SB Nation Cleveland - Bobcats Get Big Night From Jackson, Augustin, Beat Cavaliers 101-92https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48841/cleveland-fave.png2010-12-30T14:38:11-06:00http://cleveland.sbnation.com/rss/stream/16663552010-12-30T14:38:11-06:002010-12-30T14:38:11-06:00Ramon Sessions Leads Cavaliers with 22 In Loss To Bobcats
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<p><span>Stephen Jackson</span> scored a game-high 38 points, <span>D.J. Augustin</span> added 28 of his own, and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/charlotte-bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a> topped the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fearthesword.com/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, 101-92, at Time Warner Cable Arena.</p>
<p><span>Gerald Wallace</span> finished with nine points and 10 rebounds in his first contest back since missing five games with a sprained left ankle. <span>Nazr Mohammed</span> added eight points for the Bobcats, who have won two straight under new head coach Paul Silas.</p>
<p>Silas took over after former head coach <span>Larry Brown</span> stepped down early last week after leading the team to a 9-19 start.</p>
<p><span>Ramon Sessions</span> led the Cavaliers with 22 points in a reserve role, <span>Antawn Jamison</span> scored 18, and both <span>Anthony Parker</span> and <span>Anderson Varejao</span> scored nine points for Cleveland, which was without point guard <span>Mo Williams</span>. He missed the game as he recovers from a hip flexor injury he suffered in Tuesday’s loss to Orlando.</p>
<p>Cleveland, which has dropped five in a row and 15 of 16 overall, has lost 13 straight on the road.</p>
<p>“Everybody’s disappointed,” Cavaliers coach <span>Byron Scott</span> said of his team. “We’re not taking it lightly, we understand this is disappointing for us now.”</p>
<p>Charlotte entered the fourth up 81-67, but after a Parker three at 2:22 the advantage was down to seven, 94-87. Jamison then connected on a layup and three-point conversion to put the game at a manageable 94-90.</p>
<p>However, Jackson hit a deep three on the far end. Varejao made two from the foul line, but Jackson sank four more free throws down the stretch to account for the final margin.</p>
<p>Charlotte pulled away from the opening tip as Jackson and Augustin scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, in the first as Charlotte took a 33-20 into the second. Charlotte held a 57-44 advantage at the half after a back-and-fourth second quarter.</p>
<p>“We got a good lead (in the first half) and didn’t have to play catch-up basketball,” Jackson said. “Even though [Cleveland] made runs we found a way to win.”</p>
<p>The third quarter was a see-saw battle as the Bobcats outscored Cleveland 24-23.</p>
<p><span>J.J. Hickson</span> scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in defeat…The Cavaliers finished the month of December 1-14…This is only the second time Charlotte has won back-to-back games this season (November 10-12)…The Bobcats shot 47.4 percent (9-of-19) from beyond the arc, compared to 4-of-22 for the Cavs.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/cleveland-cavaliers/2010/12/30/1904646/nba-cavs-bobcats-recapJohn Bena2010-12-29T11:11:56-06:002010-12-29T11:11:56-06:00Cavaliers Look To Stop Road Woes Tonight In Charlotte
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<p>The <a href="https://www.fearthesword.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> hope to solve their road woes when they try to stop a 12-game losing streak as the guest tonight against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/charlotte-bobcats" class="sbn-auto-link">Charlotte Bobcats</a> at Time Warner Cable Arena.</p>
<p>The Cavs are 3-13 as the visitor this season and lost their fourth straight overall with Tuesday's 110-95 setback versus the <a href="https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Orlando Magic</a> at Quicken Loans Arena. <span>Antawn Jamison</span> finished with 21 points and <span>Daniel Gibson</span> had 15 points and six boards for Cleveland, which has just one win in its last 15 contests overall and was outscored, 35-21, in the fourth quarter.</p>
<p>"Thirty-six good minutes of basketball. That's basically what we played. We didn't play very well in the fourth quarter," Cavs head coach <span>Byron Scott</span> said.</p>
<p><span>Mo Williams</span> and <span>Anderson Varejao</span> both had 14 points in defeat.</p>
<p>Cleveland will also make a stop in Chicago on the quick trek.</p>
<p>Charlotte, meanwhile, began the Paul Silas era on a positive note with Monday's 105-100 triumph over the <a href="https://www.detroitbadboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Detroit Pistons</a> at home.</p>
<p><span>D.J. Augustin</span> scored 27 points and <span>Stephen Jackson</span> added 23 for the Bobcats, who snapped a four-game slide and won for only the second time in its last eight overall.</p>
<p>The 67-year-old Silas took over for <span>Larry Brown</span>, who resigned from his post on Wednesday after the Bobcats got off to a 9-19 start this season. Silas returned to the NBA coaching ranks for the first time since he was fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers near the end of the 2004-05 season.</p>
<p>"It was great," Silas said about returning to coaching. "It brought back old memories; it just comes back to you. You just want to win. You tell the players what they're doing, and I've got great assistant coaches that are helping me. It's going to take some time but I liked the effort tonight. If we continue to play with this kind of effort then it's unbelievable what we can do."</p>
<p>In injury news for the Bobcats, <span>Tyrus Thomas</span>, who had 14 points off the bench in the win, is probable for tonight with a sore right wrist. Forward <span>Gerald Wallace</span> (ankle) is listed as questionable and has missed five straight games.</p>
<p>The Bobcats will also host Golden State and Miami on their current five-game residency is 7-7 at home this season. They won three of four matchups with Cleveland last year, but the Cavs are 16-6 in the previous 22 contests in this series.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/2010/12/29/2327137/cavaliers-look-to-stop-road-woes-tonight-in-charlotteJohn Bena