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Mo Energized Cavs to Beat the Celtics


Mo Williams started a third quarter rally to help the Cleveland Cavaliers win against the Boston Celtics 101-93 last Sunday.

The Cavs were trailing in the first three quarters but Mo gave spark to his team to make a 21-9 run to end the quarter. In the fourth quarter the Cavs' swarming defense took over and the Cavs didn’t look back as they defeated Boston in Game 1 at the Q.

Mo Williams scored 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting and did his first slam-dunk as a Cavalier. The rare dunk of Williams gave the sold out crowd more life and energy to cheer his team.

"(The dunk) gave us energy as a team, but then right after that, I hit a jumper and then three or four plays in a row after that, they called my number and I was productive", said Williams.

Lebron James, the back-to-back league MVP, tallied 35 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Lebron was 12-for-24 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc.

Rajon Rondo on the other hand scored 27 points and dished out 12 assists, while Kevin Garnett added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics.



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Cavs Win by Lebron’s Astonishing Performance


Lebron James, the reigning MVP, once again made a remarkable performance in the playoffs. The King showed his dominance in the game by notching his fifth career post-season triple-double with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.

In the game James had an astonishing stat sheet. Shooting 11-of-17 from the floor, 6-of-9 from beyond the arc, and had an almost perfect 9-of-10 shooting from the free throw line.

Mo Williams and Antawn Jamison helped James by adding a combined points of 43 points. Mo scored 19 points shooting 60 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc, while Jamison scored 24 points shooting 56 percent from the field and grabbed seven rebounds.

“Jamison was great, he was the X factor,” praised James. “It's hard to cover him. He goes around 3's and over 4's. I'm glad he’s on our side because I’ve been on the other side of him for years.”

On the other hand, Joakim Noah recorded the first 20-20 game in Bulls playoff history, finishing with 21 points and 20 boards. Derrick Rose scored 21 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the field.

The Cavs will have a home court advantage trying to finish the series in Game 5 at the Q.



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The Cavs Annihilated The Pistons


The Cleveland Cavaliers tore down the visiting Detroit Pistons yesterday in a blow out game 104-79. The Cavs swept the Pistons in their four game season series for the first time in 30 years. The win over the Pistons gave the Cavs its seven straight win in a row.

Leon Powe led the Cavs by scoring a team-high 16 points, grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds. Lebron James added 15 points who sat the entire fourth quarter, watching teammate Leon Powe in astonishment and impressed on how his teammate is playing.

"He adds an intimidation factor to our team," James said. "He's very comfortable out there in getting to the line, and that's a good trait to have."

Four other Cavs notched a double digit points in the game. J.J. Hickson scored 13 points and grabbed eight boards, Mo Williams added 12 points, Anthony Parker finished with 11, and Delonte West scored 15 points off the bench.

Detroit Pistons’ main guys Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton struggled in most of the game, scoring a total of only 5 of 19 shooting from the field, even with both of their points combined. Jason Maxiell led the Pistons with 16 points and Charlie Villanueva added 11 points. They are the only two players in the team who got double-figures.



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LeBron James Re-writes History in NBA


Lebron James became the youngest player to score 15,000 points as they defeated the Chicago Bulls in their home court 92-85 in their game yesterday. Lebron James accomplished the record at 25 years, 79 days, and did it in his 540th game, breaking Kobe Bryant’s record of 27 years, 136 days, and 657th game in the NBA.

James led the Cavs in the fourth quarter by scoring 13 point in the last seven minutes of the game. James scored 29 points in the game to further advance his total career points to 15,026. The reigning MVP also grabbed 11 rebounds, dish out seven assists, two steals and two heart stopping block.

Mo Williams helped the Cavs by scoring 18 points and shooting 60% from the field, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and was perfect in three attempts from the foul shot.

The Legendary Bulls of the past played without injured starters Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, and Derrick Rose. Taj Gibson led the Bulls with 20 points and 13 rebounds and James Johnson had a tremendous game off the bench as he scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds.



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Cavaliers Finished Hot in Boston


The Cleveland Cavaliers had difficulty in playing the first three quarters of the game as the Boston Celtics gave them a grueling defense. But as the final period of the game came it changed drastically as the Cavaliers became hot and outscored them 35-14. The Cavs finished the game in blow out fashion 108-88.

Lebron James led his team as he scored a game high 36 points. James had a good shooting night 11 of 23 from the floor, 50% from beyond the arc and shooting 11 of 15 beyond the free throw line. He dished out a team-high nine assists and grabbing seven rebounds. Mo Williams helped James in the fourth period scoring 14 of his 19 points of the game. Mo snapped his struggling game and returned as the Classic Mo as he becomes hot beyond the arc shooting 4 of 6.

The Boston started hot as they shot 70% from the field in the first quarter but goes to just only 19 of 61 throughout the game. Ray Allen led Boston as he scored 21 points and 4 of 8 from beyond the 3 point line. Rajon Rondo started the game hot as he scored 12 points and gave out six assists in the first period. But finished cold as he only scored 19 points and dished out 11 assists in the game.



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