Game Notes For Thursday @ Cavs

* The Cavaliers won three of four contests against the Bulls last season, with the Cavs winning both games played in Cleveland by an average of 19.5 points per game.

* Chicago is 2-2 thus far in the season, winning twice at home and losing twice on the road. Dating back to last season's first round playoff encounter with the Celtics, the home team has won eight straight contests in which the Bulls have been involved.

* Since allowing 98.0 points per game and .449 opponents' field-goal percentage in its first two games of the season (both losses), Cleveland is allowing only 85.3 points per game and .413 opponents' field-goal percentage in its three-game winning streak.

* Shaquille O'Neal has 3+ assists in three straight games for the first time in more than two and a half years. O'Neal had a four-game stretch between February 25 and March 2, 2007.

* Luol Deng had 24 points and 20 rebounds against the Bucks on Tuesday, the first Bull to record a 20 point/20 rebound game since Marcus Fizer (30 pts, 20 rebs) did it April 12, 2004 against the Magic.

* Since the start of the 2005-06 season, LeBron James is averaging 33.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game against the Bulls.