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IU Dave

averaging 30+ in the regular season against the Bobcats, the Raptors, the Nets, the Timberwolves and the Heat is not the same as scoring 30+ in the playoffs against a very solid defensive team like the Celtics for 4 to 7 games. 

LBJ has not had any room to move when in the half court and the FT numbers show he is not getting clean looks as he is scoring from the line. Wally Szczerbiak won't score 20 points agains this year... not against this Celtics team, watch for the middle of the Cavaliers to be given a chance to score inside against Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins or Paul Pierce.

tonight the Cavs need HUGE games from Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Verejao. Z had 12 points, 8 rebs and 6 assists in the win while Anderson has not scored more than 5 points yet this series.. that has got to change for LeBron to have the room to move from the outside. i am sorry, but i don't see those two outplaying KG and Paul Pierce or Kendrick Perkins again.

the game they won, the Cavs shot 53% from the field while the Celtics shot 40%. in the 2 loses, the Cavs shot 30.7% in game 1 and 35.6% in game 2. the Celtics have averaged around 40% each game. so the pressure is on the Cavaliers to maintain a shooting % that allows very little room for turnovers and empty possessions. that kind of pressure the LEBRON's are not equiped to handle... Wally S HAVING to drop 20+ for your team to win? geesh... i am sorry, but that won't cut it at this stage in the playoffs.... i can see a guy like Delonte West or Daniel Gibson stepping up and scoring 20+, but they have no room to penetrate and dish or attack the rim... to rely on 3's and mid range jumpers against this Celtics squad is playoff death....

just my opinions of course...:-)