heat -7 got it early
Let's start with some of last night for Cleveland:
"[The Nets] were extremely physical with (James),"
Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "They made him work for
everything he got tonight. But he didn't just settle and
try to score tonight. He obviously got it done defensively,
on the boards, and by sharing the basketball."
"We could not go 0-3 on the season against these guys
because this is a team we might meet in the playoffs,"
James said.
What Cleveland was thinking about last night is exactly
what Miami is thinking tonight. The Heat lead Cleveland
by one game in the standings, and are 0-1 against them this season.
Are the Flying Lebronskis good enough to -- in a fourth
game in five nights -- fly to Miami and get it done like
they have been while winning seven in a row? With the NBA's
worst Road Underdog record (14-26 ATS) since the beginning
of LAST season? With Larry Hughes still out and Lebron off
44 minutes last night? Here's the answer to that rhetorical
question:
Let's start with some of last night for Cleveland:
"[The Nets] were extremely physical with (James),"
Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "They made him work for
everything he got tonight. But he didn't just settle and
try to score tonight. He obviously got it done defensively,
on the boards, and by sharing the basketball."
"We could not go 0-3 on the season against these guys
because this is a team we might meet in the playoffs,"
James said.
What Cleveland was thinking about last night is exactly
what Miami is thinking tonight. The Heat lead Cleveland
by one game in the standings, and are 0-1 against them this season.
Are the Flying Lebronskis good enough to -- in a fourth
game in five nights -- fly to Miami and get it done like
they have been while winning seven in a row? With the NBA's
worst Road Underdog record (14-26 ATS) since the beginning
of LAST season? With Larry Hughes still out and Lebron off
44 minutes last night? Here's the answer to that rhetorical
question:
