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| All Games | 25-20 | -18 | 19-26 | 17-27 | 101.7 | 52.7 | 45.4% | 50.9 | 100.0 | 51.3 | 46.5% | 49.2 | | Road Games | 10-11 | -0.9 | 8-13 | 7-13 | 100.2 | 50.9 | 43.6% | 51.0 | 101.8 | 54.0 | 47.7% | 50.6 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +7 | 5-0 | 3-2 | 115.4 | 60.0 | 49.6% | 58.0 | 99.0 | 46.4 | 41.3% | 50.2 | | Division Games | 4-2 | +0.4 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 100.3 | 51.7 | 43.4% | 56.2 | 101.0 | 49.3 | 43.6% | 53.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 101.7 | 52.7 | 37-82 | 45.4% | 9-24 | 35.2% | 19-25 | 75.5% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 99.8 | 49.5 | 37-83 | 44.9% | 8-22 | 35.0% | 17-23 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 100.2 | 50.9 | 36-83 | 43.6% | 8-24 | 33.1% | 20-26 | 75.4% | 51 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.0 | 51.3 | 39-83 | 46.5% | 8-23 | 35.1% | 15-19 | 75.3% | 49 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 99.8 | 49.6 | 37-83 | 45.0% | 8-22 | 34.9% | 17-23 | 75.4% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 101.8 | 54.0 | 39-83 | 47.7% | 8-24 | 33.5% | 15-20 | 74.5% | 51 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
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| All Games | 17-28 | -8.5 | 20-25 | 20-24 | 98.2 | 48.8 | 42.6% | 54.1 | 100.2 | 50.3 | 45.9% | 52.5 | | Home Games | 7-15 | -15.2 | 7-15 | 12-9 | 99.4 | 49.6 | 42.6% | 52.1 | 102.1 | 50.0 | 47.5% | 51.8 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1.6 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 102.6 | 52.8 | 42.7% | 56.6 | 103.0 | 50.0 | 48.7% | 46.4 | | Division Games | 4-4 | +1 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 96.1 | 49.1 | 44.0% | 53.0 | 98.1 | 52.5 | 46.0% | 50.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 98.2 | 48.8 | 37-86 | 42.6% | 9-26 | 34.6% | 16-23 | 69.9% | 54 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.2 | 49.8 | 37-83 | 45.0% | 8-23 | 34.9% | 18-23 | 74.8% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 99.4 | 49.6 | 37-86 | 42.6% | 9-26 | 34.8% | 17-24 | 71.1% | 52 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.2 | 50.3 | 38-84 | 45.9% | 8-22 | 35.6% | 16-21 | 75.7% | 52 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.3 | 49.9 | 38-83 | 45.3% | 8-22 | 35.2% | 17-23 | 75.8% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 102.1 | 50.0 | 39-82 | 47.5% | 8-22 | 37.2% | 16-20 | 78.3% | 52 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
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| 12/19/2014 | BROOKLYN | 95-91 | W | -10 | L | 197.5 | U | 31-77 | 40.3% | 55 | 16 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 41 | 16 | | 12/21/2014 | MEMPHIS | 105-91 | W | -5 | W | 196.5 | U | 46-76 | 60.5% | 40 | 14 | 39-86 | 45.3% | 44 | 9 | | 12/23/2014 | MINNESOTA | 125-104 | W | -14 | W | 210.5 | O | 44-84 | 52.4% | 51 | 17 | 39-88 | 44.3% | 51 | 18 | | 12/25/2014 | @ MIAMI | 91-101 | L | -6 | L | 196 | U | 32-72 | 44.4% | 45 | 15 | 40-84 | 47.6% | 54 | 11 | | 12/26/2014 | @ ORLANDO | 98-89 | W | -3.5 | W | 196 | U | 33-80 | 41.2% | 45 | 9 | 36-73 | 49.3% | 45 | 16 | | 12/28/2014 | DETROIT | 80-103 | L | -7.5 | L | 205 | U | 31-82 | 37.8% | 57 | 17 | 41-91 | 45.1% | 53 | 10 | | 12/30/2014 | @ ATLANTA | 101-109 | L | 6.5 | L | 202 | O | 37-84 | 44.0% | 50 | 18 | 40-79 | 50.6% | 50 | 15 | | 12/31/2014 | MILWAUKEE | 80-96 | L | 1 | L | 200 | U | 29-85 | 34.1% | 52 | 12 | 40-90 | 44.4% | 61 | 10 | | 1/2/2015 | @ CHARLOTTE | 91-87 | W | -1.5 | W | 193 | U | 33-87 | 37.9% | 59 | 7 | 32-87 | 36.8% | 68 | 14 | | 1/4/2015 | DALLAS | 90-109 | L | 7.5 | L | 207.5 | U | 35-86 | 40.7% | 50 | 12 | 44-78 | 56.4% | 42 | 10 | | 1/5/2015 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 92-95 | L | -4.5 | L | 193 | U | 33-85 | 38.8% | 51 | 11 | 38-79 | 48.1% | 52 | 17 | | 1/7/2015 | HOUSTON | 93-105 | L | 6 | L | 197.5 | O | 34-82 | 41.5% | 47 | 15 | 39-86 | 45.3% | 61 | 17 | | 1/9/2015 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 94-112 | L | 13.5 | L | 211 | U | 35-86 | 40.7% | 51 | 14 | 43-86 | 50.0% | 50 | 13 | | 1/11/2015 | @ SACRAMENTO | 84-103 | L | 3.5 | L | 206 | U | 33-78 | 42.3% | 44 | 14 | 42-86 | 48.8% | 54 | 4 | | 1/13/2015 | @ PHOENIX | 100-107 | L | 4.5 | L | 213.5 | U | 36-82 | 43.9% | 50 | 19 | 40-76 | 52.6% | 44 | 11 | | 1/15/2015 | @ LA LAKERS | 109-102 | W | -6.5 | W | 207.5 | O | 37-79 | 46.8% | 51 | 9 | 39-76 | 51.3% | 45 | 11 | | 1/16/2015 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 126-121 | W | 8.5 | W | 206.5 | O | 46-83 | 55.4% | 53 | 19 | 43-91 | 47.3% | 50 | 13 | | 1/19/2015 | CHICAGO | 108-94 | W | -4.5 | W | 207 | U | 41-90 | 45.6% | 63 | 12 | 30-80 | 37.5% | 49 | 8 | | 1/21/2015 | UTAH | 106-92 | W | -9.5 | W | 196.5 | O | 42-81 | 51.9% | 49 | 13 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 51 | 17 | | 1/23/2015 | CHARLOTTE | 129-90 | W | -10 | W | 194 | O | 46-89 | 51.7% | 62 | 11 | 36-89 | 40.4% | 48 | 11 | | 1/25/2015 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 108-98 | W | -3 | W | 212.5 | U | 36-82 | 43.9% | 63 | 11 | 37-94 | 39.4% | 53 | 8 | | 1/27/2015 | @ DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/28/2015 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/30/2015 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/31/2015 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/2/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/5/2015 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6/2015 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2015 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/11/2015 | MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/12/2015 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 12/19/2014 | TORONTO | 100-110 | L | 7 | L | 198.5 | O | 41-94 | 43.6% | 56 | 11 | 42-88 | 47.7% | 54 | 8 | | 12/21/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | 105-110 | L | 2.5 | L | 189.5 | O | 40-91 | 44.0% | 58 | 13 | 40-76 | 52.6% | 46 | 15 | | 12/26/2014 | INDIANA | 119-109 | W | 3 | W | 194 | O | 47-86 | 54.7% | 51 | 9 | 42-83 | 50.6% | 49 | 18 | | 12/28/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 103-80 | W | 7.5 | W | 205 | U | 41-91 | 45.1% | 53 | 10 | 31-82 | 37.8% | 57 | 17 | | 12/30/2014 | @ ORLANDO | 109-86 | W | -1.5 | W | 198 | U | 40-86 | 46.5% | 59 | 11 | 38-85 | 44.7% | 52 | 15 | | 1/2/2015 | @ NEW YORK | 97-81 | W | -5 | W | 195.5 | U | 38-76 | 50.0% | 55 | 16 | 32-91 | 35.2% | 55 | 11 | | 1/4/2015 | SACRAMENTO | 114-95 | W | -3.5 | W | 209 | P | 45-91 | 49.5% | 55 | 13 | 32-75 | 42.7% | 46 | 15 | | 1/6/2015 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 105-104 | W | 8 | W | 200.5 | O | 41-87 | 47.1% | 54 | 14 | 36-79 | 45.6% | 54 | 17 | | 1/7/2015 | @ DALLAS | 108-95 | W | 9 | W | 211.5 | U | 43-97 | 44.3% | 65 | 15 | 38-87 | 43.7% | 45 | 14 | | 1/9/2015 | ATLANTA | 103-106 | L | 2.5 | L | 206.5 | O | 38-96 | 39.6% | 53 | 7 | 40-82 | 48.8% | 59 | 14 | | 1/10/2015 | BROOKLYN | 98-93 | W | -6 | L | 194 | U | 34-80 | 42.5% | 49 | 10 | 37-88 | 42.0% | 55 | 13 | | 1/12/2015 | @ TORONTO | 114-111 | W | 6 | W | 208 | O | 41-96 | 42.7% | 56 | 8 | 47-87 | 54.0% | 49 | 18 | | 1/14/2015 | NEW ORLEANS | 94-105 | L | -4 | L | 202.5 | U | 34-73 | 46.6% | 33 | 7 | 39-80 | 48.7% | 56 | 12 | | 1/16/2015 | @ INDIANA | 98-96 | W | 1 | W | 196.5 | U | 32-85 | 37.6% | 56 | 15 | 40-89 | 44.9% | 51 | 12 | | 1/17/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 107-89 | W | -13 | W | 194.5 | O | 38-88 | 43.2% | 52 | 16 | 38-82 | 46.3% | 46 | 22 | | 1/19/2015 | @ ATLANTA | 82-93 | L | 7.5 | L | 202.5 | U | 29-82 | 35.4% | 67 | 18 | 37-84 | 44.0% | 48 | 10 | | 1/21/2015 | ORLANDO | 128-118 | W | -8 | W | 209 | O | 49-94 | 52.1% | 53 | 15 | 48-97 | 49.5% | 45 | 14 | | 1/24/2015 | @ MILWAUKEE | 86-101 | L | -3 | L | 195.5 | U | 31-86 | 36.0% | 56 | 19 | 41-81 | 50.6% | 48 | 20 | | 1/25/2015 | @ TORONTO | 110-114 | L | 8 | W | 197.5 | O | 41-90 | 45.6% | 55 | 14 | 43-81 | 53.1% | 45 | 8 | | 1/27/2015 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/28/2015 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/31/2015 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/3/2015 | MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/4/2015 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6/2015 