As of late, the Cleveland Cavailers are slipping back a bit in the Eastern Conference (32-25 season). They lost two games to the Pistons in 2 days. The 84-72 loss on Monday was tough since Lebron had a good game, scoring 26 points while Zydrunas Ilgauskas contributed 18 points and 15 rebounds. Sunday in Cleveland's 90-78 loss at home Ilgauskas got elbowed by Rasheed Wallace for a flagrant foul. This costed Wallace a $5,000 fine handed out by the league.
Since acquiring former Seattle Supersonics' guard, Ronald Murray things haven't faired real well for the Cavs. With offensive output down by Ilgauskas and forward, Drew Gooden no else is helping Lebron. He's leading the way for the team, averaging 30.8 and 6.6 assist a game. With a sidelined Larry Hughes, who's looks to be out for the season, Cleveland still searches for another reliable scoring option. Eric Snow is doing a decent job at the point and 2-guard position, but he's most effective on defense.
Coach Mike Brown needs to experiment more with his bench. G Luke Jackson can fill valuable minutes and provide a boost. He's shown his ability to score and contribute. Also the 7'0 Verajo should be utilized from his strength and weight in the inside. I look for veteran, Donyell Marshall to step up off the bench. If he lowers his three-point attempts and takes more inside shots at the basket the Cavs will be a greater scoring threat. After all, James can't do it all despite his enormous talent, to get this team into the playoffs.
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I saw the tail end of a story on Sportscenter about Lebron getting booed by the Cleveland fans last week. What happened that caused them to boo him?
Thanks for visiting the site. Lebron had a terrible shooting performance last week, really just an off-game. The fans were upset because he wasn't helping the Cavs get back into the game. Since Lebron averages around 30 ppg, everyone expects him to have big scoring games every night. His teammates need to relieve some the burden off his shoulders.
Yeah...I was just watching the Cavs/Bulls game, looks like they are having a better game tonight. I hope to go see them play the Mavs when they come to town this month.
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