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James looks to rebound; Cavs face Nets
Jan 6, 2007 - 5:02 PM New Jersey (14-18) at Cleveland (20-12) 7:30 pm ESTCLEVELAND (Ticker) - LeBron James will be in bounce-back modeSaturday when the Cleveland Cavaliers face the New Jersey Nets.On Friday, James was held to a season-low eight points, but theCavaliers still were able to emerge with a 95-86 victory atMilwaukee. It marked just the eighth time in his four-yearcareer that the superstar failed to score in double figures.James already has enjoyed one big game against the Nets thisseason, scoring 37 points on 10-of-22 shooting in a 113-111 losson December 20.Drew Gooden picked up the slack for James on Friday as he had 31points and 16 rebounds to lead the Cavs to their third straightwin. Cleveland has won six of its last seven games, moving aseason-best eight games over .500.Cleveland has excelled on its home floor, going 14-3 to tieChicago for the best home mark in the Eastern Conference.One of the league's biggest disappointments, the Nets have shownsigns of turning things around. They enter this contest in themidst of a season-high three-game winning streak.Vince Carter scored 21 points and Richard Jefferson added 18 asthe Nets rallied for a 91-86 victory over Chicago on Friday.New Jersey overcame an 18-0 first-quarter deficit.- NBA
NEW JERSEY 91
CLEVELAND 96 FINAL
Jan 6 10:03 PM - NBA
NEW JERSEY 65
CLEVELAND 71 END, 3RD QTR
Jan 6 9:24 PM - NBA
NEW JERSEY 38
CLEVELAND 46 HALFTIME
Jan 6 8:37 PM - NBA
NEW JERSEY 21
CLEVELAND 27 END, 1ST QTR
Jan 6 8:06 PM
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