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CLEVELAND- Coming off a long West Coast road trip the Cleveland Cavaliers where looking to make a statement against the Houston Rockets that they are a dangerous team that should be taken serious by every team in the NBA. They Cavaliers just came off a big victory off over the L.A. Lakers on Christmas day beating them easily 102-87.

In the first period the Cavaliers did get off to a slow start and was down 4-16. By the end of the first period the score was tied at 24. From that point on it was all Cavaliers. The big back breaker for the Houston Rocket is when the Cavaliers out scored them 32-15 in the third period. Then to end the game the Cavaliers out score the 25-20 and giving them a 108-83 victory.

LeBron James led the way with 29 points, 6 assit, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot. Mo Williams followed up with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assist. Shaquille O’Neal had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assist and 1 blocked shot. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 1 steal.

The Cavaliers are looking to extend their winning streak in Atlanta on Tuesday when they take on the Hawks. Tip off is at 7:00.