Cavs vs Bullets Round 1 Game 2 7:00PM 4/21/08

[TheAdmin]

Round #1 Game #2

VS

Cleveland Cavaliers (1-0) VS Washington Wizards (0-1)

Thursday, April 21st, 2008
7:00pm ET
Radio : WTAM 1100
Television: TNT

Head Coaches

Mike Brown / Eddie Jordan

Probable Starters

Delonete West / Antonio Daniels

Wally Szczerbiak / DeShawn Stevenson

LeBron James / Caron Butler

Ben Wallace / Antawn Jamison

Zydrunas Ilguaskas / Brendan Haywood

Cavs Bench

BOOBIE/ DEVIN / ANDY / JOE

Wizards Bench

Roger Mason Jr. / Nick Young / Darius Songaila / Agent m0ron

Tom Withers Recap Of Game One​

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James didn't complain about them at the time, but those hard shoves, well-placed elbows and rougher-than-normal fouls that the Washington Wizards inflicted upon him in Game 1 had an effect.

One day later, James wasn't sore. But the 6-foot-8, 250-pounder said he was a lot shorter and lighter.

"I'm about 6-4, 215 today,'' he joked.

James endured a physical pounding in Cleveland's 93-86 win in the series opener, an intense game that at times resembled a rugged version of two-handed backyard touch football. Beginning with a shot across the face from Andray Blatche - a blow he later retaliated by throwing an elbow into the forward's chin - James was a marked man.

The Wizards hacked and whacked him.

The NBA's scoring champion still managed to score 32 points, and made the game's two biggest baskets in the final 1:37 as the Cavaliers won their seventh straight postseason game over the Wizards, their first-round opponent three years running.

James expected the Wizards to come after him, and he knows they're not about to stop.

"I have no problem getting hit,'' said James, who went to the free-throw line 14 times. "But there's a difference between a foul and a LeBron foul. If that's what their game plan is, I have to be able to get back up and continue to let my game speak for itself.''

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*Game Notes*​

· The Cavaliers have won seven straight games against the Wizards in the playoffs. With a win tonight, Cleveland’s win streak over the Wizards would move to eight straight games which would tie for the sixth-longest streak in post season history and the longest since 1997. Cleveland would match the Lakers who won eight straight games over the Suns from 1984-1989. The all-time record is 12 straight wins by the Lakers over the Sonics from 1980-89.

· The Cavaliers are a perfect 6-0 in series in which they win the opening game.

· In Game 1, Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 22 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had a career playoff-high four assists for his ninth career post season double-double. It also marked his fifth career playoff game with 20 or more points. Over his last five playoff games against the Wizards, Ilgauskas has averaged 19.6 points on .552 (37-67) shooting and 11.0 rebounds per game.

· Delonte West scored a career playoff-high 16 points to go along with five rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals in 36 minutes in Game 1. The last player to put up at least those numbers in a playoff game in less than 37 minutes was Ron Artest on April 30, 2002.

· In 34 career playoff games, LeBron James has averaged 27.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game. No other player in NBA playoff history (min. 20 games) has ever averaged over 25.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. He has now scored 30 or more points in 15 career playoff games.

· Cleveland has gone 12-5 in their last 17 playoff games at The Q dating back to the start of the 2006 Playoffs. The Cavaliers are 5-1 at home against the Wizards during that stretch.

 

[Rick Astley]

So I heard Agent 0 IQ has a bad case of toomuchlimpwristingitis. Is this real or it is being used to catch us with our guards down? No matter, we'll win.

Over or under 5 points Cavs victory?

 

[Karma]

Thanks Ben. Was just about to start one myself. Thanks a million once more.

More of the same please Cleveland. If the intensity is there, we will go 2-0 up.

 

[Wally World]

I cant wait tipoff....This will be hard game for both teams again....We need to continue playing good D and better Wally and Joe in offense...If we hit those open jumpers we will win easily.....Go CAVS!!!!

 

[Green Lantern]

So if they're coming after Lebron why aren't the Cavs going after someone?
Whoever starts getting hot should be taking some hits...

 

[Adam]

So I heard Agent 0 IQ has a bad case of toomuchlimpwristingitis. Is this real or it is being used to catch us with our guards down? No matter, we'll win.

Over or under 5 points Cavs victory?

I had the day off the yesterday and spent it on xbox live, that really hurts your wrists. I wonder if gilbert tried to make his choking in the 4th feel better by laying some beat downs on korean 10 years olds playing nba 2k8?

 

[YourJuliet]

So if they're coming after Lebron why aren't the Cavs going after someone?
Whoever starts getting hot should be taking some hits...

Exactly. I want to see someone put some wood on the Wizards. There is nothing wrong with hard fouls in the playoffs, but it can't be one sided. I loved how Z/Wallace went off in Game 1 and got up in the Wiz's face. This is precisely what Wallace was brought in for - Defense/Attitude. I want to see him drop some bitches in the lane tonight. Cavs need to set that team attitude off the bat.

I don't want to see the Wiz get a single three point play that isn't from behind the arc. If they want to come inside, it should be a pleasure for Z/Wallace

 

[samtheman67]

The hardest foul delivered was that elbow to blatche **** that looked like it hurt

 

[Splitz]

Hopefully none of our players will get thrown out of this game or suspended. I believe it will get pretty testy again out there.

 

[Houston RZ34]

I think we'll be ready to go to work tonight.

 

[Wally World]

I think that we will win tonight....I am so excited and cant wait to see King killing Wizards....We need to secure home court and win at least one game in DC.....

 

[PIP]

So if they're coming after Lebron why aren't the Cavs going after someone?
Whoever starts getting hot should be taking some hits...

I'd love to see someone wax Jamison's eyebrows...

 

[CavsRules]

I wanna see a big night out of Wally, if it's possible. Seems like we will need our shooters to step-up even more because they will double team James whenever he has the ball. I doubt they let James get into the lane like Game 1. But James will find a way.

GO CAVS!

 

[crazedcav333]

Guys gotta realize it's a four game series. So much emotion went into that first game we've gotta keep it up. That's what I'm telling them if I'm Mike Brown.

 

[Splitz]

Get EM!