:(. That was a really, really, really tough game to lose. Especially considering how well LeBron played in the first half and how well the team did in the first half. I was thinking at halftime: “All we need to do is step up offensively and we’ll win.” LeBron was doing great, and who would have thought he only scores 12 points in the second half after a 23 point first half? And no one else beside Delonte West steps up? If we would have won that, you take away the home court advantage that the Celtics had and made them win one game on your home floor, where you have only lost 1 game this post-season and where the Celtics have won zero on the road.
We played so well to start the game…so well. We were up by 10 points at times and we were doing fine on both ends of the floor. But the turning point in the game is when the Celtics went on a run, with around 4 minutes left, to cut the halftime lead down to 2 or so. Without that run, the Celtics probably don’t win that game. That gave them the momentum and the confidence they needed for the second half.
That big spurt was because of Rajon Rondo. When he starts hitting perimeter shots, you’re in trouble. The Cavs could afford to sag off with him being a bad outside shooter because he disrupts the defense once he gets in the middle. But once he started hitting shots, the Cavs had to close out on him hard and that opened up the middle and is what killed the Cavs defensively.
Does Kevin Garnett ever miss a jump shot? I mean seriously… Does he? I don’t think I’ve seen him miss one freakin’ jumper this whole entire playoff series. The guy is just unbelievable.

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