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Cleveland Cavaliers: Guard Matthew Dellavedova emerging
Associated Press
Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova has seen increased playing time since the injury to Kyrie Irving.
By Bob Finnan, The Morning Journal & The News-Herald
Posted: 03/27/14, 6:04 PM EDT |
At first glance, Matthew Dellavedova doesn’t pass the eye test.
All that changes when the Cleveland Cavaliers guard hits the floor. He transforms into a whirling dervish, going after anything that moves.
“He’s one tough son of a gun,” Cavs coach Mike Brown said.
His hard-nosed play is infectious. It definitely grows on you.
The 6-foot-4, 200-pounder is making his move with the Cavs (29-44), who are making a late push to earn the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
They trail No. 8 seed Atlanta by 3 1/2 games with nine games remaining in the 2013-14 season. A lot will be known in their next two games. They travel to Brooklyn on March 28 and then host Indiana on March 30. If the Cavs are able to win those two games, things will get very interesting.
Things got very interesting in Auburn Hills, Mich., on March 26 when the Cavs clipped Detroit with a last-second shot by guard Dion Waiters. The Cavs led in the second half for three-tenths of a second.
“It was a great feeling,” Dellavedova said. “We had to dig in for the last quarter. Everyone came up big. We knew if we could get a couple stops, we would have a shot at the end.
“We were flat (in the third quarter). I tried to bring some energy in that third quarter to try to keep us going.”
The Cavs have won three in a row heading into their most important weekend of the season.
“Everyone is feeling pretty good,” Dellavedova said. “We’re playing together. We’ll see what we can do.
“Our backs are against the wall. Every game is do-or-die.”
The Australian native has been most known this year as a defensive specialist who just hounds players.
That changed in the Pistons game when he paced the Cavs with a career-high 21 points and six assists. He was 5 of 7 from behind the arc.
“I can’t say enough about Delly,” Brown said. “His 21 points were huge.”
In his last five games, Dellavedova is averaging 11 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists. He’s shooting 54.3 percent from the field (19 of 35) and 55 percent from the 3-point line (11 of 20).
“We put a lot of time in shooting the ball,” he said. “I started well this season and then had a drop-off. It picked up lately. You have to keep refining it and keep taking good shots.
“I work on my 3-point shot and watch a lot of game tape. I stuck with it. It feels pretty good right now.”
His playing time has soared since the biceps injury to Kyrie Irving. Dellavedova played 36 minutes against the Pistons.
“Kyrie has been out,” he said. “I’ve had to try to step up. I’ve tried to be more aggressive and make more plays. I’m feeling pretty comfortable out there right now.”
Cleveland Cavaliers: Guard Matthew Dellavedova emerging
Associated Press
Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova has seen increased playing time since the injury to Kyrie Irving.
By Bob Finnan, The Morning Journal & The News-Herald
Posted: 03/27/14, 6:04 PM EDT |
At first glance, Matthew Dellavedova doesn’t pass the eye test.
All that changes when the Cleveland Cavaliers guard hits the floor. He transforms into a whirling dervish, going after anything that moves.
“He’s one tough son of a gun,” Cavs coach Mike Brown said.
His hard-nosed play is infectious. It definitely grows on you.
The 6-foot-4, 200-pounder is making his move with the Cavs (29-44), who are making a late push to earn the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
They trail No. 8 seed Atlanta by 3 1/2 games with nine games remaining in the 2013-14 season. A lot will be known in their next two games. They travel to Brooklyn on March 28 and then host Indiana on March 30. If the Cavs are able to win those two games, things will get very interesting.
Things got very interesting in Auburn Hills, Mich., on March 26 when the Cavs clipped Detroit with a last-second shot by guard Dion Waiters. The Cavs led in the second half for three-tenths of a second.
“It was a great feeling,” Dellavedova said. “We had to dig in for the last quarter. Everyone came up big. We knew if we could get a couple stops, we would have a shot at the end.
“We were flat (in the third quarter). I tried to bring some energy in that third quarter to try to keep us going.”
The Cavs have won three in a row heading into their most important weekend of the season.
“Everyone is feeling pretty good,” Dellavedova said. “We’re playing together. We’ll see what we can do.
“Our backs are against the wall. Every game is do-or-die.”
The Australian native has been most known this year as a defensive specialist who just hounds players.
That changed in the Pistons game when he paced the Cavs with a career-high 21 points and six assists. He was 5 of 7 from behind the arc.
“I can’t say enough about Delly,” Brown said. “His 21 points were huge.”
In his last five games, Dellavedova is averaging 11 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists. He’s shooting 54.3 percent from the field (19 of 35) and 55 percent from the 3-point line (11 of 20).
“We put a lot of time in shooting the ball,” he said. “I started well this season and then had a drop-off. It picked up lately. You have to keep refining it and keep taking good shots.
“I work on my 3-point shot and watch a lot of game tape. I stuck with it. It feels pretty good right now.”
