Posted on Wednesday 6 December 2006 by John Blake @ 10:47 pm
The Cavaliers used a big, fourth quarter run to charge ahead of the Toronto Raptors as they beat them 95-91 at the Q on Wednesday night. They bounced back from their dreadful 63-point performance against the Rockets last weekend and notched a much needed victory. The Cavs, wearing their retro orange uni’s once again, sank some big three pointers down the stretch. None was bigger than Donyell Marshall’s trey with less than 20 seconds left and the Cavs only up by one.
LeBron finished with 26 points and 10 assists, Marshall had 19 off the bench, and Daniel Gibson had 18 (3 0f 6 on three-pointers) in his first ever NBA start. The Cavs saw five players in double figures in points.
It’s obvious Mike Brown is trying anything possible to jumpstart the Hughes-less Cavaliers by juggling the lineup. The Gibson addition worked wonders for one night at least. I’ve been really impressed with this kid so far with this athelticism and ability to shoot the ball. Eric Snow has his good days, but when Larry returns, anyone opposed to starting Gibson at the point along with Larry at the two and having Snow come off the bench? Gibson is a good enough defender and is light years ahead of Snow offensively.
Gibson is a stud. I didn’t know the kind of ball player he was. He was kinda over shadowed by Shannon Brown, but in his first start last night, he shot the lights out. Once, and if Hughes gets back in the line up, with those two in the back court, the Cavs are poised to go on a nice winning streak, and increase their lead in the central division. The best thing about this team, is that with the exception of Snow, Wesley, Z, and Marshall, this team is full of youth, that will only continue to get better. They will be a pillar in the Eastern conference for years to come. So far this team is the best thing to hit Cleveland since Rock N Roll.
I think Gibson’s athletic abilities will make up for his inexperience!! I would also like to see Shannon Brown get some time. It looks like at times he seems lost , but I think its from not hardly playing at all!!! With we should have a bright future with LBJ, Hughes, Verajo, Gooden, Gibson & Brown as the core of the team.
Eric Snow’s offense is pathetic! When Snow missed both free throws at the end of the game, I nearly jumped through my TV! I’m all for giving Gibson more time.