2009-nba-playofffs Stories - Fear The Sword
The (sort of) Morning After: Bleeding Me
I want to apologize for posting so late. I didn't want to write anything about last night's loss. I thought that if I slept just a little longer, put it off for a few more hours, I could pretend I don't have to wait until next April to see our Horsemen riding into the playoffs again. The crushing...
Still Alive! LeBron, with some help, leads Cavaliers to Game 5 win 112-102
Guts, grit, determination, and even a few demons exorcised. The Cavaliers did a little bit of all of it tonight at The Q, warding off elimination and staying alive 112-102. Starting anywhere else than with the greatest player on the planet would be simply unfair, though what else can we say...
Magic take Game 1 classic 107-106 over Cavaliers
Well, we knew it was going to be tough. We knew the Magic could shoot the basketball, and we knew LeBron James would come up big. All three happened and it was the Magic that held on, making big shot after big shot to win Game 1 107-106. There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the...
LeBron James makes 9th appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated
Cleveland Rocks. So says the May 25th issue Sports Illustrated, featuring LeBron James for the 9th time. The story, written by Cleveland-native Joe Posnanski once again opens the deep wound that is the history of Cleveland sports. Posnanski explains why an NBA title would do more that quench...
Cavs and Magic prepare to square off in Eastern Conference Finals
The matchup is finally set. In a series they should have won about a week ago, the Orlando Magic finally put together 8 solid quarters of basketball to knock off the Boston Celtics and win their Best-of-7 Eastern Conference Semi-Final series. Their prize is a trip to Cleveland for Game 1 of the...
Rapid Reaction: Bring on the Magic
The Magic rolled over a despondent Celtics team to earn a date at the dance with our footloose Cleveland Cavaliers. A stellar three-point shooting performance led by Hedo Turkoglu's 4-5 from behind the arc helped the Disney darlings demolish the defending champs. Boston's injuries caught up and...
Cavaliers path wasn't supposed to be this easy, right?
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been nothing short of dominant during their run through the first half of the 2009 NBA Playoffs. Sure, you can point to the opposition, but the Cavaliers earned the right to play the #8 seed. Remember, when the Cavs drew the Pistons, many thought it could be a tough...
47-12-8; LeBron James is the Giant Peach, Cavs up 3-0
There are several numbers we can use to describe tonight's 97-82 win over Atlanta. I used one in the title -- 47-12-8. That's what LeBron threw on Atlanta tonight. The Final Score, of course, is another, and the most important. The Cavaliers are now 7-0 in the Playoffs, every win by double...
Keep It Together, Ronnie
Historically, the playoffs have taken Ron Artest to another level, which isn't always a good thing. The attention paid to each game feeds the beast that is Ronnie's game but also puts him on edge as the stake get higher. Artest likes to prove his game is elite. He loves running into the challenge...
NBA Playoffs, Round 2 -- Cavaliers V. Hawks Preview version 1.0
Once again I was asked by J.E. Skeets at Ball Don't Lie to preview the Hawks/Cavaliers series(in 300-400 words). No easy task, but I did so, and you can see it over on BDL later today. For those of you who check out FTS, here is a preview of what I had to say -- <!--[if gte...
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