Game 59 | Cavaliers @ Celtics | February 25, 2010 | 8:00PM

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Feb 25, 2010 10:32 PM
This game has a bit of a playoff feel to it.
Feb 25, 2010 10:32pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:33 PM
se-alum wrote: This game has a bit of a playoff feel to it.
I agree.

Very similar to the Lakers/Celtics game from last week.
Feb 25, 2010 10:33pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:35 PM
Anyone else think the ball looks REALLY tiny in Bron's hands??
Feb 25, 2010 10:35pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:37 PM
I hate to say it, but games like this I believe we are better off without Shaq. We're better of to go with a quicker lineup that can get up and down the floor ala JJ Hickson. Damn...Im glad we didnt trade him!!
Feb 25, 2010 10:37pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:38 PM
The quick lineup has it's advantages, but so does the slow it down game.
Feb 25, 2010 10:38pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:39 PM
great 4th q by the cavs.
Feb 25, 2010 10:39pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:43 PM
And before Footwedge gets on here asking why Jamison wasn't playing

Mike Brown is going with the hot lineup, the lineup on the floor now has been on fire. It has nothing to do with Jamison being a bad player, or not as good as the other PF's you stroke the hot hand.
Feb 25, 2010 10:43pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:45 PM
Amazing how well this team plays when mo starts hitting shots. Amazing. Small lineup is interesting?!
Feb 25, 2010 10:45pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:46 PM
With Shaq out I wouldn't mind seeing the lineup another poster posed early.

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JJ
Jamison
Bron
Mo

Would be very interesting to see.
Feb 25, 2010 10:46pm
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golf4life2008

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Feb 25, 2010 10:51 PM
Cavs 108
Celtics 88

Huge win for the Cavs in Boston!! Best record in the NBA and widened the gap in the Eastern Conference!
Feb 25, 2010 10:51pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:51 PM
I have been pretty critical of him in the past but I dont think the Cavs win this game without JJ Hickson. He was the energy that the Cavs needed. Once he got in thrre and started making plays it just seemed like it became contagious, Mo hit a couple big shots, defense seemed to step it up. Great team effort in the 2nd half.
Feb 25, 2010 10:51pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:51 PM
Where was boobie tonight?
Feb 25, 2010 10:51pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:52 PM
LOL, it's unbelievable the different things you can hear about a team over the course of a single game...
Feb 25, 2010 10:52pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:52 PM
Midstate01 wrote: Amazing how well this team plays when mo starts hitting shots. Amazing. Small lineup is interesting?!
very much agree.
Feb 25, 2010 10:52pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:57 PM
Tonight showed how valuable Paul Pierce is to the Celtics. He the one scorer they got who can take over a game.
Feb 25, 2010 10:57pm
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Feb 25, 2010 10:59 PM
SQ_Crazies wrote: LOL, it's unbelievable the different things you can hear about a team over the course of a single game...
haha. I'll be the first to admit it, I'm fickle as hell when it comes to watching my teams. I will hate them one minute and then love them the next. Thats the life of a Cleveland fan.
Feb 25, 2010 10:59pm
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Feb 25, 2010 11:01 PM
This is why I wasn't excited about making a trade at the deadline. When Shaq got hurt Brown had to put Hickson in, and all of the sudden the bullshit jumpers stopped, the Cavs started attacking the rim, and the Cavs beat the Celtics by 28 in the second half. JJ is so good finishing above the rim and he has learned where to move to get the ball from LeBron. He runs the floor and challenges every shot in the lane on defense. Jamison is a very good player, but I think we were a better team with Hickson starting. Maybe we will adjust to Jamison and be just as good, but you don't win championships shooting jumpers, you win championships by being men and attacking and defending the rim.
Feb 25, 2010 11:01pm
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Feb 25, 2010 11:01 PM
I want to hear Kenny Smith RIGHT NOW. When asked at halftime if the Celtics would beat the Cavs in the playoffs he said "Without question." 20 point home losses definitely warrant a "without question."
Feb 25, 2010 11:01pm
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Feb 25, 2010 11:24 PM
I like JJ starting because so many teams discount his whereabouts to start the game. How many times has JJ got 8-10 pts. in the first off cuts to the hole? That doesn't mean he'll continue to get them, at some point teams have to recognize he's going to get his if they don't cover him, but I would keep going to the well as long as we could.

Barkley could get his wish very soon with Shaq going out for awhile. Might see some running we haven't seen in a long time with what we'll be putting on the floor.

The thing that pleases me the most is that losing a piece or two forces the Cav's to change philosophy, often taking several games to adjust but coming out looking strong, they have the pieces to do just about anything they want, play big, play small and do it effectively.Brown needs to see the forest for the trees and come up with a gameplan and stick to it with some confidence. LeBron always sits to start the second and come in with 6-7 minutes to go...tonight he started the second. If he is second guessing his rotation with LBJ I tend to believe he has no confidence whatsoever in what he's doing with everyone else. He needs to come up with an answer fast imo, (I'm not worried, just know the players respond well when they know their role, they don't now)
Feb 25, 2010 11:24pm
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Feb 25, 2010 11:49 PM
JJ Hickson was plus 27 in 23 minutes. DWest was plus 27 in 31 minutes. And it was fun watching Mo tonight.
Feb 25, 2010 11:49pm
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Feb 25, 2010 11:51 PM
Cleveland Buck wrote: This is why I wasn't excited about making a trade at the deadline. When Shaq got hurt Brown had to put Hickson in, and all of the sudden the bullshit jumpers stopped, the Cavs started attacking the rim, and the Cavs beat the Celtics by 28 in the second half. JJ is so good finishing above the rim and he has learned where to move to get the ball from LeBron. He runs the floor and challenges every shot in the lane on defense. Jamison is a very good player, but I think we were a better team with Hickson starting. Maybe we will adjust to Jamison and be just as good, but you don't win championships shooting jumpers, you win championships by being men and attacking and defending the rim.
I am done beating a dead horse...as the season develops, people will understand that JJ and Andy are far more effective than Jamison at the 4 spot..
Feb 25, 2010 11:51pm
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Feb 25, 2010 11:56 PM
HighRoller74 wrote: And before Footwedge gets on here asking why Jamison wasn't playing

Mike Brown is going with the hot lineup, the lineup on the floor now has been on fire. It has nothing to do with Jamison being a bad player, or not as good as the other PF's you stroke the hot hand.
I'm calling a truce on the subject. I could do some serious gloating tonight...but I'm not going to. The team won by 20..and the guard play was great.

In time, you guys will understand why I think the way I do on AJ.
Feb 25, 2010 11:56pm
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Feb 26, 2010 12:24 AM
Fuck Kenny Smith. He knows as much as I know about sucking cock-- absolutely nothing!
Feb 26, 2010 12:24am
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Feb 26, 2010 12:29 AM
Footwedge wrote: In time, you guys will understand why I think the way I do on AJ.
Uhh no, we're not fucking retarded...soooo we won't see it the way you see it.
Feb 26, 2010 12:29am
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Feb 26, 2010 12:31 AM
jpake1 wrote: Fuck Kenny Smith. He knows as much as I know about sucking cock-- absolutely nothing!
i donno...kenny smith was twice a world champion..
Feb 26, 2010 12:31am