Cavs winning by 3 as I write this, 5 minutes to go in the fourth. Tiny lead, but could not be more confident.
Why? Z is having maybe his best game of the year. 24 points, 10 rebounds already.
Now a 1 point lead, damn. 3.5 minutes to go. Sonics shooting *terribly* but getting a lot of rebounds on account of better effort/chaotic bricks.
Tied at 87, 3:23 remaining. Sonics now up 88-87.
Still confident. The zone D can't stop Lebron, can it? Nope. Lebron just drew a foul from Ridnour, nice acting. Misses the first FT. Makes the second, tied again, 3 left.
Collison is suddenly a star? Sonics by 2.
2 minutes left. Lord this game is messy. Allen just did what Lebron needs to do for the rest of the game - drive, go to the line. The first time these two teams played, the Cavs rolled. That was without Allen, but still the rest of the team looked discombobulated. Not very different tonight. Seems like the Sonics are getting some better bounces, tho, and working with home momentum, and relying on an inexplicably effective zone defense.
To win in the last two minutes the Cavs need: a) Lebron to drive; b) a coupla rebounds off of inevitable Sonics misses and c) a three-pointer?
Cavs down 4. Jones hits a 3! Ok, that's c. Sonics by 1. Ouch. Some weirdo just hit a shot. Sonics by 3. Same weirdo misses a FT. Sonics by 3. Makes the next one. 4 point lead. Lebron gets fouled; that was necessary.
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Nice. 95-92. OK. 95-93. Sonics take a weakling timeout. If this game goes to OT I'm going to sleep and taking it on faith that the Cavs will win. The NBA has sudden death right?
BTW, while the Cavs are on a seven-game road trip, the Sonics are on a seven-game home trip. This league is so racist.
Damn, weirdo makes another weird shot. Sonics by 4. Cavs now fouling. Ugh.
Do the Sonics have TWO weirdos? Yes, they do. Huh.
5-point deficit. Cavs take a noble timeout. Not looking good.
Jones hits a three, that's cool. Allen immediately fouled. Still not looking good at all.
There's the game, Sonics by 5. Foolish.
Man, the zone should not be that hard to penetrate against a terrible team. Why did Damon Jones touch every posession in the last five minutes???
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I can't believe we gave away a game to an inferior team because they ran a zone defense. I was really pleased with the first half, I thought we were cruising. I felt like even if we came away with a hard-fought victory it would hurt our chances for the rest of the road trip, as the Cavs had played from behind in the first three games and needed a game to coast.
But apparently Ray Allen's trey to end the half was more demoralizing than I would have predicted, and once again the Cavs weakness was exposed; Damon Jones and Donyell Marshall chucking up threes in the final two minutes of a game.
It's also a shame that such a nice performance from my boy Zydrunas was wasted. I am not feeling confident for the remaining three west coast games. Hopefully we can stop the hemorrhaging. How much would it cost to replace Hughes' bones with adamantium, and tendons with some tendon-like material that is not easily damaged?
Ugh. I have to say tho that I'm very encouraged by Z's play lately. With Hughes stagnant, it's badly needed.
But yeah, the failure vs. the zone was inexcusable. Could it really have been so surprising? And didn't Brown have a plan B?
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