Cleveland Cavaliers & The NBA

by **jamesownsdet** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:43 pm

Thought this would be appropriate rather than start a new thread every time Boston or L.A. play....

Tough games tonight for Boston and L.A. Boston at Miami with a plethora (channeling my inner Jim Ross) of injuries and Lakers at Houston. Lakers follow up with another tough one tomorrow at San Antone while the Cavs take their act to Phoenix...

I can't see L.A. going 2-0 on the 2-step. Especially at the Spurs who are playing excellent ball right now. Winners of 3 straight and 7 of the last 10.

Meanwhile Boston playing with no KG, No Rondo, No Big Bush League at the Heat. They still have Pierce and Allen though. Maybe Stephon Shitbury can finally give them something, ANYTHING to warrant the stupid ovations the chowds give him every time he enters a game.

Every game is a must win from here on out for Cavs, Lakers and Celtics.

by **Chris** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:08 pm

Wade, if he truly thinks hes MVP, should be able to abuse the Celtics and will his team to a win tonight.

by **OldDawg** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:17 pm

Would be good to see da Bulls pull off a W at Orlando...

by **osucrazy18** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:33 pm

I think Mickey Mouse is outta this race. Come on Dwade lets see this whole MVP thing skip bayless has been talking about

by **jamesownsdet** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:57 pm

osucrazy18 wrote:I think Mickey Mouse is outta this race. Come on Dwade lets see this whole MVP thing skip bayless has been talking about

Orlando has probably already lost more games than the Cavaliers will this season. IMO the Cavs are going to finish 66-16 or 65-17. Either way, I don't think the Magic can catch the Cavs.

I would LOVE for Flash to go MVP on the Celtics tonight because Boston can realistically only afford to lose 1 or 2 more times this year before the Cavaliers lock them out for the conference lead. All of this provided the Cavs handle their business at Phoenix and Sacto.

by **scott** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:57 pm

jamesownsdet wrote:
osucrazy18 wrote:I think Mickey Mouse is outta this race. Come on Dwade lets see this whole MVP thing skip bayless has been talking about

Orlando has probably already lost more games than the Cavaliers will this season. IMO the Cavs are going to finish 66-16 or 65-17. Either way, I don't think the Magic can catch the Cavs.

I would LOVE for Flash to go MVP on the Celtics tonight because Boston can realistically only afford to lose 1 or 2 more times this year before the Cavaliers lock them out for the conference lead. All of this provided the Cavs handle their business at Phoenix and Sacto.

Lake Show has a tough schedule to finish out. After this 3 game trip the Cavs are at home for most of the season. Good a chance as anyone to secure home court.

by **davemanddd** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:42 pm

plus the lake show won't have the services of lamar odom in their next game either as he will have to sit out a game after being suspended for dunderheadingly leaving the bench in that fracas in portland the other night.

it's one thing for them to be playing without bynum, but to also be without odom is a serious handicap for them. just look at what he did against the cavs.

now i'm not just being "the optimist" here when i say that the cavs have a serious chance of going undefeated for the rest of march, but they really do as 8 of their last 9 games in the month will be at home in the "q".

the only game that really scares me is thursday night's game in phoenix. unlike when the cavs beat them at home, steve nash will play this time around and shaq is playing "turn back the clock" since the all-star break and with the way the cavs have struggled with big guys inside here lately, i can see shaq going off for one of those monster 35 points & 20 rebounds type of games. gawd, i hope not.

the cavs really need delonte west to bounce back too. 2 points??? for all the problems mo had, at least he still managed to score 14 points.

there was an earlier topic after the cavs lost to boston that somebody said it was all on lebron for going 5-for-15 and "only" scoring 21 points and i begged to differ with them as lebron turned right around and had another 5-for-15 night the very next night against miami and the cavs still won because he got ample help from his supporting cast, unlike in boston.

lebron can only do so much and although many times he can almost single-handedly will the cavs to victory much like he did last night, but when he doesn't get any help from delonte, mo, z or the bench, well then hell yeah the cavs are gonna struggle. thankfully, it doesn't happen that often.

wow, what a win. wow, what a season. championship, here we come!!!

:TCF:

by **CharacterIV** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:51 pm

Green bastards up 55-50 on Heat at the half. Only because Ray Allen is 9/11 from the field, including 4/4 from downtown, with 24 points.

Isn't that D-Wade's cover? C'mon man, if you want to prove you're MVP material, you can't let your man go off like that!

