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Thu May 15, 2008 12:46 pm EDT

Celtics had an answer for James in third period only

By Joe Zedalis

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LeBron James's best game of the series was soured by a third quarter that gave the Boston Celtics momentum and doomed the Cleveland Cavaliers. His numbers were impressive: 12 of 25 from the field, 11 of 13 from the stripe, 35 points. James chipped in three rebounds and five assists to go with the explosive production, but in the third quarter of last night's 96-89 loss, he suffered the single-digit blues the Boston Globe reported.

James converted just one of his five shots in the period, accounting for 2 points as the Cavaliers were throttled by the hot-shooting (12 for 16) Celtics, 29-17. The Cavaliers shot 38.9 percent (7 of 18) from the floor and now must win Game 6 tomorrow night in Cleveland to avoid elimination in the best-of-seven second-round series.

"We start off well, but we go through a lapse on offense," James said. "Tonight it was the third quarter. They made us turn the ball over. They came down and scored, they got us on our heels, and we were down 12. You can't go down 12 on the road, especially in a place of this magnitude."

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  1. Honkey McGoo
    1. Posted by Honkey McGoo Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:24 pm EDT

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    LeBron smells like rotten cheese. Its quite disturbing.
  2. slugga
    2. Posted by slugga Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:56 pm EDT

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    LeBron James is not clutch in crunchtime = The Cleveland Downfall!!! Regardless that the BIG 3 had a alright game, they need to play much more harder than they did lastnite if they want to win in Cleveland Friday night.
  3. therostrom
    3. Posted by therostrom Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:05 pm EDT

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    lmfaoooooooooooooooo LE2-18, shooting his team in the foot, then speaking after the game in the 3rd person, lmfaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,
    way to down your teammates LE2-18,
    and those big ""'3 """ boards you CHIPPED in, and yes, you are supposed to board, ask those teammates you downed,
    lmfao,
    what a team player,
  4. Matt
    4. Posted by Matt Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    He's been on my keeper team since day one & I love his numbers... but on the court, he's a cry baby. It's tough to like the guy
  5. Da Creature
    5. Posted by Da Creature Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:59 pm EDT

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    If cavs would pull off one good trade for another star player then they would be much stronger, dang man give Lebron somebody to play with.But hopefully for him that is in the future.Every one picks apart the stars,know why cause they ain't got them on there team,PERIOD
  6. JOJO
    6. Posted by JOJO Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    he is a crybaby for sure which is it im 6'8 260 and built for this thean the next night hes crying "there trying to heurt me danny" ..and the 3rd person stuff dosent help him either
  7. Mark E
    7. Posted by Mark E Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:16 pm EDT

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    and how is this story a rumor?
  8. LAKERSAREAJOKE
    8. Posted by LAKERSAREAJOKE Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:21 pm EDT

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    Lebron WHERES MOMMY ... THIS AINT CLEVELEND BABY... WOOOOOOO ............... its funny when the cavs win all the media shows is lebrons numbers and say how good he is then he has a bad game and they blame it on the rest of the team what a joke..... face it lebron isn't clutch........ cavs shot 20 more FT's and still lost...... CHOKE HAHAHA GO CELTICS
  9. UD Flyer
    9. Posted by UD Flyer Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    Hello! 1) This wasn't LeBron's "best game" of the series ... it was his best shooting performance. 2) LeBron is far from a crybaby. If one of you saps was out there getting hit like that you'd be in the infirmary 3) The Cavs let the Celtics off the hook big time by losing their intensity after building a 14 pt. lead. 4) The series isn't over yet. The Cavs could have won game one and they could have won last night if they had played with urgency. They will have no choice but to play with urgency now ... and they CAN win two game.
    As to the rest of your comments ... please, grow some brain cells.
  10. JOJO
    10. Posted by JOJO Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    ud ...youd never hear mj say "there trying to hurt me danny" 2) oh yeah could of ,could have , and boston could have quit in the first qtr
  11. Geoffrey
    11. Posted by Geoffrey Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:34 pm EDT

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    If I was one of Cleveland's opponents, I would want LeBron to blow up and score 40 points, as long as I hold the rest of his team to 40 points. The way to beat LB is to control his team and force the man to put the club on his shoulders. Call it last year's "Kobe Factor"; controlling the pace of the team while letting the superstar score at will should get you a better shot than letting the team shine as a whole.
  12. trublulou
    12. Posted by trublulou Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:57 pm EDT

