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Charlotte Bobcats (1-1) At Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2), 7:30 P.M.

(Sports Network) - One night after recording their first win of the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers will kick off a three-game homestand Saturday versus the Charlotte Bobcats at Quicken Loans Arena.

The Cavs lost their first two games of the 2009-10 season before reaching the win column with Friday's 104-87 victory at Minnesota. Superstar LeBron James finished with 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Cleveland, which compiled the NBA's best record last season.

Mo Williams tallied 20 points and six assists, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 15 points and Daniel Gibson 14 in the win.

"I think it's good that we keep playing a lot of games," said Ilgauskas. "We get a chance to fix things on the floor. We're right where we need to be offensively and defensively."

Cavs newcomer Shaquille O'Neal had seven rebounds, six points and three blocks. Cleveland will also host Washington and Chicago on the residency.

Meanwhile, the Bobcats enter this matchup fresh off last night's 102-100 double overtime victory versus the New York Knicks at Time Warner Cable Arena.

D.J. Augustin sank the two eventual game-winning free throws with 2.5 seconds remaining in double-OT, as the Bobcats held on for the win despite blowing an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter. Raymond Felton, who left the game late with a knee injury but returned, added 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for Charlotte, which opened the new campaign with a 92-59 setback at Boston on Wednesday.

"It was a big win for us, coming off that Boston loss," said Augustin. "We were really down with ourselves...but we built off that and came back tonight and fought hard."

Gerald Wallace ended with 18 points and 15 boards, while Boris Diaw totaled 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in a winning effort.

The Cavaliers won all three meetings with the Bobcats a season ago and are unbeaten in the past six matchups between the teams. Charlotte has lost all nine of its trips to Cleveland.

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