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Referees for Lakers-Cavaliers game have seen a lot of Cleveland

By John CherwaSpecial Contributor 
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Not that we’re suggesting referees have any bearing on the outcome of NBA games, but the referees for tonight’s game between the Lakers and Cavaliers have seen more of LeBron James this season than Kobe Bryant.

The whistling team of Joe DeRosa, Sean Wright and Gary Zielinski if taken individually and added up are 7-1 when adjudicating Cavaliers games. They are 3-1 when they see the Lakers.

Breaking it down, the Lakers are 1-1 with DeRosa at the game and 2-0 with Zielinski there. This is the first game this season that Wright has seen the Lakers. The Cavaliers are 1-0 when they see DeRosa, 3-1 when Wright is there and 3-0 with Zielinski.

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-- John Cherwa

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John Cherwa

John Cherwa is a special contributor to the Los Angeles Times. He started at The Times in 1980 and left in 1995 to be sports editor of the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Co. sports coordinator in 2002. He rejoined The Times in 2009 and left his post as deputy sports editor late in 2017. Currently, his major coverage area is horse racing, where he can be found at big races at Santa Anita, the Triple Crown series and Breeders’ Cup. He also can be found at the Olympics, having just finished the Tokyo and Beijing double, marking his 11th Olympics. Cherwa also contributes general interest stories from Florida.

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