1st Round: Washington @ Cleveland GAME 2

[LyXo]

THE PRIZE

EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS

VS

Game 2
Cavaliers lead series 1 - 0

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
8.00ET
TV: TNT

Quicken Loans Arena

Head Coaches

Mike Brown / Eddie Jordan

Probable Starters

Larry Hughes / Antonio Daniels

Sasha Pavlovic / DeShawn Stevenson

LeBron James / Jarvis Hayes

Drew Gooden / Antawn Jamison

Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Etan Thomas

Cavaliers Bench

Damon Jones/Eric Snow/Anderson Varejao/Donyell Marshall/Daniel Gibson/Ira Newble/Scott Pollard

Wizards Bench

Darius Songaila/Roger Mason/Calvin Booth/Brendan Haywood/Michael Ruffin/Andray Blatche/Donell Taylor

Game 1: Sunday April 22nd 12:30 p.m.
Wizards at Cavaliers (Quicken Loans Arena)
TV: FSN Ohio, WUAB, TNT

Cavaliers won, 97-82

Game 2: Wednesday, April 25th at 8:00 p.m.
Wizards at Cavaliers (Quicken Loans Arena)
TV: FSN Ohio, NBA TV

Game 3: Saturday, April 28th 5:30 p.m.
Cavaliers at Wizards (Verizon Center)
TV: FSN Ohio, WUAB, TNT

Game 4: Monday, April 30th at TBD
Cavaliers at Wizards (Verizon Center)
TV: FSN Ohio, National TV is TBD

Game 5: Wed., May 2nd at TBD *If Needed
Wizards at Cavaliers (Quicken Loans Arena)
TV: FSN Ohio, WUAB, National TV is TBD

Game 6: Friday, May 4th at TBD *If Needed
Cavaliers at Wizards (Verizon Center)
TV: FSN Ohio, National TV is TBD

Game 7: Sunday, May 6th at TBD *If Needed
Wizards at Cavaliers (Quicken Loans Arena)
TV: TBD

\\ -- ** NOTES ** -- //

What we saw last game​

* Larry Hughes is a dominant scorer. His jumper was falling, he was punishing by attacking the basket. High intensity defense grabbing steals.

* Ilguaskas can be a force, even situationally. We used him to dictate the pace of the game at certain points.

* Antawn Jamison is a tough guy to guard 1-1, especially with the line of defenders we have to throw at him.

* The Wizards can't stop LeBron. But he didn't need to dominate because the other starters helped.

* Jarvis Hayes? He scored 15 on LeBron because he was being left open. At least it wasn't 25.

* The refs really helped the Wizards. Not much being talked about it because the Cavs won, but there were several iffy calls at turning points that kept them in the game.

- = lyXo's Keys to the Game = -​

* Larry Hughes - start scoring early, then distribute, distribute, distribute. 1 assist is paltry for our PG, so he needs to beef that number up. Also, his high scoring night corresponded with a great shooting night, and we know that he can easily go 3/16 at any given time. The Wizards game plan will be to give Hughes lots of space to jack up 20-foot jumpers, so we shouldn't give them what they want.

* Give it to the big man. Z shows no signs of the difficulty he had last year, and he seems poised to dominate this postseason. Let him play 25 minutes, give him the ball until they find an answer for him. He can pass, he can post, he can shoot, so let's see if they can defend him.

* Let Sasha pound it. Many teams forget about Pavs while worrying about LeBron. Let LeBron rest his ankle while Sasha breaks some of his own... or dribble it off his foot.

* Show Antawn Jamison some double teams. We didn't do it last game, but we should at least keep Gooden on him, and have Andy give some help if he does quick spins under the basket.

* Give Drew Gooden his looks. Get him involved, make Jamison work on both ends of the floor. He can make easy buckets under the basket, let him work that baby hook.

* Keep the game in control. We did a good job of this last game, though they did make a couple big runs to bring it in as close as 2. Limit silly mistakes, play gritty defense, and dominate mismatches on the other end.

## -- FINAL NOTES -- ##​

Second game at the Q in Cleveland, and the crowd will be bigger and more excited. We dominated for most of the game with them trying to climb back in but not succeeding. We just need to come out quick and hold them back, and we'll cruise into Washington with a 2-0 lead and a pocket full of confidence.

Go Cavs! I'll be there to cheer.

Another blowout, 108-92.

 

[chiefwahoo]

Limited number of tix just released for tonight... they will go fast:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05003E8BE37C76F9

 

[bomber]

Limited number of tix just released for tonight... they will go fast:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05003E8BE37C76F9

wow still alot of tix left for tonights game.

good find, I might even end up going to this game. I'm trying to get a deal on some seats late if they can't sell em. on ticketmaster, stubhub, ebay, and flashseats(bidding on some floor seats for cheap..worth a shot)

 

[Karma]

I would look to go to Drew early. Antawn isn't a strong defender and will be avoiding foul trouble like the plague. Big opportunity there. They will be waiting for us to post up Ilgauskas immediately, so deferring to Drew from the tip may cause them to alter their defensive schemes. Every game at home is a danger one. Start strong and dent their confidense.

 

[chiefwahoo]

If any RCFers wanna get some pre-game drinking done I'll be at 'Local Heroes' (formerly Cooperstown) with some other guys around 6:00 before heading over to the Q.

Game 2 prediction: Pain for the Wizards... Cavs 101 Wiz 83

 

[Maximus]

If any RCFers wanna get some pre-game drinking done I'll be at 'Local Heroes' (formerly Cooperstown) with some other guys around 6:00 before heading over to the Q.

Game 2 prediction: Pain for the Wizards... Cavs 101 Wiz 83

I'm off to a little restaraunt called The DMC.

Go Cavs!

 

[PIP]

Drew and Bruce are going to bring it home tonight..... :headbang:

 

[Karma]

Very rusty shooting performance. Washington getting some easy looks inside. I'm sure a lift in intensity will lead to us making our run.

 

[Karma]

We are just getting outplayed by a very ordinary team. Terrible defense. Their bench, which is a piss weak one, has put over 20 points on us already. We should be dominating this squad at home.

 

[madisonmax]

Still early, Cavs will roll in the 2nd half.

Drew and Bruce Lee are going off tonight.

 

[Karma]

Drew repeating his game 2 heroics from last years playoffs. Lets hope they are wasted with a loss this time.

 

[PIP]

Drew and Bruce are going to bring it home tonight..... :headbang:

Called it hours ago....:chuckles:

 

[TyGuy]

Gooden seems to always come through for us when our other guys are just not getting it done.

 

[highplainsdrifter]

Dreeew Gooooden!!! On Fire! He's a "feel" player IMO. When he's feelin good and got the hot hand, keep feedin the big man. Hope it stays true and someone else steps up to join him.

 

[moohead]

I'm a-scared. I'm a-scared.

Let's pray someone picks it up for Gooden in the second calf...errr..half. Sasha's gotta hit some shots. LeBron is more of a decoy than anything.

The offense has to come from Z, Marshall, Sasha and Hughes.

God help us. Amen.