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ORLANDO, Fla. Premier Wayne Simmonds Jersey. - The Cleveland Cavaliers luck seemed to keep getting worse, until Monday night. Larry Hughes scored a season-high 40 points and LeBron James added 29 points and 10 assists as the Cavaliers beat Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic 118-111. The Cavs were without three of their top players, and nearly lost two others in a 30-point drubbing Sunday night to the Denver Nuggets - Zydrunas Ilgauskas with back spasms, Damon Jones with a sprained ankle. Both played Monday, but were game-time decisions. Then, Clevelands plane was grounded Sunday night with a mechanical failure. The Cavaliers tried until early Monday morning to fly to Orlando before giving up for the night. They didnt arrive until about 1:30 p.m. Monday for the 7 p.m. tipoff. It just throws your whole rhythm off and your routine off, James said. And you know you are not going to get the same good sleep you were going to get once you land into a city. Hughes led the way, scoring 23 in the third quarter on 6-for-7 shooting, including two 3-pointers and an assortment of drives and jumpers. He also hit nine of 10 free throws in the period. We are coming off a back-to-back, so it was kind of in their favour, Hughes said. But these games you have to win. Howard, six days from his first All-Star start, got called out by his coach for perhaps the first time in his career. To me, its a matter of focus, Stan Van Gundy said. His focus is on the offensive end - he gets discouraged when he doesnt get the ball. I know the numbers prove that what we need him to focus on to win is defence and rebounding. But thats not what he wants to do right now, and so weve got a little bit of a conflict. Howard, the NBAs rebounding leader whos averaging 14.5 a game, failed to break double-digits in that category for the second time in four games. He had 16 points and nine rebounds and the Magic lost their third of a five-game home stretch before the break. Van Gundy even sat his star part of the fourth quarter, because Howard lacked effort and said something during a break. But the fourth-year player defused the situation after the game by agreeing with his coach. I get frustrated a little bit, Howard said. But Ive got to do whats right for the team. They need me to be focused on what I need to do to help our team win, which is rebound, play great defence and be active. Hedo Turkoglu had 25 points for Orlando, leading all five starters in double figures. Jameer Nelson had 22 points, Rashard Lewis scored 15 and Maurice Evans added 10 points and eight rebounds. The teams were closely matched through three quarters, and entered the fourth tied at 86. But Cleveland opened a 98-88 lead, by far its biggest, as the Magic scored only two points in the first 4:48 of the period. That was one of the most disappointing games of the year to me, if not the most disappointing, Van Gundy said. I thought we were right in a very closely contested game. Drew Gooden was back in the lineup after missing three games with a strained right groin. He scored six of Clevelands first eight points, but finished with 10. The Cavs were still missing Daniel Gibson (strained hamstring), Anderson Varejao (sprained ankle) and Sasha Pavlovic (sprained foot). Ira Newble also scored 10 for Cleveland, while Devin Brown had 11 off the bench. Van Gundy was careful to say Howard didnt disrespect him or teammates, and didnt feel like the situation couldnt resolve. Well get him there - I think hes a high-character guy and I think he understands it, Van Gundy said. But today thats not where his mind was. Notes: James took an elbow to the face from Brian Cook in the third quarter trying to get a rebound. He got up slowly, but returned apparently unharmed. . Cleveland has used 11 different starting rotations, and this is one of its most successful. Hughes, Newble, James, Gooden and Ilgauskas are 5-1. . Van Gundy continues to shake up his guard rotation. 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Shinji Kagawa put the defending champions ahead in the seventh minute, Marcel Schmelzer made it 2-0 in the 25th, and Robert Lewandowski grabbed a pair in the 44th and 49th. Nike Michael Vick Jersey.J.Scoring points in the NHL requires opportunity and ability. Skilled players that are given ample ice time, including time on the power play, and good linemates, tend to score. It doesnt work for everyone, but is a simple framework for expectations. It can be frustrating when a player isnt getting power play time or has linemates that arent as skilled, but none of that matches up with the aggravation of a player being a healthy scratch because while its unlikely that a player will produce in limited ice time or opportunity, theres an unambiguous conclusion to be drawn from being a healthy scratch -- the coach has determined the team is better without the player, for one night at least. "You know it crumbles that way, At least thats what they say when you play the game"- What Its Like, Everlast Once a player has been a healthy scratch, the hope is that it will create more urgency in their play and perhaps they will start meeting their expected levels of production. For others, it may just be the beginning of a stint in the doghouse. So far this season, there have been several high-profile players that have already been sent to the press box for a game or two and while there have been immediate dividends in some cases, in others it remains to be seen if the scratched players are going to get on track. Here are some notable players that have been healthy scratches already this NHL season: Ilya Kovalchuk, RW, New Jersey (3 G, 3 A, -4, 9 PIM, 11 GP): As the only one on