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Date: December 25, 2009. Boxscore: http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=291225013 After the Cleveland Cavaliers made the defending NBA champions look ordinary, the Los Angeles Lakers' fans threw up their foam hands in frustration. Mo Williams scored 28 points, LeBron James added 26 and the Cavaliers beat Los Angeles 102-87 Friday in a game that ended with angry Lakers fans throwing dozens of giveaway foam hands onto the court. Shaquille O'Neal had 11 points in his latest Los Angeles return with the Cavaliers, who dominated the Lakers with sharp shooting and physical defense, prompting several technical fouls and retaliation hits in a one-sided matchup of title contenders. The Lakers' crowd lost its holiday spirit with 4:04 left when Lamar Odom's ejection and another T on the Lakers' infuriated bench prompted many fans to throw their pregame presents onto the court. After another foul with 3:45 left, several more foam hands were thrown along with a full water bottle, which skittered between players without hitting anyone. Kobe Bryant scored 35 points for the Lakers, who had won 16 of 17 before Cleveland's decisive victory behind Williams, James and the Cavs' impressive interior play, which negated the Lakers' usual advantages down low. After Odom got his second technical foul in an altercation with Williams, the Lakers' bench drew a T -- apparently on purpose -- for delay of game by failing to produce a substitute in a timely manner. When referee Dan Crawford whistled that T, the Staples Center crowd let its hands fly. The foam hands weren't the usual No. 1 finger normally found at sports events, but a representation of two puppet hands making the "LA" sign in a connection to Nike's advertising campaign featuring puppets of James and Bryant. But with Williams leading the way in his third straight impressive road game, the Cavs forced Bryant and the Lakers into their least impressive performance in six weeks. The loss dropped the Lakers (23-5) back into a tie with Boston atop the overall NBA standings.

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Roberto Carlos, Dira Paes e Calcinha Preta no Especial 2009, da Rede Globo de Televisão No Especial da Rede Globo de Televisão na TV Aberta e Livre do Brasil, o Show Especial do Rei Roberto Carlos cantando Cama e Mesa com a Norminha de Caminho das Índias, a atriz Dira Paes. A Norminha baixou em Dira Paes durante a gravação do especial de Natal de Roberto Carlos, nessa terça-feira (15), em São Paulo. A atriz ofereceu um copo de leite ao rei, em referência ao leitinho batizado com sonífero que sua personagem em Caminho das Índias dava ao marido, Abel (Anderson Müller). "Beba, beba, beba o seu leitinho", disse Dira, arrancando gargalhadas da plateia. Assim como fez Camila Pitanga no especial do Rei gravado em dezembro de 2007, Dira Paes também cantou com Roberto Carlos. "Eu não saberia escolher uma música do seu repertório, mas sei qual Norminha cantaria: Cama e Mesa", disse a atriz, que em seguida mostrou ser afinadíssima. "Hoje é um dos dias mais felizes da minha vida", afirmou Dira, emocionada. Roberto não poupou elogios à atriz: "você é um grande sucesso em tudo o que faz". Dira e Roberto Carlos ainda dançaram agarradinhos a música Você Não Vale Nada, tema de Norminha, interpretada pela banda de forró Calcinha Preta.