Cleveland Cavaliers (4) vs. Washington Wizards (5)

Le Cavs! A Cleveland Cavaliers Blog found this 4/13/2008 on www.nba.com [flag]

Damon Jones' only field-goal attempt, a baseline jumper with 4.8 seconds left in overtime, gave the Cavaliers a 114-113 win and a 4-2 series victory over the Wizards on Friday. Fellow reserves Flip Murray and Donyell Marshall were instrumental in getting the game to the extra period, scoring 11 points apiece in the fourth quarter to help Cleveland build a three-point lead in the final ... [link]

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Cavs vs. Wizards
Published 4/13/2008 by Matt at Le Cavs! A Cleveland Cavaliers Blog
... and Jamison. We'll need to exploit our size and the Wizards inconsistent defense. For Deshawn Stevenson, this is like one of those WWF Exile matches against Lebron. If Lebron dominates and carries the Cavs to an easy win, he'll have to hold his head down in shame. If he can hold down Lebron, this is going to be an uphill battle. Memory lane... http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/16946471.html http://www.nba.com/playoffs2007/series/series_e1s2.html http://www.nba.com/playoffs2006/series_clewas.html Go Cavs! ...

Wizards-Cavs, Part III
Published 4/15/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in NBA.com Blog Squad: Gilbert Arenas
I’m just excited the playoffs are almost here! We have one more game against Orlando, but we already have the fifth seed locked up. I’m excited because Cleveland is the last team I played against in the playoffs and the last memory everybody has of me from the playoffs are the free throws I missed and the shot by Damon Jones. So I get a chance to redeem myself for that series. There are other players on my team that ...

Wizards vs. Cavaliers: A History of Talking Trash
Published 4/18/2008 by Truth About It at Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog
... "I’m excited because Cleveland is the last team I played against in the playoffs and the last memory everybody has of me from the playoffs are the free throws I missed and the shot by Damon Jones. So I get a chance to redeem myself for that series." ...

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Orlando Magic Will Play Toronto Raptors in First Round of NBA Playoffs

The AltRaps Blog found this 4/15/2008 on www.thirdquartercollapse.com

The Toronto Raptors' victory over the Miami Heat tonight, combined with the Philadelphia 76ers' loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, assured the Raptors the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and a first-round matchup with the Orlando Magic. The ...

You Want It, You Got It: Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Preview

Brian posted 4/18/2008 from www.emptythebench.com

After Gilbert Arenas said that "everybody wants Cleveland in the first round," the Wizards have had their wish granted, their chance fulfilled, and revenge will surely be on their mind after being knocked off by the Cavs in each of the last 2 postseasons. The Cavaliers, as the reigning Eastern Conference Champions, enter the playoffs with a chip on their shoulder and something to prove.

First Round Playoff Preview: Washington v. Cleveland

Bullets Forever found this 4/18/2008 on slamonline.com

By Ryan Jones Last fall, in the insightful and entertaining style that has long been my hallmark, I previewed the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2007-08 season. I did a great job . No surprise there. As I summed up at the time: “The Cavs ...

NBA Talk with Cleveland Cavs Expert

And One - cleveland.com found this 4/19/2008 on fastbreakblog.com

Carolyn Hastings from And One, http://blog.cleveland.com/andone and I, http://www.fastbreakblog.com, have put together a roundtable discussion of what’s happening in the NBA. AndOne is an expert on the Cleveland Cavaliers, covering them like a ...

Apr. 19: Cavs 93, Wizards 86

Posted 4/20/2008 on InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog

The AP reports: Bumped and banged by the Wizards on every drive, LeBron James scored 32 points, making two tough shots in traffic down the stretch as the Cleveland Cavaliers opened the NBA playoffs with an intense 93-86 win over Washington on Saturday… Resting a bothersome back, James sat out the early part of the [...]

LeBron, Cavaliers 80% there

Posted 4/20/2008 on WaitingForNextYear

During the game we were beat over the head with this statistic- the team that wins game one has won 80% of the first round match-ups. So this one is in the bag right? (Wow. That looks dumber than it sounded.) The Cavaliers earned a hard fought (pun intended) game one victory on Sunday. All the [...]

Free Darko On Cleveland-Washington [Free Darko Presents]

Posted 4/19/2008 on Deadspin

We're looking at every NBA Playoff series through the eyes of both Free Darko and Basket Bawful. Here's Free Darko's look at the Cleveland Cavaliers-Washington Wizards series. Your author is Bethlehem Shoals. Technically, this is the third year in a row that the Wizards and Cavs have met in the first round. In 2006, LeBron reminded us that he could do no wrong, even as he tackled the ...

Cavaliers vs Wizards Game One LiveBlog

Posted 4/19/2008 on WaitingForNextYear

Rock got us started with the Indians, let’s see if I can figure out how to do this today…

Eastern Conference Round One Game One

Posted 4/18/2008 on WaitingForNextYear

Washington Wizards (43-39) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (45-37) Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Saturday, April 19, 2008 12:30 p.m. ET ESPN/FSN OH, WTAM The Cavaliers are limping into the playoffs this year, but their foe is a familiar one. For the third straight season they must take on the Washington Wizards in the first round. Both of these teams have been [...]

Washington Versus Cleveland: The "LeBron Gets Knocks Out In The First Round?!" Series [NBA Playoff Preview]

Posted 4/17/2008 on Deadspin

Over the next few days, Basket Bawful and Free Darko will be previewing each NBA Playoff series. Basket Bawful looks at the Eastern Conference today, finishing with the series between the Washington Wizards and the Cleveland Cavaliers, which begins Saturday. This is going to be the most (and only?) exciting first-round matchup in the East, and second only to Suns-Spurs in the West. The ...

