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Chapter 58 The Battle of December
After being reversed by the Grizzlies at home, the Cavaliers ended their journey in November. The current record is 10 wins and 7 losses, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference during the regular season.

The game in December will start soon. In the next week, the Cavaliers will have two away games and two home games. The schedule is relatively easy.

First, the night party flew to Denver on the 2nd to face Anthony's team, followed by back-to-back door-to-door challenges to the Los Angeles Clippers, and finally, the Toronto Raptors faced the Atlanta Hawks and Carter at home.

On the 2nd, the Cavaliers went to Denver to challenge the Nuggets.

Before the game, the new NBA team strength ranking was released. The Pacers, Lakers, and Spurs occupy the top three in the league. The Cavaliers' ranking dropped to 16th, while the next opponent of the Cavaliers, the Nuggets, was promoted to 14 bits.

Media reporters predicted that in the No. 8 Scholar VS Tanhua game, Tanhua Anthony would lead the team to complete revenge. After all, the home court of the Nuggets can be called the devil's home court. This season, they achieved a record of 7 wins and 1 loss in [-] games. Hit to overtime, was a two-point lore.

What's more, the Nuggets' home court is still on a plateau, and the advantage is too great.

2003年12月2日晚上8点30分，百事中心球馆。

The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Denver Nuggets.

The starting lineups of both sides are almost the same as those of the first game. The Cavaliers returned from injury and Boozer resumed the position of power forward. At the small forward, Miles was removed due to trade rumors. The starting lineup was replaced by Ira Newbell.

Cavaliers starters, lined up: point guard LeBron James, shooting guard Ricky Davis, small forward Daila Nubell, power forward Carlos Boozer, center Zajunas - Ilgauskas.

The Nuggets started five players, also listed one by one, point guard Andre Miller, shooting guard Voshan Leonard, small forward Carmelo Anthony, power forward Nai Hilario, center Francis Koe Elson.

Marcus Camby's No. 96 in the [-] generation, the 'Glass Man' is undoubtedly true, affected by a knee injury, he did not play.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Ilgauskas jumped the ball to win, the Cavaliers attacked first, and Boozer made a strong attack under the basket.

2 to 0! !
Cavaliers head start!
However, the Nuggets, with a strong desire for revenge, controlled the rhythm of the game and started running and bombing. The Cavaliers were forced to fight, and the Nuggets faced off.

The Nuggets performed even better, playing a multi-point offensive, leading the Cavaliers by 32 points 26 to 6 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers' rotation broke out collectively, playing a 16-5 spurt and stopping the Nuggets.

After the timeout, the Nuggets relied on their home court advantage to deal with the Cavaliers. At the end of the half game, they were only 56 to 60 behind the Cavaliers by 4 points and entered the locker room to rest.

Coming back from a break, the second half began. Anthony, the No. 82 pick, stood up, posed three threats with the ball, and scored frequently in singles. The Cavaliers seemed not to adapt to the plateau field, and their state declined. The Nuggets seized the opportunity in one fell swoop and took the opportunity to pull the score back. , And the score exceeded, 76 to 6, leading the Cavaliers by [-] points, entering the final decisive battle.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Anthony, who was fighting for the best rookie, was relentless. He hit consecutive mid-range shots, 6 of 5, and scored another 10 points in a single quarter. He led the Nuggets to defeat the Cavaliers led by James.

115 to 103, the Nuggets gave the Cavaliers a two-game losing streak with a 12-point advantage.

‘甜瓜’安东尼16投8中，三分球1中1，罚球12中9，轰下26分5篮板，表现出色。

James made 19 of 6 shots, 3 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 5 free throws, 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Had the last laugh.

After losing to the Denver Nuggets, the Cavaliers flew non-stop to Los Angeles for back-to-back away games against the Clippers.

December 2003, 12 at 3 p.m., Staples Center.

The Cleveland Cavaliers face off against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup is: point guard LeBron James, shooting guard Ricky Davis, small forward Daila Nubell, power forward Carlos Boozer, center Zajunas Ivy Ergoskas.

The Clippers started with five players lined up, point guard Marko Jaric, shooting guard Quentin Richardson, small forward Corey Maggette, power forward Melvin Eli, Center Pedrag Drobiak.

The Clippers' star power forward Elton Brand did not play due to a knee injury. Just looking at the lineup, the Clippers and the Cavaliers are not at the same level at all.

In the first quarter, with the whistle of the referee, the basketball was thrown high, and the game officially started. Take the game away.

