Interesting stat Brian Windhorst pointed out in today’s article at the Akron Beacon Journal. Lebron James is averaging 27.4 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 34 career playoffs games. No other NBA player with at least 20 playoff games has ever averaged 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Michael Jordan in 37 playoff […]
Author Archives: Luke Ross
Billy Thomas – Welcome to Cleveland
Billy Thomas is ready for the Playoffs: I want to be there when the games matter most. I want the chance to be the guy. (Source: The Kansas City Star January 29, 1998) The feeling is mutual. After a 2nd 10-day callup bringing Billy from the D-League’s Colorado 14ers to Cleveland, the Cavs extended an […]
Gilbert Arenas left practice with sprained wrist
Gilbert Arenas didn’t practice on Sunday after the Wizards medical staff determined he has a sprained right wrist. “Before the Wizards practiced this morning, I watched Gilbert Arenas attempt a couple of warm-up shots. They missed everything and he started messing with his right wrist and soon called for the athletic trainers to check him […]
Game 1: James clutch play quiets Wizards
Physical play and hard fouls didn’t stop Lebron in game one against the Wizards. The Wizards wanted to hit James every time he drove to the basket but that only made him stronger and more aggressive. LeBron James was knocked to the floor twice in the first period after Andray Blatche hit him in the […]
Wally Szczerbiak to start against the Wizards
Mike Brown is expected to start Wally Szczerbiak at shooting guard today. Brown wants to keep Devin Brown in a reserve role to deal with the Wizards’ second team. ”It’s interesting for sure,” Szczerbiak said. ”That’s why you have to stay prepared and stay ready for whatever might happen.” Szczerbiak was a bench player for […]
Playoffs tickets available on flashseats
The playoffs schedule is out and tickets are now available on Flashseats.com. Flash Seats was introduced to Cavaliers season ticket holders in the 2006-07 season. This concept, similar to the e-ticket in the airline industry, allows season ticket holders to manage their season tickets via the Internet. It also gives them the ability to sell, […]
Will Third Time Be The Charm for Wizards?
For the third year in a row, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards will meet in the first round of the playoffs. If playoff games were won by words alone, then the Wizards would already have a 1-0 lead. DeShawn Stevenson said a month ago that LeBron James is “overrated.” Gilbert Arenas recently declared, “I […]
Cavaliers fans petition to keep the SuperSonics in Seattle
No one know more about losing a franchise more than Cleveland sports fans. Seattle fans are going through the same thing since the league approved the sale of the team to Clay Bennett, an Oklahoman whose idea from the beginning was to ensure Seattle’s failure to upgrade or replace Key Arena and then move the […]