Post Game
The Cavaliers and Celtics went head to head tonight, and I was pretty excited for this game. I mean who wouldn’t want to watch the number one ranking team, Boston Celtics, verse the Cleveland Cavaliers so called “number one player in the league this year”, LeBron James. There are a lots of statistics which project that LeBron James can be comparable Michael Jordan (not in my book as previous posts show), although his stats have been pretty impressive lately; over the last six games, James has averaged 37.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 9.5 assists, not to mention he has contributed four triple-doubles in 14 games. On the other hand Boston is the only team in the league with three players averaging at least 19 points.
Entering into the game the Cavs were 8-3, but won three straight games for the first time this season. Boston Celtics, 11-1, also had won three straight games so I knew it was going to be a good match. The only disadvantage I felt was going to hinder the Cavaliers was the fact that this was their third game in four nights, not to mention they play my Pistons on Wednesday making it four games in five days. Not much of a recovery time if you ask me.
These are two teams I am hoping nothing but a down hill slope for them because they are both massive threats to the league this year. When I do watch teams that I am not pulling for I tend to always root for the underdogs. The Celtics were underestimated since this 2007-2008 season even started, and have shocked media with their Cinderella story record of 11-1.
Results
Unfortunately, my cheering did nothing for the Celtics, LeBron James brought his game yet again tonight, scoring 38 points in overtime giving Boston their second loss of the season, 109-104. However, I give props to LeBron’s teammates, Drew Gooden and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, stepping up and playing a huge role in the game. Drew Gooden scored a season-high 24 points, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 15 points and 14 rebounds to the Cavs victory.
What was shocking the most for me was that the Cavaliers' top players for this game (James, Gooden, and Ilgauskas) outscored the leagues Big Three, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce 77-64. That right their tells you why Boston lost. The whole season LeBron has really been the only player producing for the Cavs. ESPN Sportscasters would say how LeBron had no help on this team, but that was not a factor tonight.
What hurt the Celtics the most was in their effort in overtime. LeBron James hit a key three pointer and Boston allowed Cavs number 23 to go 6 for 6 from the free throw line in overtime.
Allen, Pierce and Garnett once again led the Celtics, but it wasn’t enough to triumph over Cleveland. Allen was the leading scorer for the Celtics with 29 points. The sad part of that is that his shot was not on tonight, he missed 15 of his 25 shots. Garnett and Pierce both finished in the double digits Garnett having 19 points and Pierce added 16.
My fear is that the Cavs are coming off of a huge victory over the Celtics and a four game winning streak, this is enough to fuel them for Wednesday night against Detroit. No worries though were ready.
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2 comments:
This is a very neat report. I like your writing style in the blog. As I read it, I magined you were as a sports reporter. Furthermore, your critic of ESPN sportscasters' view point of LeBron James' sportsmanship is very accurate and credible.
We cannot expect what result will come in a game tonight. Do not be sad eariler. Who knows your cheering can lead your team to victory.
This post was chock-full of data, highlights, and interesting events from the game. Good work here. Which site did you find all those stats, though? Don't forget to cite them as you would anything else (or at least hyperlink).
What do you think made James so off on his shots? Can you do some pregame analysis before the Cavs/Detroit game and give us some ideas about what's in store for matchups, scores, etc.?
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