I really liked the way the Cavs went after the Celtics right from the start last night. Lebron killed it in the first quarter, lighting it up for 21 points on his way to 38, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. The Cavs defense turned Rondo into a jump shooter. He did make several shots, but the Cavs will live with that all day, especially when he takes threes.
Mike Brown did a great job with the match-ups, putting Anthony Parker on Rondo and Mo Williams on Ray Allen. Parker's length makes it a little tougher on Rondo and his position defense is far better than Mo's. Ray Allen is less consistent in games now so he could hide Mo Williams on him. As soon as Ray Allen got a couple shots over Williams and started to get in a rhythm Brown pulled Williams and brought in Delonte West, who is a much better defender. I think this definitely kept Ray Allen from getting hot, he finished 2-9 from the floor for only 7 points.
...but just a couple of days later, lebron showed why he is the most hyperbolic player in the history of the nba. scoring a very 'cavalier' 15 points in the most important game of your career isn't something the 'chosen one' should be doing. and then saying "When you have three bad games in seven years, it’s easy to point them out.” really?! only three bad games? does he really believe that? does he really think that anyone else does? didn't he get swept in the finals? (last time i checked, jordan didn't lose any finals, and he damn sure wasn't swept...) lebron is quite a talent, but he's not a winner.
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