Long before LeBron James arrived and started Cleveland’s climb toward the top of the NBA, Zydrunas Ilgauskas was quietly putting up numbers on some terrible teams.So as Ilgauskas continues to rewrite the Cavaliers’ record book, it means so much more that it comes while his team is doing the same.James had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cavaliers won their ninth straight game, beating the New Jersey Nets 96-88 on Sunday night to tie a franchise record with their 57th victory.Ilgauskas added 18 points as the Cavaliers improved the NBA’s best record to 57-13. He had four blocks and passed John “Hot Rod” Williams (1,200) as the Cavs’ career leader with 1,202. He already became Cleveland’s top rebounder earlier this season.“These things are always nice, but especially when the team is doing well,” said Ilgauskas, who arrived in 1996. “If you’re on a bad team, you can’t enjoy it as much, and this so far has been a special season. A lot of records have fallen.”The Cavs weren’t especially sharp while playing their second game in two days, but now get some time off before they host the Nets on Wednesday in the back end of a home-and-home series…. Read full this story
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