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Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork. Hokie Gajan Jersey .com) - Kevin Love and LeBron James each delivered monster efforts to get the Cleveland Cavaliers back on track via a 97-88 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Back home after being dealt back-to-back defeats at Oklahoma City and New Orleans, the Cavaliers raced out to a 21-0 lead and held on the rest of the way. James came through with 27 points and 13 assists to lead the charge, with Love pulling down 18 rebounds in addition to a 22-point performance. Having a chance to be home a bit and recharge our batteries certainly helped tonight, said Cavaliers head coach David Blatt. Kyrie Irving added 16 points to help Cleveland drop the Hornets to 1-10 on the road. The Hornets received 24 points out of Kemba Walker and 14 from Al Jefferson, but were never able to dig out of their huge early hole. Love and James were at the forefront of Clevelands game-opening tear, with the former dropping in 10 quick points and James notching assists on five of the Cavaliers seven baskets during the stretch. Kevin played a great all-around game tonight, Blatt said. I thought he was terrific. Charlotte, meanwhile, missed its first 10 shots and trailed by as many as 22 points in the first quarter, but found its touch near the end of the period. The Hornets closed out the frame on a 13-6 spurt, with Walker netting the final nine points, to pull within 34-17 at the frames end. The Hornets stayed hot in the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 38-32 with a 6-0 sequence midway through the stanza. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Marvin Williams and Bismack Biyombo keyed an 8-0 run later on that trimmed the margin to 43-40. Cleveland scored the next nine points, however, and went into the break owning a 54-45 advantage. Charlotte was able to chip away once again, putting forth an 8-0 push early in the second half to shrink the lead to 59-57. Tristan Thompson then gave the Cavs a needed spark, delivering seven points during a 13-4 flurry that put Cleveland back up by double digits with 4 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter. The Cavaliers took an 80-68 lead into the fourth and were ahead by as many as 15 in the final period, with Charlotte getting only as close as eight points down entering the last minute of play. We played a good enough offensive game to win...(but) our first quarter defense was obviously poor, Hornets head coach Steve Clifford said. Game Notes Cleveland has won six straight at home by an average of 14.3 points ... The Cavaliers halted a five-game losing streak in the series, with Charlotte taking all four 2013-14 meetings between the clubs ... The win was Clevelands ninth straight against an Eastern Conference team and improved the Cavs to 12-3 versus the East this season ... 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Hes had three top-10 results this season and feels ready to put it all together and finally hoist a trophy at the top level.Elias The Spartan Theodorou says he is still living the grind of a mixed martial arts fighter since winning the middleweight portion of The Ultimate Fighter Nations reality TV show. But life has changed. Im just fortunate now to get to see more people, better people, getting to train with more coaches, said the 26-year-old from Mississauga, Ont. Same job, just better office, he added. Theodorou, who won his TUF Nations title in April, returns to action Saturday in Halifax against Brazilian Bruno Santos. Welterweight Rory Ares MacDonald takes on American-based Belgian Tarec (Sponge) Saffiedine in the main event of the televised card at the Scotiabank Centre as the UFC makes is first foray into Atlantic Canada. The 25-year-old MacDonald, a native of Kelowna, B.C., who trains out of Montreal, is ranked No. 2 among welterweight contenders while the 28-year-old Saffiedine is No. 9. Its one of two UFC cards Saturday. Icelands Gunnar Nelson, ranked 12th among welterweight contenders, faces Rick The Horror Story in the main event of a Stockholm show, which is being shown by the UFCs Fight Pass online subscription service. Theodorou is a larger-than-life character whose resume reads actor, model, stuntman, dancer, TV pitchman and Harlequin Romance cover boy as well as fighter. He says he is always looking to expand his brand both inside and outside the cage. It has not been all nose to the grindstone for Theodorou since defeating Sheldon Westcott via second-round TKO. After the fight I got to enjoy a couple of dance floors and some extracurricular activities, he said. Perhaps as a result, the six-foot-one Theodorou put on some happy weight, getting as high as 230ish. But he says he has trimmed pounds via good nuttrition. John Kasay Jersey. Science is going to allow me basically to be 185 for about an hour. Theodorou (9-0) says hes realistic about what winning the reality TV show meant. The hard work lies ahead. I literally just got my place in the race now ... Now it begins with Bruno Santos. The stocky five-foot-nine Brazilian likes to take people down. Hes a tough dude, said Theodorou. Hes 14-1. What he basically does, even though not it may not be that exciting, (is) he just grabs a hold of you, picks you up and does exactly what he needs to do to win. He breaks his opponents to be completely honest with you. Hes very headstrong. Hes very focused on what he wants to do. But I think Im just equally as headstrong and a little better technically ... Every time he tries to grab a hold of me, similar to Sheldon, Im just going to say no. Im going to punch him, Im going to kick him and Im going to move. Its not too easy to grab a hold of something thats moving. Especially when it kicks you in the head. Theodorou believes he can showcase his standup skills in the fight. During the reality TV show, he used his grappling to control his opponents. The 27-year-old Santos is 1-1 in the UFC with a win over Krzysztof Jotko and a loss to Chris Camozzi. Theodorous camp for this fight has included time in the Toronto area (Headrush Training Center and the Tapout Burlington Training Centre) and Montreal (Tristar Gym, Titans Academy, BTT Canada and the Montreal Wrestling Club). In Montreal, he got to train with MacDonald. Theodorou is no stranger to Halifax, having stopped Mike Kent in the first round of an Extreme Cage Combat card in May 2013. Ive fought in Halifax before and its going to be another home away from home. ' ' ' |
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