The Cleveland Cavaliers were in foul trouble during the OT periods, but it didn’t matter as LeBron James became “King” James last night! James was unstoppable as he scored 25 straight points at one point late in the game and he wound up scoring 29 of the last 30 points the Cavaliers scored! The Pistons tried everything, yet, they couldn’t stop James. James finished up the game with 48 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists on this legend building night! Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a solid game with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots before fouling out in OT. Daniel Gibson didn’t shoot well (2 for 7 from the floor) but he still finished up with 11 points. Larry Hughes gutted out 29 minutes on the floor as he added 9 points. Drew Gooden only scored 7 points and grabbed 6 rebounds before fouling out, but he played excellent defense on Rasheed Wallace. Sasha Pavlovic shot poorly as he only hit 2 for 10 from the floor but he finished with 6 points and 9 rebounds. Anderson Varejao was very important for the Cavs after Z and Gooden got fouled out as he finished with 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. The Cavs now lead the Pistons 3 games to 2 as the series returns to Cleveland on Saturday Night.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers had a big 4th quarter as they outscored the Pistons 26-20 in the 4th quarter to win a big game last night! LeBron James was the “King” last night as he scored 25 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, dished out 11 assists and stole the ball 3 times. Drew Gooden also woke up and had his best game of the series with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Daniel Gibson stepped up big-time with Larry Hughes limited due to injury. He scored 21 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out 2 assists and stole the ball twice. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a solid game with 9 points and 7 rebounds. Sasha Pavlovic looked lost on the floor with only 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 2 of 7 shooting from the floor. Larry Hughes scored 2 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 16 minutes. The Cavs have tied the series with the Pistons at 2 games apiece as it shifts to Detroit.

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The Cavs were losing this game 63-62 heading into the 4th quarter and then they rose up….outscoring the Pistons 26-19 to win the game last night. LeBron James was dominating as he led the Cavs with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. His game was complete with a dominating dunk over Rasheed Wallace in the 4th quarter than whipped the crowd into a frenzy the rest of the game! Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a look of key shots as he finished with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Sasha Pavlovic (13 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists) and Drew Gooden (12 points and 6 rebounds) both pitched in with good ballgames. Larry Hughes only played 22 minutes last night because of a foot injury as he finished with 6 points. Rookie Daniel Gibson played 29 minutes due to the injury to Hughes and he scored 9 points and grabbed 2 rebounds. Gibson also played great defense against Chauncey Billups. The Cavs now trail the Pistons 2-1 in this series.

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The Cavaliers looked great in the 1st half as they rolled out to a 50-38 1st half lead. But the roof caved in during the 2nd half of the game as the Cavs lost their aggressiveness as the Pistons beat them up 41-26 in the 2nd half. It’s amazing how bad of a coach that Mike Brown of the Cavs is. He used up all of his timeouts and didn’t have any the last 5 minutes of the game when they really needed them. Then he threw a temper tantrum that earned him a technical at the end of the game to ensure the Cavs lost the game. LeBron James played hard as he finished up with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Sasha Pavlovic also had a decent game with 14 points and 3 steals, but he also had a costly error near the end of the game when he got called for traveling….and their wasn’t even a Piston defender near him. Anderson Varejao was outstanding off of the bench with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Daniel Gibson also played well off of the bench with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in only 20 minutes on the court. Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden all disappeared last night as they combined to score 11 points on 5 of 19 shooting. The Cavs are now down 2-0 as the series shifts to Cleveland.

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All I could think of watching this game was Nick Nolte getting told to “Take The Shot” at the start of the movie 48 Hours, because that’s what LeBron James should have done on the drive to the basket at the end of the game. He had a step on Tayshaun Prince and would have had a lay-up to tie the game. But instead, he kicked the ball out to Donyell Marshall who missed a wide open three pointer….which essentially ended this ballgame. The Cavs were led by Zydrunas Ilgauskas who had 22 points and 13 rebounds. The Cavs must keep going to the big man because the Pistons have no one on their roster that can stop him! Larry Hughes was only 4 for 13 from the floor and he finished up with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Anderson Varejao was outstanding off of the bench with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals. LeBron James had an off game as he was only 5 of 15 from the floor, but he finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. Sasha Pavlovic (9 points) and Drew Gooden (6 points, 5 rebounds) both had off games. The Cavs are now down 1-0 to the Pistons in this series.

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