Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Cavs refuse to lose to Clippers, win in LA 102-101

It's not often the Cavaliers come close to losing to the Clippers, but that was the case on Saturday night. Fresh off a buzzer-beating loss to the Utah Jazz, the Cavaliers needed to handle business in Los Angeles, playing the "other team" that calls L.A. home.

Does anyone else find it hilarious that the Clippers were much more competitive vs. the Cavs than the Lakers were? (Remember Christmas Day?) Especially for a team who lost the overall #1 pick Blake Griffin to a season-ending knee injury.

LeBron scored 23 of his 32 points in the 2nd half, and the Cavaliers recovered from a double-digit defecit to win a thriller. In a game where the Cavs were down 10-0, missed their first 6 shots, and looked inept offensively, they would not let up. They remembered what it feels like to lose at the buzzer to a D-league player in Utah, and they weren't going to be embarrassed by arguably the biggest joke of an NBA franchise. LeBron and the Cavs fought hard to win this game, and it was a testament of Mike Brown's defensive philosophy that they were able to come back and win this game.

LeBron was proud of the Cavaliers, and the effort they put forth. "We did a great job rebounding and getting after loose balls," James said. "That's the thing about our team, we enjoy playing basketball."

I speak for the city of Cleveland when I say, "We enjoy watching you play basketball LeBron." Keep it up, another win should be in order tonight when they battle Chris Bosh and the Raptors at home. Keep it classy LeBron. LeBron James is underrated

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