsigned, made two free throws in the final second of regulation and added 13 rebounds for the Cavs, who outscored the Pistons 11-5 in OT.
The Cavaliers trailed 64-50 when James was replaced with 3:34 remaining in the third quarter.
Cleveland's chances of coming back seemed bleak without its superstar, but the Cavs' bench of mostly no-names stormed back and grabbed a 72-70 lead on Devin Brown's 3-pointer with 9:37 left.
The Pistons seemed in control when rookie Rodney Stuckey made a steal and scored on a layup with 2:01 to play, and Detroit still led 85-83 with 11.4 seconds to go on rookie Arron Afflalo's layup.
Cleveland tried to set up a game-winning 3-pointer on its last possession, but Jones drove the lane and was fouled by Jason Maxiell with .04 seconds remaining.
As Jones, who missed four straight free throws in the second half, walked to the foul line, James covered his face with his warmup top and several other Cavaliers braced themselves for the attempts.
But Jones surprised everyone by making both shots and the teams went to overtime tied at 85-all.
After Ronald Dupree's free throw following a flagrant-1 foul by Cleveland's Darius Rice gave the Pistons an 86-85 lead, Brown hit a jumper and Shannon Brown made a 3-pointer in an 11-0 run that put it away for Cleveland.
Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Affalo scored 12 points each for the Pistons.
James scored his 17 in 24 minutes for the Cavs, who rallied from an 0-2 deficit in last season's playoffs to advance to the NBA finals for the first time.
That seven-game series will be best remembered for James' incredible performance in Game 5 when he scored a career playoff-high 48 points -- including Cleveland's final 25, and 29 of its last 30 -- in a double-overtime win.
In the climactic Game 6, then-rookie Daniel Gibson scored 31 points and single-handedly outscored the Pistons 19-16 in the fourth quarter. In the closing minutes, Detroit's Rasheed Wallace was slapped with two technicals and ejected.
Guess who was starting trouble again?
Wallace and Drew Gooden got into an exchange while Cleveland's forward was at the free-throw line in the third quarter. When play resumed, Wallace backed Gooden down in the lane and attempted to score over him when James came from the weak side and blocked the shot.
Wallace was replaced, but as he was pulled off the floor by teammates with plenty of practice at calming him down, he jawed at James, who laughed.
By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer
October 11, 2007
AP - Oct 11, 9:09 pm EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James witnessed quite a comeback.
James scored 17 points -- all in the first half -- but he watched from the bench while icing his knees when Cleveland's reserves rallied the Cavaliers to a 96-90 overtime win against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.
Dwayne Jones, who has a chance to make Cleveland's roster with free agent Anderson Varejao still unsigned, made two free throws in the final second of regulation and added 13 rebounds for the Cavs, who outscored the Pistons 11-5 in OT.
The Cavaliers trailed 64-50 when James was replaced with 3:34 remaining in the third quarter.
Cleveland's chances of coming back seemed bleak without its superstar, but the Cavs' bench of mostly no-names stormed back and grabbed a 72-70 lead on Devin Brown's 3-pointer with 9:37 left.
The Pistons seemed in control when rookie Rodney Stuckey made a steal and scored on a layup with 2:01 to play, and Detroit still led 85-83 with 11.4 seconds to go on rookie Arron Afflalo's layup.
Cleveland tried to set up a game-winning 3-pointer on its last possession, but Jones drove the lane and was fouled by Jason Maxiell with .04 seconds remaining.
As Jones, who missed four straight free throws in the second half, walked to the foul line, James covered his face with his warmup top and several other Cavaliers braced themselves for the attempts.
But Jones surprised everyone by making both shots and the teams went to overtime tied at 85-all.
After Ronald Dupree's free throw following a flagrant-1 foul by Cleveland's Darius Rice gave the Pistons an 86-85 lead, Brown hit a jumper and Shannon Brown made a 3-pointer in an 11-0 run that put it away for Cleveland.
Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Affalo scored 12 points each for the Pistons.
James scored his 17 in 24 minutes for the Cavs, who rallied from an 0-2 deficit in last season's playoffs to advance to the NBA finals for the first time.
That seven-game series will be best remembered for James' incredible performance in Game 5 when he scored a career playoff-high 48 points -- including Cleveland's final 25, and 29 of its last 30 -- in a double-overtime win.
In the climactic Game 6, then-rookie Daniel Gibson scored 31 points and single-handedly outscored the Pistons 19-16 in the fourth quarter. In the closing minutes, Detroit's Rasheed Wallace was slapped with two technicals and ejected.
Guess who was starting trouble again?
Wallace and Drew Gooden got into an exchange while Cleveland's forward was at the free-throw line in the third quarter. When play resumed, Wallace backed Gooden down in the lane and attempted to score over him when James came from the weak side and blocked the shot.
Wallace was replaced, but as he was pulled off the floor by teammates with plenty of practice at calming him down, he jawed at James, who laughed.