Game 66| Cavs vs Knicks| March 15th, 2009| 6:00 PM [ET]

[King of the Cavs 23]

Intense game thread mate!!

 

[-Akronite-]

So when's Delonte due back?

 

[Typhoon]

Best preview ever.

thats all i can even say

 

[MetaFitX]

I hope this one is an early blow-out which leads to Bron Bron getting some well-deserved rest.

In other news, I hope a miracle occurs and New York gets the 8th seed and we hang onto the 1st just so I can have the pleasure of watching (according to BSPN pundits) the Cavs sweep "LeBron's future team."

 

[KingSimba]

Didn't even notice until you mentioned it. I swear I never even looked that high.

its a copy of the middle girls ass

 

[Numbers Guy]

*joins in pointing out misstakes

Split you disappoint me, how could you misspell Wally's last name? *loses respect

 

[camakazee]

*joins in pointing out misstakes

Split you disappoint me, how could you misspell Wally's last name? *loses respect

Wow.

And who the hell is LorenzOn Wright?

You had me brainwashed at first Splitz, but now I see it. All flash and no heart. Four mistakes involving either the name or number of beloved Cavaliers and no mistakes on the New York side. I see where your loyalties lie :shakehead

Hopefully Glen can buy you out soon so you don't have to wait til 2010 to jet to realknicksfans.com

 

[wuck]

On West, according to Windhorst Saturday night:

Injury update: West (back) is questionable for the Knicks game. The team may want him to sit out another day or two to make sure the problem doesn't linger after another hit.

"We'll see how I feel after some treatment," said West, who missed Friday's game after taking a hard fall Thursday in Phoenix. "I'm going to spend some time in the hot tub."

SOURCE

 

[Vindicate2]

I'm going to post this although I have no idea if anyone will care, but what the heck.... I just over thirty. I grew up in the Akron area (Summit County). One of the great joys I had were going to Cavs and the Force (old school, MISL - when Darth Vadar used to come out before each game, before George Lucas cried copyright infringement ). I went to quite a few Cavs games during my childhood during the Price-Dougherty era at the old Colsiuem ... I loved how they played even at a young age, but even so, they couldn't hold a candle to the current Cavs roster. I witnessed (in person) The Shot I, the Shot II, and Jordan's 69 point explosion (reg. season). My thought Lebron (anti-Jordan) has been sent to right those years to Cleveland fans when we had our heart ripped out right in front of us(while it is still beating) and stomped on.

For some of you, you don't know any different, but I can't explain the pain I've experience during my childhood watching the Cavs. I mean, the best teams I saw never won a divsion let alone a #1 seed in the East....

To make a long story short, enjoy ever minute (and every home game left) this is truely the best Cavs season I've ever seen in my lifetime (certanly since the late 80's and the early 90's) .

Just thought I'd post/vent.

Thought I'd share even though it ain't worth a hill of beans.

 

[mdawg1128]

Wow i usually dont post much. But this preview was one of the best ive ever seen great job.

 

[JJ Smooth]

Great preview Splitz. You deserve major W&G esque rep.

This game is in the bag because they have one more than one imploding player. Follow along for a second here. Zack Randolph and the Clippers? Big ego, jacks up a stupid three, his team suffers a loss. Jason Richardson and the Suns? Moron tries to do a streetball dunk and suffers the consequences, his team suffers a loss. Andre Nocioni and the Kings? Thinks he's a linebacker and gets overly physical at every opportunity, his team suffers a loss.

Larry Hughes (after a few bricks), Quentin Richardson, and a tempermental Coach and the Knicks lose their minds in the first half, therefore their team gets a loss.

PS: How come nobody has mentioned Al Harrington's freakishly wavy head?

 

[blank964]

This is going to be tough especially after flying from the West coast but luckily we're back at home. I hope we play better defense because I can't deal with all of these comebacks.

 

[Powerslave]

Yo dawg I herd you like booty so we put booty on your booty so you can slap while you slap

 

[wuck]

Preview of the game from the NY Daily News, including Larry Hughes as the primary informant. Sounds like the Knicks, in their urgency for the playoffs, don't recognize that the game is critical for the Cavs in terms of home court and what they want to accomplish in the playoffs.

Knicks carry confidence into visit with LeBron James and Cavaliers
BY FRANK ISOLA
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Sunday, March 15th 2009, 1:23 AM

CLEVELAND - LeBron James scoring 51 points against the Sacramento Kings on Friday was the warmup act. Just imagine what he could have in store for the Knicks Sunday night.

"Anything that anybody does in this league, he can do it better," Larry Hughes says. "He's just that good."

Hughes was not with the Knicks the last time James flexed his muscles and had the Garden buzzing. That was Feb.4, the night James scored 52 points and left town believing he had recorded a triple-double. The following day, however, the NBA determined that James had fallen one rebound shy of that milestone.

The ruling wasn't much consolation for the Knicks, who have already lost three times to the Cavs this season. But the Knicks believe they are a better team now, having won three straight road games and forcing their way into the thick of the playoff race.

They've caught some major breaks along the way, defeating Milwaukee, which was without Andrew Bogut and Michael Redd; beating Detroit, which was missing Rasheed Wallace and Allen Iverson; and on Friday, surviving against a Minnesota team that didn't have its two best players, Al Jefferson and Randy Foye. And while it may be stretching it a bit to say the Knicks are getting Cleveland at the right time, especially when the Cavs are 28-1 at home, the Cavs are coming home off a West Coast trip, will be playing their third game in four nights and went to overtime against the Kings.

The game, of course, means more to the Knicks, who are looking at the final regular-season meeting with Cleveland as a possible first-round playoff preview. With 17 games left on their schedule, the Knicks (28-37) are in position to take over eighth place in the East. If the Knicks qualify, they could be in Cleveland for Game1 of the playoffs in five weeks. "It doesn't matter if it's Cleveland, Boston or Orlando," Mike D'Antoni said. "Our focus is to get into the playoffs. What these guys have been through the last two or three years, to me this is their championship run."

Sunday night, the Knicks are expected to again be without starting point guard Chris Duhon, who missed Friday's game with a sore lower back. His replacement, Nate Robinson, scored 25 points against the Timberwolves despite suffering from a stomach virus. David Lee has a sprained right knee but still recorded a double-double.

"We have a sense of urgency," said Hughes, who was traded to the Knicks on Feb.19. "I wasn't there for the other games (against Cleveland) but this locker room is more upbeat since when I first got here."

D'Antoni's defensive strategy against James will be to crowd the paint and force him to take outside shots. Wilson Chandler should spend plenty of time chasing James and Hughes will also get a chance to guard his former teammate. The Knicks are hoping that Cleveland is worn down from the West Coast.

Hughes simplified things even further.

"One loss for them," he said, "will not mean as much as a win for us."

SOURCE

 

[Man Called X]

I'm going to post this although I have no idea if anyone will care, but what the heck.... I just over thirty. I grew up in the Akron area (Summit County). One of the great joys I had were going to Cavs and the Force (old school, MISL - when Darth Vadar used to come out before each game, before George Lucas cried copyright infringement ). I went to quite a few Cavs games during my childhood during the Price-Dougherty era at the old Colsiuem ... I loved how they played even at a young age, but even so, they couldn't hold a candle to the current Cavs roster. I witnessed (in person) The Shot I, the Shot II, and Jordan's 69 point explosion (reg. season). My thought Lebron (anti-Jordan) has been sent to right those years to Cleveland fans when we had our heart ripped out right in front of us(while it is still beating) and stomped on.

For some of you, you don't know any different, but I can't explain the pain I've experience during my childhood watching the Cavs. I mean, the best teams I saw never won a divsion let alone a #1 seed in the East....

To make a long story short, enjoy ever minute (and every home game left) this is truely the best Cavs season I've ever seen in my lifetime (certanly since the late 80's and the early 90's) .

Just thought I'd post/vent.

Thought I'd share even though it ain't worth a hill of beans.

Welcome to my hell. I have been to 1, count them, 1 NBA game in my entire lifetime. Thanks grandpa for taking me to that playoff game only to see Jordan hit the shot. ****ing nightmares for years.

I really need to make it up to a game where LBJ hits a game winner in the playoffs to even out my life.