Last night the Cavaliers took a visit to the Hawks to attempt a continuation of their 7-0 playoff run. It was successful as the Cavaliers managed another double-digit lead, 84-74. We're now 8-0, we're in the Eastern Conference Finals, we've been playing great basketball, haven't lost a game, won every game by 10 points... As a Cavs fan I have no choice but to be pleased.
Wally Szczerbiak came in and gave some good minutes-- 14 of them and 59 seconds, to be exact.
Szczerbiak manned up and went into the post until he was close enough that he could turn around, face-up, and hit a quick shot for 2 points.
His 4th of his 6 points came from an emphatic ankle-breaking dunk. Wally received the ball and went to his right where he lost Evans and threw it down with 1 hand! THROW THAT HAMMER DOWN, WALL-E!
When the Cavaliers went to him again, Wally drove to the basket and tried to pull an LBJ but was cruelly fouled. Since the referees were chumps they didn't call anything and Wally got furious with the no-call, where he became indignant and got T'd up-- one of his first technical fouls in a long time. The technical was missed, however, which just goes to prove that the call WAS a bad call.
Szczerbiak also shot a technical; I forgot exactly when, but the referees didn't like Wally and put butter on the ball before he shot, causing Wally to miss his 1st free throw of the playoffs. Despite this he's still 90% which leads the Cavaliers for anyone who has taken 10 or more free throws.
Later on, Wally obtained his 6th point by a pass to Lebron where he knocked a shot just barely behind the 3-point line... If you hadn't realized that the referees are chumps, they are, and they took Wally's 7th point away, just like they took away his 8th point. Despite all the action, I'm still pretty happy. The things that bother me the most are his 3-point % (which is low because of two 2-pointers that should have been 3-pointers) and the fact that he's not perfect from the line. I hope he never misses again, personally-- then again I'd be happy if none of the Cavs missed again, because we all have one goal.
Oh no, I've started to go along with the whole "one" thing... Back to where I was, Wally also had an interview with Fred Mcleod after the game, so feel free to watch it. Links for Wally/Cavs related stuff are below, as well as Wally's dunk.
Wally Szczerbiak & Mo Williams Interview
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