Game:6 Cleveland Cavaliers @ New Jersey Nets

<div align="center">[#2] <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> [#6]<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%">CLE Leads Series 3-2</span>May 18, 2007 - 7:00 pm ET<span style="color:#FF0000">Game on ESPN</span></div><span style="color:#990000">Cleveland Cavaliers</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">(3-2)</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, Scot Pollard</span> <span style="color:#000099">New Jersey Nets</span> <span style="color:#999999">(2-3)</span><span style="color:#999999">PG</span> <span style="color:#000099">Jason Kidd</span> <span style="color:#999999">SG</span> <span style="color:#000099">Vince Carter</span> <span style="color:#999999">SF</span> <span style="color:#000099">Richard Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#999999">PF</span> <span style="color:#000099">Mikki Moore</span> <span style="color:#999999">C</span> <span style="color:#000099">Jason Collins</span> <span style="color:#999999">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Bostjan Nachbar, Marcus Williams, Eddie House, Cliff Robinson, Josh Boone</span>Injury Report<span style="color:#CC9933">CLE:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Sasha Pavlovic has been cleared to play in tonight's game at New Jersey. He suffered a right wrist contusion in the second quarter of Game 5 on Wednesday night in Cleveland.</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">CLE:</span> <span style="color:#990000">LeBron James suffered a right knee contusion with a superficial laceration in the fourth quarter of Game 5 vs. the Nets. He is currently cleared to play in Fridays game in New Jersey. </span> <span style="color:#999999">NJ:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Nenad Kristic [Knee // Out for Season]</span><span style="color:#999999">NJ:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Eddie House [ Concussion, Hip // Out For Season]</span><span style="color:#999999">NJ:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Mile Ilic [Ankle // Out For Season]</span>Who To Watch Out For<span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Playoff Stats: 26.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 8.1 APG</span><span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Series Stats: 17.1 PPG, 5.10 RPG, 2.9 APG</span><span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Playoff Stats: 15.2 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 0.9 APG </span><span style="color:#990000">Drew Gooden</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Playoff Stats: 11.8 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 1.7 APG</span><span style="color:#000099">Jason Kidd</span><span style="color:#999999">Playoff Stats: 14.2 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 11.2 APG </span><span style="color:#000099">Vince Carter</span><span style="color:#999999">Playoff Stats: 23.4 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 5.5 APG</span><span style="color:#000099">Richard Jefferson</span><span style="color:#999999">Playoff Stats: 20.0 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.3 APG</span><div align="center">Key Match up vs. <span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#000099">Jason Kidd</span><span style="color:#000000">Edge: Jason Kidd -- J-Kidd is so hot right now. He's close to averaging a triple double. He makes plays and he's the engine that makes the Nets go. Kidd is a Hall of Famer. Hughes will hold his own but Kidd is on top of his game in these playoffs.</span> </div><div align="center">Key Match up vs. <span style="color:#990000">Sasha Pavlovic</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#000099">Vince Carter</span><span style="color:#000000">Edge: Vince Carter. -- Carter can do it all. If he comes with his triple threat game where he's shooting 3's, posting up and driving to the basket. That'll mean trouble for the Cavaliers. He's an underrated passer. He also makes plays and he rebounds. Pavlovic's going to have his hands full.</span></div><div align="center">Key Match up vs. <span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#000099">Richard Jefferson</span><span style="color:#000000">Edge: LeBron James -- LeBron James is Mr.Everything for Cleveland. He can make plays, get his own points and help everyone else get theirs, too. He's a younger, bigger, faster Jason Kidd. Jefferson won't just sit there, he's going to defend and challenge but his right ankle isn't 100 percent. If he was healthy, it would be a matchup to look forward to. </span> </div><div align="center">Key Match up vs. <span style="color:#990000">Drew Gooden</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#000099">Mikki Moore</span> <span style="color:#000000">Edge: Even. -- You know what you're getting in Gooden -- a solid rebounder, someone who'll get his points and someone who will knock down shots. Moore has been the recipient of Kidd, Jefferson and Carter. You don't pay attention to Mikki and he has a double double at halftime. This is key position to the series. Whichever guy plays well out of these two could decide the series. </span> </div><div align="center">Key Match up vs. <span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#000099">Jason Collins</span><span style="color:#000000">Edge: Zydrunas Ilgauskas. -- Z can score and he can pass but on the other end, if Z is in the pick and roll, he can be liability. Collins is not a scoring threat but he rebounds and he does the dirty work. Z is also coming off a great series and his confidence is high.</span> </div>Game Notes<span style="color:#990000">With a win tonight, the Cavaliers would advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in team history. Cleveland advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1976 and 1992. The Cavaliers are 3-1 on the road in the playoffs this season and 6-5 over the past two seasons. Cleveland is tied with San Antonio for the best road playoff record over the past two seasons. A win tonight would give the Cavaliers a team record four road playoff wins in a playoff season. Cleveland's three road wins this season tie them with the 1992 and 2006 Cavs teams which each won three road games. The Cavaliers have closed out three playoff series on the road (1992 First Round, 2006 First Round and 2007 First Round) and have won two of their last three road close-out games (First Round series in both 2006 and 2007). Clevland is 3-1 all-time in series in which they lead 3-2. The Cavaliers held the Nets to an opponent franchise-playoff low six points in the fourth quarter of Game 5. The Nets went 1-15 (.067) from the field in the final period. In the fourth quarter of the past two games, Cleveland has held the Nets to 4-31 (.129) shooting and 11.0 (16 in Game 4 and 6 in Game 5) points in the quarter. The Nets one field goal made in the fourth quarter of Game 5 marked the fewest field goals made in one quarter of a playoff game in the last 10 postseasons (starting in 1998).</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">Series Info</span></span>Gm 1: <strike>Sun., May 6 @ CLE, 1 ET, ABC</strike> <span style="color:#990000">CLE</span>Gm 2: <strike>Tue., May 8 @ CLE, 8 ET, TNT</strike> <span style="color:#990000">CLE</span>Gm 3: <strike>Sat., May 12 @ NJN, 5 ET, ESPN</strike> <span style="color:#000099">NJ</span>Gm 4: <strike>Mon., May 14 @ NJN, 7 ET, TNT</strike> <span style="color:#990000">CLE</span>Gm 5: <strike>Wed., May 16 @ CLE, 8 ET, TNT</strike> <span style="color:#000099">NJ</span>Gm 6: Fri., May 18 @ NJN, 7 ET, ESPNGm 7*: Sun., May 20 @ CLE, TBD, TNTBold-Next Game*-If Necessary<strike>Cross out- Games over</strike>

