Monday, May 12, 2008 8:30 PM EST
Cleveland Cavaliers VS Boston Celtics - Game 4
LeBron James and the CAVS grinded for a defensive-minded win at Quicken Loans arena to make the series tied at 2-2. LeBron James proved yet again how he as an full-circle skilled player does not need to score 30 for his team to win, hell he doesn't even have to hit 30% of hit shots for the Cavs to win, but he does need to have a very ball efficient game (45%+ FGs, 2-4 3s, 80%+ FTs) at least once for his team to have a chance to win the series, it would be best for him to go off in Boston, to really prove that his superstar status TRUMPS the "Big Three Superstars" of the Boston Celtics.
This game tonight also proved again that the Cavs are a much better team this year than last year. Their backcourt tandum of Daniel Gibson and Delonte West proves to be very efffective, with "Boobie" being the shooter-scorer/assist man and West being the starter scorer-assist man. It's been said that Gibson should start, considering what he has done for this team and his efficiency on the floor, but West actually plays better as a starter, and Gibson appreciates his "game-changer" role off the bench. JOE SMITH is really a great role player, if he started instead of Ben Wallace, Joe would surely be a double-double guy, he's consistent, reliable, good a basketball-mind.
STAT LINES:
CAVS
LeBron James 21 pts (7/20 FGs, 2/5 3s 5/8 Fs) 13 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks
Daniel "Boobie" Gibson 14 pts (5/9 FGs, 2/4 3s, 2/4 FTs) 6 rebounds, 4 assists **CLUTCH**
Anderson Varajao 12 pts (6/8 FGs) 6 rebounds
Joe Smith 8 pts (4/6 FGs) 6 rebounds
CELTICS
Kevin Garnett 15 pts (6/13 FGs, 3/3 FTs) 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block
Paul Pierce 13 pts (6/17 FGs, 0/3 3s) 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Ray Allen 15 pts (4/10 FGs, 2/4 3s, 5/5 FTs) 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Rajon Rondo 15 pts (7/14 FGs, 1/3 3s, 0/2 FTs) 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
FOR GAME 5, I PREDICT A CAVS WIN, then Boston finally wins a road game, then LeBron puts on an amazing performance to steal game 7 in Boston.
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