Monday, April 26, 2010

Game 4: LeBron messed around and got a triple double (Cavs win 121-98)

You know when you see that poor guy in the wheelchair, and you give him a boost because it's the right thing to do?  That's pretty much what the Cavaliers did for the Bulls in Game 3, but Sunday afternoon was a different story.  With a 2-1 series lead, LeBron was not about to allow the Bulls get another game in this series. 

Game 4 of the Cavs/Bulls series followed an impressive performance from Dwayne Wade on ABC.  LeBron must have seen the highlights right before the game, and wanted to show Wade how it's done.  Although the 1st half started off slow, back-and-forth, and not Shaq's best outing, it was only a matter of time before The King did what needed to be done.

LeBron started off in assist-mode, taking care of the majority of the dirty work for his 5th career playoff triple-double.  One of his best assists came on a entry pass to Parker in the paint, who flushed a one-handed jam.  Score one for the good guys.  Lebron didn't really start attacking until late in the quarter.  It was with about a minute left when he decided to drive down the lane and put a two-handed hurting on the rim.  His passing ability also opened up Mo Williams and Anthony Parker for some delicious 3 pointers.  LeBron drills a jumper at the buzzer, and we take the lead at the end of the 1st half, 62-52.  We knew it was a matter of time before this game got out of hand.  And it did.

In the second half, it was the video-game-LeBron-James show.  Not to mention Antawn Jamison, whose 24 points pretty much took care of the rest.  The 3rd quarter was vintage Cleveland Cavalier domination, and the Bulls just couldn't get much going.  As the 3rd quarter buzzer arrives, so does LeBron James.  With Derrick Rose in his face, The King steps into a jump shot near half-court.. and you know what happens next.  The best part about it was how he just stood there like, "Yeah, I do that."

With a comfortable 23 point lead, we didn't expect to see any of LeBron in the 4th quarter, but we were wrong.  A few bad offensive possessions in, and Mike Brown calls on his superstar to slam the door shut.  We were pretty pumped, because LeBron was only 1 rebound away from the elusive playoff triple-double.

What happened next was a matter of determination by the best player in the Association.  After grabbing his rebound, he drills a set of disgusting 3 pointers, three in a row to be exact.  The Bulls at this point were planning how they are going to spend the offseason, after they lose in Cleveland tomorrow night that is. 

It was good to see Hickson get some run in this game, if only because LeBron publicly requested it.  Since LeBron's the coach, assistant Brown had to pretty much oblige.  Hickson provided an added level of energy that even Varejao couldn't match.  Even though he racked up several fouls pretty quickly, I was happy to see him in there.  Speaking of players who don't get their deserved PT, Zydrunas sat out for virtually the entire game.  I'm not sure if Brown knows this, but the man is 7 foot 3" and can shoot from anywhere on the floor.  If you can't find time for him, you're doing something wrong.  Z was all class, and even agreed to play the last couple of garbage minutes for Brown.  Pretty insulting if you ask me.  Boobie Gibson even got in, scoring a running layup.  He also got to dribble the clock out at the end.  Pretty cool stuff.

So what do we take away from this game?  Well, for one, LeBron is the man.  Next, we learned that  there will be no Game 6 in this series.  Tuesday night will be another beatdown, and we will send Noah into offseason mode where he can seriously consider getting his gap-tooth checked out.  LeBron is on a mission, and is ready to take over whenever he sees fit.  37 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists.  All in a night's work.  LeBron James is underrated

                                      

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