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Cavs-Pistons Second Round Playoff Series

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touche. They can be more mentally sound, but it was nice to finally see some effort at both ends of the floor. They seemed to be coasting on defense the past few games.
 
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ABJ

5/21/06

James not changing for Game 7

By Tom Reed

<!-- begin body-content -->CLEVELAND - On the eve of the biggest game in Cavaliers franchise history, LeBron James tried giving teammate Donyell Marshall an earful Saturday afternoon.
Was it a pep talk? A stern reminder about the importance of boxing out for rebounds?
Nope, just a ``wet willie.''
As Marshall spoke to reporters, the Cavs' resident savior playfully hid behind a door attempting to jab his spit-lubed index finger into Marshall's ear.
A 21-year-old who has come of age in his postseason debut sees no harm in sometimes acting his age. The pressure of his first Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons be damned.
``I hadn't been in Game 1s or Game 2s or Game 3s or 5s or 6s until this year, and I think I handled myself the right way,'' James said. ``I'm not going to change anything I do... I'm not going to go to sleep a little earlier. I've got to treat it like a normal game.''
James is the Cavs' reason for hope today at The Palace in Auburn Hills.
A superstar can sometimes steal one game by himself.
As confident as the Pistons have a right to feel, they also know James' brilliance can be the difference in a close game. Each of the past three has been decided by two points.
Of course, many believe the Cavs squandered their best chance of upsetting the Pistons Friday night when they lost their composure in the closing moments of an 84-82 loss at Quicken Loans Arena.
Rebounds were mishandled, and a crucial timeout not called in the final frantic seconds. How can the Cavs possibly regroup against an opponent with an 11-1 record in close-out games since 2002?
``We have a guy who can win a game for us,'' Cavs guard Eric Snow said.
Short of being fitted for an NBA championship ring, there's little about the playoffs that Snow hasn't experienced.
Snow is a veteran of 83 postseason games and two NBA Finals.
The veteran Cavaliers guard knows what it takes to win in the hyper-intensified environs of a Game 7.
Snow recalls making a wish prior to the start of this series against the Pistons.
``Get it to a Game 7 and get it to a fourth quarter,'' Snow said Saturday. ``That's when your superstar really benefits you.''
Cleveland fans know it only too well. We're talking about a fan base whose most distinguishing physical characteristic is scar tissue -- the remnants of crushing defeats to Michael Jordan and John Elway.
In his first playoff foray, James has demonstrated similar dramatic flair. He hit two-game winning shots against the Washington Wizards and has been super against the Pistons, averaging 26.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists. He also is playing the best defense of his young career.
While some teammates appeared to shrink from the moment in Friday night's fourth quarter, James played every bit of his 6-foot-8, 240-pound size. He bulled his way through the lane, drawing four Pistons on several drives to the basket.
James committed four fourth-quarter turnovers and probably should have pressed coach Mike Brown on whether he wanted a timeout as Pistons guard Chauncey Billups lined up for two free throws with 10.1 seconds remaining. His aggressiveness was commendable, however.
``A lot of mistakes that we made we could have controlled, but those things happen,'' James said. ``We've put ourselves in a position to win a series, and we can't look back.''
James said he will let the flow of today's game dictate whether he needs to try to be assertive early or attempt to dominate late. He has done it both ways in the series.
He doesn't get caught up in comparisons to Jordan or Magic Johnson. How Kobe Bryant might have treated a Game 7 doesn't figure in his thinking.
``He has never tried to be anybody except LeBron James,'' Snow said.
That's been good enough to keep the Cavs in five of the previous six games.
Regardless of whether they win today, the Cavs have proven they can compete with the Pistons, which is what they had hoped to learn when the postseason began.
This series has been memorable for three surprising wins and one stunning compliment.
Prior to Game 2, Boston Celtics legend and 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell said that James, if surrounded with the right talent, is the one player who ``could come closest to our dominance.''
Russell's record in Game 7s? A perfect 10-0.
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ABJ

