<div align="center">@<span style="color:red">New York Knicks</span> @ <span style="color:blue">Washington Wizards</span> The Wizards come off a heartbreaker on Wednesday losing a game by a LeBron James layup in the end after a good comeback in the 4th. Now, they must face a tough task at home winning this game to stay alive and force a game 7. We'll see how they do.Date: 5/5/06Time: 8:00 pmTV: CSN, WUAB, and ESPN<u>Cleveland Cavaliers Playoffs 2005-2006 Statistics</u>|<u>Wizards Playoffs 2005-2006 Statistics</u><u>PPG: 99.0</u>|<u>PPG: 99.4</u><u>APG: 15.8</u>|<u>APG: 15.6</u><u>RPG: 44.0</u>|<u>RPG: 38.0</u><u>BPG: 4.6</u>|<u>BPG: 5.8</u><u>SPG: 7.0</u>|<u>SPG: 7.0</u><u>FG%: 44.8%</u>|<u>FG%: 44.8%</u><u>Head Coaches</u>Mike Brown|Eddie Jordan <u>Starting Lineups NOTE: Playoff Statistics</u>Guards: Eric Snow|Gilbert ArenasPPG: 8.8|PPG: 33.6RPG: 3.8|RPG: 5.6APG: 2.8|APG: 4.2Guards: Larry Hughes|Jared JeffriesPPG: 13.0|PPG: 9.0RPG: 2.8|RPG: 6.2APG: 2.4|APG: 1.2Forwards: :eBron James|Caron ButlerPPG: 36.4|PPG: 18.6RPG: 7.6|RPG: 8.6APG: 5.4|APG: 2.5Forwards: Drew Gooden|Antawn JamisonPPG: 10.2|PPG: 20.0RPG: 10.6|RPG: 7.8APG: 0.6|APG: 2.6Center: Zydrunas Ilgauskas|Brendan HaywoodPPG: 10.6|PPG: 5.2RPG: 6.4|RPG: 3.0APG: 0.8|APG: 0.8<u>Key 6th Men</u>Forward: Donyell Marshall|Antonio DanielsPPG: 7.0|PPG: 11.4RPG: 5.6|RPG: 2.8APG: 1.2|APG: 3.6<u>Keys To The Game</u><span style="color:red">Red = Cavaliers</span><span style="color:blue">Blue = Wizards</span><u>Role Players</u>: <span style="color:red">The role players like Flip Murray, Eric Snow and Larry Hughes will have to come up big like they did in game 5. It is possible that LeBron will have a sloppy game, if the Wizards have made the right adjustments and it's going to put them with pressure knowing they might have to lead the team, so they can't mess up.</span><u>Draw Fouls</u>: <span style="color:red">The Wizards in game 5 have drawn up a total of 31 fouls and they'll be tempted to be play aggressively in order to stop LeBron, so the Cavaliers must take out the Wizards' main LeBron guarders like Jared Jeffries and Caron Butler. Doing so will LeBron an easier game and getting them to the line.</span><u>Knock and Contain The 3 pointer</u>: <span style="color:red">The Cavaliers were only 1-5 from the 3 point line in game 5 and the Wizards shot a 9-20 from the 3-point line, but they were very lucky to escape with a victory. The Cavs must be able to get LeBron on fire from the 3-point line again like on game 4, if the want to take advantage of this category and contain the perimeter too.</span><u>STOP LEBRON JAMES</u>: <span style="color:blue">This is a must. Jared Jeffries needs to put extra pressure on LeBron James, which is very hard knowing that he can either fake and drive in or knock down a jumper. The Wizards need to force LeBron to pass to his teammates making them do work.</span><u>Force Turnovers</u>: <span style="color:blue">The Wizards are an elite team because of their tempo of the game. They need to knock the ball loose on defense a lot more and score on the fastbreaks, controlling the tempo, and giving the Cavaliers a hard time on offense. They have been playing very cautiously with the Cavs, so they need to play tight on defense, limiting them to 1 shot each possesion.</span><u>Come Out Big In The Stretch</u>: <span style="color:blue">The Wizards in the overtime loss missed 3 free throws in OT early on to give them a lead to work with, but since they missed, the Cavs dodged a bullet and were able to stay close and eventually win. The Wizards must come out big and make the key the plays and making their free throws when they need it. Doing so will secure the victory in the end. </span><u>Players Of The Game</u>|Predicted Stats: 35points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists|36 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists<u>Prediction</u>Post Below.</div>
We can't stop LeBron. Nobody can. All we have to do is force him to take jumpshots, which he has improved on this series.This game is basically means our season is over if we lose, but I feel good about this team at home and knowing what's at stake. We do a pretty good job of bouncing back from tough losses. I think its going to be an easy game to win, we just have to dont let our confidence get the best of us. Dont get too overconfident that we'll win, its Cleveland the ones that should be cocky after that close win.108-99
I am worried about this game. The Wizards make me nervous how they don't quit. The Cavs are terrible at finishing games, they seem to let the other team get back in the game, they don't usually play all 48 mins.Arenas has been bothering me. Our defense hasn't been that great. We haven't been rotating well off pick-and-rolls which has left Arenas open to make a move or take a shot. Z hasn't been a threat down low on D. So Arenas isn't scared to take it to the hoop. We haven't been able to contain him this whole series.Our defense is what worries me the most. The Cavs this series have been playing to lazy. They stand around and aren't in help side position. They don't have their rotation down on the pick-and-rolls (they never seem to know if they want to switch, hedge, or trap on the pick-and-roll). The Cavs need to play team offense and not pick one player and try and get them the shot the whole possesion.The Cavs need to run their plays and play aggressive. I think if the Cavs lose this game, they have a 80% chance of losing the series. This is the game that the Cavs need to win, this is the Cav's game 7. They have to play that way.
