The Cavs clinched homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs tonight beating the Pacers, 117-109. That pushes the Cavs home record to 39-1 and one game closer to tie the record for wins in a season. I figured this would be an easy win for the Cavs after watching them demolish the Celtics yesterday. Even the Cavs knew this one would be easy:
The Cavaliers were very loose, and had what looked like a slam-dunk contest before the game. James’ array of dunks had the crowd in a frenzy well before tip-off
The guard play was once again crucial for the Cavs with Delonte West scoring 20 points and Mo Williams adding 18 points. Mo hit another big shot near the end of the game to seal the win for the Cavaliers. If the Cavs can get this production throughout the playoffs from West and Williams consider this thing signed, sealed, and delievered. Oh and I didn’t want to leave out that Lebron had 37 points…
Is this guy always hurt? I have always wanted Ben to succeed, but he has to stay on the court. We obviously traded for this guy at the wrong point in his career, but the good news is the Cavaliers don’t really need him to win the title. Sure it would be nice for him to beat up on KG, Dwight Howard (if thats possible) and others. But that might not happen. Wallace injured his knee and today the MRI discovered a strain.
An MRI today at the Cleveland Clinic revealed that Cavaliers forward Ben Wallace has a patella tendon strain in his left knee. He will not play tonight in Indiana against the Pacers and is currently considered doubtful for Wednesday’s season finale against the 76ers at home.
The team gave no timetable on how long he may be out.
I assume that Wallace will miss the rest of the regular season and might even miss the first round of the playoffs. Again I thought at times the Cavs really didn’t miss him that much, but they could still use him coming off the bench.
I am sure by now you have seen Ray Allen’s cheapshot on Anderson Varejao. What bothers me is that Varejao got a technical foul called on him after Allen tried to make sure he left without his manhood. There are two problems I have with this incident besides the technical foul on Varejao:
1. What man tries to elbow another man’s sack? I thought that was a woman thing that they did when they were mad at their boyfriends.
2. Anderson Varejao didn’t even flinch after getting an elbow that clearly made contact. This could mean Anderson is the first woman in NBA history, which would make her him the ugliest player in NBA history too. Or it means his pain tolerance is that of Willis Reed.
Doc Rivers and the Celtics thought they might rest Kevin Garnett until the playoffs start. However, things have changed and they might want him to get one game in before the start of the playoffs. The Cavs will not get to see Garnett this Sunday, but it looks like he will suit up for the Celtics last home and final game of the season against the Wizards. This will be one game I will be cheering for the Wizards. I can’t cheer for those bums!
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers says Kevin Garnett is likely to return only for the final regular season game against the Washington Wizards.
The good news for Cleveland fans is that it looks like the Celtics will have to battle through the east without KG at 100%. If we do meet them in the playoffs, I think a rested Big Ben could be huge for the Cavs. Big Ben beating up KG for 20 minutes a game would limit what he might be able to do in a series.
The King is just playing around here, so can you imagine what he could do in a Slam Dunk Contest? I really can’t wait till next All-Star break to see this happen, but lets get the NBA title first.
Cleveland traveled to Philadelphia tonight to play the 76ers with the Eastern Conference on the line. The Cavs came away winning a tough battle, 102-92. The Cavs backcourt that led the way again tonight. Mo Williams scored 18, West 11, and Lebron finsihed with 27. Varejao looks to be the starting power forward, while Ben Wallace gave us the physical presence we will need off the bench come playoff time. The biggest story of the night might have been Wally Szczerbiak.
The Cavs got unexpected help from Wally Szczerbiak tonight in their win over the Sixers tonight. Wally went 6 for 7 shooting (4-4 3PT) and ended up with a season high, 18 points. Wally hadn’t scored in double-digits since March 13th. I was almost thinking he was headed to less minutes that he was already receiving. This was a nice surprise tongiht, which helped the Cavs clinch the Eastern Conference for the second time in three years. Bring on the Pistons!
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