Game Preview – Tuesday January 19, 2010 – Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Game Preview – Tuesday January 19, 2010 – Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Tuesday January 19, 2010

Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers
7:00 PM EST

Probable Starters:
Toronto:
Jarrett Jack
DeMar DeRozan
Hedo Turkoglu
Chris Bosh
Andrea Bargnani

Cleveland:
Mo Williams
Anthony Parker
LeBron James
J.J Hickson
Shaquille O’Neal

All-Time Series:
-Overall: Cavaliers 31 (95.0 PPG) – Raptors 24 (92.8 PPG)

-LeBron era: Cavaliers 16 (97.3 PPG) – Raptors 7 (92.4 PPG)

-The Cavaliers have won 15 of the last 19 meetings.

Last meeting:
-October 28, 2009: Toronto 101 – Cleveland 91.
-It was the 2nd game of the season, and the Cavaliers were obviously sluggish, shooting only 35% from the field, scoring just 39 points in the 1st half. LeBron led 5 double digit scorers, as he recorded a triple double, with 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 28 points on 11-15 shooting.

Different directions:
Since that loss @ Toronto earlier this season, Toronto is 20-20, while the Cavaliers are 31-9.

Cleveland’s Highlight Performance:
(Tie)
March 20, 2005.
Toronto 105 – Cleveland 98

LeBron James: 18-36 FG; 6-12 3’s; 14-15 FT; 56 Pts; 10 Rebounds; 5 Assists; 2 Steals
This was LeBron’s 1st career 50 point game. What a performance it was! However, in the spirit of LeBron’s win first attitude, I can only put this in a tie for 1st, as this was still a loss in the standings.

November 24, 2007.

LeBron James: 14-29 FG; 2-8 3s; 7-8 FT; 37 Pts; 12 Rebs; 12 Assists; 3 Steals; 1 Block

Toronto’s Highlight Performance:
April 10, 2000.
Toronto 112 – Cleveland 103
Vince Carter: 13-19 FG; 1-3 3s; 4-6 FT; 31 Pts; 11 Rebs; 10 Assists; 1 Steal; 1 Block
Tracy McGrady: 8-16 FG; 11-13 FT; 27 Pts; 6 Rebs; 9 Assists; 3 Steals; 6 Blocks

Cleveland Career Stats vs. Toronto:
Daniel Gibson: 10 G; 29.9 MPG; 11.3 PPG; 2.4 RPG; 2.3 APG; 42.7% FG; 48.1% 3pt; 66.7% FT

LeBron James: 22 G; 40.1 MPG; 27.8 PPG; 7.6 RPG; 7.1 APG; 47.8% FG; 31.1% 3pt; 78.0% FT

Shaquille O’Neal: 25 G; 35.7 MPG: 26.1 PPG; 10.8 RPG; 2.9 APG; 65.8% FG; 47.7% FT

Mo Williams: 15 G; 32.7 MPG; 14.1 PPG; 3.2 RPG; 5.2 APG; 47.1% FG; 31.4% 3pt; 86.8% FT

Toronto Career Stats vs. Cleveland:

Andrea Bargnani: 11 G; 29.3 MPG; 12.8 PPG; 4.7 RPG; 1.4 APG; 45.1% FG; 36.4% 3pt; 73.1% FT

Chris Bosh: 21 G; 37.0 MPG: 18.6 PPG; 8.4 RPG; 2.0 APG; 45.6% FG; 9.1% 3pt; 79.2% FT

Jose Calderon: 15 G; 25.0 MPG; 7.0 PPG; 1.9 RPG; 5.6 APG; 43.6% FG; 21.1 3pt; 90.5% FT

Jarrett Jack: 10 G; 25.2 MPG; 5.7 PPG; 2.3 RPG; 3.3 APG; 27.3% FG; 5.9% 3pt; 80.0% FT

On the Road Again:

These guys wanted to stay on the road, as they performed anywhere from above average to downright dominant on the recent road trip:

LeBron James: 41.4 MPG; 61-110 (55.5%) FG; 13-28 (46.4%) 3pt; 36.2 PPG; 7.4 RPG; 7.2 APG; 2.0 SPG; 1.2 BPG

Anderson Varejao: 33.4 MPG; 18-36 (50.0%) FG; 10.2 PPG; 10.0 RPG; 1.4 SPG; 1.2 BPG

Shaquille O’Neal: 20.0 MPG; 17-28 (60.7%) FG; 16-25 (64.0%) FT; 10.0 PPG; 5.0 RPG; 1.8 APG

Jawad Williams: 16.8 MPG; 15-24 (62.5%) FG; 4-12 (33.3%) 3pt; 7.8 PPG

J.J Hickson: 15.2 MPG; 8-16 (50.0%) FG; 5.2 PPG; 4.4 RPG

Delonte West: 27.4 MPG; 6-12 (50.0%) 3pt; 9.0 PPG; 3.6 RPG; 1.2 SPG

There’s No Place Like Home:

These guys are just glad to be back home in front of the 20,562.

