Antawn Jamison added 20 points for the victorious Cavaliers,who evened their record at 6-6 on the season and finished the road trip with three wins out of seven,
Cleveland returns home tonight against the Golden State Warriors at the Q.
Swashbucklings
1) Full credit to the Cleveland defense for the win in this one as the Cavaliers locked down the Bobcats in the second half allowing Charlotte just 37 points over the final two quarters.
Byron Scott has always been a defensive coach and looks to me as his work is beginning to pay off....
2) Daniel Gibson's reputation may that of a shooter,but he was the star defender in this game as he took Charlotte's best player in D.J. Augustine completely out of the game in the fourth quarter.Gibson's steal (and forced foul as a result) on Kemba Walker late in the game was the key play in finishing Charlotte off for the afternoon.
3) Omri Casspi played very well in the third quarter as he continued his strong game against the Lakers (going by the numbers as I missed that game) with 14 points and a great job of taking the ball to the basket.
Casspi had three chances for old school three point plays in the period and that shows his strong plays at the hoop..
4) Antawn Jamison continued his strong shooting with a 20 point game off 9 of 16 shooting from the floor.
If Jamison can shoot that well over the course of the season,the Cavaliers might be able to land a first rounder from a playoff contender for the veteran before the trade deadline....
5) Anthony Parker left the game after nine minutes with back spasms and will miss tonight's game against Golden State.
No word on if this is a long term injury.
6) The Cavaliers and owner Dan Gilbert have purchased the Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators for an undisclosed price.
Bernie Kosar is a friend of Gilbert's and may return to running the team as he did before the AFL's demise after the 2008 season.
Good move for the Cavaliers/Gilbert,who now have three tenants owned by Gilbert to play in the Q with the Cavaliers and the Lake Erie Monsters.
7) Charlotte obtained former Ohio State center Byron (B.J).Mullens from Oklahoma City for a second rounder and I have been very impressed with Mullins in both games with Charlotte.
Sometime it takes a few years for big men to mature after leaving college early,
The Bobcats may have gotten themselves a steal..
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