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Shaquille O'Neal has always felt like when he gets the ball down low, within a few feet of the basket, he should score every time. "Got to," he said. "If not, get rid of me." The Cavaliers just got him, and they're not about to let him go. O'Neal had easily his best game since joining Cleveland, scoring a season-high 21 points while wearing out Washington's big men and LeBron James scored 27 points as the Cavaliers won their third straight, beating the Wizards 102-90 on Tuesday night.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 11/3	Cle	Cle 102-90
Wed 11/18	Was	Was 108-91
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Wed 1/6	Cle	7:00 pm

Game Stats

Wizards (2-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C Butler, F 38 6 0 1 22 G Arenas, G 39 7 5 2 22 M Miller, G 35 8 3 5 12 B Haywood, C 27 9 0 6 8 F Oberto, F 25 1 2 2 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A Blatche 25 8 1 4 7 R Foye 20 1 1 1 7 N Young 2 1 0 0 4 D Stevenson 18 2 0 2 3 J McGee 11 5 0 4 2 D McGuire 2 0 0 0 0 M James 0 0 0 0 0 J Crittenton 0 0 0 0 0 P Davis 0 0 0 0 0 A Jamison 0 0 0 0 0

Cavaliers (3-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L James, F 36 8 6 0 27 S O'Neal, C 29 8 3 4 21 M Williams, G 31 4 6 5 15 A Varejao, F 32 10 3 3 10 A Parker, G 28 0 1 3 5 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D Gibson 27 1 2 2 14 D West 21 2 4 3 4 Z Ilgauskas 21 4 0 3 3 J Moon 9 3 0 1 3 J Hickson 4 2 0 0 0 J Williams 2 0 0 1 0 D Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 D Green 0 0 0 0 0 C Karl 0 0 0 0 0 L Powe 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Wizards Date Player Injury 11/22 M Miller, GF Torn calf muscle 11/9 M James, PG Broken left hand - out 5 weeks 11/1 J Crittenton, G Right foot surgery

Cavaliers Date Player Injury 11/14 S O'Neal, C Strained shoulder 10/26 L Powe, F Left knee - out 4 months

Player News

Wizards Caron Butler (WAS) News: Wizards' beat writer Michael Lee is reporting that an MRI revealed no structural damage on the injured ankle of guard Caron Butler. Butler will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's meeting with the Sixers.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Mike Miller (WAS) News: Updating a previous report, Wizards' guard Mike Miller is expected to miss three-to-six weeks after being diagnosed with a calf strain, according to the Twitter page of beat writer Michael Lee.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Caron Butler (WAS) News: An MRI on Butler's injured right ankle showed no structural damage, Michael Lee of the Washington Post reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

Cavaliers Shaquille O'Neal (CLE) News: Shaquille O'Neal (shoulder) may finally return to the Cavs lineup on Wednesday, according to ESPN.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Shaquille O'Neal (CLE) News: O'Neal (shoulder) returned to practice on Monday and hopes to play in Wednesday's game against Detroit, the Associated Press reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Shaquille O'Neal (CLE) News: Becoming one of Ohio's uniformed officers won't be a cakewalk for O'Neal. Hoping to further his sideline career in law enforcement, the Cleveland Cavaliers star has applied to become a special deputy in the Buckeye state. But the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Sunday that the Ohio attorney general's office says O'Neal must pass an examination and undergo substantial training first.  (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009)