5/21/06

Nothing like emotions of Game 7

By Terry Pluto

<!-- begin body-content -->For most Cavaliers fans, this is something new: The Seventh Game.
``For those of us involved, it's a nervous breakdown with a paycheck,'' said Pat Williams, a vice president of the Orlando Magic. ``You can't breathe. You keep pacing. It feels like forever before the game finally begins.''
The Seventh Game...
``You feel like your entire season is staring you in the face,'' said Brendan Malone, the former Cavaliers coach who has been in this position as an assistant with the Detroit Pistons.
The Seventh Game...
It will be the Cavaliers and Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 3:30 p.m. today. The winner goes to the Eastern Conference finals that begin Tuesday.
The loser goes home... hurting.
``The first thing you feel is the heat knowing there is no tomorrow,'' said Bill Fitch, the Cavs coach from 1970 to '79 who led teams in Boston and Houston into huge Game 7 situations.
The Seventh Game...
Williams said former Philadelphia 76ers coach Billy Cunningham told him that in games like these, some players would not meet your eye in the huddle. The pressure was real, and they feel it.
``But the great ones like LeBron James are different,'' Williams said. ``They relish it. They look forward to these games. Rarely does a superstar have a really bad day in a Game 7.''
That's why the Cavaliers have a chance, despite the disappointing 84-82 loss in Game 6 at Quicken Loans Arena.
``The Cavs know they needed to just get one more rebound in the final minute and they win,'' said Malone, whose son Michael is a Cavs assistant. ``Right now, these two teams are so close, anything really can happen.
``Hey, the Cavs have nothing to lose. They're not supposed to be there. The Pistons are supposed to have had this thing wrapped up. There have been times when the Cavs have had Detroit rattled.''
Cavs have good shot
Williams, Malone and Fitch have been riveted by the Cavs/Pistons series. They know that each team has won on each other's home court. They know the past three games have been decided by exactly two points -- the Cavs winning two. They know that the Pistons are the overwhelming favorites, but all three said not to count out the Cavaliers.
``LeBron is one of those guys like Isiah (Thomas) was for us in Detroit,'' Malone said. ``The bigger the game, the better LeBron plays.
``Those people who voted for Steve Nash as MVP may now be changing their minds. Those who said Kobe (Bryant) was the best player may be having second thoughts -- especially when you watch what LeBron is doing in the playoffs.''
Williams, Malone and Fitch are all veteran basketball men. But they love James because he represents what is best about the game.
``He can beat you by scoring or passing, and he doesn't care how it gets done,'' said Malone. ``He just wants to beat you.''
The Seventh Game...
Fitch and Malone said the Pistons have an obvious advantage being at home, but it's not what you think.
``The Palace will be really loud, but at this point, the players are immune to the crowd noise,'' Malone said. ``It may affect some officials, although they'll deny it. But I think the league will send their best guys to work the game, so that shouldn't be a big factor.''
``The only thing the crowd noise may do is force (Cavs coach) Mike Brown to take an extra timeout or two to quiet the crowd,'' Fitch said. ``But I don't think it will bother the Cavaliers.''
Especially given that the Cavs have a 3-3 road record in these playoffs against the Washington Wizards and the Pistons.
``The key is the comfort level at home,'' Malone said. ``It's a psychological fact that if you teach a course in the same classroom all year... then give the same test to a part of the group in a same classroom... but you take another part of the group and give them the same test in a different classroom... the scores are usually higher from the group taking the test in a room that is comfortable and familiar to them.''
Fitch agreed, ``Your home court is just that... It's home.''
Malone added, ``The last numbers I saw were that the home team won something like 80 percent of Game 7s.''
Decent start is key
The Seventh Game...
Williams told the story of being the general manager of the 76ers in the early 1980s.
In 1981, his team was ahead 3-1 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. The 76ers were the favorite, but lost the next three games -- including Game 7 by 91-90 in Boston.
In 1982, it was the same situation. His team was ahead 3-1, then lost Game 5 at Boston and Game 6 at home in Philadelphia.
``We went to Boston for Game 7,'' Williams said. ``It was just like a year ago. Boston is at home, we seemed to be in big trouble. But we blew them out (120-106) on their home court.''
The point of the story is... who knows what will happen? History is not always a guide.
The Seventh Game...
``No one likes to talk about it, but a guy turns an ankle or something in the game, and that changes everything,'' Fitch said.
The Pistons seemed to be in a commanding position, ahead 2-0 in the series when Rasheed Wallace sprained his ankle late in Game 2. It seemed to bother him for a few games, even though he played on it.
``The aggressor will win the game,'' Malone said. ``You can't be afraid to make a mistake, and some guys feel that way in a big game.''
``I think the key for Cleveland is to get off to a decent start,'' Fitch said. ``What's well begun is half done in these games. If they keep it close and they go into the fourth quarter with LeBron, they have a real shot.''
Or as Williams said, ``There's a gnat's-eye difference between these two teams. LeBron in a series like this is bringing the average fan back to basketball. I'm down here in Florida, and I can't wait to see the next game.''
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No it didn't, they missed too many free throws, too many bad, forced shots. Pistons are all about clutch. They got lucky in game 6 period.
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I really don't know what the hell series jwinslow is watching. The only thing about friday's game that was different than games 3-5 was that chauncy hit a HUGE jumper and the pistons got (not counting flips fumble) not 1, not 2, but THREE incredibly lucky bounces to seal the deal. some good bounces

