Round 1, Game 4 | Cavaliers at Bulls | April 25, 2010 | 3:30 ET

[Marcus]

GAME 4

Cleveland leads series, 2-1

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Cleveland Cavaliers Projected Starting Lineup

Chicago Bulls Projected Starting Lineup

More to come, just wanted to get something up here.​

 

[Andrew]

Tomorrow couldn't come sooner....

 

[InBoobieWeTrust]

It's time to realize that Shaquille O Neal(and Z) are not optimal players against the Bulls(or, honestly...probably the Celtics as well).

So, if we play them a lot we may not play as well, but it won't indicate how good we are against Orlando/L.A..

If we play Andy, Jamison, and Hickson more often..we'll probably win pretty easily...but it also won't indicate what will happen later in the playoffs.

That being said, we can beat the Bulls no matter who we trot out there at the 5 if we play with intensity. Win game 4. Finish them off in 5. On to the next one.

 

[czvo]

I know he tortured the Cavs, and there are probably a lot of people here that don't like him, but Jordan's statue is pretty badass.


Oh yeah, Cavs by 5.

 

[Radar]

Hopefully this be that game where everyone step their game up...I just feel mo,AJ and shaq can provide a lot more than what they provided so far

 

[Silky Smooth]

Ball movement needs to be crisp, Shaq needs to get touches early and often, defensively we need to stay in front of their guards and block out their bigs and we need to ATTACK!!!

 

[rabman_gold]

For all the people who turn another year older on this day...:

WIN IT FOR THEM (ME)!!!

 

[Evancook]

Hopefully this be that game where everyone step their game up...I just feel mo,AJ and shaq can provide a lot more than what they provided so far

For the Playoffs
Mo: 17/3/6 - 39mpg
AJ: 16/8/2 - 33mpg - hasnt missed a ft yet
Shaq: 8/5/2 (72 ft%!)-20 mpg

Shaq is the only person who hasn't met whats expected but you can hardly complain on 20mpg,hes really only had one outstandlingly bad game.

Cleveland:Where you expect failure because well..we're cleveland.

I know,its hard to get used to sometimes.

 

[Clinton91]

For the Playoffs
Mo: 17/3/6 - 39mpg
AJ: 16/8/2 - 33mpg - hasnt missed a ft yet
Shaq: 8/5/2 (72 ft%!)-20 mpg

Shaq is the only person who hasn't met whats expected but you can hardly complain on 20mpg,hes really only had one outstandlingly bad game.

Cleveland:Where you expect failure because well..we're cleveland.

I know,its hard to get used to sometimes.

Shaq is shooting 42% from the floor though....but he is shooting 73% from the line.

 

[Evancook]

Shaq is shooting 42% from the floor though....but he is shooting 73% from the line.

i mean its just over 3 games,its a bad sample size.his only bad shooting night was game 3.
5-9 & 2-4 the other games.

 

[redscoon]

It's time for these guys to find some defensive intensity. Chicago has hit a lot of jumpers in this series, but very few have been hotly contested.

Will be interesting to see what they come up with to stop Derrick Rose. If Rose doesn't play a very good game, I don't think Chicago has any shot of beating the Cavs. I'd like to see Lebron take the challenge and play some significant minutes on him this game. I know that will force him to exert extra energy defensively, but so be it.

 

[Andrew]

I forgot since we usually are the first game of the double header, in the playoffs do they hold up until the first game is over to start the 2nd? I am going to hate for tomorrow's first game going late and I don't get to see our entire game.

 

[Clinton91]

I forgot since we usually are the first game of the double header, in the playoffs do they hold up until the first game is over to start the 2nd? I am going to hate for tomorrow's first game going late and I don't get to see our entire game.

They show the first game until it ends...end of game or overtime = more important than first 5 minutes of a game.

 

[Andrew]

They show the first game until it ends...end of game or overtime = more important than first 5 minutes of a game.

not to me when its not the Cavs!

 

[Redz West is Best]

West 40 minutes
Lebron 40 minutes
Jamison 40 minutes
Mo 40 minutes
Moon 30 minutes
Andy 30 minutes
Parker/Shaq 18 minutes TOGETHER if needed


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Win by 20


If this series goes to a game 7..this minute distribution will happen. Maybe shaq plays more instead of Moon but it will be something like this.