(Unless they have Wade covering Pierce, in which case, laudations are in order. PP only has 6 points in 20 minutes, which means whoever's guarding him, he's not taking a lot of shots.)

Edit: Miami up 11, 82-71, with the ball, last minute of the 3rd. Daequan Cook just buried a pair of 3's.

by **JoJo White** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:03 pm

Heat up by 6 with a minute to go. Allen and Pierce at 40 minutes again.

by **JoJo White** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:07 pm

D-Wade hits a dagger 3 with about 30 seconds left; Heat up by 8 now, and Cavs will be up by 3 in the loss column after tonight. :cheers:

by **4thQtrGlory** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:08 pm

Boston down 8 with 30 seconds left.

by **CharacterIV** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:09 pm

Heat win!

Thanks, fellas!

by **googleeph2** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:12 pm

JoJo White wrote:Heat up by 6 with a minute to go. Allen and Pierce at 40 minutes again.

Pierce showing fatigue by missing 2 of 3 free throws very late in the game.

Oscar Robertson, a great free throw shooter, used to talk about how to practice shooting them: shoot a bunch before practice, during a break in practice, and after practice. It's important to be accustomed to shooting free throws when your body is fatigued.

Go CAVS!!!

by **OldDawg** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:13 pm

Thanks Heat. C'mon Rockets!!

by **Ziner** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:16 pm

googleeph2 wrote:
Pierce showing fatigue by missing 2 of 3 free throws very late in the game.

Glad to see they cut back Pierce and Allen's PT :thud:

Nice move Doc. Not only did they play 41 and 40 minutes respectively it was all for nothing as they go down again.

by **googleeph2** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:18 pm

Houston up by 3 over Lakers after 3 - were outscored by 8 in the third.

by **CharacterIV** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:19 pm

Ziner wrote:
googleeph2 wrote:
Pierce showing fatigue by missing 2 of 3 free throws very late in the game.

Glad to see they cut back Pierce and Allen's PT Nice move Doc. Not only did they play 41 and 40 minutes respectively it was all for nothing as they go down again.

Looked like if they didn't ride Ray's hot hand they'd have been down a dozen at the half, though. Dude was making everything out of the gate.

Awesome help, let's see if the Rockets can make it the best idle night of the season yet!

by **Frank Duffy** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:26 pm

Celtics trade deadline pickup update:

Marbury: 24 minutes, 0 for 7, 4 asssists, no rebounds.

M. Moore, on a night when half their big men are down: 16 minutes, 0 for 3, 4 rebounds.

Let's hope it continues.

by **Hi Oktane** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:35 pm

Ray Allen scored 27 & was a -14.

by **CharacterIV** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:37 pm

Hi Oktane wrote:Ray Allen scored 27 & was a -14.

Talk about running out of juice. Dude had 24 at the half.

by **jamesownsdet** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:53 am

Cavs now up 3 in the loss column on Boston! Woot!

Lakers are at San Antonio tonight while Cleveland is at Phoenix. Man the Cavs need a win tonight coupled with a Laker loss to give them the top record in the LEAGUE.

by **OldDawg** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:04 am

Heck, lets get greedy. Not only do we want HCA, do we want Orlando to overtake Boston for the #2 seed??? I say yes. Boston's playoff experience is what makes them worrisome. Make them win a series w/o HCA before they have to take on the Cavs w/o HCA. Give them the hardest route possible. I don't think Orlando is a cake-walk either, however, the playoff pressure will be knew to them, though.

by **osucrazy18** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:52 am

i dont want them to lose to the magic i want to beat them

by **jamesownsdet** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:52 pm

Lakers crushing the Spurs early. Cavs better win later to keep pace...

by **osucrazy18** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:58 pm

damn, lets go spurs pick this shit up

by **jamesownsdet** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:24 am

Celtics at home tonight against the lowly Griz...Cavaliers at the even lowlier Sacto Kings...

Cavaliers cannot afford to let down tonight and give a game back to Boston. Plus a win pulls them back to even with L.A. Back to back on the road shouldn't be an issue as Sacto is the NBA version of the Washington Generals...

Boston NEEDS this win badly. If they lose to the Griz? Sheesh it would be all but over for their hopes of catching Cleveland...

Damn the Lakers just spanked that azz on the 2-step. Now they go home for I believe 3 before they embark on a 7 game east coast swing...

by **jamesownsdet** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:12 pm

Rondo likely to start tonight...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3977184

PG Rondo likely to return vs. Grizzlies

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo said he will "definitely" start Friday night's home game after missing two games with a sprained right ankle.

