Game 4- 1st round Cavs @ Wizards

[Kypus]

THE PRIZE​

EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS- GAME 4

Series CLE leads 3-0

VS

Monday April 30, 2007
7.00 EST
TV: NBA TV, FSN Ohio
Verizon Center, Washington DC

Head Coaches

Mike Brown / Eddie Jordan

Probable Starters

Larry Hughes / Antonio Daniels

Sasha Pavlovic / DeShawn Stevenson

LeBron James / Jarvis Hayes

Drew Gooden / Antawn Jamison

Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Etan Thomas

Cavaliers Bench

Anderson Varejao/Eric Snow/Daniel Gibson

Wizards Bench

Darius Songaila/Brendan Haywood/Roger Mason/Michael Ruffin​

Washington Notes​

* The only players helping Jamison at this point are Antonio Daniels and Etan Thomas. Some of the others like DeShawn Stevenson and Jarvis Hayes, have the heart but not the shooting accuracy.

* DeShawn Stevenson fell on his shoulder awkwardly last game, and was already shooting poorly. This can't help.

* Antonio Daniels turned his ankle, but played through it. He'll probably lose some speed and/or turning ability.

* Roger Mason may be pressed into more PG duty, he has been shooting the 3 well, but has only ONE rebound in three games.
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Cleveland Key Points​

* Keep Z and Gooden going, they have no answer for our height. Eddie Jordan and Haywood are fighting like schoolgirls, so all we have to do is keep rotating Andy and Z at Etan Thomas.

* Andy tweaked his right Achilles tendon last game but played through it. He should be fine.

* Keep tempers in check as Washington may pull some cheap shots if they're getting blown out.

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Mike Brown Gameplan Keys​

- Keep that bench tightened down until we've blown them out, then pull our starters in the 4th to keep the injury bug away.

- The faster we win this out, the more prep time we have for New Jersey (who is currently crushing Toronto by 30).

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Kyp's Prediction: Cavaliers 102 Wizards 86

 

[Deadlock]

Lets end this. Then have Raptors and Nets beat each other up.

 

[SOA]

If the Cavs beat the wizards , it will mean two things

every team in the Central will have swept their opponents in the first round

every team from the southeast division will have been eliminated in 4 games

will the central get the respect it deserves after this series

 

[johnny]

I have a bad feeling about this game. We better come out and pound them.

It would be great if this was a blowout to gain some confidence and rest for the 2nd round

 

[Karma]

Washington have little to play for. Noone gave them a chance, and they will be forgiven if they lay an egg in game 4 on an impossible series to win.

Cleveland just have to execute, be aggressive and they take this series in a cake walk.

 

[ChicagoCavFan]

A sweep will win me some more vBookie money......coming off of my draft win with the selection of Mr. Thomas.

 

[chiefwahoo]

 

[B Mac]

 

[Karma]

Drew Gooden and Antawn Jamison in a showdown early on!

 

[Karma]

Blatche and Mason Jnr out hustling us for a Washington lead. Meh!

 

[cdt]

The Cavaliers are playing pathetic...but then again that's all we can expect from them when they play an undermanned team.

 

[Karma]

If there is a W at the end of the day, I couldn't care less.

 

[Karma]

It would be nice to see a better contribution from the bench. They have been out worked thus far.

 

[madisonmax]

They just showed Arenas. Say, what about all that trash talking he was supposed to do? Weren't the Lizards supposed to win cause of that?

:chuckles:

They better have their bags packed for the offseason.

 

[Karma]

LeBron nice and aggressive tonight. Certainly leading by example. Marshall and Gibson helping by spreading the floor.