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Article: For Wizards at least, it's a rivalry; Cavaliers not seeing clashes the same way.(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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Byline: Mike Jones, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A date with LeBron James & Co. always represents a special, love-hate get-together for the Washington Wizards.
Tuesday's engagement is no exception. The Wizards face the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena for the first time this season - a meeting that noticeably has raised the intensity in the locker room.
The Wizards and Cavaliers established a rivalry - at least, according to one team - with three straight meetings in the playoffs from 2006 to 2008.
The Cavaliers won all three series, but the clashes still produced plenty of sparks.
Last season, for example, Wizards guard ...