The Cavs were only up 74-73 heading into the 4th quarter last night. But, the Cavs woke up and thumped the Nets 28-19 in the 4th quarter to pull away from the Nets last night. The Cavs really hurt the Nets on the boards last night as they outrebounded the Nets 49-32 and that was a huge factor in this basketball game. LeBron James was unstoppable last night as he scored 36 points, dished out 12 assists and stole the ball 3 times. Sasha Pavlovic was outstanding again last night with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (13 points, 9 rebounds) and Drew Gooden (10 points, 14 rebounds) both dominated the paint for the Cavaliers last night. Larry Hughes was also very busy with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. The Cavs are now up 2-0 as the series heads to New Jersey.

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The Cavs hit the boards and played defense and that’s why they won this game. The Cavs outrebounded the Nets 51-37 and they held the Nets to 37.2% shooting from the floor. LeBron James led the way for the Cavs with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists despite only shooting 8 of 21 from the floor. Larry Hughes also had a rough shooting game (7 for 20) but he still finished with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Sasha Pavlovic had a good game with 15 points and 3 blocks (one of which altered the game when he stuffed Jason Kidd from behind on a fast break). Drew Gooden was tough in the paint with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Zydrunas Ilgauskas only shot 4 of 12 from the floor but he still wound up with 8 points and 14 rebounds. The Cavs need more from the bench as the whole crew only scored 6 points. The Cavs are up 1-0 in the series with the Nets.

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In the end the Cavaliers were just too big for the injury depleted Wizards to handle. The Cavs outrebounded the Wizards 46-35 and they outscored the Wizards 31-23 in the 4th quarter and that’s why they won last night. LeBron James led the way for the Cavs with 31 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals on 8 of 22 shooting from the floor. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was awesome around the basket with 20 points, 19 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Larry Hughes scored 18 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes of the game to give his old team the dagger in this series. He finished with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Drew Gooden also had a solid game on offense with 14 points and 8 rebounds. The Cavs swept the Wizards 4-0 and their Magic Number now sits at 12!

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The Cavaliers rolled to a 61-44 first half lead in this basketball game, but instead of putting their foot down on the Wizards throat they let them off of the mat and had to battle tooth and nail to win this basketball game. It’s amazing that the Cavs couldn’t put the Wizards away in this game as they shot 50% from the floor and they outrebounded the Wizards 48-33! LeBron James led the way for the Cavs with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was outstanding for the Cavs last night with 24 points and 8 rebounds on 10 of 13 shooting from the floor. Larry Hughes (11 points, 8 rebounds) and Sasha Pavlovic (11 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists) both were very active last night. Drew Gooden was also tough in the paint with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Still, the Cavs couldn’t stop Antwan Jamison who willed his team to stay in this game with 38 points and 11 rebounds. The Cavs now lead this series 3-0.

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The Cavaliers hit the boards and made their free throws and that’s why they won last night. The Cavs outrebounded the Wizards 58-36 and they made 26 of their 33 (78.8%) free throws last night. LeBron James only shot 8 of 22 from the floor but he still wound up with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Drew Gooden was outstanding last night as he shot 10 of 13 from the floor and wound up with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Larry Hughes had another good game with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was tough around the basket with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. The Cavs are now up 2-0 as the series shifts to Washington.

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