Cavaliers vs. Pistons - ECF Game 1

[chiefwahoo]

PLAYOFFS // Eastern Conference Finals // Game #1​

Series Tied 0-0

Game Date: Monday, May 21st, 2007
Game Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Palace of Auburn Hills
TV: TNTHD
Radio: Newsradio WTAM 1100

Head Coaches

Flip Saunders / Mike Brown

Probable Starters

Chauncey Billups / Larry Hughes

Rip Hamilton / Sasha Pavlovic

Tayshaun Prince / LeBron James

A-hole / Drew Gooden

Chris Webber / Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Cleveland Cavaliers Bench

Gibson / Marshall / Jones / Varejao / Newble / Snow


Pistons Bench

McDyess / Murray / Hunter / Maxiell / Delfino / Mohammed

Game Notes
· The Cavs are making their third appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals. Cleveland advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1976 and 1992.

· The Cavaliers are 4-1 on the road in the playoffs this season and 7-5 over the past two seasons. Cleveland has the best road playoff record in the NBA over the past two seasons. Cleveland’s four road wins this season are the most in playoff history.

· The Cavs and Pistons will meet in the playoffs for the second time in playoff history and for the second consecutive season.

· After the first 10 games of the playoffs, LeBron James became the first player since Clyde Drexler in the 1992 Playoffs to post at least 250 points, 75 rebounds and 75 assists in a 10-game playoff span.

· In Game 6 at New Jersey, the Cavs bench scored a season playoff-high 35 points. Donyell Marshall led the way, making 6-10 three-pointers on his way to a season playoff-high 18 points while Daniel Gibson scored eight points and hit two three-pointers.

· The Cavaliers set franchise records in three-pointers made (11) and attempted (27) at New Jersey in Game 6.

· Over the final three games of the Cavs – Nets series, Cleveland held the Nets to a combined 6-47 (.128) shooting and 11.3 points in the fourth quarter of games.

Just for good luck: http://www.nba.com/media/cavaliers/tonights_the_night.mp3

 

[Cleveland56]

Two hours and 15 minutes....

 

[chiefwahoo]

If we can steal this one tonight I think we win the series. Take care of the ball, especially on entry passes into the post, rebound, limit Detroit's runs, turn up the D in the fourth.

I pray that Brown somehow has learned to use timeouts to stop runs and quiet the crowd a little.

 

[Karma]

Thanks Chief for getting this up.

Hard to feel confident, but there's certainly some hope stocked up!

Basically every single player on this roster needs to lift their game to take a game from Detroit, particulary at the Palace. Hopefully Sasha and Larry can find their touch, Z gets some possessions down low, Drew rocks up with his head on, and LeBron puts his game face on and dominates.

 

[Splitz]

Can't wait, we need Lebron to go 30+, Larry to shoot less, and look to setup Drew and Ilgauskus and Pavlovich needs to do his best to stay in front of Rip Hamilton who will carve us up on the mid range if we let him run free. This team has a lot of weapons so we must be defensively efficient and dominate the boards. Let's go!!

 

[Maximus]

Pip...I swear to Steve, if you don't post the vid again(or something more disturbing), we will lose.

Rise up bishes, almost game time!

 

[PIP]

This video is not disturbing... This video is hott..

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[chiefwahoo]

This video is not disturbing... This video is hott..

WTF??? Is that Little John Rinaldi?

 

[PIP]

Yup...

 

[PIP]

Cavs are about to play in the conference finals.... mg:

 

[Maximus]

This video is not disturbing... This video is hott..

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Whew...that was close. All is good.

 

[highplainsdrifter]

Gaaaame Tiiiime!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cdt]

Like I said it's not a series until Charles Barkley discovers we haven't found a true point guahhhhhh

 

[Karma]

Good to see us go down low early. Get'm in foul trouble.

 

[Karma]

Out of the blocks well.