UF is absolutely right ... but moving on to game 7, I don't see any reason the cavs can't pull this off. They've played the pistons to a deadlock through 6 games.They've proven to themselves that as long as they rebound and contest every piston jump shot, they're capable of hanging with them through 3 quarters. The only reason's to be pessimistic are the palace and the pistons track record. But the Cavs have a deeper bench and the best player on the court. Both will be huge advantages down the stretch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0muIsBfGY5s

Doesn't he remind you of lebron? Seriously, I didn't even cringe watching that video. All I could think of is how much that looked like lebron. Today is lebron's day. Lebron is the new jordan, the cavs are the new bulls.

Gotta think positive.
 
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5/21/06

Hughes to play in Game 7 for Cavs

TOM WITHERS

Associated Press

<!-- begin body-content -->CLEVELAND - Larry Hughes walked off the practice floor Saturday dripping with sweat and itching to play.
He'll get his chance in Game 7.
Cleveland's guard, who returned to the club Friday after missing three games in the Detroit series following the death of his younger brother, is expected to play in Sunday's decisive game at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Hughes dressed for Game 6 but didn't see any action in Cleveland's 84-82 loss. However, Hughes' presence was an emotional lift for the Cavs, who traveled to St. Louis to attend Justin Hughes' funeral Tuesday.
Now, Hughes is hoping to give his team a boost on the court.
"Whatever the team needs, I'm here," said Hughes, who needed surgery on his right middle finger during the season and missed 45 games. "They've been playing so well winning games while I was at home. But I just want to come in and support those guys like they supported me. If I'm needed to take a foul, inbounds the ball or play defense on the inbounds play, that's what I'm willing to do."
Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said the plans to play Hughes were unfinished.
"It's a game-time decision," he said. "I'm still exploring things with the coaches. There is a decent chance that I'll play him, but when and how long I don't know yet."
Brown was asked whether Hughes, who started the first two games of the series, would be back with the first five.
"Don't' think so," he said. "But I don't know yet."
Hughes came back to the Cavaliers on Friday, a week after his brother died. Justin Hughes, 20, battled heart problems his entire life and underwent a transplant in 1997.
Since Justin's passing, Hughes had two tear drops tattooed under his left eye along with a halo and a pair of wings with his brother's nickname "Goo" inked on his left hand.
Hughes said sitting on the bench for Game 6 was strange, but being back with his teammates brought comfort.
"It took me a while, maybe to the end of the first to get focused," he said. "That's kind of how I expected it to be. I really wasn't too concerned about actually going out there and playing because of the focus factor and getting my mind ready to compete."
Once he settled in, Hughes said there were moments he wanted to be on the floor.
"In the second and third quarters, I seen coach walking the sideline a couple times and I was kind of hoping that he'd call and I was kind of hoping that he didn't. Just to be there was good for me."
Having him on the floor can only be good for the Cavaliers.
"HOO-RAY!" guard Damon Jones shouted at the news Hughes would likely play. "We need him. He's a big part of what we do here. For us to get those three wins without him showed a lot of character and a lot of guys stepped up and did some great things.
"But if we're going to get this thing done, we're going to need his help. We're glad that he's back. We don't know what kind of condition he is in, but who cares? Put him on the floor, coach."
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Dispatch

