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Beacon Journal | 11/16/2005 | Ilgauskas has sleeping problem under control
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Ilgauskas has sleeping problems under control
CLEVELAND - It's not easy being 7-foot-3.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is richly rewarded for his height and talents, but there are still life's issues. One key issue for the Cavaliers center is regular sleep.
The season has started again, and so have Ilgauskas' bouts of insomnia. It was a problem that first cropped up at the start of last season and something he might have to deal with in spurts for the rest of his playing career.
He has it under control and treats it with medication when needed, but there are still rough patches.
“I slept just fine in the offseason,'' he said. “I guess it is just the traveling during the season that gets me.''
It started last season, when the Cavs had a harsh road trip to start the year, a double-overtime home game followed by a three-hour flight to Miami that didn't get the Cavs to their hotel until after 3 a.m.
The night after the Miami game, he wasn't able to fall asleep at all. Then the team had a practice and another three-hour flight to Milwaukee. He scored just nine points against the Bucks.
He eventually overcame it, going on to appear in his second All-Star Game.
“It is one of those things I have to deal with,'' Ilgauskas said. “The pills work when I have a problem.''
RECORD RUN -- LeBron James started Tuesday night with 4,016 career points, being the youngest player to reach that plateau. He'll likely be the youngest to reach 5,000 and beyond. What might be more impressive, though, is breaking the Cavs' career scoring record before his 24th birthday.
Averaging 22.4 points in 167 career games, James is on schedule to break Brad Daugherty's team scoring record of 10,389 points around the spring of 2009. Barring significant injury or -- gasp -- free-agent defection, James is on pace to do it in 464 games. Daugherty played 548 games.
DRIBBLES -- Heading into Tuesday night's game, Donyell Marshall had the highest rebounding average (8.9) of any nonstarter in the NBA.... Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was a second-round pick of the Cavs in 1977.... Luke Jackson got a rare haircut. Said Jackson: "I did it to become more aerodynamic.''
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