this list with a $100-million contract, Kovalchuk was the most celebrated scratch through the first three weeks of the season. By all reports, Kovalchuks suspension was a disciplinary decision by head coach John MacLean, and not related to Kovalchuks lack of production, though with one point in his last six games, Kovalchuk is pushing the bounds of what a team can accept from a forward averaging more than 21 minutes per game. Wojtek Wolski, LW, Phoenix (0 G, 4 A, +6, 6 PIM, 8 GP): Scored 18 points in 18 games after coming over from Colorado at the trade deadline last season and there are two ways to look at it. Wolski played better than 18 minutes per game last year, on his way to a career-high 65-point season, but has played 15:43 per game so far for the Coyotes this season, yet its not like Wolskis ice time has been severely limited to the point that 11 shots on goal in eight games (1.38 per game) is acceptable. Nikolay Zherdev, LW, Philadelphia (2 G, 0 A, -1, 4 PIM, 9 GP): Coming back from a year in the KHL, Zherdev seemed like an odd fit with the Flyers and was playing just 12:36 per game before he was given the press box treatment over the weekend; strangely enough, the scratch came after Zherdev scored his second goal of the season in his previous game. Michael Frolik, RW, Florida (1 G, 2 A, even, 4 PIM, 8 GP): Talented winger who has scored 21 goals in each of his first two seasons, but hadnt found the net in the first seven games before he was made a healthy scratch. Must have been a genius move, because Frolik scored in his first game back in the lineup. Nik Antropov, C, Atlanta (2 G, 2 A, -6, 8 PIM, 10 GP): Its stretching the healthy scratch definition, at least a little, in Antropovs case because he is returning from off-season hip surgery, but if he was producing, he wouldnt have have been asked to sit one out. Since his time in the press box, Antropov has been playing more than 17 minutes per game and has three points in three games. Jiri Hudler, RW, Detroit (0 G, 3 A, -6, 4 PIM, 8 GP): Returning after a year in the KHL, Hudler was supposed to be the guy who scored 23 goals and 57 points in 2008-2009, producing in limited ice time. Authentic Tim Duncan Jersey So far this year, however, Hudler hasnt scored despite averaging a career-high 2.0 shots on goal per game, and his minus-6 in eight games made it easy to sit him out. Niclas Bergfors, RW, Atlanta (3 G, 4 A, +2, 2 PIM, 8 GP): The perils of new management. Bergfors was one of the pieces to that the Thrashers received in the Ilya Kovalchuk deal last season and finished with a respectable 17 points in 27 games in Atlanta, enough to keep expectations high entering this season. However, he has no track record with new GM Rick Dudley or coach Craig Rasmay and was scratched after recording two assists in the first three games (averaging less than 14 minutes per game), but has responded since, with three goals and five points in five games. Mike Comrie, C, Pittsburgh (0 G, 5 A, -1, 13 PIM, 11 GP): He signed a bargain contract late in the summer, but there were some expectations that Comrie could produce as a complement to some of Pittsburghs top forwards. Comrie had four points in four games when he first returned to the lineup, but has one point in the last four gane is now languishing on the fourth line. Bryan Bickell, LW, Chicago (2 G, 3 A, even, 5 IPM, 12 GP): Big changes in Chicago this summer opened the door for Bickell to earn a spot and he opened the season with two goals and four points in the first five games before the well ran dry. After one assist in seven games, he was relegated to the press box Saturday night against Minnesota. Carl Gunnarsson, D, Toronto (0 G, 0 A, even, 0 PIM, 6 GP): Late last year, the 23-year-old stepped right into a top-four role on the Maple Leafs blueline and looked like he could be a productive player, with 15 points and a plus-8 rating, while playing more than 21 minutes per game, in 43 games. This year, its goose-eggs across the board in 15 minutes a night and he doesnt appear to have confidence with the puck like he did last year. Chris Butler, D, Buffalo (0 G, 3 A, +2, 6 PIM, 8 GP): The 24-year-old played more than 20 minutes a game on the Sabres blueline last season, with not entirely favourable results (21 points, -15 in 59 games) and he ended up scratched for the first four games of this season. Since then, however, Butler has played well in fewer minutes. Craig Rivet, D, Buffalo (0 G, 1 A, +1, 4 PIM, 9 GP): Buffalos captain sat out against Atlanta on Friday and while hes not a big-time point producer, Rivet has provided value in recent years by racking up more than 100 PIMs in three straight seasons. Tough to do that from the press box though. Jason Blake, LW, Anaheim (2 G, 1 A, -4, 4 PIM, 11 GP): The 37-year-olds production declined last season, so expectations were obviously modest, but when he started the season without a point in the first six games, his spot in the lineup was easier to replace, even if it came after he had two points in three games at the time. Upon returning from his scratch, Blake scored a goal and registered a season-high seven shots on goal against New Jersey. Chris Clark, RW, Columbus (0 G, 6 A, +3, 4 PIM, 8 GP): After sitting out the first couple games of the year, Clark has returned to the lineup and been one of Columbus most productive forwards. Hes still playing under 14 minutes per game and isnt ever going to be a 30-goal scorer again (as he was in 2006-2007), but the 34-year-old has re-claimed his place in the lineup. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@ctv.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy Sports on Facebook. Wholesale Jerseys ' ' '
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