Coach Doc Rivers was more reserved, saying Rondo is "likely" to start against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Rivers said he wanted to be sure that Rondo was strong enough to return and says he passed the test during Friday morning's shootaround.

Rondo sprained the ankle a week ago in a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics lost both games Rondo missed to drop 2½ games behind Cleveland in the Eastern Conference.

His replacement, Stephon Marbury, has struggled.

The Celtics also played those two losses without Kevin Garnett, Glen Davis, Brian Scalabrine and Tony Allen.

As a Cavaliers fan i'm thrilled the Celtics feel they need Rondo to beat the Griz at home and can't give him any more time to heal...

by **Steve Buffum** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:16 pm

jamesownsdet wrote:
His replacement, Stephon Marbury, has struggled.

In related news, the U.S. economy experienced a minor blip, and and Hurricane Katrina has been described as "a bit of a nasty storm."

Struggled. Guffaw!

by **jamesownsdet** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:26 am

All 3 of the contenders next action is tomorrow with Cleveland home against the Knickerbockers, L.A. hosting the Mavs and the C's on the road in Milwaukee...

After such a long time away from home can the Cavaliers get it together in time to beat New York? Typically these are very tough games to win. Hopefully the Cavs can :spanky:

L.A. gets 3 home games before they hit the east coast for 7 straight. The Mavs are 40-26 so they're no slouches. Can't see them beating L.A. though. We can always hope.

The big one is Boston at the Bucks. Milwaukee fighting for that last playoff spot. Boston still banged up. Can the Bucks sack up at home and take care of business? A Celtic loss + a Cavaliers win and I might stop including Boston in this thread...

by **waborat** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:35 am

jamesownsdet wrote:A Celtic loss + a Cavaliers win and I might stop including Boston in this thread...

Easy, Kimosabe

by **jamesownsdet** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:41 pm

waborat wrote:
jamesownsdet wrote:A Celtic loss + a Cavaliers win and I might stop including Boston in this thread...

Easy, Kimosabe

Just sayin...if the Celtics fall 4 games behind in the loss column with 16 to go they are toast. Especially with a road game at the dreaded Q still left on their docket.

by **ProgRocker** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:22 pm

jamesownsdet wrote:
waborat wrote:
jamesownsdet wrote:A Celtic loss + a Cavaliers win and I might stop including Boston in this thread...

Easy, Kimosabe

Just sayin...if the Celtics fall 4 games behind in the loss column with 16 to go they are toast. Especially with a road game at the dreaded Q still left on their docket.

Heck, if the Celtics started losing that much I'm going to become a Celtics fan, because that would mean Superman and the Magic are going to be the Cavs' biggest threat, and even without Jameer Nelson that would make me quite concerned.

by **OldDawg** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:43 pm

Celtics lost to the Bucks!! Good deal!!

by **CharacterIV** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:09 pm

Love it! Go Bucks! Checking the boxscore, I see that Pierce, Allen and Rondo all laid eggs: 4-15 for PP, 2-11 for Ray (0-5 for 3) and 2-10 for Rondo, totaling 28 points. Awesome!

Make it stick, Cavs! Do not let NYC sneak you tonight!

by **noles1** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:23 pm

I think Boston may just be better re-evaluating their chances at #1. May be better off resting guys and settling even for #3 at this point. No need to rush KG back one would begin to think.

by **jamesownsdet** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:32 pm

CharacterIV wrote:Love it! Go Bucks! Checking the boxscore, I see that Pierce, Allen and Rondo all laid eggs: 4-15 for PP, 2-11 for Ray (0-5 for 3) and 2-10 for Rondo, totaling 28 points. Awesome!

Make it stick, Cavs! Do not let NYC sneak you tonight!

Knew that Milwaukee game was a tricky one for Boston...Now a Cavaliers win tonight cinches a 4 game in the loss column lead for the conference top spot...

Meanwhile Lakers clobbering the Mavs..

by **OldDawg** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:37 pm

jamesownsdet wrote:
CharacterIV wrote:Love it! Go Bucks! Checking the boxscore, I see that Pierce, Allen and Rondo all laid eggs: 4-15 for PP, 2-11 for Ray (0-5 for 3) and 2-10 for Rondo, totaling 28 points. Awesome!

Make it stick, Cavs! Do not let NYC sneak you tonight!

Knew that Milwaukee game was a tricky one for Boston...Now a Cavaliers win tonight cinches a 4 game in the loss column lead for the conference top spot...

Meanwhile Lakers clobbering the Mavs..

