| |
| Cavs aiming for rebound in tilt with Suns |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to bounce back from consecutive losses for the first time this season when they return home to host the Phoenix Suns at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs got their first taste of defeat at home this season with a 101-91 setback to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, then dropped a 96-95 decision at Indiana Tuesday night despite LeBron James' 47 points on 15-of-21 shooting. James is averaging 36.2 points in his last five games, including a season-high 52 points at New |
|
| |
| Pacers, Bucks square off in Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
| |
| n Conference playoff race, one half-game in front of New Jersey. Although the Pacers lurk far behind in the playoff picture, they've posted wins over a pair of division leaders over a recent three-game span. On Tuesday, Indiana downed the powerhouse Cleveland Cavaliers with a controversial 96-95 decision at Conseco Fieldhouse. Danny Granger hit two free throws after being fouled by the Cavs' LeBron James with 0.1 seconds remaining for the winning points as the Pacers ended a string of nine straight losses to Cleve |
|
| |
| LeBron scores 47, but Granger's FT sinks Cavs |
NBA Basketball |
02/11/2009 |
| |
| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - LeBron James scored 47 points, but his questionable foul on Danny Granger led to the winning free throw with 0.1 seconds remaining, giving Indiana a wild 96-95 victory over the angry Cleveland Cavaliers. Troy Murphy scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Pacers, who bounced back from a 119-117 setback at Washington on Sunday. Granger added 16 points, while T.J. Ford scored 15 and Travis Diener 13. Roy Hibbert finished with 12 points and six boards as the Pacers snappe |
|
| |
| Cavs hope to bounce back from first home loss in Indy vs. Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
02/10/2009 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - Two teams on opposite sides of the Central Division spectrum get together this evening, as the Cleveland Cavaliers pay a visit to the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Central-leading Cavs are coming off their first home loss of the season (23-1), a 101-91 setback to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday from Quicken Loans Arena. Lamar Odom stepped up for an ineffective and ill Kobe Bryant by posting season-highs in points with 28 and rebounds with 17 to lead LA. LeBron James put together a |
|
| |
| Cavs' Pavlovic out with ankle injury |
NBA Basketball |
02/09/2009 |
| |
| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard/forward Sasha Pavlovic will miss the next four-to-six weeks with a high right ankle sprain, the team announced Monday. The 6-foot-7 Pavlovic suffered the injury when he landed awkwardly during the first quarter of Sunday's 101-91 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the club's first setback in 24 home games this season. Pavlovic has averaged 4.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 46 games for the Cavs in 2008-09. |
|
| |
| James, Gasol earn NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
02/09/2009 |
| |
| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James and Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers have been named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the week ending February 8. James helped the Central Division-leading Cavaliers to a 2-1 week by pacing the East in scoring with 33.7 points to go along with 9.0 assists and 8.0 rebounds. With his 30th point on February 3 against Toronto, the former No. 1 overall pick became the youngest player in NBA history to reac |
|
| |
| Sixers, Suns square off in Philly |
NBA Basketball |
02/09/2009 |
| |
| ds, while Jason Richardson had 21 points and Amare Stoudemire 18 in a winning cause. Stoudemire continues to stay poised amid trade rumors. The Suns also got 17 points out of Leandro Barbosa and 10 points from Grant Hill. The Suns will also visit the Cleveland Cavaliers and are 14-11 away from the desert this season. Phoenix and Philadelphia split a home-and-home series a year ago, while the Suns have won nine of 12 and 10 of the last 15 meetings. Phoenix has won four of its last six trips to the Wachovia Center. |
|
| |
| Lakers, Cavs set for showdown in Cleveland |
NBA Basketball |
02/08/2009 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - An NBA dream matchup is on tap Sunday afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena, where LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers play host to Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Both James and Bryant are coming off recent stellar performances. Bryant, the NBA's reigning MVP, posted a Madison Square Garden record of 61 points in a win at New York on Monday. James scored a season-high 52 points in Cleveland's victory at MSG on Wednesday. The Cavaliers are 23-0 at home this season and are the first team |
|
| |
| Cavs' Szczerbiak fitted with mask after breaking nose |
NBA Basketball |
02/07/2009 |
| |
| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward Wally Szczerbiak broke his nose during the third quarter of Wednesday's game against the New York Knicks, but is still available to play. Szczerbiak was fitted with a protective mask and could see action Sunday when the Cavaliers, who are an unbeaten 23-0 at home, take on the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster matchup. In 45 games this season, Szczerbiak is averaging 7.1 points and three rebounds. The Cavaliers also confirmed that the cast on the right |
|
| |
| Lakers deal Radmanovic to Bobcats for Morrison and Brown |
NBA Basketball |
02/07/2009 |
| |
| rrison is averaging 4.5 points and 1.6 rebounds in 15.2 minutes. In 122 career games, Morrison is averaging 9.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 24.5 minutes. Brown, in his third NBA season out of Michigan State, was taken 25th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2006 draft. Traded to the Chicago Bulls as part of the Ben Wallace deal in February of 2008, Brown signed with Charlotte as a free agent this past August. In 30 games this season, Brown is averaging 4.8 points in 11.4 minutes. In 74 career ga |
|
| |
