Cavs v. Nets - It’s Business Time
Posted March 25th, 2009 by Michael Curry
The Cavs hit the floor against the New Jersey Nets tonight at the Q. You know how I know? Cuz it’s Wednesday.
- You saw that game on Sunday night? This will be pretty much the same thing, only you’ll be rooting for the guys in white.
- Devin Harris has been nursing a shoulder injury, and won’t play tonight for the Nets. Harris has long been considered the most improved player in the league this season, averaging 22.6 points per game, but he has missed the last four games. Surprisingly, the Nets have gone 2-2 without their leading scorer, and are averaging a nearly-identical number of points per game (98.75 to 98.9) in Harris’ absence.
- Vince Carter has picked up some of the scoring slack, averaging 27.5 ppg over the last four games, while shooting 50% from the field and 44% from three-point range. While the common perception is that Carter has lost a step or two at age 32, he continues to fill the stat sheet, and his PER of 19.68 has him as the fifth-most efficient shooting guard in the league. The Cavaliers were able to keep him from knocking down threes on Sunday (0-for-4), but expect Carter to have a little more success from beyond the arc in tonight’s game.
The Cavs are shooting for win number 58 tonight, which would set a franchise mark for most wins in a season.
Go Cavs.
