Fifteen's a charm? Cavaliers look to break streak versus Celtics

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Mar 6, 2009 11:42 AM CST in 2009 Game Previews Comment 9 comments

Fourteen straight times the home team has won. That includes an intense 7-game playoff series last season and two more game this season. The Cavaliers and Celtics have given new meaning and signifigance to the term 'home-court advantage'.

When the rivalry is renewed tonight in Boston, the Cavaliers will be trying to break the streak of home victories as well as take a commanding 3-game lead in the loss column in the battle for home court advantage in the playoffs. The job gets much easier with Kevin Garnett missing his 7th straight game with a knee strain. While it is unfortunate that Garnett will be out, the Cavaliers can't and won't feel sorry for the Celts and neither should the fans. Besides, the last time Garnett missed a Cavs-Celtics game, last season, the Cavaliers were only able to win 114-113 at the Q.

A win tonight would also do wonders for the confidence of the winners, whether it is Cleveland knowing definitvely that they can win in Boston, or be it the Celtics who would gain tons of confidence from beating a nearly full strength Cavaliers team without Kevin Garnett.

Nothing will officially be determined by th results of tonight's contest. The two teams will meet again, the final week of the season in Cleveland, in a game that will likely determine home court. That doesn't mean, however, that tonight is meaningless and I expect a playoff atmosphere, both on the court and in the stands.

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Can’t wait!

Is Joe Smith suiting up tonight?

by JulioBernazard on Mar 6, 2009 12:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

my problem with cavs

one thing i dont like bout cavs or i whud say the media, there is too much focus on james…
when james will leave cavs next year, then the team kinda has no identity, and its not fair when guys like mo, west, ilgauskas dont get enuff credit.
same applies for lakers
if you look at celtics, they all look at 3 players and not just one, so even if one is out people come and wanna see the other two…
nothing against cavs, i think they are playing at high level but i just don’t to see just james getting all of the spotlight..what r they gonna do when he leaves

by Vibe on Mar 6, 2009 1:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don’t think LeBron leaves. He loves being close to home, the Cavs have a championship caliber team filled with players he likes playing with (Boobie, Mo, JJ, Z) and they can pay him more money than any other team. Don’t buy in to the media hype that assumes he’s going to leave Cleveland. I don’t see that happening, at least not next year.

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 6, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No one but LeBron knows what he’ll do, Vibe.

by JulioBernazard on Mar 6, 2009 3:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Good breakdown of Cavs v. Celtics by Chris Mannix on SI.com.

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 6, 2009 2:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Here’s another good article about the Cavs and their improvement from last seaon on both offense and defense, this one from John Hollinger from ESPN.com.

by Buckeye Brad on Mar 6, 2009 4:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LeBron

LeBron is not the straw that stirs the drink. He’s the straw, the drink, the coaster, the table it’s all sitting on and the guy who drove the truck that brought the bottle that the drink was poured from.

The rest of the players on this team, while competent, are all currently overrated in terms of their contributions to the success of this team. Without LeBron, this team is last year’s Milwaukee Bucks, a 30-win team that wouldn’t make the Playoffs. LeBron is that kind of good. And he will be proving that, again and again, for the next 10 seasons.

by CavsHQ on Mar 6, 2009 3:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs