Cavaliers @ Pistons Game 7

[cdt]

GAME #7

Detroit Pistons(3-3) VS Cleveland Cavaliers (3-3)

When:Sunday, May 20th, 2006
Time:3:30 PM ET
TV:ABC
Where: The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan

Head Coaches

Mike Brown / Flip Saunders

Probable Starters

Eric Snow / Chauncey Billups

Larry Hughes / Rip Hamilton

LeBron James / Tayshaun Prince

Drew Gooden / Rasheed Wallace

Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Ben Wallace


Cleveland Cavalier's Bench

Damon Jones / Ronald "Flip" Murray / Anderson Varejao / Donyell Marshall

Detroit Piston's Bench

Antonio McDyess / Tony Delk / Maurice Evans / Lindsey Hunter​

cdt's keys to Vic-Tor-Y​

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The Defend the 3 point line at all costs. You don't give Rasheed space to get off a shot, you can have Justin Gatlin sprinting at Rasheed and he is unphased, you need to alter his shot in order for him to miss. His 3's are momentum kilers and their crowd will go into a frenzy given the talking he's done this series.

Attack the rim! We aren't trying to outshoot them, they can shoot the 3 at a better clip, the more Rasheed and Ben are off the floor the better, we need to get points in the paint, the first 6 minutes of quarter 1 in game 6 was beautiful. We had so many dunks and easy buckets. I want a repeat, score with the clock stopped, get some old fashioned 3 point plays.

Protect the ball. They thrive on causing turnovers and getting out on the break, Tayshaun Rip and Chauncey are excellent in transition and it's important that we limit them to a minimum amount of fast break oppurtunities. If we win the turnover battle it will keep us in the game until the end, where LBJ can hopefully take the game over.

cdt's Prediction

The Cavaliers may not have the lofty resume, playoff clout and the backing of all the big named national analysts. But we do have one thing they don't. LeBron James. I think he is going to come out like a man posessed and dominate from start to finish. We're better at home yes, but I think this team is yet again looking past us on to the Miami Heat which is why we're at a game 7 in the first place. Plus look where did we close out the Wizards? Their floor..that's right. ​

NO! NO PLEASE!!! I promise I'll stop talking!

too late..

 

[Flippin #2]

Isnt it a 3:30 start? not 8:30

LeBron will win it for us.

 

[PIP]

Us Cavs fans are in luck... Unlike other fans of other teams, they don't have a fan like myself.

I had to do a little time travel, and what some of you don't know is, PIP has the ability to creep into the future..

In doing so, I just got my paws on the Detroit newspaper for Monday May 22, 2006

 

[PIP]

Oh BTW, after we win tomorrow... You can go ahead and secure your Finals tickets... We will beat the Heat.

 

[cdt]

Whoa..where have they been hiding Darko and Arroyo.. :thumbdown

 

[PIP]

They're not called the "Free Press" for nothing... :chuckles: They probably couldn't afford that famous CDT kodak throw away

 

[cdt]

It's understandable I mean not everyone works at a nursing home..hell I'm quitting next week and just living off the interest alone.

 

[Smooth]

The Pistons coach is Flip Saunders not Eddie Jordan... :chuckles:

 

[cdt]

Good call..I clearly didn't edit my last playoff preview vs the Wizards..

 

[Flippin #2]

Wow boys, I'm so nervous but like the cavs have been saying..theres more to life than basketball I hope we will do this for Larry and Justin, I think if the Cavs lose this one I will get put on anti deprassant pills, the last 2 years when the cavs have been booted out of the playoffs barely missing I have been so depressed, I have been so depressed for the last 10 years just watching Cleveland sports not winning anything..its our time to shine, we need this. Please Cleveland do it for us, Larry, and Justin.

 

[4BiddenKnight]

It's not the Cavs that's saying that, it's LeBron that said there's more to life than basketball. But I'm glad that's the case.

Anyhow, I pray for the Cavs to kick the Pistons out of the playoffs so that the following things will happen:

1. No more Spurs vs Pistons finals
2. LeBron vs Wade, this is going to be super. I bet that ratings will fly if this win against the Pistons come true.

 

[Cavsrule]

I feel a win coming and Larry Hughes is playing!

 

[Flippin #2]

I'm goin to the palace comin all the way from Lorain County, OH
representin the cavs!
300.00 tix and boy I hope we win and its worth it.


Look for me, LBJ jersey on, andy wig with a cavs hat on top of it, and a cavs rally towel..I will be the seat exactly next to the cavs tunnel. look for me at half time or before the game when they show them goin into the tunnel!

 

[Smooth]

I got this from the Cavs board...:chuckles:

 

[Style]

That is a blatant forgery. We all know Sheed would be in ecstacy sitting on Ben's lap, not making that face. :chuckles: