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Well, SNow went and played good D on the backdoor and then played some more good D, but got whistled for a foul on a weak call.

Oops. Bye Paul. That's a relief.
 
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I don't know if that's the best or worst game I've ever seen. Probably worst, but at least the Cavs won. I think the Celtics pretty much knew they were done when Pierce fouled out (how pissed was he when he found out he had 6, d'oh). The refs were terrible in this game so I'm just happy the Cavs go into the break off a win and 10 games over .500. They would be great if they could just learn how to play against the crappy teams like they do the good ones. How many times has Z been 2-7 on his FT's? Maybe the Cavs wanted an extra 10 minutes of burn before the break since they don't have to play for 6 days. Everyone get rested and healthy 30 game to go.
 
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Appliance. I'd never throw a golf club (unless it belonged to someone else)

That was a very frustrating game to watch, especially the missed ft's

I'll give Z a pass on his off night from the stripe.


The bottom line is it's a win on the road and now they get 5 days off.

By the way, Snows range is 12-15. Millimeters, that is. He missed that easy bunny.

It's amazing they're where they're at considering their 2 guard has missed so much time and they have the absolute worst offensive pg in the league. Imagine how they'll look next year if they get a decent pg?
 
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Nice win and all, but why, why!?!?! can this team lay the wood to teams like San Antonio and then lose to teams like G.S and struggle to beat a weak Boston team(even on the road)? One night they look like a legitimate threat, and the next like a fringe playoff team. I don't get it.
 
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Boston's a weak team, but Paul Pierce is Paul Pierce. When he's in the zone, as he was tonight, the Celtics are tough to beat. The Cavs won a game they would have lost last year. I'm happy. They could have easily taken the, "It's the All-Star break. Let's pack it in and go on vacation," attitude.
 
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Hopefully this team gains some perspective over the break. They have beaten some of the best, and lost to some of the worst in the first 50 games. To be 10 games over .500 this long after losing LH is great. Now they just have to play with that "killer instinct" everygame. I haven't been impressed with Mike Brown as a coach thus far. I hope he can get this team playing like a legit playoff team the rest of the way. LBJ is amazing, and has a tendancy to step up in big games. I will say Cleveland hasn't seen a sports figure like him since Jim Brown. I would love to see him in a playoff atmosphere.
 
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ABJ

2/15/06

Posted on Thu, Feb. 16, 2006
Cavs work extra for win

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

<!-- begin body-content -->BOSTON - In any classic duel, the last man standing gets the win.
In what will always be remembered as such a hookup between Paul Pierce and LeBron James on Wednesday, the old adage held true.
The Celtics' Pierce, who like James is heading today to Houston for the All-Star Game, played one of the finest games of his illustrious career and delivered one clutch gut punch to the Cavaliers after another.
James provided more of his typical wizardry in the showdown, but it was his ability to simply stay alive that in the end made the most difference.
Pierce fouled out with a minute to play in the second overtime, and James persevered for 10 extra minutes with five fouls. Without the nemesis, James landed the final blows in the 113-109, double-OT win.
The Cavs (31-21) will need the four days off for the All-Star Break after this one. It was both physically and mentally exhausting. They seemed like they had the game won on several different occasions.
But Pierce kept saving the day until he fouled out.
Pierce scored a career-high 50 points with seven rebounds and eight assists, going 16-of-20 from the free-throw line, and guarded James most of the night. It was the most points for a Celtic since Larry Bird in 1989.
James countered with 43 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season and eighth of his career. He also had four blocked shots and two steals in 54 minutes, but really his best stuff might have been drawing Pierce's last foul.
``He came at me, I went at him, it was a battle all night,'' James said. ``We're two of the best forwards in the league.''
Pierce scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to help the Celtics (21-31) erase a 10-point deficit.
But Pierce inserted his first dagger with just two-tenths of a second before the final horn. Down by two points and with James all over him, Pierce leaned in and James was called for a shooting foul. He made both free throws to force overtime.
It was a questionable call, but there were a number that went both ways in the game. The real issue is that the Cavs missed three free throws in the final 26 seconds that could've salted it away. In all, they were just 25-of-40 at the foul line.
``I thought I was in the right position,'' James said. ``It was a tough call.''
Playing with five fouls, James tried his best to contain Pierce in the first overtime as the two continued to slug away at each other. The Cavs built a three-point lead, but Pierce got a basket and a foul with 24 seconds left to tie it.
James, who also played through a sore left knee after a collision with teammate Eric Snow in the fourth quarter, finally was able to break through in the second overtime. Without Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14 points) to go to after he'd fouled out in the first overtime, James found Drew Gooden (19 points) for two key baskets.
Then he drew the key foul on Pierce and also made a driving basket and a key free throw in the final minute to finally finish it.
``This was a great win for us, we could've folded at any time,'' Cavs coach Mike Brown said. ``We're not a good road team so any way we can win on the road we'll take it.''
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What a freaking game last night. Also I am afraid that any team worth its salt needs to pick up one thing Boston did last night. Near the end of the game whoever is guarding Eric Snow just double cover LeBron and leave Snow wide open. How can you be a NBA starting PG and not be able to hit a wide open 10-12 foot shot?

At least we won and Mike Brown is not a moron like Doc Rivers is. If your star player has 5 fouls and is guarding LeBron you better remind him every chance you get that he has 5 fouls and not to get ticky tacky. When Pierce fouled out you can see he was shocked he fouled out and never realized he had 5 fouls.

Oh, I wonder how that Celtic liked LeBron's foot in his chest as he was being dunked on... WOW!!! :yow1:
 
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This team needs to come out on fire after the break. I know they have some tough games against the Pistons coming up, so it's very important to win the games they are supposed to win in the second half. If they do that, and win 40-50 percent of their games against the elite, then they should win 50. And who wouldn't consider that a successful season?

Of course, they could come out of the break and stink up the joint. Who knows with this team?
 
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Eric Snow had been hot coming into this game (FG% >60 for the past 3-4 games) and hit a shot or 2 at the beginning, but I don't know if I have ever seen an NBA player shoot worse than he did at the end of the game. IIRC he missed 2 uncontested layups. He looked like he had my shooting ability for most of the game. Of course Lebron missed an uncontested layup as well when all he had to do was jump a little higher and slam it down. I have to believe that Lebron can jump high enough to dunk from a 2 foot stand still right under the basket. That was just being lazy. After sleeping on it it's good that the Cavs were able to win a game after so much went so bad.
 
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