Preview: Nets at Cavaliers, November 11th

2010-11-10 Off By John Krolik

New Jersey Nets (2-5) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (4-3)

Offensive Efficiency: New Jersey 97.3 (26th) vs. Cleveland 103.0 (14th)

Defensive Efficiency: New Jersey 106.2 (22nd) vs. Cleveland 106.0 (21st)

Pace: New Jersey 92.8 (28th) vs. Cleveland 95.4 (18th)

Notes:

Well, more of the same would be nice, right? After beating New Jersey on the road on Tuesday, the Cavs are looking to improve to 5-3. Here’s some of what I’ll be looking for:

– Brook Lopez can’t be happy about his 6-18 showing on Tuesday. I predict that Avery Johnson will look to get him going early — if he makes his first two or three and gets some confidence against Varejao, this could be a very different game than the one the two teams just played. If he can’t get settled and Varejao stays in his head, it’ll be good news for Cleveland.

– Mo Williams will also be looking to bounce back — hopefully the home crowd can help him forget about his abysmal shooting last night.

– I’m really, really, really hoping that Ramon Sessions builds on that epic fourth quarter — everything just works so much better when a real point guard is running the show.

– That said, I’d like to see Varejao, Hickson, and Jamison keep working that Princeton offense and getting comfortable from the high post/the perimeter in half-court sets.

– If Outlaw has another huge night tonight, it will be time to take a look at how this team defends swingmen. However, I think there’s a good chance Tuesday night’s performance was a fluke.

Alright, let’s see if this team can improve to 5-3. I’ll be in the Daily Dime, so come say hi.

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