Z is back. That pretty much sums things up.
Starters
Cavs
Sasha Pavlovic
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Ben Wallace
LeBron James
Mo Williams
Coach Mike ".621" Brown
Clips
Al Thornton
Brian Skinner
Deandre Jordan
Fred Jones
Eric Gordon
Coach Mike ".469" Dunleavy
AC's Facts
Regain rebounding edge
Bench bring it (awkward construction but I think you get the drift)
Mental toughness
Tipoff Z to Ben to Mo to Z to Ben to LB for a left-handed basket and a foul, LB sinks the free throw and we're winning already at 11:41.
Gordon misses; Mo to Sasha to Z for a miss, Ben rebounds to Mo to Z for 2.
Gordon throws the ball away; LB misses, Z tips in for 2.
And that's what has been missing. --AC
Amen. --Me
0 - 7 Cavs at 10:26.
Jones passes, LB steals, all the way for 2 and a Jones foul, LB misses the free throw, Benbound to Z to Mo to Z for 2. Time out Clippers. Standing O.
The big fella with a turnaround jump shot - oh, it's sweet. Mmm ... mmm ... mmm. --AC
Amen. --Me
Skinner tosses the ball out of bounds, Thornton misses, Camby tips in.
Every time Fred says "Camby" I find myself singing the Army theme song:
Be all that you Cam-by.
2 - 11 Cavs at 9:29.
Z tosses in to Mo to LB to Mo to Z to Mo to Sasha for 2; LB almost steals, fouls Thornton; Camby misses, LB rebounds to Z to LB, who spies Sasha all alone in a corner, Sasha for 3.
The defense kind of fell asleep on Sasha. --AC
Gordon misses, Benbound to LB to Mo to Sasha to Ben to Z for an 18-footer.
He looks good. --Fred
Yes, he does, he looks very good. --AC
Amen. --Me
Skinner sneaks his way to the basket for 2; Mo to LB, who looks around and spies Sasha under the basket, Sasha for 2.
4 - 20 Cavs at 7:09.
Camby misses, LB rebounds, this ball's no good, tosses it away, Z fouls Gordon.
Skinner misses, Benbound to Mo for a miss; Ben blocks Camby with an:
Authoritative swat. --Fred
Skinner misses, Benbound to Mo to LB to Mo to Z, who hesitates and travels.
He had so many options that time, he couldn't make up his mind which one to take. --AC
Thornton for 2; Ben to Sasha to Mo to LB to Sasha for a miss; Gordon for 3 and it's:
9 - 20 Cavs at 5:02.
LB for 2; LB blocks and fouls Thornton, who makes both; JJ Hickson misses; Gordon for 3.
14 - 22 Cavs at 4:09.
Mo to Wild Thing for a miss; Clips miss, Boobie rebounds, blocked, out of bounds, Cavs keep it, Mo to Wild Thing, blocked by Novak; Gordon misses, Gordon for 2.
16 - 22 Cavs at 3:10. Six point game. How did that happen?
Time out Cavs.
Mo tosses in to Wally to Mo to Wally for 2; Thornton misses, out of bounds off a Cav, Gordon is fouled and makes both.
Wild Thing tosses in to Mo to Boobie to Mo to Wally, who tosses the ball away; Jones to Gordon for 2 and it's an uncomfortably close:
20 - 24 Cavs at 2:15.
Mo to Wally for 2; Skinner for 2.
Mo to Boobie to Wally to JJ, who tosses the ball out of bounds; Thornton for 2.
24 - 26 Cavs with 59 seconds left in the first.
Mo to Boobie to Mo to Wild Thing to Mo for a miss; Novak misses a 3; Thornton for a game tying 2 with 19 seconds to go.
Mo is contacted by a Clip, no call, Gordon misses, buzzer sounds, end Q1.
26 - 26.
Let's remember, I say out loud, LeBron sat on the bench for a good portion of the first quarter with 2 fouls. No one answers. My game buddy tonight is a Beagle named Fairfax. Sigh.
2nd Quarter
Camera pans to a woman wearing a T-shirt honoring AC:
Get that weak stuff outta here.
Skinner opens the second quarter with a miss; so does Boobie.
Ricky Davis misses; Wally loses the ball.
Gordon for 3. That's not good.
29 - 26 Clips at 10:59.
Wally misses; Novak for 3. That's not good, either.
LeBron for 3. That's better.
32 - 29 Clips at 10:09.
