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Daily News - January 11, 2015

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Terry's Talkin' about Cleveland Cavaliers making nine trades in 11 months -- Terry Pluto
Author: Terry Pluto
Publication: The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- David Griffin had been after Denver center Timofey Mozgov for nearly a year. Right after being named the Cavaliers' general manager on Feb. 6, 2014, Griffin tried to trade for the 7-foot-1 Russian. Denver wasn't interested.

Griffin's next move was to send two-second rounders along with Earl Clark and Henry Sims to Philadelphia for 7-footer Spencer Hawes. The quest for Mozgov began with Hawes.

The Cavs weren't able to re-sign Hawes, who was a free agent in the summer of 2014. They had to clear salary cap room to sign LeBron James. It pained Griffin to add 7-footer Tyler Zeller to a salary dump deal (along with Jarrett Jack, Sergey Karasev and a 2016 first-round pick), but you do what must be done to bring James home. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

LeBron James more involved in practice Saturday, but unlikely (for now) to play Sunday against Sacramento
Author: Joe Vardon
Publication: Cleveland.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- LeBron James was on the floor with his Cavaliers teammates and shooting the ball Saturday at practice, but coach David Blatt greatly downplayed the likelihood that James could play Sunday in Sacramento.

"He's making progress and that's a good sign," Blatt said at San Francisco's Olympic Club, where the Cavs practiced before taking a bus ride northeast to Sacramento. Cleveland played and lost Friday night to Golden State in Oakland, California.

James hasn't played since Dec. 28 with strains of his left knee and lower back. The Cavaliers are 1-6 in that stretch and 1-7 without him this season. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

GameDay Preview: Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings
Author: Staff Reporter
Publication: Cavs.com

The Cavaliers continue their five-game West Coast trip tonight as they take on the Sacramento Kings for the first of two regular season matchups. Tipoff is at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Cleveland (19-18) is 6-2 in the last eight road meetings against the Kings.

The Wine and Gold were victorious in their most recent contest against Sacramento, 109-99, on Feb. 11 of last season. In the win, Cleveland had 30 assists on 41 made field goals, while holding advantages in points in the paint (46-26) and bench points (50-37). - CLICK HERE to read full story.

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