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8/2015 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/10/2015 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/11/2015 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | CLEVELAND: GUARDS: KYRIE IRVING will play off the ball more. With defenses keying on LeBron James, Irving should become a more efficient scorer . . . DION WAITERS will start for the Cavaliers at shooting guard. He shows flashes of brilliance on offense, but like Irving, doesn't play defense . . . MIKE MILLER reunites with James as a part-time floor spacer . . . JOE HARRIS' deep shooting makes him a possible long-term replacement for Miller. FORWARDS: LeBRON JAMES is the MVP favorite. He'll fill up the stat sheet while having these Cavaliers in a position to win every single night . . . KEVIN LOVE is one of the game's premier power forwards. He should have plenty of open looks this season, as he plays off of James. He'll also rack up rebounds . . . TRISTAN THOMPSON's switch from shooting left-handed to righty last season went well. He's a solid two-way player who should see time at center as well . . . SHAWN MARION will be a swiss-army knife off the bench for the Cavs. He can do a little bit of everything and will allow James to get a little rest this season. . . JAMES JONES followed James to Cleveland. He'll see minutes in a handful of games as a three-point specialist. CENTERS: ANDERSON VAREJAO stayed relatively healthy last season, and the Cavs will need him considering their thin rotation up front. He never developed much of an offensive game, but his energy, defense and rebounding fit well alongside Thompson and James. Because of this important information, no power rating or computer score edges are posted for this game. |  | DETROIT: GUARDS: New head coach Stan Van Gundy's system is perfect for BRANDON JENNINGS, as it is heavy on high pick-and-rolls, which is where Jennings is most dangerous. He'll never be an efficient scorer . . . Detroit gave a good chunk of change to JODIE MEEKS, so he's likely to start as a spot-up shooter when he returns from a back injury in January . . . A Tskitishvili Award-winner as one of the stars of Summer League, KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE has a shot to carve out sixth-man minutes . . . After a mini-breakout with Chicago, D.J. AUGUSTIN is the insurance policy behind Jennings. He's also a great fit for Van Gundy's system . . . WILL BYNUM has been downright solid with the second unit, but he'll have to play his way back into the rotation . . . This is a redshirt season for SPENCER DINWIDDIE as he comes back from a torn ACL. FORWARDS: They'll keep shopping JOSH SMITH, who is miscast as a 3 on this roster . . . KYLE SINGLER will continue to see solid part-time minutes. He can play both wing spots and has become a good enough threat on corner threes . . . CARON BUTLER joins a crowded frontcourt. He's evolved into a three-point specialist in the latter part of his career . . . Van Gundy is a JONAS JEREBKO believer. The stretch-4 fell out of favor the past two seasons, but he has a chance to earn a big role off the bench . . . CARTIER MARTIN gives them another athletic wing who can shoot the three . . . Euro import LUIGI DATOME was a big disappointment last season. He'll have a tough time breaking into this rotation . . . TONY MITCHELL might be looking at another year in the D-League . . . GREG MONROE is an everyday double-double threat. He'll fill the stat sheet as he plays for a contract for next season. CENTERS: ANDRE DRUMMOND is a monster on the boards with Defensive Player of the Year upside once he improves in space. Offensively, he can dunk but not much else . . . AARON GRAY is here to fill out the roster once he's cleared to return from his heart problems. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (CLEVELAND-DETROIT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Cavaliers-Pistons Preview* ===========================
Cleveland (25-20) at Detroit (17-28), 7:30 p.m. EDT
(AP) - LeBron James sat in his corner cubicle with a towel wrapped around his waist and a look of satisfaction on his face that had been missing for weeks.
