Wild West Shoot Out In Cleveland! Cavaliers Gun Down Mavs 111-95!

Posted by Jeff Sack under NBA Game Recap

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When you think back those daring days of yesterday and those great shoot-outs in the Old West the city of Cleveland does not readily come to mind. Somehow I don’t believe that Marty Robbins was ever tempted to write a song with the lyrics “Out In The Dusty Old Streets of East Cleveland…” However the Cleveland Cavaliers shot the lights out Saturday night at the Q Arena against the Dallas Mavericks bouncing back from their loss Friday against the Charlotte Bobcats winning this contest 111-95.

Cleveland shot a torrid 57.7% ( 45-78) from the floor for the game and a scalding 69.2% (9-13) from outside the arc. LeBron James recorded a double-double with a team high 25 points and his partner in crime point guard Mo Williams would score 25 more. The Cavaliers also had an appearance from the “Real” Delonte West who had his best game this season since his season debut as the guard came off the bench with a double-double 10 points and 10 assists. Dirk Nowitzki led all players as the Dallas big man put up 27 points in the loss.

In many ways the Friday night loss to the Bobcats by Cleveland was the club’s worst lost of the season. They allowed Gerald Wallace and the rest of the Charlotte squad to dictate the flow of that game. Saturday night the Cavaliers corrected those mistakes; this time they were the more aggressive team they out-rebounded the Mavericks 39-24. They also shared the ball a lot more than Dallas did as they had 33 assists to just 20 for Dallas. Cleveland racked up the points in the first half and then shut the Mavericks down in the fourth quarter.

The Cavaliers basically put this game away in the first half and then allowed their lead to stay mostly intact for the balance of the game. Cleveland came out with guns blazing in the first and chalked up a 35- 26 advantage at the end of the quarter. The Cavaliers were able to expand on that in the second and they went into the locker room at half time on top 68-55.

Cleveland pretty much coasted through the third however their lead was still big enough that they were not really in any danger as they led 87-79 heading into the fourth. Any thoughts of a fourth quarter come back by Dallas were squashed as the Cavaliers picked up their defensive intensity in the final 12 minutes as the Mavericks scored a total of 16 points in the period.

LeBron James recorded a double-double with 25 points, 12 assists and 5 rebounds while Mo Williams put up 25 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Anderson Varejao had a strong night off the bench with 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal while Jamario Moon contributed 13 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist. Delonte West got well deserved applause and cheers from the Cleveland fans as he had a double-double with 10 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds.

Dirk Nowitzki scored a game high 27 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal while Jason Terry came off the bench and added 25 points and 3 assists. Shawn Marion had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal while Jose Juan Barea had 10 points and 3 assists. Cleveland after is now 6-2 at home and 12-5 overall and will play Wednesday as they host the Phoenix Suns while Dallas is also 12-5 and will play host to Philadelphia on Monday.

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One Response to “Wild West Shoot Out In Cleveland! Cavaliers Gun Down Mavs 111-95!”

Ryan on November 29th, 2009 7:48 am

Good to see Delonte back and playing like his old self.

The Cavs are seeming to find their momentum again. They won’t duplicate last year but they can be an elite level team.

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