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Darius Miles . Miles is a forward that jumped from high school to college. He by the Clippers for point guard Andre Miller.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Zydrunas also upped his scoring average 5 points in 02-03. He averaged 17 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. He started every single game for the Cavs in 02'-03'.
Carlos Boozer. Carlos Boozer should have been drafted a lot higher. I don't know why so many teams passed him up. Boozer was 3rd in the NBA in field goal percentage. Boozer averaged 10 points and 7 1/2 rebounds per game in just his first season.
Milt Palacio. Milt got traded by the Suns to Cleveland for only a second round draft pick. He started 46 games in 02-03 for the Cavs. Milt went to school at Colorado State.
Richfield Coliseum. The Cavs moved out of Richfield in the mid-1990s. Richfield was about twenty miles south of the city, while Gund Arena is right downtown. Gund Arena was built along with Jacobs Field as part of the Gateway Project which helped revitalize downtown Cleveland.
| Who was the point guard for the Cavs, who was an excellent three-point shooter and also one of the best free-throw shooters in NBA history? | The Cleveland Cavaliers
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Mark Price. Price who wore number 25 for the Cavs, was a fan favorite in the early 1990s. His three-point shooting skills won him several three-point contests, and he regularly led the NBA in foul shooting.
Hot Rod. John "Hot Rod" Williams, was a talented forward for the Cavs in the early 1990s.
Larry Nance. Nance was an All-Star caliber player, when he came to the Cavs for their glory years in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was a solid forward and a stabilizing veteran presence on the team.
Brad Daugherty. Daugherty was a very talented center for the Cavs in the late 1980s and 1990s. His career was derailed by constant back problems. He turned as a collegiate basketball announcer for ESPN.
Wayne Embry. Embry was one of the guiding hands to the Cavs' run of success in the 1980s and 1990s.
Lenny Wilkens. Wilkens was a very effective coach for the Cavs and many other teams. He was the all-time winningest and losingest coach in the 20th century.
Andre Miller. Miller was a rising young star for the Cavs when they traded him to the Los Angeles Clippers, for Darius Miles after the 2001-2002 season. Both players struggled with their new teams.
Keith Smart. Smart turned out to be a much better clutch shooter than coach. He is more famous for hitting the NCAA championship clinching shot for Indiana, than for leading the Cavs through their dismal 2002-2003 season.
| In a rare stroke of luck, the Cavaliers won the 2003 NBA Draft Lottery, giving them the rights to which highly touted high school hoopster from nearby Akron? | The Cleveland Cavaliers
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LeBron James . This is expected to bring the Cavs back to respectability. It is unknown however, how much a 19-year old rookie will immediately bring to the table. He will at least fill seats though.
Rise Up!. Everyone was hoping for the Cavs, after the 2006 Playoffs, to take the next step. In order to do that, the Cavaliers had to 'Rise Up'. They certainly did as they made it the NBA Finals for the first time in team history.
Game 1 vs Washington. He sprained his ankle in the very first game of the playoffs, much to the worry of all Cleveland fans. However, he got up and continued to play. The Cavs would go on to win the game and the series.
| In Game 1 of the New Jersey series, what Nets player was chased down from behind and had his shot blocked by Sasha Pavlovic, late in the game and the game was very close at the time? | Cleveland Cavaliers: 2007 Playoff Run
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Jason Kidd. Pavlovic secured what was a very slim lead at the time with that block of Kidd. It is probably one of the most memorable plays of these playoffs for Cavs fans. The final score was 81-77, in favor of the Cavaliers.
6. The Cavs eliminated the Nets in six games. They won games 1, 2, 4, and 6 of the series.
| Antonio McDyess was ejected in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals for clothes-lining a Cleveland player to the floor. Who was the player he clothes-lined? | Cleveland Cavaliers: 2007 Playoff Run
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Anderson Varejao. This happened in the first quarter of the game. McDyess was given a flagrant foul, which meant an automatic ejection from the game. This really hurt Detroit as McDyess was Detroit's best player off the bench.
79-76. Both games ended in dramatic fashion. Game 1 ended on a controversial play and game 2 ended with many Cavs fans and players thinking a foul should of been called.
| In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James passed up on what could have been a game tying layup with 5.9 seconds left to play in the game. Who did he pass the ball? | Cleveland Cavaliers: 2007 Playoff Run
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Donyell Marshall. Marshall missed a wide open 3-pointer that would have given the Cavs the lead and perhaps the victory with just seconds left. The Cavs lost the game, 79-76.
| LeBron James 48-point performance against the Detroit Pistons in game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals was perhaps one of greatest playoff moments ever. How many points in a row did he score in the 4th quarter and in both overtimes? | Cleveland Cavaliers: 2007 Playoff Run
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25. He scored 25 in a row for the Cavs, and 29 out of the final 30. Truly one of his greatest performances.
5. He went 5 of 5 from the three-point line. He finished the game with 31 points.
LeBron James. Many thought LeBron was fouled on this play by Bruce Bowen, but the replays showed hardly any contact. LeBron missed the shot, and the Spurs won the game, 75-72.
Cedric Simmons. Cedric Simmons went to North Carolina State for college. Larry Hughes went to St. Louis University. Devin Brown went to Texas-San Antonio. Shannon Brown went to Michigan State.
Guard. Daniel Gibson went to Texas University. He was the point guard in the 2007-08 season. He wore the number 1 in the 2007-08 season.
Serbia. He wore number 3 and he is a shooting guard/forward in the 2007-08 season. Going into the 2007-08 season, he had been pro for 4 years.
| Whose number was 22 and was the sixth jersey to be retired on the Cleveland Cavaliers? | Cleveland Cavaliers
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Larry Nance. Other players whose numbers are retired are Bingo Smith, Mark Price, Austin Carr, Brad Daughtery, and Nate Thurmond. Larry Nance's jersey was retired on January 30, 1995.
San Diego. Mike Brown was the 17th coach in the Cav's history. He played for the Denver Nuggets in 1992. He played there for 5 years.
Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers faced the Pistons in the championships. Daniel Gibson scored 31 points and was 5-for-5 on 3-pointers in one game.
St. Vincent, St. Mary. Lebron James wears number 23. He is a forward. Lebron was born in 1984. He is from Akron, Ohio. In the 2006-07, Lebron averaged 27.3 points per game. He played in 78 games and had 772 field goals.
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