<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> April 1, 2007 - 6:00 pm ET</div> <span style="color:#990000">Cleveland Cavaliers</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">(44-29)</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">PG</span> <span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">SG</span> <span style="color:#990000">Sasha Pavlovic</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">SF</span> <span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">PF</span> <span style="color:#990000">Drew Gooden</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">C</span> <span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Anderson Varejao, Daniel Gibson, Eric Snow, Donyell Marshall</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston Celtics</span> <span style="color:#000000">(22-50)</span> <span style="color:#000000">PG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Rajon Rondo</span> <span style="color:#000000">SG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Delonte West</span> <span style="color:#000000">SF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Gerald Green</span> <span style="color:#000000">PF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#000000">C</span> <span style="color:#009900">Kendrick Perkins</span> <span style="color:#000000">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Ryan Gomes, Sebastian Telfair, Leon Powe, Allan Ray</span> Injury Report <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce is a gametime decision (elbow, knee, foot, eye)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Wally Szczerbiak is out for season (ankle surgery)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Tony Allen is out for season (torn ACL/MCL)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Brian Scalabrine is out for season (strained left hamstring)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Michael Olowokandi is out for season (fractured bone in left foot)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Theo Ratliff is out for season (back surgery)</span> Who To Watch Out For <span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 27.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.6 spg</span> <span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 14.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.5 apg</span> <span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 11.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg</span> <span style="color:#990000">Drew Gooden</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 11.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 15.7 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 1.5 bpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 16.7 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 1.6 bpg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Delonte West</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 11.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.5 apg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 13.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 5.2 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Gerald Green</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 9.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.9 apg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 14.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg</span> Rookie Watch <span style="color:#CC9933">CLE:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Daniel Gibson</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 42</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#990000">4.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.2 apg</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">CLE:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Shannon Brown</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 25</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#990000">3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Rajon Rondo</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 21</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">5.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.5 spg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter:</span> <span style="color:#009900">8.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 6.1 apg, 2.4 spg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Leon Powe</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 49</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">3.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Allan Ray</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">5.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg</span> <span style="color:#990000">Cleveland's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#990000">Anderson Varejao</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 6.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg</span> <span style="color:#990000">Varejao needs to play good defense on Al Jefferson tonight. It's a tough assignment, but if he can come off the bench and provide the hustle and defense he usually does, that would be huge.</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#009900">Development</span> <span style="color:#009900">At this point, these games are for player development and evaluation. I just want to see the young guns play hard and show us something.</span> <div align="center">Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#009900">Gerald Green</span></div> <span style="color:#000000">Last time these two teams squared off, Gerald had an excellent game and he actually did a solid job on LeBron. We'll see if Gerald can have another game like that tonight.</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/Notes It will be interesting to see who starts, because Cleveland's backcourt is much bigger than before (Hughes at the 1, Pavlovic at the 2 now, rather than Gibson/Snow at the 1 and Hughes at the 2). I'm not so sure Rondo will start. We'll see. CelticBalla's Prediction I don't see us winning. Cleveland is looking to win to get some momentum going into the playoffs, and they are clearly the better team.
I was at the last game...Lebron was amazing but the Celtics played REALLY strongFor some reason though when Wally was absolutely OFF they gave him the ball to tie the game and he bricked the shotThank God we don't have Wally tonightI think we could win this game..small chance but without Wally f*cking it up..The last time we played them was January 3 and we're consideribly better than that now..and we didn't have Paul then either
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 1 2007, 12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The last time we played them was January 3 and we're consideribly better than that now..and we didn't have Paul then either</div> And we probably won't have Paul now, either.
Good luck Boston, to bad PP isn't playing because I love watching him ball. Anyway, Cleveland is coming off a back to back and a battle with the Bulls so it should be a close game. I hope the guys don't sleep on them because Boston can easily take this game. Sadly my man Ira wont be even on the bench because of some problems and he is back in Cleveland. :no1: Once again, Good luck and here is to a good game. :drunk:
I love the injury report you got there. Paul Pierce: Eye, Foot, Nose, Ear, Knee, Elbow, Chest..He's really gotta shut it down and take it easy the rest of the year. Take a while off, recover from his various injuries, get back in shape, and come back better than ever next year, with hopefully an even better team. Regardless of what he does though, you gotta hand it to him, the guy is one of the toughest guys in the league.