5/21/06

James gives Cavs a shot at beating the odds

Sunday, May 21, 2006

BOB HUNTER


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With all due respect to Cavaliers coach Mike Brown and his ground-breaking take-themone-game-at-a-time theory, what were the odds of Cleveland beating the mighty Detroit Pistons four straight games?
The odds of catching a ball at a majorleague ballgame (563 to 1)?
Higher.
The odds of the earth having a catastrophic collision with an asteroid in the next 100 years (5,000 to 1)?
Higher.
The odds of becoming president (10 million to 1)?
Higher.
The odds of a person contracting mad cow disease (40 million to 1)?
Well, OK, maybe.
And then think how close they came to doing that and why. When Flip Saunders said he didn’t think the Cavs played tight in the fourth quarter during Friday’s NBA playoff game because LeBron James didn’t play tight, the Detroit Pistons coach crystallized a thought that has been percolating throughout the postseason as James has further fueled his team’s meteoric rise.
As good as the Pistons are, James puts a serious strain on the team-game philosophy that probably has been around since the original Dr. J (James Naismith) first hung those peach baskets. At one point in the fourth quarter Friday, James drove over, around and through four of the five Pistons — the fifth arrived too late — and he still scored, which makes you wonder why he even bothers with the other guys.
On the final possession of Cleveland’s 84-82 loss, James was guilty of passing the ball rather than gunning up what might have been a tying threepointer – he was fouled, anyway – and half the press corps immediately began wondering what he was thinking. Even when one of his teammates is open somewhere else, the idea that is quickly gaining favor is that even a tightly contested James’ shot is a better option than just about everything else.
Sometimes, James’ passes seem designed simply to give the other players something to do. James will start to drive to the basket, a shot opens up — when he’s doing the driving, a shot almost always opens up —and he still fires a cross-court pass to one of his teammates. During one 4½-minute stretch in the second quarter, he assisted on four of five Cleveland baskets and passed up a decent shot on every one of them.
On the other hand, it takes a team to play defense, so the notion that James could take a team to the NBA championship all by himself simply isn’t true. One man can’t guard five, and defense is mostly what has gotten the Cavs this far into the playoffs. That is where Brown and the other Cleveland players really come in; if the Cavs hadn’t bought into Brown’s defensive philosophy, this series would have been long since over.
It doesn’t matter much now, but the Cavs are only a shot or two from being in Miami for a third-round game today. As long as the odds were of the Cavs taking four straight from the team with the NBA’s best regular-season, Cleveland might have done just that if they had only been able to grab one of the four offensive rebounds the Pistons got in the final minute.
"We had the opportunity to win; they had the opportunity to win," James said. "They took advantage of it. No one thought we’d be here now and we proved them wrong. We’ll try to prove them wrong one more time and get a win on Sunday."
It won’t be easy. Since 2002, the Pistons are 11-1 in playoff closeout games, their only loss coming in Game 7 of the 2005 NBA Finals. But as grim as it looks for the Cavs, you can’t help but feel that James is the wild card that makes anything possible.
The odds of winning two games from the Pistons in the Palace at Auburn Hills may be the same at as the odds of dying from parts falling off an airplane (10 million to 1), but the Cavs have beaten odds longer than that.
What were the odds of the Cavs ever having a player as talented as LeBron James?
Bob Hunter is a sports columnist for The Dispatch.
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Dispatch

