Was that the NBA finals?
I mean, between Cleveland’s frightening execution and the NBA finals’ theme music that sounded suspiciously like the music off Tin Cup, I would of bet anything that it was early March and someone was just enjoying a great movie.
But after the weed wore off, I realized, that’s exactly what it was.
The NBA finals. The thing was, though, the score was San Antonio 20 Cleveland 15 at the end of the 1st quarter, and I remembered that I don’t care two shits about either of these teams. And their boring the hell out of me.
Not to mention, I think I could smell San Antonio through my TV during the game. Anyone else notice that? Kinda like old garbage. Anyway.
What happened to the NBA? Because San Antonio’s 85-76 win over Cleveland was downright miserable. And we all know that unless Lebron pulls “Detroit” Lebron out of his ass, nothing is going to change in this series. The Cavaliers simply don’t posses a player other than Lebron who has the ability to “change” games.
If you ever wondered how bad Cleveland would be if Lebron played like shit. You just saw it. It’s pitiful. Drew Gooden, Daniel Gibson, and Sasha Pavlovic actually had decent games. Going a combined 19 for 30, and scoring 14, 16, and 13 respectively. Lebron can’t really ask for anymore. At least from those guys. And Cleveland was still shockingly bad.
A bright side though. Uhhhhhhh….Larry Hughes looked good, knocking down 1 of 5 shots, for 2 points.
And we all thought Lebron had no help. Sorry Larry.
If you are a Cleveland fan. I’d be worried. Lebron couldn’t score. He couldn’t even get to the rim en route to a 4-16 night. Hell, it took him until the 7:15 mark of the 3rd quarter to record a field goal. If Cleveland is going to have any kind of a shot to merely steal a game or two, Lebron will have to find a way to get to the rim on a regular basis. Because you can’t rely on your jump shot this deep into the playoffs. You have to get to the line.
The problem was San Antonio’s team defense last night was absolutely remarkable. It was perfect. It’s what you teach. It’s what every basketball coach in America wants out of his/her team defensively. And as much as I wished to take a bat to Bruce Bowen’s groin, he is a great defender (even if he’s dirty).
Just a side note: Lebron came up just a little short concerning Jordan’s first NBA finals game. His Airness scored 36 against the Lakers in 1991 (not comparing the two, just thought it was funny. SO BACK OFF).
You want to know what this series reminds me of? A varsity/junior-varsity daily scrimmage at the end of practice. San Antonio being the big-bad varsity and since Mike Brown (former Spur’s assistant) devoted himself to assemble a team (Cleveland) to resemble the psyche of the Spurs, takes the role of the young, less-experienced JV team. San Antonio just seems as though they will always be in control in this series. That lead teetering around 8-12 points for the most part of every game. Parker and Duncan are really just worrying about what’s going on after the game. Shit like that.
The Spurs’ big three just had their way. Tim Duncan scored 24. Tony Parker scored 27 and Manu Ginobli scored 16 to lead the Spurs and the home crowd never was really given a chance to settle down. Cleveland never did anything. Shocking.
I just hope that Lebron picks it up a little bit. I mean this series is over. But, cmon Lebron, make it interesting damnit.
Man. Tin Cup. Good times.
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