Recap: (8) The Party’s Over.
cavstheblog.com 5/21/2009 — Overview: Too painful to do. I wanted it all to stop. For 8 days, all we’ve been hearing about is how great this team is, how LeBron’s coming up against Jordan, how the argument for best player alive is over, how the Cavs have a ...

Blogging with the Enemy
need4sheed.com 4/21/2009 — Before game two tips in Cleveland I was lucky enough to do a little back and fourth Q&A with Todd Dery (the brother of Matt Dery) over at the Cleveland Blog Waiting For Next Year (where they are counting down to a title). Todd was nice enough to answer a few question for me on the series ...

Was That Sonic? Round 1, Game 1, Pistons v. Cavs 04182009
blog.cleveland.com 4/19/2009 — Round 1, Game 1 Detroit Pistons v. Cavs April 18, 2009 ================================ David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty ImagesAssistant Coach John Kuester GB3 and I headed to the Q this afternoon by way of Legacy Village in Lyndhurst. We needed to...

First Round Preview: Pistons-Cavs
detroitbadboys.com 4/18/2009 — It’s playoff time! This will also serve as a game thread, so get your groove on in the comments. Cleveland Cavaliers: 66-16 Margin: +8.9 Offensive Efficiency: 109.7 (4th) Defensive Efficiency: 99.4 (3rd) Detroit Pistons: 39-43 Margin: -0.5 Offensive Efficiency: 104.5 ...

Recap: Winning Everything, And Yet Nothing at All
cavstheblog.com 4/14/2009 — Overview: In what easily could have been a trap game against noted giant-killers the Pacers, the Cavaliers clinched the best record in the NBA and home-court advantage through the playoffs behind 37 points from LeBron and 38 combined points ...

Pistons will focus on LeBron, James will focus on team
fearthesword.com 4/21/2009 — More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP 1 day ago: Cleveland Cavaliers players Mo williams, back left, LeBron James, back center, and Lorenzen Wright applaud after general manager Danny Ferry, left, ...

Cavaliers Too Much For Detroit Again
waitingfornextyear.com 4/22/2009 — Cavaliers 94, Detroit 82 (Box) Forget the 4th quarter. Mike Brown will address it, more than likely by waiting longer to rest his starters if this type of situation arises again in the playoffs. When your biggest problem was the bench losing focus and blowing a huge lead, you have no ...

He’s Back…
nes247.com 3/6/2009 — Ask any long time Celtic’s fan and they can tell you, the 2006-2007′ NBA season was nothing short of painful for Boston Celtic’s teams. The season begun with Paul Pierce suffering through a season ending injury, followed up by what some thought may be a career ending ...

Pistons Series Preview, version 1.0
fearthesword.com 4/17/2009 — LeBron James and Rip Hamilton are ready to do battle. cdn3.sbnation.com View full size photo uploaded April 17, 2009 J.E. Skeets over at Ball Don't Lie asked me and BPackey from Motown String Music to put ...

Cleveland Cavaliers' Delonte West leads team in playoff minutes played
cleveland.com 4/24/2009 — Tracy Boulian/The Plain DealerCavaliers guard Delonte West has average 43.5 minutes in the first two playoffs games.Cavaliers Insider: Cavaliers fans can find tickets available in Detroit for Game 3Wally Szczerbiak's playoff diaryBest of Cleveland: ...

N.B.A. Roundup: Cavaliers Take 3-0 Lead; Young’s Layup Lifts Sixers — NYT > Pro Basketball 4/25/2009
LeBron James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists, leading the Cavaliers to a 79-68 victory in Detroit and a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.

LeBron pounds Pistons — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 4/25/2009
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers made the Detroit Pistons' inspired effort moot. James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, leading the visiting Cavaliers to a 79-68 victory Friday night and a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. The ...

Diagnosing the Detroit Pistons' Stuckeyitis — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/25/2009
There were several reasons why Joe Dumars pulled the trigger in acquiring Allen Iverson for Chauncey Billups last November. The first reason was that he saw an opportunity to get rid of Billup’s remaining three-year $35 million contract, ...

Four NBA Playoff Series We Should Be Watching — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/25/2009
It's been half a year since Chauncey Billups was shipped back to Denver in exchange for Allen Iverson, and while Iverson is sitting out the rest of the season, Billups is doing what he does best this time of year: winning. Billups is leading the ...

LeBron and Co. Cruise To a 3-0 Series Lead In Detroit — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/25/2009
With 5:57 still left in the fourth quarter, the Detroit Pistons were still very much in game three of their playoff series with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Or were they? Down by nine, 69-60, when a Piston's timeout was taken just under six minutes ...