Cavaliers Open the Season with a Loss to the Celtics
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
OK, the season opener didn’t turn out how we would have liked. But it did turn out like we should have expected. The Cavs drop their first game to the Celtics 95-89.
Delonte West was inactive for the game. With as valuable as he is for the team, it really hurt having him out.
LeBron James had a good game (38 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks). But the Cavs’ big offseason addition, Shaquille O’Neal, scored just 10 points. At the end, the Celtics, led by Paul Pierce’s 23 points and 11 rebounds, hung on to spoil the season opener.
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