Zydrunas Ilgauskas is ready to play with the bigger boys again. He has been playing one-on-one against Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry since he was cleared to practice last week. Ilgauskas said he went through the entire practice on Monday — fast-break drills, a lot of shooting, two or three defensive drills, four-on-four transition drills […]
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Cavaliers Stay Perfect at Home, Beat the Hornets (92-78)
Lebron James wasn’t feeling good, Ben Wallace lost 10 punds in the past few days from an intestinal flue and played only 15 minutes, Delonte West was on the bench with a cast on his wrist that he broke during Thursday’s game in Chicago, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas was in suit. To top all that off, […]
Delonte West out 6 weeks with broken wrist
Delonte West will miss up to six weeks with broken wrist he sustained during the a nasty fall on Thursday night late in the first quarter against the Chicago Bulls. West has been a key to the Cavaliers success this season. He’s averaging 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 33 minutes. “It’s going to […]
The Potential Impact of Big Z’s Injury
The left ankle injury that Zydrunas Ilgauskas suffered versus Philadelphia on December 10 when he landed on former Cav Donyell Marshall’s foot was originally diagnosed as a sprain but further tests have revealed that he actually has a small fracture in the talus bone. The good news is that overall his foot—which had to be […]
Cavs Are “Mo” Better
The three bedrock foundation blocks for the Cavs in recent years have been defense, rebounding and LeBron James’ brilliance. The Cavs currently lead the league in point differential while ranking second in defensive field goal percentage and third in rebounding differential. James is playing a career-low 35.7 mpg because the Cavs have been blowing out […]
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Injury Update
Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas suffered a left ankle sprain with 9:39 remaining in the fourth quarter in Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia. He did not return to the game. He was examined by Dr. Richard Parker at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health today. X-rays were negative and a moderate left ankle sprain is confirmed. He is listed […]
Cavs Set Individual and Team Records in 114-94 Win Over Toronto
The wins and records just keep piling up for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who improved to 18-3 with a 114-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors. LeBron James had 31 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, surpassing Mark Price’s franchise record for career steals (734) with a swipe that led to a fast break dunk […]
Cavaliers Pound Pacers
The Cavaliers only needed 11 points from Lebron James, his lowest since Oct. 31 of last year when he scored 10 against the Dallas Mavericks.Lebron spent most of the night guarding Danny Granger who scored 33 points on him last month. This time, Lebron held him to four points. “He’s the key to their team […]