SamPosium Looms Large In Game One Win

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The Internets are alive: Cavaliers at Celtics, Game 1
Published 5/7/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
Scanning the blogs and beats following the Celtics' exhilarating 76-72 win over the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals ... Gary Dzen, Boston Globe: "Cavaliers coach Mike Brown seemed to have his own explantion for LeBron's 2-for-18 shooting night. "The one thing he tried to do was attack the rim," said Brown. "He didn’t get the calls, especially down the stretch. Guys have nights like that, but it is unusual to see him have a night like that from the field. He very seldom has a game like this, but he will bounce back and play a terrific game in Game ...

We Were All Witnesses to LeBron’s Worst Game, Possibly Ever: Celtics 76, Cavaliers 72:
Published 5/7/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Spent plenty of time going back and forth on this one - if you’re a Boston fan, how concerned are you that the best player in the NBA, LeBron James, was 2-for-18 from the field and committed 10 turnovers, and yet the Cavaliers still had many chances to win this game, or at least send it to overtime? LeBron’s driving layup in the final minute improbably rolled out - just like many of his other misses - Boston exhaled, and now everyone has to make that difficult decision Thursday night: The Office and Lost or the fourth quarter of Boston/Cleveland? As bad of a decision as it was for Mike Brown to play Joe Smith on KG (28 points) at ...