His body, recovered from a two-week break, has refreshed the way he hoped. So has his team after two trades improving Cleveland at both ends of the floor.
After being thought of as dysfunctional and in disarray, the Cavaliers have won six in a row and are climbing in the standings. They'll try to keep rolling in Tuesday night's visit to the short-handed Detroit Pistons.
James wasn't ready to talk about the playoffs or NBA titles just yet after a 109-98 win over Oklahoma City on Sunday. But he senses the Cavs (25-20) are back on track.
"There's such a long road ahead of us, I'm not going to get too ahead of myself personally," said James, who scored 34 points - including Cleveland's first eight in the final quarter. "We've played some great basketball as of late."
Not surprisingly, James is at the heart of the turnaround.
The four-time MVP recently missed eight games - following a 103-80 home loss to Detroit on Dec. 28 - to rest a strained back and left knee. The time away clearly revived the 30-year-old, who may want to consider a January retreat in upcoming seasons. He's running, jumping, cutting, scoring - doing everything at his own towering standards. He's physically stronger, mentally recharged.
James, recently named to his 11th straight All-Star team, has averaged 30.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals in his seven games since returning. As the wins have piled up, questions about James' relationship with first-year coach David Blatt - who never misses a chance to compliment his star player - have silenced. The two appear to be connecting better. The winning certainly helps.
So does a healthy James. The Cavs are 1-8 without him and 24-12 when he's on the floor, a contrast that perhaps underscores his value better than any statistic.
Along with James being back on his game, the recent acquisitions of center Timofey Mozgov and guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert have made a huge difference.
The 7-foot-1 Mozgov has given the team an inside defensive presence and offset the loss of Anderson Varejao, who suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Mozgov, who played for Blatt on the Russian national team, has helped space the floor on offense, allowing forward Kevin Love to play more comfortably away from the basket.
Mozgov, too, has shown a nice shooting touch and a nasty streak when needed. He has brought the Cavs a needed toughness. Mozgov didn't much statistically Sunday - two points and six rebounds in 28 minutes - but he threw himself around down low and drew a technical foul after an exchange with Thunder enforcer Kendrick Perkins.
"We got his back," guard Kyrie Irving said. "It's great to have a big guy like that who's not going to take any nonsense."
Smith has also been a welcome addition, making a seamless transition since coming over with Shumpert from the New York Knicks. A prolific scorer, and prodigious outside shooter, Smith is relishing a chance to help a contender. He's been starting, but could have his role changed when Shumpert, who has played just two games after being out with a dislocated shoulder, gets better conditioned.
Smith said he won't mind coming off the bench.
"As long as we get that gold ball, it don't matter what I do," he said, referring to the Larry O'Brien Trophy. "I could sit out for all I care, as long as we win."
That gold ball is why James plays. He made four straight trips to the NBA finals with Miami and it's hard to imagine the league's ultimate showcase without him. The Cavs remain a work in progress, but because they're in the weaker Eastern Conference, they are title contenders when James is healthy.
For now, their confidence is growing. And with a soft schedule ahead - only three of their next 10 games are against teams with winning records - the Cavs may continue rolling.
One of those below-.500 opponents is Detroit (17-28), which will be without leading scorer Brandon Jennings for the rest of the season. Jennings, averaging 15.4 points and 6.6 assists, ruptured his left Achilles tendon in a 101-86 loss in Milwaukee on Saturday night.
D.J. Augustin had a career-high 35 points in his first start in his place Sunday, but the Pistons couldn't slow down Toronto in a 114-110 defeat.
"We just played no defense. We couldn't stop them at all. If you can't win scoring 110 then you don't deserve to," coach Stan Van Gundy said.
Van Gundy's team has allowed an average of 111.0 points in its last three games and dropped three of four after winning 11 of 13. The Pistons have won five of seven at home, but Cleveland won both its visits to Detroit last season.
James said he got hit in his left quad in the first half of last month's loss to the Pistons but didn't leave that game for good until 5:34 remaining. He missed 14 of 19 shots and committed seven turnovers while finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
Jennings had a team-best 25 points and six assists as Detroit snapped a three-game skid in the series.
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