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Celtics 89, Cavs 73–The Cavs now have some serious regret about Game 1, that turned out to be their chance to steal one. The Celtics blow teams out at home, they have done it all year and they will continue to do it as long as they advance in the playoffs. This game had all the markings of one of their typical blowouts. This series is far from over, but the trends obvious do not favor a ... [link]

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Round Two Game Two Numbers And Words
Published 5/9/2008 by RockKing at WaitingForNextYear
... is playing well. But it’s a little disheartening to watch that before the game and then watch LeBron go out and lay another egg. What The Inside World Is Saying“In the first quarter, Zydrunas Ilgauskas made five shots and four of them came off passes with assists (as opposed to straight post ups). This is a result of ball movement. Guess how many more he got in the game? One. An example, again, of the Cavs offense getting stuck in a rut. But I’m not going to rehash old discussions.” [ Brian Windhorst ] “Anderson Varejao is now 8-of-32 from the field in the postseason. Last year ...

Ballin’: SOS to LeBron - Wake Up, Man
Published 5/9/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... trying to find any parallels between last year’s Cavs-Pistons Eastern Conference Finals and this series after two games. Other than a close game one, there isn’t much. What we had previously chalked up as an off-game for LeBron appears to be more than that; perhaps the Celtics have LeBron rules in effect. After the 2-for-18 stinker, the NBA’s best player shot 6-for-24 last night in a game that turned ugly in the third quarter and stayed that way. Like Windhorst, we’re not ready to count the Cavs out just yet, but a) LeBron obviously needs to take over ...

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