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April 2007

Don’t take it for granted

April 30, 2007

Washington — It may have seemed routine and, all things considered, easy for the Cavs to dispatch the Wizards in four games.  There was franchise history made tonight.  The Cavs had never swept a series, they’d never even won back-to-back road playoff games before.  This is just the second time in franchise history the Cavs [...]

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Three and almost out

April 28, 2007

Washington — Cavs take Game 3 98-92.  At least it was entertaining, right?  Not that anyone in NE Ohio was paying attention to anything but the Browns and NFL Draft.  Well, in case you weren’t watching…
–Zydrunas Ilgauskas is playing some of the best basketball of his career.  In this series he’s shooting 61 percent and [...]

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Yee-ness, D.C. parties and more

April 27, 2007

Washington — Very little buzz here in D.C. over the impending Game 3, but that is understandable.  While the Wizards tag this town as "the most powerful city in the world," it’s also a place that loves a winner and will distance itself from a loser very quickly.  However, again I will say believe the [...]

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A rainy Game 2

April 25, 2007

–Don’t confuse Drew Gooden’s "Let it Rain" with Pacman Jones "Make it Rain."  One involves a geeky-looking hand gesture.  The other $81,000 in cash and strippers.–Drew informed me tonight that he can’t do his "rain dance" until he makes at least four shots in a row.  Write this down, people.–OK, that covers that.  What’s most [...]

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Game 2, let’s preview

April 25, 2007

Some thoughts for tonight:
–It is no surprise to most objective observers, but Eddie Jordan says Brendan Haywood is going to get some more playing time tonight.  He is doing this out of need, not out of desire.  Everyone I talk to who has been around the Wizards says Jordan has been in and out of [...]

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So you want more Xs and Os, eh?

April 23, 2007

I got a great deal of feedback on my column on Sunday, which was about two things.  One, it was my view of the five different levels at which people watch games.  Second, it was an in-depth breakdown of the Washington Wizards offensive and defensive sets including what the sets are called and how the [...]

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Cavs finish the job, up 1-0

April 22, 2007

–It wasn’t pretty, but the Cavs ground it out to take the lead in the series so today is a smashing success with a 97-82 win.  Yet neither team played all that well and the Cavs let the Wizards hang around for three quarters before they really turned it on.  Still, this was exactly the [...]

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End of 3 and Cavs still up by 7, but it’s still up in the air

April 22, 2007

–The offense still ain’t great, it is wheezing on the execution scale.  Just two assists that quarter for the Cavs again.  But the defense continues to keep the Wizards guards out of the lane and the easy points to a minimum.  Which is what is winning the game for the Cavs right now.  The Wizards [...]

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Halftime, Cavs up 7 and Wiz happy

April 22, 2007

–The Wizards are elated right now.  They are right where they want to be.  They outplayed the Cavs in the second quarter and have basically not gotten hot at all on offense.  There was a six-point swing that went against them at the end of the half with Jarvis Hayes missing that 3 and Larry [...]

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First quarter over, Cavs up 27-20

April 22, 2007

–LeBron James is at it again.  He’s as active as he’s been on season with and without the ball.  Not only is he attacking, but he moving well to create angles and really seeing the floor.  He’s well on his way to another triple doube, with 9 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds already.  The [...]

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