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Cavaliers look to keep on rolling
Dec 10, 2008 - 11:36 AM Cleveland (18-3) at Philadelphia (9-12), 8:00 p.m. ESTPHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers aren't just winning, they're winning with ease. The Philadelphia 76ers will have a couple chances to cool them off.
Cleveland goes for its 10th straight victory when it visits Philadelphia on Wednesday.
The Cavaliers have overwhelmed their last nine opponents by an average margin of 21.6 points per game to become the first team in NBA history to win nine consecutive games by 12 or more points.
LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas broke franchise records for the team's career steals and rebounds mark, respectively, as Cleveland defeated Toronto, 114-94, on Tuesday.
The blowouts have also helped James stay off the court. After helping Team USA win gold in Beijing over the summer, James is averaging just 35 minutes per game this season after spending more than 40 minutes on the floor each of the past four campaigns.
Philadelphia has lost six of its past eight games, including Saturday's 95-84 setback against New Jersey.
Andre Iguodala had 20 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double in nine games.
The teams meet again in Cleveland on Friday.
- NBA
CLEVELAND 101
PHILADELPHIA 93 FINAL
Dec 10 10:36 PM - NBA
CLEVELAND 84
PHILADELPHIA 65 END, 3RD QTR
Dec 10 9:57 PM - NBA
CLEVELAND 48
PHILADELPHIA 46 HALFTIME
Dec 10 9:06 PM - NBA
CLEVELAND 25
PHILADELPHIA 28 END, 1ST QTR
Dec 10 8:32 PM
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