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New Look Suits Cavs Well In Blowout

Posted Feb 24, 08 10:57 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Three days after a blockbuster trade sent Ben Wallace and three others to Cleveland, the players made their official debut against the Memphis Grizzlies.  And what a debut it was, as the Cavs trounced the Grizzlies, 109-89.  LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas combined for 47 points, while Wallace added another 12 with 10 rebounds in his first start for the team.

  "It was good to see all those guys play well," James said. "It was exciting to be on the floor with them."  Cavs coach Mike Brown will likely switch up the lineup as the team, with its new additions, gets used to playing together, reports the AP. Hakim Warrick led the lowly Grizzlies, now 14-42, with 21 points. 

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Wally Szczerbiak (10) defends Memphis Grizzlies' Juan Carlos Navarro during the fourth quarter of their game Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Cleveland. Cleveland beat the Memphis 109-89....   (Associated Press)
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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, talks with new teammate, Ben Wallace, late in the Cavaliers' 109-89 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in their game Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark...   (Associated Press)
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