Charlotte vs Cleveland Preview
Posted by Brett on 02/19/2010Who: Charlotte Bobcats vs Cleveland Cavaliers
What: NBA Basketball - Bobcats Home Game
When: 02/19/2010 at 7pm EST
Where: Live at Time Warner Cable Arena in the Queen City or on SportsSouth
The Matchup:
| Record | Offensive Efficiency | Defensive Efficiency | Pace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 26-26 | 103.6 (23) | 101.9 (4) | 91.3 (28) |
| Cleveland | 42-12 | 110.4 (4) | 102.8 (7) | 91.6 (25) |
Previous Meetings:
10/31/2009 - 90-79 Cleveland - Recap - Boxscore
11/27/2009 - 94-87 CLT - Recap - Boxscore
20100103 - 91-88 CLT - Recap - Boxscore
Injuries:
Charlotte: DeSagana Diop - OUT; Nazr Mohammed and Tyson Chandler - Game Time Decisions
Cleveland: Mo Williams - Game Time?
Starting Lineups
| Bobcats | Cavaliers | |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Raymond Felton | Daniel Gibson |
| SG | Stephen Jackson | Anthony Parker |
| SF | Gerald Wallace | LeBron James |
| PF | Boris Diaw | J.J. Hickson |
| C | Nazr Mohammed | Shaquille O'Neal |
Both teams acquired players at the trade deadline - both teams are counting on them contributing tonight. For Cleveland, coming off an overtime loss to the Nuggets last night, Antawn Jamison provides fresh legs and scoring punch. For the Bobcats, Theo Ratliff and Tyrus Thomas provide big man depth when the Bobcats may be missing their first 3 centers - Diop, Tyson, and Nazr. As effective as the Bobcats have been with Boris at the 5 this season, counting on him slowing down Shaq for long stretches may be a bit much. Hope for foul trouble for Shaq and one of the regular 5s to be able to go for 20 minutes. Oh, and LeBron James will be a focus defensively as well - though the Bobcats now have Stephen Jackson, Stephen Graham, Gerald Wallace, and Tyrus Thomas to rotate on him. So, maybe he only goes for his averages.
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