Cavs battle Raptors, injuries, win 3rd straight
by WaveOcean on Feb 27, 2010 3:40 AM CST
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PrintWarning: I am literally drunk as I type this. Try not to take too much of what I say seriously.
Oh yeah.
The Cavs were playing a back to back night game, came into Toronto and won against the Raptors in overtime. Not an easy thing to do, and the Cavs haven't always been the best OT team in the world. We led by as many as 12, but didn't play defense for most of the game as the score was 33-30 at the first quarter and 60-60 at the half. It was a tight battle of will all game long, neither team led by more than i think 5, and down the stretch, the Raptors took the lead thanks to freaking Turkey Glue. But LeBron tied the game, Raptors missed the game winner, and the Cavs scrambled to outplay the Raptors in OT.
It was a really scary game right from the start. LeBron was hacked in the first quarter and went down, unable to get up. His knee was hurtin' and bothered him the whole game, but he made up for it with timely drives and drawing fouls. That's why we love him.
Cavs shining tonight:
LeBron James: 10-17, 15-16 FTM-A, 36 points, 9 assists, 44 minutes. He fought through pain, willing himself to the line and putting up one of his best free throw shooting performances in memory.
Antwan Jamison: 8-14, 22 points, 11 rebounds, 46 minutes. By far the best offensive night for him as a Cavalier. His defense was better than usual too. However, his ft shooting left much to be desired.
Anthony Parker: 4-8, 10 points, 2 steals, +15 +/-, 42 minutes. The Associated Parker played one of his finest defensive games that I recall, including a crucial steal down the stretch. He played as well as and as fast as Varejao at some points, getting in people's faces.
Mo Williams: 8-18, 6-11 3PM-A, 22 points, 6 assists, 37 minutes. Oh Mo, whatever are we going to do with you? In OT, you stepped up to hit two straight 3 pointers to help put crucial distance between us and the Cavs. Have you found your shooting stroke at last? Or do you just wait until the final period to turn it up?
Anderson Varejao: 4-5, 11 points, 8 rebounds, 23 points. Poor Vareajao. With no Shaq or Z, a lot of weight was put on his shoulders, but he was able to share with a very diverse bench.
Delonte West: 5-13, 15 points, 4 rebounds, 30 minutes. Far and away our best bench player. His shot was off the mark for most of the game, but considering this game went into OT, we can say he made the shots he needed to.
Who do we play next? New York? I think so. We can win that game. If we can beat this friggin' team, how tough can the Knicks be?
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Lebron played hurt and noone hears about it because unlike number 2 he doesn’t put out a press release over every single injury he gets, so people get the idea that Kobe is some kind of warrior who goes out each game in severe pain so he doesn’t let his team down but noone hears about when Lebron plays hurt and still looks like an mvp.
Yeah
"Not a good day for me," James said. "It still hurts. Its one of those things that won’t go away for a while. It’ll be a few days before I’ll be 100 percent again."
That doesn’t sound like Lebron said nothing about being hurt, LIKE EVERY OTHER PLAYER IN THE NBA
And it wasn't all praise when Kobe played
Most of it was criticism after a while since he was obviously not the same as he was earlier in the season. Plus the intial praise was because right after the injury he hit a couple game-winning shots. Let Lebron get a NOTICEABLE limp after a hard fall or something and I guarantee it’ll make the front page as well.
Whatever
you all can live with your thinking that everyone hates Cleveland bit, but every star player gets coverage for NOTICEABLE injury. KG did, Kobe did, Wade did, Bosh did, let him play noticeably worse after the fall and i’m sure everyone will be all atwitter. and ESPN.com continuously updates with real stories. Did Lebron look troubled with his knee afterward? No, he played through it. Watched playback of game, didn’t see a case where I thought he looked exceptionally bothered. Why make something a story when it isn’t? Every player in the NBA plays through hard falls. KG needs surgery on knee after troublesome landing is a story. Lebron falls hard, doesn’t sit, plays through is not, at least not for anyone that covers national sports and not just Cleveland.
One Scary Win
LeBron James got pummeled in this one. If LeBron wasnt so damn strong, I might have been tempted to give him most of the night off after the first altercation. The major theme in all of my posts is that the Cavs are by far the deepest team in the NBA. When a team is this deep it has many different weapons at its disposal and that transfers into many different ways to win. I dont think the Cavs take advantage of this nearly enough. They are way too one dimensional. Everyone knows what to expect! I think the Cavs need to find some versatility in their offense so come playoff time, when the pressure is on, they can keep their opponents guessing. It was really nice to see someone other than LBJ take the last shot for a change. Also, winning close games brings the team together and helps to build the confidence it takes to just let it go when final shot time comes!
by John Colagiovanni on Feb 27, 2010 9:45 AM CST reply actions
Drunk?
Friends don’t let friends get behind a key board after drinking! But it does explain why you failed to mention the horrific officiating the Cavs battled most of the game.
I'm Polish...what's your excuse?
It's a new day and I think more clearly now
What I don’t understand is how often Varejao gets targeted by the refs, but Reggie Evans can do whatever he feels like with his elbows. He’d swing them whenever he went up for a layup or rebound. He hit Leon Powe when Powe was standing still, and that was called a blocking foul. Also, despite how many times we went to the line, we didn’t get calls as often as we should have. I remember Antwan and LeBron driving and scoring, but not getting an and-1.
Also, I’m glad to know we’re friends.
Not to nitpick, but Juannie didn’t stop you from posting.
by Chief WaDrew on Feb 28, 2010 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
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