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GAME #9
Cleveland Cavaliers (6-2) vs. Orlando Magic (3-4)
Friday, November 18, 2005
7:00pm ET
TV: ESPN, FSN
Radio : WTAM 1100
Head Coaches
Brian Hill / Mike Brown
Probable Starters
Steve Francis / Eric Snow
DeShawn Stevenson / Larry Hughes
Hidayet Turkoglu / LeBron James
Dwight Howard / Drew Gooden
Tony Battie / Zydrunas Ilguaskas
Cleveland Cavaliers Bench
D Jones/D Marshall/L Jackson/S Pavlovic/A Henderson/M Wilks/Z Hamilton
Orlando Magic Bench
J Nelson/K Dooling/T Morris/P Garrity/K Cato/T Diener/B Outlaw
Cleveland Cavalier Statistics
Rank Player G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO A/TO PF PPG
1 LeBron James 8 8 37.5 .520 .419 .846 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.8 1.0 1.0 2.6 1.4 2.5 28.0
2 Larry Hughes 8 8 35.6 .409 .357 .861 0.2 4.0 4.2 4.4 1.5 0.8 3.5 1.3 3.4 15.8
3 Donyell Marshall 7 0 27.4 .458 .361 .737 2.1 5.7 7.9 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.3 0.6 2.3 13.3
4 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 8 8 28.8 .460 .000 .857 4.2 4.2 8.5 1.0 0.5 0.6 2.1 0.5 3.5 13.0
5 Drew Gooden 8 8 28.5 .516 .000 .862 3.1 5.5 8.6 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.6 0.7 2.4 11.4
6 Damon Jones 8 0 24.9 .455 .400 .778 0.1 1.6 1.8 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 3.2 1.5 8.9
7 Eric Snow 8 8 27.4 .519 .000 1.000 0.8 2.1 2.9 3.9 0.9 0.0 1.0 3.9 2.4 3.8
8 Zendon Hamilton 5 0 4.0 .556 .000 .833 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 3.0
9 Alan Henderson 8 0 12.0 .643 .000 .600 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.0
10 Sasha Pavlovic 6 0 8.3 .429 .400 .667 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.7
11 Luke Jackson 8 0 11.4 .412 .375 .750 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.0 1.4 0.9 0.9 2.5
12 Mike Wilks 7 0 4.9 .222 .000 .500 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.9 0.7
Total: .473 .373 .822 12.9 31.1 44.0 19.2 7.8 5.1 14.9 1.3 21.8 102.38
Orlando Magic Statistics
Rank Player G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO A/TO PF PPG
1 Steve Francis 7 7 40.9 .441 .200 .738 1.6 4.4 6.0 6.0 1.3 0.4 3.3 1.8 2.7 19.9
2 Dwight Howard 7 7 37.0 .514 .000 .661 3.7 8.0 11.7 1.1 0.6 1.4 1.6 0.7 3.6 16.4
3 DeShawn Stevenson 7 7 38.4 .449 .000 .800 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.1 0.6 0.1 2.1 1.0 2.1 13.4
4 Hedo Turkoglu 7 7 34.1 .329 .344 .947 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.1 3.0 11.3
5 Jameer Nelson 7 0 21.3 .375 .556 .917 0.7 2.1 2.9 2.4 1.3 0.0 1.7 1.4 2.0 7.4
6 Kelvin Cato 7 0 15.0 .481 .000 .857 0.9 0.9 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.7 0.0 2.3 5.4
7 Tony Battie 7 7 24.4 .333 .000 .583 2.4 3.4 5.9 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.6 0.4 2.6 5.0
8 Pat Garrity 5 0 13.0 .500 .571 .800 0.0 1.6 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 4.4
9 Keyon Dooling 2 0 14.5 .222 .000 .250 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 0.7 1.0 2.5
10 Terence Morris 5 0 10.4 .273 .000 .000 0.2 2.0 2.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.2 1.2
11 Bo Outlaw 6 0 12.0 .273 .000 .000 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.6 1.5 1.0
12 Mario Kasun 1 0 8.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
Total: .413 .353 .746 12.7 30.0 42.7 14.9 5.9 4.1 15.0 1.0 21.7 84.43
Cavaliers' Notes
* Look to continue dominant trend at the Q this year, the Cavs are 4-0 with an average margin of victory in the high teens. We are also 3-0 in the conference. Additionally, we a carrying a 5 game winning streak into this game. Finally, we get to showcase this dominance to a national audience on ESPN.
* Cleveland, the NBA's leading free-throw team, went 23-of-27 from the line Tuesday against Washington. They're shooting 82.2 after finishing 20th overall with a 75.2 percentage last season.
Magic notes
* Dwight Howard (#1 selection last year) is coming off of a solid night on Tuesday against the Bobcats, scoring 21 and pulling down 20 rebounds in Orlando's 85-77 victory, his 5th consecutive double-double. This is his 4th career 20+ rebound game. Drew will have his hands full with this young, emerging NBA star.
* The Magic carry a 2 game winning streak into Friday. Steve Francis had a line of 13-6-5 Tuesday against Charlotte. He can cause problems for our backcourt - defending him well is the key to beating the Magic.
* DeShawn Stevenson continues to impress, and will develop into a solid NBA player. There were rumors at one time last year of the Cavaliers acquiring him via trade. He tends to pick up the slack if Francis is guarded well or has an off game. The injury to Grant Hill has allowed him to flourish.
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ChicagoCavFan's Keys to the Game
* Both teams will be on 2 days rest. They should both come out with a high level of energy, with the game being in the spotlight on ESPN. Will probably be an up and down game....whomever settles in first should coast to a victory.
* Stopping Dwight Howard - Drew has a tough assignment. Limit the foul trouble and play tough, help defense, and we should be alright.
* Orlando is really a 2 man team - Howard and Francis are the batteries that make them go. Shut them down, and victory should be achieved.
On a final note:
Cleveland beat Orlando 108-100 in overtime on November 13th, in Orlando. Donyell Marshall tied the game with 18.1 seconds left with a 3 pointer, sending it to OT. We had led by 17 points in regulation, letting the Magic storm back in the 4th quarter. Hughes finished the game with 22 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, his best as a Cavalier. Francis led the Magic with 22 points and 7 assists.
This will not be duplicated on our home floor. I expect us to get out to a lead in a high scoring first half. We have also played enough together that we know how to put a weaker team away, and not squander a large lead - too many weapons to let that happen in the Q.
Prediction: Cavaliers win, 108 - 92
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