<div align="center">(3) <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> (2)<span style="font-family:Arial Black"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">SA Leads Series 2-0</span></span>June 12, 2007 9:00 pm ET<span style="color:#000000">Game on ABC</span></div>Notes<ul>[*]Daniel Gibson will be starting at the point in place of Larry Hughes.[/list]
Larry Hughes wont even be playing tonight. This sucks, I wanted to see him come at home and see how he does. I doubt the pain is that bad, hes played thought it before. I think he just knows, he isn't doing well enough, and Gibson starting is the right thing for them to do. All well, Cavaliers got a must win on their hands.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ming637 @ Jun 12 2007, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Top notch preview once again. I'm sure you'll make everyone at ESPN proud.</div>A bit of a dickhead comment..he wasn't trying to make a top notch preview, just give everybody the basic details of the game.Anyways, Duncan looks phenomenal as usual and the Cavs are doing what they do best, getting offensive boards.I have a feeling this game is gonna be very good, so I'm recording it onto a VHS.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ming637 @ Jun 12 2007, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Top notch preview once again. I'm sure you'll make everyone at ESPN proud.</div>Oh, stop taking childish shots at me and BCB. Grow up.Nice little surge to close out the first half by San Antonio, but they have been playing their D game. This is another thing I love about this San Antonio team... they aren't playing well, Parker wasn't very effective, and Duncan is in foul trouble. Yet they still are up at the half because they play excellent defense. Both teams need to pick it up though, especially Cleveland. It annoyed me to see Cleveland have so many opportunities to break the spread wide open, but they never did. Sasha and Z are the only ones having decent games thus far. I am happy, however, to see E-Snow get some time out there. It's about time.
It amazes me how Oberto is called for a travel on one end but LeBron gets away with 3 and a half steps on the other.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (noballer07 @ Jun 12 2007, 11:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How do you f*cking put the ball in the hands of Anderson Varejao??</div>That wasn't LeBron's fault. He had nowhere to go, but Varejao was the one at fault for actually trying to make something happen off the dribble. As soon as LeBron handed it to him, he had his hands ready and called for the ball like he should have, but Andy tried to make it happen himself. Bad decision.LeBron also WAS fouled on that last possession. Bowen tried to foul him, and like coach Van Gundy said, that would have been in the act.
lol, LeBron Sucks. well kind of. . .How many jumpshots has he hit in the 3 games all together?mabye 4,5 ?am I the only one who finds that a bit sad.cough *mr overrated*learn how to play, your not kobe or even a wade .. at least wade hits shots when there most needed. bahahahha boring finals. who the hell want's to watch the cavs shot 30 percent everygame, um not me.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Amare320 @ Jun 12 2007, 11:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>um not me.</div>Then.... Don't watch?
LeBron was clearly fouled by Bowen at the end of the game. He should have gone to the line to shoot three.
<div align="center"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%">San Antonio Takes A 3-0 Finals Lead</span>By: CelticBalla32</div>The San Antonio Spurs are just one victory away from winning the 2007 NBA Championship, which would be Tim Duncan's fourth. San Antonio edged Cleveland out 75-72 on the road in Game 3, to put themselves in a comfortable position with a 3-0 lead. Both squads struggled mightily offensively, as San Antonio shot 41% from the field, while Cleveland shot just 37%. Both teams displayed solid efforts on the defensive end, but the lack of offensive production is inexcusable for an NBA Finals game, especially for Cleveland. They can't expect to win in the Finals shooting at such a low clip, especially on their home floor.Cleveland guard Larry Hughes was on the inactive list for Game 3, due to unbearable pain in his preexisting left hell injury that has affected his performance throughout the playoffs. Rookie guard Daniel "Boobie" Gibson was given the keys to the car, as he got his first start in the entire 2007 playoffs. Gibson, however, did not respond, shooting just 1-10 from the field in 36 minutes of action. In order for Cleveland to stay competitive in this series, Gibson will have to give them a spark, much like he did in the Eastern Conference Finals versus Detroit. Head Coach Mike Brown prefers Gibson to come in off the bench, so starting veteran Eric Snow in Game 4 is not out of the question.Spurs guard Tony Parker was relatively quiet offensively throughout most of the night, but he came up big in the clutch, and even nailed a couple big three-point shots (which is not one of his strengths). Parker finished the game with 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, as he sparked San Antonio to their Game 3 victory. Superstar Tim Duncan had a rough night, shooting just 6-17 and getting into early foul trouble, as he finished with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks on the night. Defensive stopper Bruce Bowen did an excellent job disrupting LeBron James in the fourth quarter, forcing him to shoot from tough angles, as he perhaps put together his best Finals effort thus far, going for 13 points and 9 rebounds.LeBron James also had a rough shooting night, which was contagious for the Cavaliers in Game 3. James ended up with a solid stat line (25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists), but the stats don't tell the story tonight. James had trouble hitting the perimeter jumper and he also came up short on three straight drives to the basket nearing the end of the fourth quarter. Before the game, James also vowed to improve his turnover numbers, which did not happen, as James turned the ball over five times. Mike Brown, LeBron James, and the rest of the Cavalier squad will have to make some major adjustments for Game 4, or they will be swept in their first Finals appearance in franchise history.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CavsRules @ Jun 12 2007, 10:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Then.... Don't watch? </div>
Cavs fan, I know exactly how it feels to watch your team get swept. Believe me, I've seen it happen several times....
LeBron James was fouled, and even if he wasn't in the act of shooting, or whatever. The Ref still should've called the freaking foul. We just shot horrible out there, a lot of open looks. This game was ours for the taking, but we just couldn't hit easy shots. Call me crazy, I honestly don't care. Cleveland Cavaliers in 7.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GrizzFanTaylor @ Jun 13 2007, 12:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Cavs fan, I know exactly how it feels to watch your team get swept. Believe me, I've seen it happen several times.... </div>Were not going to get swept, if we do I'd kill myself.
Wow, LeBron did get fouled at the end. What a boring game, I couldn't stand that third quarter. Alot of great defensive play but at the same time, no open jump shots fell at all. Very slow basketball game without any rythem.I felt that the biggest mistake for the Cavaliers is continuing to go to Anderson Varejao. I have no idea what he was thinking at the end there. I loved LeBron's reaction to the no-call: "Bob, he fouled me. Bob, Bob, he fouled me."
