James helps Cavs finish off Wizards in 6 (AP)

 
LeBron James was everywhere and did a little bit of everything. And, just as he seems to do every spring, he led the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Washington Wizards in the first round of the playoffs. James compiled 27 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for his third career playoff triple-double, all the while helping slow Caron Butler at the defensive end, and the Cavaliers beat the Wizards 105-88... [link]

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On to Game 6

A few good quotes from the day: - Last night, Charles Barkley repeatedly said that the Wizards were about to be sent to the golf course for the summer by the Cavs. Today, Caron Butler was asked about that. "I don't golf," Butler said with a very ...
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A Friendly Chat With…Truth About It Dot Net

When you have teams going at each other like the Cavs and Wizards have been, it’s fair to say that fans of those teams won’t see eye to eye. The folks over at Truth About It dot net have questioned some of our analysis. (Ok, mostly mine.) So I thought we’d talk about tonight’s big..
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Eastern Conference Round One Game Six

Cleveland Cavaliers (45-37, 3-2) vs Washington Wizards (43-39, 2-3) Verizon Center, Washington DC Friday, May 2, 2008 7:00 p.m. ET ESPN2/FSN OH/WUAB, WTAM Game 5, chance to clinch the series, at home, up 5 points with 90 seconds left to go and the ball in your possession. If offered up that scenario, you’d take it in a heartbeat. Well, that’s exactly...
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Cavaliers - Wizards Live Blog Game 6

Look out, Cleveland! Storm is coming through ... and it's runnin' right up on yoooooooouuuu. Sorry. I've been itching to quote the Band ever since the playoffs started. Unfortunately, we're in D.C. tonight, so the song isn't entirely applicable. But ...
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Triple-Double By LBJ Propels Cavaliers Past Wizards 105-88; Win Series In Six

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