Antawn Jamison led four Cavaliers in double figure scoring with 15 points,but Anderson Vareajo was the player of the evening with 10 points to go with 16 rebounds and 8 of those off the offensive glass.
Cleveland improved to 7-10 with the win and will host the New Jersey Nets tomorrow night at the Q.
Swashbucklings
1) Anderson Vareajo was the player of the night.
Vareajo's game was about more than points or even rebounds,it was the hustle on the floor,which resulted in four steals and the frustration that he caused the Knicks Tyson Chandler and occasionally Amare Stoudemire.
It is nights like these that make Vareajo the piece of the Cavaliers that would bring the most on the trade market and just as much why I wish Cleveland could keep him unless bowled over by a trade proposal..
But Gee has some offensive skills that with work reminds me of another former star Spur defender-Alvin Robertson.
Gee is taller and more of a small forward than a shooting guard,but he just reminds me a lot of Robertson and that would be a nice player for Cleveland.
3) Omri Casspi was having a nice game with 13 points until leaving the game in the third quarter with a cut on his chin which ended his evening as well as requiring six stitches to close the cut.
4) Cleveland was able to get some help from their big men off the bench in the victory as Ryan Hollins hit all four of his field goal attempts to finish with nine points and Samardo Samuels backed up his strong game in Miami with a six point evening.
When you can get those numbers from limited players in their time on the court,the chances of winning nudge higher...
5) First of the year for the Cavs Fanatic unis and these were not that bad.
Using the script of the Andre Miller teams on blue uniform with gold color,they were not that bad at all.
Certainly better than I expected after seeing the attempt last season....
6) Two quick Knick Notes-the first is whenever I hear the name Knickbockers used,I instantly think of an obscure game that I had as a kid called Gnip Gnop.
Wish I knew why!
7) The other is that the Knicks are trying to build their version of the Miami three with Amare Stoudemire,Carmelo Anthony and a piece to be added.
There is more to this game than just numbers and Stoudemire and Anthony's games do not seem to mesh with each other and neither of the pair match up with Mike D"Antoni's offense,which features a run and shoot ASAP aspect than neither player's strength is that style.
The Knicks have real issues and look for either Anthony,Stoudemire and/or D'Antoni to be moving on and perhaps as soon as the trading deadline....
Photo Credits
Vareajo:AP Photo
Gee:Joshua Gunter-Cleveland Plain Dealer
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