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Cavs-Hawks: Cleveland Bounce Back From Detroit Loss
Johnny RussoNov 23, 2008
The Cavaliers remain undefeated at home (7-0) after a commanding win over the Atlanta Hawks, 110-96.
Cleveland led by as many as 28 points, shooting 51% from the floor. They remain the only team in the Eastern Conference undefeated on their home floor. If they continue to play at a high level, teams are going to have a very tough time winning at the Q.
The Cavs dominated this game early on and scored the first 11 points of the game.
Delonte West, once again, got it going for the Cavs and scored nine of his 19 points in the first quarter. He has been filling the shooting guard position well, shooting 53% from the floor and 49% from beyond the arc as well as playing solid defense on a nightly basis. He helped hold Joe Johnson to just four points on 1-of-8 shooting, far below Johnson's 24 points per game average on the year.
This team has been showing that they are the best supporting cast to play along side Lebron since he came into the league. The scoring has been well balanced with multiple players in double figures on a consistent basis. Players are becoming accustomed to their roles on the court and are following through with them.
Lebron led the Cavs with 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Mo Williams followed with 23 points, five rebounds and four assists. Delonte added 19 points and Ilguaskas added 17.
Mo Williams is proving that he can play along side James just fine. He is getting his teammates involved as well as creating for himself.
Ilguaskas has been getting numerous uncontested jump shots right in his comfort zone and Lebron has been able to play off the ball more. Mo is averaging 17 points and 4.6 assists per game, helping the Cavs take a jump to the next level.
After all of the drama that came with Anderson Varejao last season, it appears that he has formed back to the "Wild Thing" that helped Cleveland reach the NBA Finals two years ago.
His contributions on the defensive end have been huge for this team when Ben Wallace's minutes are limited. Although Varejaoe can still be a little sloppy at times, you can't put a price on the energy and hustle that he bring every night. He will do all of the things that help earn a win; things that won't show up on the scoreboard.
The Cavs will travel to New York to play a "new-look" Knicks team on Tuesday. The Knicks just traded away their top two scorers, Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford, in order to create salary space to sign a superstar in 2010.
Let's just hope that superstar is not Lebron.





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