Breaking Their Will; Cavaliers take 3-0 lead 79-68
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Apr 25, 2009 9:50 AM CDT
in 2009 NBA Playoffs
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PrintIt was ugly, really, really ugly. The final score was beautiful, however, another double-digit win for the Cavaliers and a 3-0 lead in their playoffs series against the Pistons. Detroit has to be wondering what they have to do. Perhaps they are resigned to their fate which is looking more and more like a 4-game sweep.
LeBron James was an assist shy of a triple double(25-11-9) and the Cavaliers defense was stifling all night, holding Detroit under 20 points in every quarter. It was the type of game fans may not enjoy but Mike Brown had to smile when he looked at the stat sheet. Detroit shot 38% from the field, only 33% from deep.
Every game seems to have a new bench player stepping up and playing a huge role. Game 3 was no exception with Joe Smith scoring 19 points on 6-8 shooting. To think, that could have been Antonio McDyess' role, but he somehow thought Detroit would have a better shot at a title. Wonder what he is thinking now, watching the team he spurned rolling towards the Finals.
Detroit is now facing some long odds, with no team in NBA history having come back from an 0-3 hole(0-85). The Cavaliers have also beat the Pistons 7 straight times in the playoffs. All numbers that can't make a Pistons fan happy.
Meanwhile, Philly beat Orlando, the Jazz are looking to even their series with the Lakers, and Boston looks to take control of their series with the Bulls. Keep workin' hard, fellas. The Cavs will take care of their business then get some rest.
Game 4, in Detroit, comes at you at 3:30 on Sunday. Cavs win and they rest.
GO CAVS!
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Three wins down, one to go until the next round.
While I am pleased at the end results of these games, these horrid lapses we seem to having (4th quarter game 2, 3rd quarter last night) will really, really come back to haunt us in the next few rounds.
Huh?
don’t see how games in this series will effect our team for the next. Yes, there have been "speed bumps" but we are up 3-0 with a sweep likely. The team can’t be perfect can they? I would agree that they will want to avoid letting the other team get runs like in game 2 but, come on, those guys were the 2nd unit!
I didn’t see all of last nights game but I understand it was a sluggfest with alot of contact not called both ways. Couldn’t that explain the low scoring?
Anyway, I think Delonte and Mo will recover from it and we sweep these guys.
So I told her," I'll be nicer if you try to be smarter!'..That was a mistake.
How so?
I don’t see how games in this series will effect our team for the next. Yes, there have been “speed bumps” but we are up 3-0 with a sweep likely. The team can’t be perfect can they? I would agree that they will want to avoid letting the other team get runs like in game 2 but, come on, those guys were the 2nd unit!
I didn’t see all of last nights game but I understand it was a sluggfest with alot of contact not called both ways. Couldn’t that explain the low scoring?
Anyway, I think Delonte and Mo will recover from it and we sweep these guys.
So I told her," I'll be nicer if you try to be smarter!'..That was a mistake.
Opps My bad posting twice
So I told her," I'll be nicer if you try to be smarter!'..That was a mistake.
Dyess
I don’t think he necessarily thought Detroit had a better shot at a title… he’s just loyal. He may have said the PC stuff, but he’s a loyal dude and wanted to be in Detroit more than anything else.
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