Round 2, Game 3 | Cavaliers at Celtics | May 7, 2010 | 7:00 PM EDT ESPN

[Clinton91]

If Lebron wants to be in Michaels' neighborhood, he needs to play with that kind of will tonight.

No, he needs to win championships. That is all....

 

[Backstage]

No, he needs to win championships. That is all....

It starts here, though. No will, no strength, no chance.

 

[Clinton91]

It starts here, though. No will, no strength, no chance.

He's already proven that.....Game 5 in the Palace....that is all...

 

[kidduck]

Life is what have you done for me lately.

And Lebron hasn't had to play through an injury and will his team to a playoff win on the road.

 

[Clinton91]

Life is what have you done for me lately.

And Lebron hasn't had to play through an injury and will his team to a playoff win on the road.

And this is his first chance to do that....

 

[Ghost Writer]

One area the Celtic clearly without a doubt exceed the Cavs is their dancers. Ours look like dog crap compared to those girls.

Really, I can't tell. I guess if you like plain jane's wearing make-up and flat butts :thumbdown:chuckles:

 

[Backstage]

He's already proven that.....Game 5 in the Palace....that is all...

Let Fabolous spell it out for you via the regular season intro song:

The past is the past you know
Can’t worry ´bout the past coz that was yesterday
It’s a new day bro

 

[Clinton91]

You people are ruthless...:chuckles:

 

[hud11]

triple double tonight for LBJ, cavs will step up and shoot it well , like 10-21 from three....they win 103-96.

 

[chiefwahoo]

Good news... the league sent us Bennett Salvatore and Ken Mauer for Game 3 tonight:

PDcavsinsider

1. Officials for Game 3: Bennett Salvatore, Ken Mauer, Zach Zarba. less than a minute ago via web

Refresher - we were a combined 11-0 with them calling our games during the regular season:

http://www.realcavsfans.com/showthread.php?t=29769&highlight=referee

 

[Silky Smooth]

Good news... the league sent us Bennett Salvatore and Ken Mauer for Game 3 tonight:



Refresher - we were a combined 11-0 with them calling our games during the regular season:

http://www.realcavsfans.com/showthread.php?t=29769&highlight=referee

Lol. David Stern is one sneaky mofo.

 

[Clinton91]

chuckles:

 

[czvo]

Man, I don't think I've ever been more pumped up for a game I wasn't playing in. These next 7+ hours are going to take forever.

I keep thinking of the last time the Cavs were in a similar situation (almost must win on the road):

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[wuck]

Windhorst's full pregame blog:

Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics, Game 3: Windhorst Beat Blog
By Brian Windhorst, The Plain Dealer
May 07, 2010, 10:57AM

BOSTON, Mass. -- Pregame from TD Garden:

Projected starting lineups

Cavs: Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, LeBron James, Antawn Jamison, Shaquille O'Neal

Celtics: Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins

Officials
Bennett Salvatore, Ken Mauer, Zach Zarba

• At shootaround, Mike Brown said Anderson Varejao would be ready to play tonight. Garnett and Perkins will start for the Celtics after missing some practice time this week. Of the two, Garnett may have the more bothersome injury with a mid-foot strain. But the three days off helped everyone.

• The Cavs have promised they will come out with more effort and aggressiveness tonight. Of course, why they have to state that in the middle of a rival playoff series is quite odd. They'll have to do something, the Celtics have the momentum and are moving home. The feelings in Boston are strong right now. The Bruins are on the way to advancing the conference finals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Red Sox are on a winning streak. The belief is that the Celtics are going to roll over the Cavs now. There is going to be a fight to prove otherwise. The lower seed always plays strongly in Game 3 when returning home.

• LeBron seemed more optimistic about his elbow in practice after two days off but it may not have had much to actually do with the elbow. James is no doubt trying to set a more positive and aggressive tone for his teammates, who clearly follow his mood. Whether or not he's actually any better, he's got to play with more urgency and apply more pressure to the Celtics defense for the Cavs to have a real chance.

• The Rondo matchup will of course be important but the Cavs can only do so much, they need Rondo to return to earth somewhat. More under their control is the Jamison/Garnett match. Why the Cavs have not put Garnett in more pick and rolls with James and Jamison is a mystery to me. The Celtics have pounded away on Jamison in the post but the Cavs have not returned the pressure. Making Garnett have to move to deal with Jamison rolls and pops off the screens would seem like a great idea especially if he's got a bum foot. We'll see if it is in the game plan.

 

[DougHeil]

triple double tonight for LBJ, cavs will step up and shoot it well , like 10-21 from three....they win 103-96.

LBJ will have an average game at best. The good news is that Mo, Antawn, and Shaq will be monstrous tonight.