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Locked Up: Cavs Level Series at 2-2
Published 5/13/2008 by Amar Panchmatia at Cavalier Attitude
Are you really surprised that this series is following the same path as each of the last two playoff matchups with Detroit? In this knee-jerk NBA, the Cavs were left for dead after absorbing a 16-point beating at Boston on Thursday night. Down 0-2, they were left for dead. Heck, it got so nasty that I, of all people, began writing “LeBron is leaving” articles. Thank goodness there’s only a day between each of these games in this series, or else God knows what else I’m capable of. But Game 4…Game 4 was real, as the Cavs won, 88-77, to send it back to Boston tied at two games apiece. Perimeter ...

The Big and Small of LeBron James
Published 5/13/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
You know the play I'm talking about. In the waning moments of Game 4 against the mighty Celtics last night, you were surprised to find yourself wondering ... wait, is this nailbiter becoming a blowout? It was a contest that was all about defense, except for one play. Joe Smith set a pick for LeBron James. And James, for the first time in a long time, showed that he has apparently been listening to ESPN's Mike Moreau and David Thorpe, who have been imploring him to explode past the screen, instead of softly drifting by. This James did, but it was hardly layup time after that. As much as Paul Pierce may have been a step behind, LeBron ...