Mo Williams: 36.0 MPG; 22-63 (34.9%) FG; 7-27 (25.9%) 3pt; 12.6 PPG

Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 19.0 MPG; 15-35 (42.9%) FG; 4-6 (66.7%) FT; 7.2 PPG; 4.6 RPG

Anthony Parker: 28.8 MPG; 11-26 (42.3%) FG; 6-15 (40.0%) 3pt; 6.8 PPG; 2.4 RPG

Who’s Hot:
Andrea Bargnani (Last 5 games): 37.4 MPG; 40-81 (49.4%) FG; 15-30 (50.0%) 3pt; 20.8 PPG; 9.2 RPG; 2.0 BPG

Marco Belinelli (Last 4 games before illness): 18.8 MPG; 14-28 (50.0%) FG; 4-10 (40.0%) 3pt; 7-8 (87.5%) FT; 9.8 PPG; 2.5 RPG; 2.5 APG

Chris Bosh (Last 10 games): 37.4 MPG; 87-159 (54.7%) FG; 77-94 (81.9%) FT; 25.1 PPG; 11.4 RPG; 2.4 APG; 1.3 BPG

Jose Calderon (Since returning from injury): 24.3 MPG; 29-52 (55.8%) FG; 7-14 (50.0%) 3pt; 7-7 (1.000%) FT; 12.0 PPG; 5.5 APG; 1.2 TOPG

DeMar DeRozan (Last 7 games): 23.4 MPG; 29-51 (56.9%) FG; 10.9 PPG

Jarrett Jack (Since becoming a starter – 19 games): 31.7 MPG; 81-162 (50.0%) FG; 16-39 (41.0%) 3pt; 12.3 PPG; 3.3 RPG; 5.7 APG; 1.1 SPG

Sonny Weems (Since moving into rotation full time – 18 games): 18.1 MPG; 52-108 (48.1%) FG; 6.5 PPG; 2.7 RPG; 1.8 APG; 0.7 TOPG

Who’s Not:
Marcus Banks: Has played 1 game since Calderon’s return.

Amir Johnson (Last 10 games): 15.4 MPG; 12-27 (44.4%) FG; 6-11 (54.5%) FT; 3.0 PPG; 3.6 RPG

Rasho Nesterovic: After playing in 19 of the first 29 games, he has only played in 2 of the last 12, getting 2 & 4 minutes in those games.

Hedo Turkoglu (Last 8 games): 32.8 MPG; 24-69 (34.8%) FG; 11-31 (35.5%) 3pt; 17-28 (60.7%) FT; 9.5 PPG

Antoine Wright (Last 10 games): 14.5 MPG (inconsistent minutes); 13-28 (46.4%) FG; 5-16 (31.3%) 3pt; 3.5 PPG

Jarrett Jack (Last 3 games): 24.3 MPG; 10-25 (40.0%) FG; 1-3 (33.3%) 3pt; 8.7 PPG; 4.3 APG

Match-up to Watch:

I would normally go with the LeBron-Hedo match-up here, but since Bargnani decided to do his best Larry Bird impression against us earlier in the season, I’ll go with him matched up with our centers. Look for a lot of small ball w/ Andy in the middle tonight to try and defuse the Italian early.

Rotation to Watch:

Bosh-Turkoglu-Bargnani-Belinelli-Calderon:

It’s only their 7th most used rotation, but when it’s on the court, it’s one of their best. This combo has only been on the court for a shade over 35 minutes this season, but has a +/- of +21, has outscored it’s opponents 8 times out of the 11 games it has seen the court, and scores 1.23 points per possession, while allowing just 1.04.

What to watch for:

• Defense. Toronto is #5 in the league in scoring at 103.7 PPG, but they are 26th in opponents scoring, giving up 104.9 PPG

• 3 Point Shooting. This game will feature 2 of the top 5 teams in 3 point shooting. The Cavaliers come in at #1, shooting .412, while Toronto is #4 at .375

• Turnover battle. Toronto is 6th in taking care of the basketball, averaging only 13.4 turnovers per contest. However, they don’t force many turnovers either, with their opponents averaging just 13.1 per game. Most of the turnovers the Cavaliers make will be on their own accord, so they must take care of the ball.

• Rebounding battle. Toronto is 25th in the league, averaging just 40.5 rebounds per game, while also giving up the 4th most offensive rebounds per contest. However, they are 15th in rebounds allowed per game. The Cavaliers need to take advantage of their outside oriented center.

• Foul situation. Toronto is 2nd in the NBA, averaging 28.1 FT attempts per game, and are 10th, shooting it at a 77% clip. The Cavaliers need to be set the tone as the aggressor early, and can’t commit stupid fouls to put Toronto to the line early in quarters.

Game Preview – Tuesday January 19, 2010 – Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers

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