Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold doesnt want Matt Simon to rein in his passionate playing style despite it earning the veteran striker a suspension for Saturdays A-League match in Perth.Simon copped a one-match ban for ramming into Melbourne City defender Michael Jakobsen after coming off the bench during last weekends ill-tempered draw.But Arnold defended his regular substitute as a hard worker whose ferocity can swing games in the undefeated Sky Blues favour.To be honest I was surprised initially that he got cited, Arnold said.But theyre things you cant deal with, the match review panel does what it has to do.Matty has apologised to the group, but hell never change his ways - I dont want him to.Hes a fantastic team player who shows a lot of passion.I know every opponents defenders hate playing against him and he knows that as well.When he came on last week and we had 10 men, he kept the whole back line busy on his own and really took the pressure off us.He did the work of two or three people to get us the result.Arnold said hed had a word with Simon about the incident and insisted Sydney dont condone rough or illegal play.Were proud of the fact the club plays the game the right way, he said.Ive spoken to Matty about it, and it was just passion and emotion, and frustration with how the game was going.Simon will be available for the Sky Blues Boxing Day clash in Adelaide. 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They havent lost to the Magic since Nov. 23, 2012, in Orlando.Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue was unhappy the Cavaliers didnt put the game away earlier against an 0-3 team.I thought we let our guard down because of their record, and not playing them as a good team, he said. Theyre struggling right now but they have a good team and we didnt respect that.Smith, who missed most of training camp in a contract dispute, made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions and Cleveland forced a shot-clock violation. James followed with two baskets, including a left-handed finish at the rim.Serge Ibaka converted a three-point play and hit a free throw, cutting the lead to 98-95 with 45 seconds left, but Smiths 3-pointer from the corner pushed the lead to six.J.R. was able to knock a few down in the fourth quarter when we needed it the most, James said.We leave J.R. 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He also missed Fridays game in Toronto.ADVANCE ANALYSISMagic coach Frank Vogel saw plenty of the Cavaliers while he was on the Pacers bench.Theyve grown into what everyone thought they would be when they were put together, he said. Obviously, they won the championship, and now Cleveland looks like a finished product.BACKUP PLANLue has been using Iman Shumpert at backup point guard, but doesnt want to overload the veteran.Its a hard position to play, Lue said. I know he can guard point guards defensively. As far trying to get him to learn the whole playbook, thats not fair. Thats not going to happen. Hes going to make some mistakes. We just have to live with it for right now.BASEBALL FEVERHighlights of Game 4 of the World Series between the Indians and Cubs were shown on the arena scoreboard. The crowd cheered on several occasions as the Indians built the lead to go ahead 3-1 in the series.I looked too, Lue said. 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