His playing time has soared since the biceps injury to Kyrie Irving. Dellavedova played 36 minutes against the Pistons.
“Kyrie has been out,” he said. “I’ve had to try to step up. I’ve tried to be more aggressive and make more plays. I’m feeling pretty comfortable out there right now.”
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Victorian point guard Matthew Dellavedova falls out of Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA Finals rotation
June 19, 2016 10:35am
AAPHerald Sun
Matthew Dellavedova has fallen behind a pair of seasoned NBA veterans in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ depth chart. Picture: AP
MATTHEW Dellavedova looks set to be fixed to the pine as the Cleveland Cavaliers battle the Golden State Warriors for the NBA title.
The Cavaliers will be attempting to win the team’s first championship in its 46-year history in a winner-take-all NBA Finals game seven at the Warriors’ Oracle Arena on Sunday (Monday 10am AEST).
But Dellavedova, a hero in the Cavaliers’ failed title quest last year, appears to have lost his back-up point guard role to teammates Mo Williams and Dahntay Jones.
Cavaliers’ coach Tyronn Lue went with Williams and Jones early and left Dellavedova on the bench in the team’s 115-101 victory on Thursday that squared the series 3-3 and set up the decider.
Lue has been full of praise for both veterans.
“Mo came in and gave us a great, great two minutes in that first half,” Lue told reporters on Saturday.
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“With Dahntay, just a veteran guy we brought in who has played in over 60 playoff games before he got here.”
Dellavedova has had a poor playoffs but, until game six, remained the main back-up to starting point guard Kyrie Irving.
Lue said he liked the pace that Williams played with.
“He plays up-tempo to get the ball up the floor,” Lue, who has previously spoken about how
Has Matthew Dellavedova fallen out of favour in Cleveland? At least he will have the best seat in the house to take in the NBA Finals. Picture: Getty Images/AFP
Dellavedova has struggled with the Warriors’ taller guards, said.
Dellavedova, the hard-nosed guard from Maryborough, Victoria, has only shot 35.1 per cent of his field goals and 25.8 per cent of his three-pointers in the playoffs.
That is compared to his excellent 41 per cent field goal and three-pointer percentages in the regular season.
The Warriors led the finals 3-1, but dropped the last two games and, after a record-breaking 73-win regular season, face the prospect of losing the title to the surging Cavaliers.
The Warriors will be without Australian centre Andrew Bogut, who injured his left knee in Monday’s game five.
Warriors’ NBA MVP Steph Curry said he would consider the season a failure if they did not beat the Cavaliers.
“Yeah, pretty much because that was our goal at the beginning,” Curry said. AAP
June 19, 2016 10:35am
AAPHerald Sun
Matthew Dellavedova has fallen behind a pair of seasoned NBA veterans in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ depth chart. Picture: AP
MATTHEW Dellavedova looks set to be fixed to the pine as the Cleveland Cavaliers battle the Golden State Warriors for the NBA title.
The Cavaliers will be attempting to win the team’s first championship in its 46-year history in a winner-take-all NBA Finals game seven at the Warriors’ Oracle Arena on Sunday (Monday 10am AEST).
But Dellavedova, a hero in the Cavaliers’ failed title quest last year, appears to have lost his back-up point guard role to teammates Mo Williams and Dahntay Jones.
Cavaliers’ coach Tyronn Lue went with Williams and Jones early and left Dellavedova on the bench in the team’s 115-101 victory on Thursday that squared the series 3-3 and set up the decider.
Lue has been full of praise for both veterans.
“Mo came in and gave us a great, great two minutes in that first half,” Lue told reporters on Saturday.
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“With Dahntay, just a veteran guy we brought in who has played in over 60 playoff games before he got here.”
Dellavedova has had a poor playoffs but, until game six, remained the main back-up to starting point guard Kyrie Irving.
Lue said he liked the pace that Williams played with.
“He plays up-tempo to get the ball up the floor,” Lue, who has previously spoken about how
Has Matthew Dellavedova fallen out of favour in Cleveland? At least he will have the best seat in the house to take in the NBA Finals. Picture: Getty Images/AFP
Dellavedova has struggled with the Warriors’ taller guards, said.
Dellavedova, the hard-nosed guard from Maryborough, Victoria, has only shot 35.1 per cent of his field goals and 25.8 per cent of his three-pointers in the playoffs.
That is compared to his excellent 41 per cent field goal and three-pointer percentages in the regular season.
The Warriors led the finals 3-1, but dropped the last two games and, after a record-breaking 73-win regular season, face the prospect of losing the title to the surging Cavaliers.
The Warriors will be without Australian centre Andrew Bogut, who injured his left knee in Monday’s game five.
Warriors’ NBA MVP Steph Curry said he would consider the season a failure if they did not beat the Cavaliers.
“Yeah, pretty much because that was our goal at the beginning,” Curry said. AAP
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