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Playing for 9th Seed
Starting Lineups
Point Guard
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Jarrett Jack, partially responsible for the impressive win over Detroit on Saturday, looks to lock down one of the best offensive point guards in the league. All-Star Mo Williams is a threat from everywhere on the court, able to shoot at extremely efficient percentages. With him on the court, LeBron James becomes more dangerous, with Mo Williams taking offensive pressure off of James.
Shooting Guard
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Delonte West is enjoying a good season, but unless he's in rhythm, Rush should focus his energies to switching onto James and Williams at times. Rush finished strong against Detroit, proving that early-game woes won't faze him anymore, and that he can be a strong offensive threat on any given night. This will be extremely important if Indiana wants to pull out a victory against the mighty Cavaliers.
Small Forward
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LeBron, frontrunner for the MVP race, meets Granger, the not-frontrunner of any race. However, Granger will get a chance to show the league that he deserves to be called an all-star. Granger's considerably low shooting percentage is a product of three major factors: injury, volume of three-pointers, and LeBron James. Granger must step up to the plate and stay with LeBron or it's going to be a long night.
Power Forward
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Both rebounding experts, Anderson Varejao is a hustle player that excels at drawings fouls and growing hair. Troy Murphy must be careful when using his pump-drive maneuver. His double-double count for the season is tied for the franchise record, and he performs well, not only will it be a Pacers victory, but also a Troy Murphy career game. The battle of the boards against the excellent frontcourt rebounding of the Cavs may very well decide the margin.
Center
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Big Z is a savvy veteran that Hibbert would do well to be careful against. While his foul troubles have been kept at bay, they may bother him as Ilgauskas use his assortment of wily post moves to bait Hibbert. Hibbert has been doing a good job of baiting his opponents into fouling him, resulting in great numbers for a rookie center in the last few games.
The Key Reserves
The Bench
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T.J. Ford continues to play great off the bench. Had he been the 6th man the whole year, he may have been a candidate for 6th man of the year. Daniel Gibson is a streaky shooter, so keeping him cold and disrupting Wally Szcerbiak will be the key to holding the Cavs to low bench productivity.
The Coaches
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Jim O'Brien does not appear to be on the tank train, and will do whatever he can to get the Pacers to 9th seed. Mike Brown is coaching a team on the verge of breaking a home record record, which means that this is not a must-win for Cleveland.
Injury Report
Pacers
Mike Dunleavy-Out(Knee)
Marquis Daniels-Out(Wrist)
Jeff Foster-Day-to-Day(Foot)
Cavaliers
None
Final Points
-Contain the guards. We've been torched too many times. Disrupt their rhythm and play them smart.
-Lebron has a force field around him. Enter it at risk of getting a foul call.
-9th seed or BUST! Speaking of busts...
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Tradition
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Cone Bone
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I don't care, she's beautiful to me...
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