Cavs Gets First Win Over Raptors, 104-87
After two straight loses to the Boston Celtics (in Cleveland’s long awaited and much anticipated home opener), then suffering a loss on the road to the Toronto Raptors, nervous Cavs fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief!
In what has been dubbed the Cleveland “Season of Expectations,” the Cavaliers finally got their first win of the season. In an almost “must win” game (in the eyes of many fans), the Cavs beat the Toronto Raptors 104-87, and five Cleveland players scored in double digits.
The NBA’s reigning MVP, Lebron James (who scored 38 points in the home opener, and had a triple double in the team’s first road game) scored 24 points, had nine rebounds and five assists.
Mo Williams contributed 20 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 15 points, Daniel Gibson scored 14 points (going 4-8 in 3 ball attempts) and Anderson Varejao added 13 points.
It is obvious the the Cavs team chemistry is improving. In this game, they displayed great ball movement, the team went 10 of 18 on 3-ball attempts, and both Williams and James had 6 assists.
And, although he is showing encouraging by practicing and traveling with the team–Delonte West still did not play.
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I find it interesting that in the recap about the Cavs' first win of the season, there is no mention of Shaq. Is that a trend we're going to see continue? What are your thoughts on the Shaq integration?
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People have to remember, Shaq is a role player now. He is the Robin to LeBron's Batman, just as Mo
Willams is. Shaq will matter against the Orlando's, Laker's and the Celtic's.
This is still, and will always be Lebrons team!
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The Shaq of 2009 is a shadow of the Shaq of 2000 and Mike Brown hasn't gotten a new offensive coordinator who can take the place of John Kuester.
IMHO, the jury's still out on the Shaq integration.
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