There's really no way in hell we win this game, but you could say that about most of the games we are going to play from now til the end of the season considering we are 2-23 without Pierce. Sad thing is I'm still going to watch, w00t!!
Alright lets go Boston. Bulls can come a game closer if Boston wins this game which they are through midway 3rd quarter so far!
No LBJ, Boston is at the line more then D-Wade. Cavs have zero free throws in the 3rd quarter. I am just laughing this one up... all well.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cavsrules @ Apr 1 2007, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Cleveland got two free throws, wow, the refs are alive on the other end of the floor.</div>Stop always complaining about the refs, I mean the same calls the Celtics are getting that your complaining about are the same calls you would praise if your cavs got.
Maybe you should watch the game, B.S calls and Boston won the game at the free throw line AFTER A WEST TRAVEL. BULL sh*t!!!
cavs suckyour a fu*kin homo kid, stop your cryingGerald, Al, Perk, Gomes all played very very well tonight. I'm very happy we were able to come out of this game with a win without Pierce. Al was especially great... 24/7/4 with a steal and 5 blocks. God this kid is gonna be a star sometime very very soon. Love seeing the kids play hard without Pierce, great to see them come away with a win.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yankshater213 @ Apr 1 2007, 08:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>cavs suckyour a fu*kin homo kid, stop your crying</div>Crying? Yeah, nice travel and you get the f*cking call. We suck? YOUR TALKING ABOUT SUCKS? WHATS YOUR f*cking RECORD? YOU CAN TAKE THIS WIN, GO SHOW IT OFF FOR A WHILE BECAUSE IT WAS WITHOUT LBJ AND YOU WIN WITH ONE OF THE WORST CALLS I EVER SEEN. PLEASE, LEARN SOMETHING BEFORE YOU TALK. NICE TO GET THE WIN, MY ASS!I don't understand you one bit at all, it was clearly a travel and u get pissed at me? Ha, what a f*cking joke.
lol quit bitchinyour in the playoffs and we aren'tit was a solid game for usmaybe the c avs didn't get to the line because Lebron wasn't there...they just had a bunch of shooters honestlyit wasn't a travel...he was accidently tripped..not neccesarily a foul but it wasn't traveling at allThe FTs were f*cking even through the game...Hughs had half of what the Celtics did alone..maybe if you knew something about basketball you'de realize the cavs were shooting the 3rd quarter and when they did drive the Celts just played good D on themObviously there were questionable calls both ways but you don't complain when King James goes to the line 15 times
Lol, I was watchin game who noticed that Anderson Varejao didn't touch delonte when he got that bs foul call hahaha.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 1 2007, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>lol quit bitchinyour in the playoffs and we aren'tit was a solid game for usmaybe the c avs didn't get to the line because Lebron wasn't there...they just had a bunch of shooters honestlyit wasn't a travel...he was accidently tripped..not neccesarily a foul but it wasn't traveling at allThe FTs were f*cking even through the game...Hughs had half of what the Celtics did alone..maybe if you knew something about basketball you'de realize the cavs were shooting the 3rd quarter and when they did drive the Celts just played good D on themObviously there were questionable calls both ways but you don't complain when King James goes to the line 15 times</div>TRIPPED? MY ASS! I GUESS WE GOTTA GET SOME NON BOSTON HOMERS IN HERE THAT SEEN THE DAMN PLAY. Were in the playoffs, were trying to keep our f*cking seed and with bull sh*t like this it's to hard. Hughes had 11 free throws, wow, thats a 1st time ever. Boston had more then that in one quarter.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 1 2007, 08:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>lol why else would he have fallen if he hadn't stepped on his foot?</div>He didn't step on his foot, bull, he tripped over Anderson because he was up on him playing defense. So if I stepped on your feet its a foul on you? No way, was one of the most terrible calls I ever seen in 9 years of watching this sport. Call me whatever, this is bull sh*t and u all know u got away with one.
