I have no idea how far below this post will go, based on the overpopulated posting that goes on when we lose. But I don't care, if I have to post this again, so be it. But I'm making my voice heard.
I saw the entire game like many of you here did. I don't care to look into the back of these pages, because I already can guess what many of it says. But then again, there's others that probably analyzed it pretty well.
This Cavaliers team is really good. Make no mistake. For them to still fight down by 18 with 5 to play tells me that we are a strong team. But... we went up against an equally strong team that knows how to adjust to big runs, unlike some of the other teams that screw up (and the ones that couldn't beat/or barely beat teams like Orlando, Boston, and our 2 franchises).
This was not going to be our game. I guess we can't win them all. But the Lakers were much bigger, their shooters were perfect, and Kobe was extremely motivated to win it even more so than our superstar. Don't let that discourage us, guys. We were due for a loss against them, even though it hurts.
I still think we're very good, but I guess this game will give us perspective to see how we compare to the best, size-wise. Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, and Lamar Odom are a deadly trio of big men, despite what we all thought about them. Having Z back may help that, but like someone else said, it will require perfect sets every offensive play, along with the defense. Having West back will help that, but will require us to persevere until then (unless we make a trade).
Anyways, the first half was a good one. We were clearly battling without key players and still held a 1 point lead. We probably weren't even supposed to be in it at the end when you think about it.
I'm still optimistic. Cautious, but optimistic. We had hit. We'll fight back. If we can't hold up for the next 3-5 games, that will give Danny more to think about.
Don't give up guys. Don't get too upset about it. We're not through yet.