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    Time to call your mommy LeBron see if she could help you, you big 3rd person cry baby!!!
  13. Garrett B
    13. Posted by Garrett B Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    LeBron and the cavs just need to give up right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  14. SoCalnative1
    14. Posted by SoCalnative1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:53 pm EDT

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    Yeah, the Celtics had an answer alright, they said, "SIT CHO A$$ DOWN".....hahahaha...
  15. Denz L
    15. Posted by Denz L Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    I don't see why #9 is so confident when this whole playoffs your so called "Big three" has been struggling with so called "inferior" teams. If Lebron is a crybaby I guess some of his tears fell on that Crackhead Garnett when Lebron put him on a poster. Cavs in 7 but if my Cavs lose Celtics fan don't celebrate too early because the Pistons have your ticket lol
  16. Tom L
    16. Posted by Tom L Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:16 pm EDT

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    LB is a cry baby because he flops all over the place trying to get foul calls. If he was a true superstar he wouldn't need to do that- he should be above that, but he's not- because he's a cry baby.
    The media keeps saying things like "wait until LB gets going"- well, what is going to happen in a game when KG, Pierce and Allen score 20 points each? And them scoring 20 each is nothing! Yet they haven't gotten on track yet. The Cavs and their fans should be thankful that Boston, not LB, is in a slump. This series would have been a sweep if Ray Allen would have shown up.
  17. getachew t
    17. Posted by getachew t Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    cavs. wasted an opportunity.I think james was cheated, he think he is left alone and try to take all the balls to himself.The team had only 6 assists in the 1st half with lebrons 23 points.He can not win shampionship by himslef.He scored 23/46 1st half points, he did not involve the rest of the team as early as possibe.Great players take over after they test their teamate.He took it early and when boston decide to gard him well it was very hard for the rest of the team to get their rhythm.
  18. HE-BE-JEZUZ
    18. Posted by HE-BE-JEZUZ Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:31 pm EDT

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    Pistons over celts in 6.......
  19. Icarus
    19. Posted by Icarus Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:08 pm EDT

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    LEBRON IS A CRYBABY, bcuz he knows that the league wants to protect him for advertisements, PERIOD!
  20. TJ
    20. Posted by TJ Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:21 pm EDT

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    Whoa..therostrom is really having a good cyber laugh. Hope he didn't fall off his computer chair.
  21. lazy
    21. Posted by lazy Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm EDT

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    Could Kevin Garnett possibly swear anymore during the game?!? Taking my kids to a celtics game is like taking them to a Chris Rock standup...somebody need to censor that dumb f***
  22. therostrom
    22. Posted by therostrom Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:05 pm EDT

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    # 25-Tom H, lmfaooooooooooo, how often do you speak in the 3rd person?????
    unless youre a mental patient, a WWE wrastler, or LE2-18,
    and then downing the rest of your team,
    like you did anything in the 2nd half of the game that helped???? lmfaoooooooooooooooo-
    and no Tom H, my mommie straps me in with a big Helmet , shin, elbow, and knee guards on, let alone the chest protector. doesnt one of your mommies do the same????
  23. daniel12
    23. Posted by daniel12 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    all you haters are just jealous bcuz u can't play basketball lol!!
  24. jcsd9
    24. Posted by jcsd9 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    trade Lebron to the celtics for......hmmmmmm.......E. House. Naaaaaa!!!!! He's too much of a "team" player. It'd be hard to replace that with someone like Lebron.
  25. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
    25. Posted by BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:23 pm EDT

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    Yes that is mike dumb /ss brown he will not play his player right that why we are going to lose where is devin brown or damon jones these player gou us there and know they are the pine mike brown thank for blowing game for us you and d ferry should be let go mike is a bull head coach who put player in the dog house because he is in charge that why the cavs will lose wally can shoot but can't go to the hoop devin can gibson is out damon jones can shoot 3 but mike brown rock head keep are player on the bench just like last year he had eric snow playing come on eris snow should have quit last year but his greed ?ss still hogging the payroll up thank eric snow

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