Cavs Begin Championship Quest by Facing Familiar Foe
cavsnews.com 4/16/2009 — The Cleveland Cavaliers’ reward for finishing with the NBA’s best record (66-16) while shattering the previous franchise record for wins in a season (57) is a first round matchup with the dysfunctional Detroit Pistons. Cleveland and Detroit squared ...

Show Some Heart, People!
detroit4lyfe.com 4/24/2009 — First, before we get this thing started, I'd like to say about 50 words. This blog has been slacking in the past few days. Chip and I are studying for exams, John Mapplethorpe is making sure his pool is leaf-less while he cures cancer, and Dupree is busy pretending his blackberry is the ...

2009 NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers-Pistons Game 3 Recap
talkhoops.net 4/25/2009 — Cleveland Cavaliers 79, Detroit Pistons 68 If Cleveland doesn't win the NBA Championship this year, I'll be incredibly surprised.  This team is the real deal, even when they aren't having a solid night offensively, they beat you; as I've said before, this team can beat you in more ways ...

2009 NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers-Pistons Game 4 Recap
talkhoops.net 4/27/2009 — Cleveland Cavaliers 99, Detroit Pistons 78 Focus, determination, and intensity; these words perfectly describe Lebron James and the Cavaliers not only today, but through the entire series.  This team very well could have let down in Detroit and close out the series in Cleveland. ...

Detroit Pistons have chance to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in playoffs
blog.mlive.com 4/16/2009 — Despite all of the prognostication to the contrary, the Detroit Pistons do have a chance to beat the Cavaliers in the first-round of the NBA playoffs. It's not likely, but with all of the media telling the Pistons they cannot...

Pistons Rally Falls Short; Cavaliers Win 94-82 Go Up 2-0 In Series
slamdunkcentral.com 4/22/2009 — In the end, you didn’t think the Cavaliers would make it that easy - did you? The game Detroit Pistons were once again over-matched, out-hustled and out-played by the Cavaliers in game two of their best of seven series Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. They trailed by as many as ...

Pistons Need a Gut Check; Trail Cleveland 2-0
motownstringmusic.com 4/22/2009 — More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP Detroit Pistons Richard Hamilton sleep walks as Cleveland celebrates behind him.. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Browse more photos » I could only ...

Holding serve, Cavaliers toy with Pistons 94-82, take 2-0 lead
fearthesword.com 4/22/2009 — More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP about 1 hour ago: Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) celebrates at the bench after a third-quarter dunk in a first-round NBA playoff basketball game against ...

2009 NBA Playoffs: Game 1 Cavs vs Pistons (Highlights)
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 4/19/2009 — Game 1: Cleveland Cavaliers 102 Detroit Pistons 84 Analysis: No surprises here and you can expect three more games like this in the series. Detroit doesn't have a chance of hanging with the Cavs. One thing to keep an eye on for the Cavs is that they did only hit 5 shots from three, which ...

2009 NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers-Pistons Game 1 Recap
talkhoops.net 4/18/2009 — It's not that Detroit played that bad, it's really that Cleveland is that good.  The Pistons shot a respectable 46% from the field and 83% from the free throw line.  Cleveland, however, shot 52% from the field and 85% from the line.  Each statistical category was essentially led ...

James' 38 help Cavs cruise past Pistons (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 4/18/2009
"One Goal" is the Cleveland Cavaliers' new playoff theme. On Saturday, one field goal is about all they needed. LeBron James banked in a 3-pointer at the halftime horn and Cleveland's superstar finished with 38 points, eight rebounds and seven assists ...

Cavaliers roll over Pistons — Examiner Sports 4/18/2009
"One Goal" is the Cleveland Cavaliers' new playoff theme. On Saturday, one field goal is about all they needed.

Cavaliers roll over Pistons — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 4/18/2009
CLEVELAND - "One Goal" is the Cleveland Cavaliers' new playoff theme. On Saturday, one field goal is about all they needed. LeBron James banked in a 3-pointer...

When Pistons closed gap, LeBron stepped up — FOXSports.com News for NBA 4/19/2009
48 minutes? Ha. The Cavs really ended Game 1 in 24. The way LeBron is balling, Game 2 may end before it starts, Kerouac Smith says.

Roundup: Cavaliers, Led by James’s 38 Points, Crush Pistons in Playoff Opener — NYT > Pro Basketball 4/19/2009
LeBron James had 38 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists Saturday as Cleveland opened its first-round series against the Detroit Pistons with a 102-84 victory.