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His 5,228th rebound surpasses Daugherty. James sets steals mark
By George M. Thomas
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published on Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008
CLEVELAND: Cavaliers coach Mike Brown had a quick response when asked about center Zydrunas Ilgauskas breaking Brad Daugherty's team record for rebounds and whether the current Cavs center relies too much on his height.
''Chuck Nevitt was 7-3 and long and didn't get that many rebounds,'' Brown said.
When reminded that Nevitt topped out at 7-5, Brown laughed and said: ''Well, he's got advantage on Z then at 7-5.''
Nevitt played for five NBA teams in his nine-year career. No one is comparing Ilgauskas, who has played with just the Cavaliers, to Nevitt.
But Brown said that Ilgauskas, because he's so unique as a player, might not get the recognition he deserves. Ilgauskas' ability to rebound proved difficult for the coach to put into words, but Ilgauskas' numbers speak for themselves when he broke the record.
Brown said that the 7-3 Ilgauskas might not be appreciated as much as he should be around the league.
''They probably have (undervalued him), but because we've had some success as a team, he's gotten a lot more attention,'' Brown said. ''Going into the playoffs, you can tell that teams game plan for him. They have to play him a certain way because he shoots the ball so well.''
Ilgauskas broke Daugherty's team record of 5,227 with 1:58 left in the first half of Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Raptors.
James: master thief
It took all of 28 seconds for LeBron James to break the record he sought Tuesday night.
James stole the ball on an Anthony Parker pass to become the Cavs' all-time leader in steals, passing Mark Price with his 735th steal.
James is averaging 2.2 steals per game, the first time he's been over two per game since the 2004-05 season.
Brown said the steals record fell because James is such an intelligent player.
''What I like this year is that he has a real comfort zone of what he needs to be doing, what his teammates need to be doing on the defensive end of the floor,'' he said. ''He's getting steals this year, but not hanging his teammates out to dry.
''He's getting steals being in the right place at the right time. If he goes for one and misses it, because he's in the right place at the right time, he's able to recover without really hurting or affecting our team. That's what's really exciting.''
Quick hits
Despite not playing in five fourth quarters this season, James is still among the league leaders in fourth-quarter scoring. He led the league last season with 8.6 points per game. This season, he averages fewer minutes per game, but is still averaging 8.1 points per fourth quarter, tying him for second with the New Jersey Nets' Devin Harris. The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade leads with 8.4 points per fourth quarter.
George M. Thomas can be reached at sportswriterabj@sbcglobal.net. Read his blog athttp://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/cavs
CLEVELAND: Cavaliers coach Mike Brown had a quick response when asked about center Zydrunas Ilgauskas breaking Brad Daugherty's team record for rebounds and whether the current Cavs center relies too much on his height.
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