Displaced Cleveland Fan

Big game for the Cavaliers tonight. They beat the Phoenix Suns by 17 points and improved to 13-5 on the year. But more than the score and their record, this game was great for several reasons.

#1 - Zydrunas Ilgauskas broke the team record for number of games played at 724. I love Z. He is, hands down, my favorite Cavs player ever (yes, even more than LeBron James). He has played his entire career in a Cleveland uniform and battled through foot injuries to make it this far. This year he has had to move to the bench with the addition of Shaquille O’Neal and is adjusting to that in the best interest of the team.

Congrats, Z. Hope to see you help this team finally win a championship this year as well.
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The Orlando Magic was the team that ended the Cavaliers season last year in the Eastern Conference Finals. They gave the Cavs too many match-up problems. So Danny Ferry set out this offseason to add the missing pieces needed to be able to beat the Magic in a 7-game series.

The most notable of these additions was Shaquille O’Neal. The former Magic center’s role would be to cause problems for current Magic center Dwight Howard - make it difficult for him to score, get him into foul trouble.
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OK, the season opener didn’t turn out how we would have liked. But it did turn out like we should have expected. The Cavs drop their first game to the Celtics 95-89.

Delonte West was inactive for the game. With as valuable as he is for the team, it really hurt having him out.

LeBron James had a good game (38 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks). But the Cavs’ big offseason addition, Shaquille O’Neal, scored just 10 points. At the end, the Celtics, led by Paul Pierce’s 23 points and 11 rebounds, hung on to spoil the season opener.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers open the regular season tonight against the Boston Celtics. This is the team’s 40th season and perhaps their best chance thus far to win a championship.
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There’s been a lot of talk about LeBron James’ actions following Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals when the Orlando Magic eliminated the Cavaliers to reach the NBA Finals. James didn’t talk to the media afterwards. In fact, he didn’t bother to hang around long enough on the court to congratulate the Magic team. Many have criticized him for poor sportsmanship and showing no respect for his opponents. Is this a fair criticism?
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2 more wins to get to the Finals.

2 reasons why the Cavs won this game:

• Lebron got some help: Mo Williams (24pts), Zydrunas Ilgauskas (16pts).
• The Magic’s 3 point shooting came back to earth (32%, as opposed to 45% in game 4).

Next stop, Orlando. Let’s see if they can keep this going.

The Cavs lost again tonight to the Magic, going down 3-1 in the series. Sure, it was another close game (116-114 in OT), just like the loss in game 1. But that doesn’t change the fact that Cleveland now has to win 3 straight against a tough Magic team or else they’re done.

How did it come to this?
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