NBA Playoffs Expert Picks: Round 3
sportsofboston.com 5/20/2009 — OK, this just isn’t as fun now that the Celtics aren’t in the playoffs. But, we have our duty, which is to provide our “expert” picks regarding the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. In the East, we have the invincible Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the vulnerable ...

Cavaliers Season On The Line Tonight
waitingfornextyear.com 5/26/2009 — As the Cleveland Cavaliers get set to take on the Orlando Magic tonight in Orlando, the team finds itself yet again in an unfamiliar position with their backs against the wall. To call this game a “must win” might be a little strong, but it’s in the ballpark. The Cavaliers’ scenario for winning ...

Top Five Defining Draft Moments in Cleveland Cavaliers History
bleacherreport.com 6/20/2009 — No. 5  1971: Austin Carr, the original tragedy   In their expansion season of 1970, the Cavs lost 27 of their first 28 games, finished a league-worst 15-67, and thereby got the No. 1 pick. This was before the draft lottery. Carr, the ...

Q&A With the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Brian Windhorst: A Cavalier Attitude Exclusive
mvn.com 6/15/2009 — Cavaliers beat writer extraordinaire Brian Windhorst has been gracious enough to join us twice before here at the 'Tude to talk about the state of the Cavs, first back in May of 2008 after the Cavs' Game 7 loss at Boston and then again ...

Cavaliers Can’t Just Adapt
waitingfornextyear.com 6/2/2009 — The Cleveland Cavaliers were beaten pretty handily by the Orlando Magic all things considered. I know there were a lot of close games, but we Clevelanders know from watching the games that even the close games were high in desperation for the Cavs. The mantra behind the scenes and on the front ...

2009 NBA Playoffs (ECF Game 6 Recap)
mvn.com 5/31/2009 — #1 Cleveland Cavaliers 90 @ #3 Orlando Magic 103 (Orlando wins series, 4-2) All right. I can say this now... This is a BIG F U to everyone that crowned the Cavaliers as the champs before the Playoffs started . This is a BIG F U to everyone that claimed the Cavaliers were going to go fo' ...

Does The “Cleveland Curse” Actually Exist?
slamdunkcentral.com 5/27/2009 — I have always considered myself a very logical person. I do believe that dinosaurs once walked the earth and I also have no doubts that man has walked on the moon. Up until Tuesday night I also believed that there was no such thing as a curse or a jinx. By the time the Cleveland Cavaliers ...

Fear The Links - Monday 6/1
fearthesword.com 6/1/2009 — Fear The Links brings you the best Cavs news every day.  If you find any good Cavs stories online send them to me at buckeyebrad79@yahoo.com and I'll add them to the links.  Hope you enjoy!   Cleveland Plain Dealer Brian Windhorst writes his game recap for Game 6 ...

Well, That Was Cute
straightbangin.blogspot.com 5/27/2009 — At the risk of seeming like an asshole, I am going to be honest: I hate the Cleveland Cavaliers. I marvel at LeBron, of course. To watch him is to know that I'm witnessing history. But I came here to bury Cleveland, not to praise LeBron. More ...

NBA Playoffs Expert Picks: Round 2
sportsofboston.com 5/5/2009 — For those of you who somehow survived a grueling Round 1, here we are already with Round 2. The experts at Sports of Boston had mixed results in playoff picking over the first round. The Mavericks shocked all of us in knocking off the Spurs so easily, while the Hawks and Heat played a boring ...

Police: 5 officers hurt in postgame Laker melees — Examiner Sports 6/15/2009
Los Angeles police say five officers were hit by debris and had minor injuries in downtown celebrations that followed the Lakers' championship victory over the Orlando Magic.

Kobe's Moment — Wizards Insider 6/15/2009
Thank you, thank you. I'll glady take that from you, Mr. Russell. (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) Are you feeling Kobe Bryant? Are you happy for him? When I saw Bryant pumping his first and scissor-kicking after the Los Angeles Lakers ...

Officers hurt as Laker title celebration gets wild — Examiner Sports 6/15/2009
Downtown celebrations after the Los Angeles Lakers' championship win turned ugly as darkness fell, with some throwing rocks and bottles that left five police officers with minor injuries.

Lakers Vs. Magic, Game Five: How I Saw It — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/15/2009
Tonight the Los Angeles Lakers visited the Orlando Magic in what would prove to be the decisive and final game of the '09 NBA finals. The following is an account of the night's events.   First Quarter   10:55 - The Lakers are all ...

What It Means to Win an NBA Championship — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/15/2009
As a Lakers fan that bleeds purple and gold for the team and Kobe, this one is sweet. Sweeter than the three-peat. Sweeter than listening, and hearing, and watching highlights from the 80's. Sweeter than watching Horry drain a step-up three with the ...