 

Can a mod or Admin fix the title it wont let me, lmfao. I put Nuts instead of Nets.

 

:lmaorofl:

 

Jason KiddPlayoff Stats: 14.2 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 11.2 APG Wow...

 

Haha I fixed the title for you.

Why doesn't LeBron do this every night? He's going strong to the basket every opportunity he gets, and look what's happening. If he did this more often, it would benefit him and his team a ton. I just hope he doesn't change his ways and start settling for a bunch of jumpers as this game progresses (which is likely).

EDIT: Wow, Marshall is feeling it right now. He's tearing that net up.

 

Donyell Marshall is alive! I cannot believe he has come out and hit 3's. Normally he would just shoot and air ball or just brick the shot. He will still do that, but I'll take those 3 3's any day of the week off the bench from Marshall. Anyway, great way to start the game and the 1st half. That last three kills us, but the sad part is I wasn't shocked to see him make it. We just gotta play good defense and we can win this game and head to the ECF, come on Cleveland.

 

Good way to end the half for New Jersey with that 3 from Bokie, maybe that will give them a little extra momentum going into the 2nd half. This game is nowhere near over, Drew Gooden was definitely over-enthusiastic during that halftime interview. I just hope Cleveland doesn't get too comfortable out there.

 

New Jersey is going to explode in the 2nd half, they're very well within striking range. Cleveland always lets their guard down in these type of situations. Carter HAS to attack the basket more, RJ needs to keep mixin' it up, and JKidd needs to push the tempo and not play at Cleveland's pace.

