[Lefty Noob]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will open the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Washington Wizards.

1. Sat, Apr 19 – at Cle, 12:30 pm EDT (ESPN)
2. Mon, Apr 21 – at Cle, 7:00 pm EDT (TNT)
3. Thu, Apr 24 – at Was, 8:00 pm EDT (TNT)
4. Sun, Apr 27 – at Was, 1:00 pm EDT (ABC)
*5. Wed, Apr 30 – at Cle
*6. Fri, May 2 – at Was
*7. Sun, May 4 – at Cle

I have to follow my heart and pick the Cavs to win this series in five games. What do you think?

[legend]

Cleveland has gotten worse since their big trade. james will have to carry them once more, unless he gets some help from Gibson shooting 3s.

[Lefty Noob]

Well, if James does need to carry him, his 32 points in yesterday's 93-86 win was a good start.
Of course, Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Delonte West had 16 on the evening as well.
LeBron James scores 32 as Cavaliers beat Wizards - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

[Lefty Noob]

Didn't Gilbert Arenas call the Cavs beatable? Sure doesn't look like it.

Cleveland beat Washington 116-86 yesterday to take a 2-0 lead in the series. According to the Associated Press, "The 30-point margin of victory was the largest in Cleveland’s 112-game postseason history." Leading the way, of course, was LeBron, who had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists on the evening.

James scores 30 as Cavaliers beat up Wizards 116-86 - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

[theduck]

the wizards have no answer for james. he wins games all by himself. if they want to win, they need to stop focusing on beating lebron up and start thinking about scoring on the offensive end. they missed way to many open three's, easy bunny layups, and free throws. if they don't convert these open shots, they will get swept.

[Geechee843]

yea i saw that game. EXCITING. deshaun stevenson, whenhis team was down by 16, hit a jumper over lebron and had the nerve to taunt him wit a "you cant see me gesture". so of course lebron , on the next posession, hit a 3 over stevenson and another wizard an gave him teh same gesture back. then the crowd started chanting "overrated" when ever stevenson got the ball anytime after that.

but i aint gonna lie, pretty much every call goes lebron's way.

[Lefty Noob]

Boy, the Wizards just keep playing thug basketball... they almost got LeBron into a brawl yesterday, but fortunately cooler heads prevailed and the Cavs came away with a 100-97 victory and a 3-1 series lead. For all the trash talking and the flagrant fouls, Washington still can't shut down James, who had 34 Pts, 12 Rebs, 7 Assists on Sunday. Now let's see the Cavs finish this one off at home on Wednesday and be done with it.

[theduck]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Boy, the Wizards just keep playing thug basketball... they almost got LeBron into a brawl yesterday, but fortunately cooler heads prevailed and the Cavs came away with a 100-97 victory and a 3-1 series lead. For all the trash talking and the flagrant fouls, Washington still can't shut down James, who had 34 Pts, 12 Rebs, 7 Assists on Sunday. Now let's see the Cavs finish this one off at home on Wednesday and be done with it.

My prediction is Cavs by 6 tonight.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by theduck

My prediction is Cavs by 6 tonight.

That would be fine with me.

[Bryan88]

They advance with a 105-88 win.