A Wasted Season

Posted 4/17/2008 on WaitingForNextYear

LeBron James Captures First Scoring Title You know, in many ways, it was poetic justice that this regular season ended with LeBron James sitting on the sidelines in street clothes. Somehow, LeBron’s greatness this year was relegated to the sidelines. For all of the Cavaliers struggles and issues as a team, lost in the fog of [...]

Pistons Shut Down Under Manned Cavaliers 84-74

Posted 4/17/2008 on Slam Dunk Central

The final home game at the Q Arena in Cleveland is ” Fan Appreciation Night ” for the fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Patrons who are in attendance are eligible to win prizes, including the shirts off their favorite players backs (why anyone would want a sweat drenched uniform jersey has always puzzled me.) Hopefully every fan in attendance Wednesday night walked out with a ...

Apr. 16: Pistons 84, Cavs 74

Posted 4/17/2008 on InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog

The AP reports: With its reserves playing most of the minutes, Detroit closed the regular-season Wednesday night with an 84-74 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that beat the Pistons four straight times last season and denied them a trip to the NBA finals… Rookie Aaron Afflalo scored 15 points, Jason Maxiell had 13 [...]

Cavs sign Billy Thomas for playoffs and next season

Posted 4/16/2008 on InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed guard Billy Thomas for the remainder of the season and playoffs and for the 2008-09 season. He was signed to a 10-day contract on February 22 and to his second 10-day contract on March 3. Thomas has played in six games with the Cavaliers this season. Thomas is often called a [...]

Sasha Pavlovic out 2-3 weeks

Posted 4/15/2008 on InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog

Cavaliers guard/forward Sasha Pavlovic suffered a left ankle sprain in the third quarter of last night’s game at Philadelphia. He underwent an MRI this morning at The Cleveland Clinic. The results of which confirmed the left ankle sprain. He is expected to miss 2-3 weeks and his status will be updated as appropriate.

Ummm - What Was That?… Central Division

Posted 4/15/2008 on With Malice...

Yup, yet another ‘un. Jeff over at CelticsBlog.com has been hard at work putting these together, so make sure you head on over to the official piece , and check it out! Some snippets: Chicago Bulls ( Cobra Brigade ) “I’m not even sure these Bulls are worth the 200 words I’m alloted in this space.” Cleveland Cavaliers ( Cavalier Attitude ) ...

Hardwood Paroxysm Playoff Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers

Posted 4/15/2008 on Hardwood Paroxysm

It's hard to keep track of everything you need to know about all the teams in the playoffs. So we thought we'd do a quick and dirty playoff preview with our favorite bloggers. We asked a simple 20 Question survey to bloggers from all of the playoff teams, and got responses back from most of them. We continue our previews with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Rick from Waiting For Next Year . 1. ...

Not so fast Philly…

Posted 4/15/2008 on WaitingForNextYear

A few weeks back Scott was invited to debate whether Cleveland or Philadelphia was the more tortured sports town. I suppose after tonight Philly fans will demand a recount. Maybe this is one of those wins. Maybe this is one of the defining moments in a season. Perhaps the Cavaliers will look back on this finish [...]…

Cavaliers Clinch Fourth Seed As They Squeeze By Sixers 91-90

Posted 4/15/2008 on Slam Dunk Central

It appeared as if the Philadelphia 76ers had defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday night as the Sixers started to walk off the court celebrating what they thought was a 90-89 victory. Not so fast said the NBA officiating crew, and called Philadelphia back on the floor. It seems that Sixers center Samuel Dalembert had been penalized with a shooting foul on Cleveland Devin Brown, and that ...

Twisted Loyalties

Posted 4/14/2008 on WaitingForNextYear

“Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.” –Alfred A. Montapert Loyalty in sports is one of the blurriest fine lines in existence. The fragile relationships between fans, athletes, cities, franchises, and ownership all too often seem to hang [...]

The Worst of the (last) Weekend (of the regular season)

Posted 4/14/2008 on Basketbawful

Cleveland Cavaliers: This was not a weekend to remember for the Cavs. On Friday, they lost to the Bulls 100-95 despite Lebron's shock-and-awe first quarter (24 points on 10-for-10 shooting). On Sunday, they struggled to beat the Washington Generals Miami Heat in Cleveland. In point of fact, the Cavaliers were trailing by two going into the fourth quarter of that game and had to rely on ...

Cavaliers-76ers Pointspread Pointers

Posted 4/14/2008 on Sports Handicapping

The fans at Wachovia Center will be treated to a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers when they take their seats on Monday. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Cavaliers defeated Miami 84-76 as a 16-point favorite last time out. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (178.5). ...

Cavaliers Barely Beat The Heat 84-76

Posted 4/14/2008 on Slam Dunk Central

The Cleveland Cavaliers are limping their way into the NBA Post Season as they had way too tough a time Sunday securing what should have been an easy victory over the Miami Heat by the too close for comfort score of 84-76. Cleveland actually trailed heading into the fourth quarter, to the team with the worst record in the Association. It was one thing to lose to a dysfunctional Chicago ...

Apr. 13: Cavs 84, Heat 76

Posted 4/14/2008 on InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog

The AP reports: Daniel Gibson made a 3-pointer and three straight free throws early in the fourth quarter to give Cleveland some cushion while LeBron James rested, and the Cavaliers moved closer to the East’s No. 4 seed with an 84-76 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday night. Delonte West scored 18 points, Zydrunas [...]