Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Cavs deliver knockout blow to Raptors (literally and metaphorically)

To steal a line from LL Cool J, "Momma said knock you out." That's pretty much what happened last night in Cleveland, as the Cavaliers steamrolled the Raptors winning easily 113-101.  There wasn't a lot to cheer for if you were a Raptors fan, and to make matters worse Chris Bosh went down with an injury. 

Early in the game, Bosh was battling hard with Antawn Jamison.  Bosh was the recipient of (an unintentional) hard elbow to the face by Antawn.  Bosh layed on the ground in pain, and you can't blame him.  His nose started bleeding profusely, and tests showed Bosh broke his nose, and also incurred a facial fracture.  Honestly, I feel pretty bad for him.  That type of injury always looks excruciating; its reminiscent of Anquan Boldin's nasal fracture last season in the NFL.  It's something that Bosh can possibly play with, but let's be honest; the Raptors aren't going anywhere this year anyways.

After their stud big-man went down, the Cavs stepped on the pedal.  The wine-and-gold finished shooting a scorching 56 percent from the field, and a season-high 38 assists.  Pretty impressive when you remember we've already clinched the best record overall, and basically have nothing to play for.  You couldn't even have blamed Mike Brown had he decided to rest his stars. 

Jamison led the Cavs in scoring with 20 points, but LeBron added 18 to go along with 13 assists as well.  You have to appreciate the distribution of the ball, and the unselfishness of this team.  All systems are go for a championship go.

"It was awesome," said Cavs star LeBron James. "To have 38 assists on 47 field goals is what we're all about. You can't have those numbers every night, but to pass like we did tonight with everyone giving each other the opportunity to score, sharing the basketball and knocking down shots was great to see."

That's what makes LeBron better than Kobe, and anyone else for that matter.  If he wanted to, he could score 50 points a night and hog the ball like a certain purple-jersey wearing overrated Laker.  LeBron loves to get his teammates involved, which is a huge reason why the chemistry on this team is so good.  LeBron is at his best when he's hitting Mo Williams or Anthony Parker for demoralizing 3 pointers.  Speaking of Parker, he loves showing Toronto why wish they still had him.  His 18 points were certainly needed, and his season high 8 rebounds also had a huge impact.


You better have enjoyed watching our starters play this one, because there's really no reason to see them in action the rest of the regular season.  We've earned the right to give LeBron and company some rest for the playoffs.  Mike Brown certainly will take advantage of the opportunity.  Even on the bench, LeBron still has a huge impact because our other players love showing the King their own set of skills.  The Akron Hammer loves seeing the success of his teammates, and will likely be the number one cheerleader off the bench for the last few games of the season.  That's what makes him the Most Valuable Player in the game today.  LeBron James is Underrated 

                                 

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