DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Tailgate Forum ***Cleveland Cavaliers April Thread***

yep, i will be out after the cavs game tonite, but will definitely be checking my phone to stay connected on that lakers game...

not gonna lie, after what happened last week in WAS and ORL, I will be very disappointed if we lose tonite..

UGH...i can't STAND TWC..they are the worst provider on the planet...not showing cavs in bellevue, but 10 miles down the road in norwalk they are..they said, we can't change the content provided by FSN..I said..you aren't CHANGING anything...its called providing access..which is what i am paying 150.00 a month for..not the damn reds or blue jackets...who the hell watches them anyways...people in their own towns don't care about those team /end rant

point is moot, point being, people in NORTHERN ohio could careless if cincinatti was still part of ohio

what's even funnier, the game got rained out...so, does TWC put the cavs on, nope. poker

sounds like horse crap... yeah, i dont blame you at all for bein extremely pissed...

It wasn't just Time Warner

that's why i love the playoffs, everyone will get to see every single game.

i have to search around for a stream that ends up sucking anyways.

lead down to 4... we have had a zillion chances to get it to double digits and just can't extend the lead...

that's a bad omen cause you know philly has a run in them since they are at home...

Get LB back in and lets finish this

This is awesome! HC throughout the East!! Go Blazers!

yeah come on blazers, protect the rose garden tonight

Clinched the Eastern Conference!!!

Now if only the Blazers can pull out a win ... we need that extra game of breathing space.

portland up 4 heading into the 4th

Portland 105 LAL 98 8 seconds left

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that's why i love the playoffs, everyone will get to see every single game.

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thats not exactly the case. 1 or 2 years ago, TW columbus, tottaly flaked out and did not have the game on in columbus. I had to go to a bar to see the 2nd half.

I'm not sure about Time Warner, but I have Insight, and tonight, Fox Sports showed the Blue Jackets, which I'm used to, it's been that way for a while. What I wasn't used to, is the Reds being on the "other" station. For some reason, that station is CSPAN2. Needless to say, I was very

YAHTZEE!

Way 2 B Blazers...Magic number to 2...

We take 2 of these last 3 and we're IN...

DO NOT REST THESE GUYS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NBA Finals...First 2 games in a CRAZY Quicken Loans...

Don't look now but Detroit is right there to get the 6 spot and Orlando...3-0 against Orlando this year...And healthy...

it's a lock.

the road to the nba championship is rolling through cleveland.

KG out tomorrow...

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP)—Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers says Kevin Garnett is likely to return only for the final regular season game against the Washington Wizards.

Rivers says Saturday before practice that he won’t let Garnett play in back-to-back games after missing 20 out of 24 games with a strained right knee.

The Celtics star hasn’t played since March 25.

The Celtics play the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday in a matchup of the top two teams in the conference.

let's obliterate them tomorrow. hopefully they still have that memory fresh in their minds when they got embarassed at the garden.

i love the fact that ben wallace has taken the high road and embraced the backup guy. i LOVE him and joe coming off the bench as our bigs....

i think they're ready. the whole damn town should be ready.

About the Cavaliers' home winning streak ...

The Plain Dealer

Dirk Nowitzki experiences the crazed support of fans at Quicken Loans Arena during a March 29 romp by the Cavaliers. It's that enthusiasm that has helped the Cavs build a home dominance unmatched in the NBA this season.

1. The Cavs enter Sunday's game with Boston with 38 home victories. Every team that has won at least 38 home games eventually reached the NBA Finals. Five of the nine won NBA titles.

2. It's no surprise the Cavs' 38-1 home record is the best in team history. But it is a bit of shock that the next five best records belong to former coaches Lenny Wilkens and Mike Fratello in the pre-LeBron James Era. The previous best was 37-4 in 1988-89, the dreaded "shot" season when Chicago's Michael Jordan eliminated the Cavs at the Richfield Coliseum in Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs.

3. In two other 35-6 home seasons, Wilkens led the Cavs to the 1992 Eastern Conference Finals (losing to Jordan) and the 1993 second round (losing to Jordan).

4. The two previous best records with James were 31-10 in 2005-06 (lost in second round) and 2006-07, when they were swept by San Antonio in the NBA Finals.

5. As for home court in the playoffs, heading into this season the home team has won 81 percent of the Game 7s. The Cavs have been in four Game 7s. The first was in 1976, the victory over Washington at Richfield in the Miracle Year. Next was 1992, when they beat Boston in Richfield in Larry Bird's final game. The others were in 2006, when they lost in Detroit, and the 2008 loss in Boston.

6. The Cavs have been winning home games by an average of 14.3 points, which is huge because it means they can rest James and other starters. James averages 36.3 minutes at home, 39.3 on the road. Overall, his 37.8 average is the lowest of his six-year career. It ranks 16th in the NBA. In the previous three seasons, James was third, third and second in minutes played, always over 40 per game.

7. Fewer minutes and bigger wins at home should mean the Cavs veterans will be more rested for the playoffs. Yes, there is the danger of overconfidence. This team has won 39 games by at least 10 points -- compared to only 10 last season. It's 34-0 when leading after three quarters at home, 52-2 overall. That means the Cavs finish off opponents quickly, the sign of a mature, focused team.

8. The Q is an intimidating arena for most visiting teams. The fans seem ready to blow off the roof, the Cavs having sold out 36 of 39 games. Sunday will make it 37 sellouts -- 29 in a row.

9. The home court in the playoffs may not mean everything, but it's close. Consider that Boston won the title despite being 3-9 on the road. That's what 13-1 at home will do. Or that the Cavs were 6-1 at home, but only 1-5 away and knocked out in Game 7 at Boston.

10. Bottom line: In the Eastern Conference last season, playoff teams were 29-6 at home, 9-22 on the road. The Cavs have home court in the East, and are two wins away from beating out the Lakers for the entire playoffs. It's indeed an advantage, a tremendous one.

Yeah, I am so pumped for this playoff run...

My Dad has a mini plan, so he was able to buy a "playoff pack," thus he's got tickets for every home game throughout...

I work in a small office, so the whole staff knows that I would never be caught dead in Mpls when a Cleveland team or OSU wins a title....

Coming out strong so far, let's keep this tempo up

Whooping Boston 29-9 in the 1st!!!!!!! Check that, 31-9

End of the 1st. Held Boston to 9 points in the first. D-FENCE.

That's what u call a One Quarter Ole' Fashioned Ass Whoopin!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got a little sloppy there at the end, 52-33 at the half.

Use those muscles KING!!!

wow, what a classless move by ray allen. you don't do that.

Nice cheap shot by Ray Allen. What a sissy move.

i mean, come on man. you just don't go there.

he should have to wear a skirt for the rest of this game because that was a total chick move.