Preview - NBA - Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons

The LeBron James led Cavaliers come into the game after a commanding win over Portland. Cleveland has been shooting, and running the ball extremely well, showing ability to take control of a game, and adjust their defense to beat teams.

The Pistons come in continuing their rollercoaster ride of up and down scoring. Detroit, trailing by 16 at the half, beat the Knicks last night 94-93 behind Rip Hamilton's 29 points.

Detroit has not played so well against Cleveland this year. They lost their November 24 meeting in Cleveland 92-76. They had poor shooting, and let LeBron role for 43 points. They cannot repeat any of this.

Keys to the game:

1. LeBron James. Control James on the interior, pressure him on the outside. James has never been a solid perimeter shooter, but is starting to emerge as one. Pressuring him could keep him check. Expect LeBron to try and penetrate the inside, with Ilgauskas trying to hold Big Ben in check.

2. Perimeter. Guard it well, and shoot from it well. As I talked about this morning, balance the force.

3. Consistency. Do not have a scoring drought. Keep up the pace, and steady the shooting.

Prediction: Cleveland 98, Detroit 104

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