Re: Pacers @ Cavaliers
Its a win against the Pacers, so I'll take that any way it comes. It was also on ESPN 2, which I guess is slightly less cursed than regular ESPN, which we seem to consistently lose on. I think its Bill Walton announcing those games which leads to Cavs losses there.
This is a good team, but at the same time, a game we should have and did win. Artest has yet again managed to single-handedly bring down a very good team early in the season. Indy will recover though, especially when they get someone sane to take his place. Also, with a 22 point lead early, I really wasn't expecting Indy to stay that far down for the entire game. It would have been nice, but you know the Pacers are good for being competitive in every game.
Lebron wasn't hitting the stuff he normally hits, the Pacers seem to play some good D on him and have the set of big physical guards to handle him. He just wasn't finishing drives like he normally does. He did rack up a bunch of assists and rebounds which is what good players do when they arent hitting shots, also, he was clutch down the stretch. My one gripe is at the free throw line, but i guess an off night is an off night. Id like to see him sit maybe 5 minutes more a game though, these 40+ minute nights are going to add up.
Z and Gooden had good games too. Larry was quiet but efficient, Ira's D is looking pretty good, DJ's D is getting to where hes not a total liability out there. Its nice to see Marshall have a good game from outside. But all in all, no one really stuck out and it was a team effort here.