 

I hope this Nets team has one more run in them, maybe the last with Kidd if we don't win here.

 

Mikkie Moore is honestly a terrible flopper. He is just lucky these refs have been trying to help the poor Nets all game. This is horrible, this game should be a 20 point lead still. LeBron James has 4 fouls, so this is gonna be a test for the rest of the team. Even though the last 2 fouls on LBJ were bull sh*t.

 

Jeez. This is sad.The refs want a close game, I guess.Larry Hughes keeps on shooting jumpers, why does God hate Cleveland? I don't understand what we ever did. If we had a coach, he'd bring in Damon Jones for Larry Hughes because we need some offense, and Hughes is just throwing up trash.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CavsRules @ May 18 2007, 08:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Mikkie Moore is honestly a terrible flopper. He is just lucky these refs have been trying to help the poor Nets all game. This is horrible, this game should be a 20 point lead still. LeBron James has 4 fouls, so this is gonna be a test for the rest of the team. Even though the last 2 fouls on LBJ were bull sh*t.</div>LeBron James got every single call when he attacked in the first half, don't give me that sh*t.

 

Wow, Lebron looked pretty sick in the first quarter. He was so goddamn aggressive, and he was able to hit on those running jumpers off the glass, or turn arounds in the post. He wasn't sinking shots, he was just taking it right to em...letting them have it. Way to go Lebron! You're on your way to your first ECF's buddy!Anyway, RJ looked good. He was also very aggressive, and he sunk a few shots...Jason Kidd wasnt having his usual passing game. VC had some nice passes into the interior, but he wasn't contributing THAT much on the offensive end. Then again, he was being unselfish, and he wasnt taking any terrible shots.Donyell also nailed 3's for the Cavs. Onto the 2nd half!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jkidd51524 @ May 18 2007, 08:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>LeBron James got every single call when he attacked in the first half, don't give me that sh*t.</div>EVERY SINGLE CALL? Don't lie to yourself my friend, LeBron was getting baned around and it took him flying into the stands to get one.

 

MIKE BROWN FOR COACH OF THE YEAR!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CavsRules @ May 18 2007, 08:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>EVERY SINGLE CALL? Don't lie to yourself my friend, LeBron was getting baned around and it took him flying into the stands to get one.</div>Baned? I don't know what you mean by that, but ok. LeBron got every call. I am watching it behind regular time so I don't what is going on right now, I just started the third quarter. Go Nets!

 

Here in the third quarter, New Jersey has played some outstanding defense, not letting the Cavaliers get any good position close to the basket, and not allowing them to get into the lane from dribble penetration. They are forcing the Cavaliers into some very tough shots, late in the shot clock, from deep. They have got to figure out a way to beat this defense that the Nets are playing, Varajao just scored the first points for the Cavaliers since Lebron went out of the game.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jkidd51524 @ May 18 2007, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Baned? I don't know what you mean by that, but ok. LeBron got every call. I am watching it behind regular time so I don't what is going on right now, I just started the third quarter. Go Nets!</div>Banged. Sorry for the typo. I don't know what game you have been watching, because James is not getting every call. Matter fact, if he was why is he on the bench with 4? I don't understand that part, but whatever.Cavaliers up one, Mike Brown's offense is the best in the NBA... Anyone disagree?

 

Honestly I just wanted to win this game so we would get more rest for the next series against Detroit. But hey, if the Cavaliers wanna go home and own the Nets that can happen too. Doesn't really matter to me, I'll steal a page of of Rasheed's book and what he said yesterday about the game.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CavsRules @ May 18 2007, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Banged. Sorry for the typo. I don't know what game you have been watching, because James is not getting every call. Matter fact, if he was why is he on the bench with 4? I don't understand that part, but whatever.Cavaliers up one, Mike Brown's offense is the best in the NBA... Anyone disagree?</div>Oh ok. In the first quarter he got the calls, I don't know about now. All I know is that Jason Kidd is a beast and I love that guy.