In case you’ve forgotten, tonight is the pivotal Game 5 in the CLE-DET series. Pivotal being defined as:
piv·ot·al –adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or serving as a pivot.
2. of vital or critical importance: a pivotal event.
3. not having to do with Kobe Bryant
[Origin: 1835–45; pivot + -al]
Many a prediction are flying around, and most take into account that the Cavaliers actually beat the Pistons in Games 3/4, and weren’t simply the beneficiary of some Detroit malaise.
We can’t find where at the moment, but even Chauncey Billups managed a respectful compliment.
Keys for Lebron’s team? Keep playing the defense you’ve been playing all series, while deploying the LeBron James of Games 3 and 4, as opposed to the guy who showed up in 1 and 2.
What should the Pistons be going for strategically? Perhaps if they can somehow get their backcourt and frontcourt to show up on the same night, it could help. Of course, since Chris Webber died or something, it may not be easy. For his part, Coach Flip claims Webber not only isn’t dead, but could contribute.
“He’s still important to us and hopefully he’s not going to get into foul trouble and be able to do some things,” Saunders said. “But sometimes when he’s gotten in foul trouble, it’s given other guys opportunities to get in there and do well. So you go with those guys.”
Hmm…sounds to us like the entire Pistons organization is ready to cut Chris and also give up. Haha on them. Go Cavs!
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tonight is going to be a boring night. I guess I’ll have to clean the condo or something.
maybe I’ll watch Pan’s Labrynth and put a full review of it up… I’ll have time to rewind and read the subtitles aloud, maybe I can read them like LeBron reads his cue card in the USA Basketball commercial… Dexter Manley must have been his reading teacher in elementary school
Here’s the respectful compliments from Chauncey:
Chauncey Billups: You have to tip your hat to them, I think they deserve a lot of credit, you have to tip your hat to them. I think there are a lot of things we can do better that we have control of, but you’ve got to give those guys credit. They have a lot to do with what’s going on.
and then this …
Chauncey Billups: They have some guards that are really playing good, man. The young fellow is playing really good right now, confident, knocking down shots, going to the rack. Drew Gooden is playing well, knocking down his shots, and they have the other guys that are putting their work in, so it’s not just a one-man show like everybody — you know, like they make their team out to be. It’s not just a one-man game, they have some really good players over there.
See, he’s good people!
That was mighty stand-up of him to say so. I don’t like it though. This means there is a glimmer of respect, so that means the Pistons might play harder and not like it’s practice for the Spurs rematch. This is bad.
Aw, Cavs in six anyway.
End of third- DY-NO-MITE. Gibson ties with a stone cold dagger three.
Here’s where Detroit will miss McDyess- the fourth without him will be tough.
Nice OT Refs.
MY GOD.
Ummmm….
Dude- I am stunned- I can’t breathe. I want to be happy so bad- I can’t move. We just saw the greatest thing ever.
wow.
I’m exhausted.
OH! MY! GOD! YEEEEEEEES!! Steve Kerr will not be on television as of next season!! http://www.nba.com/nba_news/Kerr_sunsgm.html
I’ve dreamed about this moment for so long, I can’t actually belive it’s happening!!
!!!!!
Oh and f the CLE-DET series, I don’t even care who wins the title this year. Dallas wins next year and every year after and I’ll be eating candy in lala-land. (Kobe to Dallas? Scary in so many ways.)
He hath arrived.
Oh yeah and what the fuck is up with the USA Basketball commercial. Is LeBron so stupid he can’t even learn a fucking sentence in a few fucking fucking minutes?
Wow
holy. mother. of. god.
Boney- I hope you were kidding about not watching this. It was painful I’m sure, but c’mon- that was for the ages.
I’m not sure why I care that Boney saw this.
Right! I don’t. Never mind!
That was f#cking awesome.
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