5/21/06

Gooden knows all about heartbreak

Cavs forward hopes to avoid repeat of rookie season

Sunday, May 21, 2006

James Walker
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CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Drew Gooden vividly recalls the last time he had more than one shot to close out the Detroit Pistons.
Gooden was a rookie three years ago on an inexperienced but talented Orlando Magic squad that jumped on the favored Pistons 3-1 in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Magic got complacent, left a few openings and the Pistons won the series in seven games before eventually losing in the Eastern Conference finals.
Gooden and the Cavaliers hope they didn’t make a similar mistake Friday in losing a nailbiter at home to the Pistons 84-82, which tied the series at three games apiece and set up the final showdown today in The Palace of Auburn Hills.
"I was disgusted my rookie year," Gooden said. "But (Friday) I was sick to my stomach because I know how hard it is to get to this deep into the playoffs."
Was Gooden feeling a sense of deja vu after Game 6?
"A little bit, but we competed in a two-point game," he said. "The game we lost in Orlando was more of a blowout-type game, so this hurts more. This is the second round, also, so this one is a lot tougher to cope with than the one in Orlando."
Any feelings of missing out on a golden opportunity can be erased with a win today. Cleveland beat Detroit on the road in Game 5, which gives the Cavs some confidence, but winning Game 7 on the road figures to be more difficult.
The Cavaliers believe the pressure is still on Detroit. The Pistons won 64 games during the regular season and were favored to win the NBA title. Conversely, Cleveland already has exceeded expectations simply by making this a competitive series.
"A lot of people didn’t even believe this series could go to a Game 6 but us," LeBron James said. "So we’ve got to go out with confidence and try to win Game 7, because the fact is, no one believed we’re supposed to be here."
The Cavaliers appeared to be very relaxed yesterday. Many players, including James, Donyell Marshall and Damon Jones, joked with with one another after practice as the team prepared to board the plane to Detroit.
"We’ve been this way the whole year," coach Mike Brown said. "It’s not necessarily because they’ve lost focus. These guys really get along with one another."
The Cavaliers will have an added weapon today in shooting guard Larry Hughes, who will play for the first time since the death of his brother Justin on May 11.
Hughes, Cleveland’s secondleading scorer in the playoffs, is not expected to start and likely will play limited minutes. He’s known for his defense and could be used in stretches to guard Pistons leading scorer Richard Hamilton.
"I just want to come in and support those guys like they’ve supported me," Hughes said. "If I need to take a foul or just inbound the ball or play defense, that’s really what I’m willing to do."
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Canton