Ricky Davis shot from outside and hit the basket frequently to score. Ilgauskas played with his back, caught the ball and made jumpers, making consecutive hits easily.

The Clippers suffered from weak internal strength and the absence of Elton Brand, and were suppressed by the Cavaliers on both offense and defense.

Under the leadership of the Cavaliers with full internal and external firepower, they played a multi-point blooming situation, leading the Clippers by 31 points 22 to 9.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the situation changed suddenly.

Quentin Richardson, who was feeling convulsed, suddenly broke out, no matter how he shot, he scored 14 points in a single quarter, leading the Clippers to a 28-17 offensive and overtaking by 2 points.

At the end of the half, the Cavaliers trailed the Clippers by two points 48 to 50 and entered the locker room to rest.

Back at halftime, the game continued. The impact of the Cavaliers' back-to-back away game appeared. James shot one after another, Ricky also missed frequently, and the Cavaliers' offense was weak and weak.

Fortunately, the Clippers' offense was also unable to open up. The Cavaliers strengthened their defense and did not allow the Clippers to open the score. They even relied on hitting the inside to get free throws and took the opportunity to tie the score. The two sides played a 17-15 low score.

After the third quarter, the two sides were 65 to 65, and the score was temporarily tied.

In the fourth quarter, the state of the Cavaliers has not improved, but worsened. James is like sleepwalking, completely out of state, without scoring a point. The most frightening thing is that he can also infect his teammates, Boozer and Ira- No points were recorded for Newbell either.

Although Ricky Davis scored 3 points, his efficiency was pitifully low. He only made 4 of 1 shots and 2 of 1 free throws.

In the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers only scored 13 points, while the Clippers had two stars. Quentin Richardson and Corey Maggette scored from mid-range shots as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, and directly made the Cavaliers' shots. die.

At the end of the game, the Clippers defeated the challenging Cavaliers 92 to 78, giving the opponent a three-game losing streak.

Quentin Richardson made 19 of 9 shots and scored 25 points. Corey Maggette made 12 of 5 shots and made 14 of 11 free throws. He scored 22 points and performed well.

03一代6号新秀克里斯-卡曼表现也不错，12投6中，贡献14分14篮板。

On the other hand, the champion James was not satisfactory. He made 13 of 2 shots, 3 of 4-pointers and no free throws. He only scored 8 points, 6 assists and [-] rebounds, setting a record for his lowest score.

Ilgauskas made 13 of 8 shots and scored 24 points and 12 rebounds. His performance was stable, but he did not bring victory. Ricky scored 16 points and 5 assists, and made 17 of 6 shots. His efficiency was not high.

The most eye-catching player was Boozer, who made 12 of 7 shots and only scored 14 points. However, he grabbed 21 rebounds and dominated the basket.

Lin Bai played 16 minutes and only scored 5 points and 2 assists. He is playing soy sauce and has no chance to perform.

After losing two away games in the Western Conference, the Cavaliers flew back to Cleveland to rest, and then they will mainly play at home.

At 2003 o'clock in the evening on December 12, 6, Quicken Loans Arena.

The Cavaliers host the Atlanta Hawks Trident.

However, in this game, Jason Terry and Stephen Jackson performed unspeakably well, scoring only 14 and 4 points respectively.

Raheem became the brightest star tonight. He used his mid-range shooting to compete against James, Ricky and Big Z of the Cavaliers. He played 43 minutes and made 27 of 17 shots and 1 of 0 three-pointers. He made 10 of 9 free throws and scored 43 points and 12 rebounds crazily. Although he was 50 points away from his highest scoring record of 7 points, his amazing performance gave sincere applause from the fans present and conquered Quicken Loans Center Arena.

However, except for Raheem's 43 points and Terry's 14 points, none of the other players scored in double figures.

At the end of the game, the Cavaliers defeated the challenged Atlanta Hawks 95 to 85 by virtue of multiple points, ending their three-game losing streak.

Although no player from the Cavaliers scored more than 20 points, five players scored in double figures. Among them, Ilgauskas made 10 of 6 shots, 9 of 7 free throws, scored 19 points and 8 rebounds, and performed the best.

Ricky contributed 12 points and 3 assists, Boozer scored 12 points and 10 rebounds, Kapono came off the bench and scored 16 points, Miles also scored 15 points.

James continued to slump and only scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. In addition, Lin Bai played 19 minutes and scored 7 points and 2 assists, showing a recovery.

In any case, the Cavaliers ended their losing streak and slowly regained the feeling of winning.

(End of this chapter)