Lakers down 3 under 8 minutes to go. GO MAVS!!!!

by **osucrazy18** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:41 pm

old men mavs looking pretty good today

hope they can hang on :clap:

by **OldDawg** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:00 pm

Dang it, Mavs. No wonder you guys have never won anything. You guys can't finish off a game to save your lives. Lakers by 7,

by **Juannieboy** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:50 pm

Even some die hard Celtics fans are starting to concede what looks more and more inevitable with each passing week.

http://www.celticsblog.com/2009/3/15/79 ... -not-repea

I know the Celtics players will not and have conceded anything but it is great to see some of their die( not so)- hard fans abandon ship. Especially since they were so haughty after that 19 game win streak! As I said on another thread, those still rooting for the C's are faced with having to root for us against Orlando Tuesday just so they don't drop to the 3rd seed.

Life is good!

by **onlyindreams** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:29 am

We have a magic number of 13 with 11 home games left. If we win all those home games(including games against the Celtics and Magic), the best the Celtics and Magic could do is tie us.(if they win the rest of their games and we go 0-5 on the road)

We do have some really tough home games left, but we'll be favored in all of them. The ones that worry me are obviously the Magic, Celtics and Spurs games. All the road games will have some level of difficulty, with the hardest being a trip to Orlando. The rest are very winnable if we stay focused.

by **Hi Oktane** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:44 am

Juannieboy wrote:Even some die hard Celtics fans are starting to concede what looks more and more inevitable with each passing week.

http://www.celticsblog.com/2009/3/15/79 ... -not-repea

I know the Celtics players will not and have conceded anything but it is great to see some of their die( not so)- hard fans abandon ship. Especially since they were so haughty after that 19 game win streak!

LOL, you have folks in here waving the white flag when the Cavs get down by 10 in the first half of games.

by **jamesownsdet** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:33 am

Everyone's in action tonight (woot!)...

Cavs hosting the Magic, Celtics at the Woolie Bullies and the Lakers hosting the Sixers...

Cavs can effectively put away the Magic for the season with a win tonight...Will the recent front court defensive issues rear their ugly heads? Man I hope not because Superman will freaking go off....

Lakers should have no sweat dusting off Philly...

Once again the Celtics are on the road against a team fighting for a playoff spot...If I were a Celtic fan I would be posting pictures of Bull traps!!!

Go Cavs!!!

by **jamesownsdet** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:24 pm

Cavs win and Chicago winning against the C's....

by **e0y2e3** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:11 am

Bonus coverage of the last few minutes of the Celtics game on NBA Network right now.

Salmons and Pierce just battling, Salmons is unconscious.

by **e0y2e3** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:20 am

Doc Rivers with some... uhm.... *questionable* decisions down the stretch.

Salmons is player of the game, no doubt.

by **JoJo White** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:21 am

Powe left the game with an injury:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... QD97050U01

Celtics' Powe bruises right knee

1 hour ago

CHICAGO (AP) — Boston Celtics forward Leon Powe left Tuesday's game against the Chicago Bulls with a bruised right knee.

Powe was injured in the first quarter, when he banged knees with Chicago's Ben Gordon while trying to set a screen. He headed to the sideline and returned briefly before leaving the game late in the period. He will be re-evaluated Wednesday.

The Celtics have been hit hard by injuries lately, most notably to Kevin Garnett. The All-Star forward sat out his 12th straight game with a sprained right knee.

Boston was also without Brian Scalabrine (post concussion syndrome) and Tony Allen (left thumb injury) on Tuesday.

by **Steve Buffum** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:22 am

Is it just me, or is giving up 127 points officially "shitty defense?"

Orlando doesn't lose any ground, just 1/2 game behind Boston for the 2 seed...

by **Steve Buffum** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:25 am

JoJo White wrote:Powe left the game with an injury:

The Celtics have been hit hard by injuries lately, most notably to Kevin Garnett. The All-Star forward sat out his 12th straight game with a sprained right knee.

Boston was also without Brian Scalabrine (post concussion syndrome) and Tony Allen (left thumb injury) on Tuesday.

Y'know, injuries are never totally an excuse and everyone has them and blah blah blah ... but the Celts really are getting hit pretty damn hard. And it isn't just old guys you'd expect, either.

I'm not complaining, but when Celts fans mention injuries, they aren't just whining.

by **JoJo White** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:26 am

So if the Cavs just go 10-5 the rest of the way, that would clinch a tie for the best record in the East, even if the Celtics or Magic go undefeated.

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