5/21/06

Hopefully, it’s just the start

Sunday, May 21, 2006

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Say this much about LeBron James: At 21 years old, he gets it. He gets it like Jim Thome never did. He gets it like Albert Belle never did.
Of course, the Browns, Indians and Cavs never have had a star that shines as bright as James. And he will be in Cleveland for the long haul.
James said as much Friday before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. He has consistently indicated his willingness to sign a maximum offer from the Cavs this summer, which comes to around $75 million over five years. The NBA’s collective bargaining agreement is friendly to teams that want to keep a franchise player after three years of service. No player has turned down a max offer after his third season.
While James continues to make history, that’s not the kind of publicity he wants. His Q rating, a measure of a celebrity’s popularity, marketability and likeability, is the highest in the NBA, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. In fact, James has the third highest Q rating of all athletes behind Tiger Woods and Brett Favre.
James wanted to see new owner Daniel Gilbert show a willingness to spend money to bring in free agents — done — and build a perennial contender —working on it.
“I used to be worried about making the playoffs again in my career,” said veteran center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the only holdover from when the Cavaliers last made the playoffs in 1998. “Not anymore. We’re going to be a very good team for a very long time. We’re going to be in the playoffs for a lot of years.”
The organization considered making the playoffs a success. After beating the Wizards and taking the Pistons to Game 7, the Cavs easily will be considered among the top four or five teams in the NBA next season.
“Any time you’re winning games and having fun, it always gives you a sense of wanting to stay,” James said. “I’m really happy now with what’s going on. I love my teammates and the coaching staff. We’ll see what happens.”
Cleveland can offer James the extension July 1. Look for the deal to be signed soon after. James’ basketball money is secondary to his endorsement deals with Nike, Sprite, Upper Deck and Bubblicious. He makes well over $100 million with those contracts.
“I’m having a lot of fun going out there playing every night in front of the world, on national TV, on the big stage of the NBA. We’re showcasing our talent for the whole world.”
The “whole world” sees that talent whether it’s in Cleveland or New York.
DAMON JONES INJURIES
Twice in the playoffs, guard Damon Jones was injured during celebrations. After he hit the game-winner against Washington, James tackled him and the rest of the team piled on the pint-sized Jones. Then, after Cleveland beat Detroit in Game 5 at The Palace, Anderson Varejao accidentally hit Jones in the head.
By the way, Jones might be looking to work his way through the predator cats with his sport coats. If the Cavs beat the Pistons and advance to the conference championship, Jones wouldn’t rule out wearing a coat made of lion.
“I don’t know about that one, yet,” he said. “I don’t want all the animal people mad at me.”
Jones already has worn leopard and tiger sports coats in Detroit.
Jones has taken a more veteran approach to the postseason. He and Head Coach Mike Brown haven’t always been on the same page with philosophy, but it was Jones and Eric Snow giving Brown advice when he asked for it during Game 5 in Detroit.
“He’s been a major help to me privately, especially for a guy who’s a first-year head coach,” Brown said. “The suggestions he’d made, the perspective he’s offered, they’ve all been really huge. He’s someone I can really turn to for feedback along with LeBron and Eric Snow.”
NETWORK LICKING CHOPS
Imagine what kind of audience a Dwayne Wade-LeBron James series would draw. Cleveland’s win Monday over Detroit on TNT had a 17.8 rating and a 25 share — the best local ratings for a Cavs game in Cleveland this season.
That means 25 percent of TVs in the Cleveland-Canton-Akron media market (the 16th largest in the country) were tuned to the game.
THE GOOD NEWS
Cleveland is 2-0 in Game 7’s. The Cavs won conference semifinals Game 7 in the 1992 against Boston and in 1976 during the “Miracle of Richfield.”
If today’s game is close, advantage Cleveland. The Cavs have won five of six postseason games decided by 1 or 2 points.
THE BAD NEWS The Pistons were down 3-2 to Miami in the conference finals last season before winning Games 6 and 7 to advance to the NBA Finals. Two years ago, Detroit beat New Jersey in Games 6 and 7, and in 2003 they did the same to Orlando. But Detroit did lose Game 7 of the NBA Finals last year to San Antonio.


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I'll tell you one thing.

The fact that Anderson Varejao has played very well, or above expectations in the playoffs is going to make him a coveted player on the market, and tempting trade bait, or such in the offseason.

The guy has shot incredibly well from the FT line in the playoffs, and has rebounded very well.

Back to the game, the Cavs are doing well when LeBron has the ball in his hands. So, I personally think that they are better off without these jump shots. Give LeBron the ball, and he'll find the open shot, or best play available on the floor.
 
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The Cavs are ony down by 2 at the half. It is still anybody's game. Lebron has 21 out of the 38 points. Murray, Snow, Gooden, Jones, & Marshall are a combined 0 -12 from the field. Cleveland definitely needs some else to "step up" and score.
 
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