Well Cavs fans, if you want to re-live the misery that was Game 5, feel free to check out my running diary of the game below. If you want to just skip to my final thoughts, just click directly to the second page – it’s OK, I won’t be offended.
PREGAME/FIRST QUARTER
5:58 p.m. – Just checked out Windhorst’s blog and it says Gilbert Arenas is shutting it down for the year. In my opinion that’s a bad sign for the Cavs – I think the Wizards have played much better without him this season. With the exception of about a six minute stretch in the first half of Game 1, he’s been invisible in this series. There’s no way they’re going to re-sign him next year.
6:00 – Ernie Johnson, heavy on the sarcasm against the Celtics! I like it! And I honestly got chills listening to Joe Tait’s call of Delonte West’s 3-pointer. I love Joe Tait.
6:04 – Just flicked over to FSN and saw Barack Obama playing a pickup game with Tyler Hansbrough and UNC. I’m not even a Democrat but I’m officially jumping on the Hillary Clinton bandwagon.
6:07 – STAY AWAY FROM THE CLICHES, REGGIE! STAY AWAY!
6:07 – I’ve never understood the “serious” referee’s camera shot at the beginning. Never. What is the purpose – to make them look like badasses? Congratulations, TNT, Joe DeRosa looks like a badass. Are you happy? Is that what you want?
6:09 – Two turnovers and a missed jumper as the Wizards hit a pair of shots. Way to jump on them from the opening tip, guys.
6:12 – Zydrunas Ilgauskaus – I mean, you can’t even get mad at a 7-3 Lithuanian who spins in seven different directions and makes a fallaway jumper. Oh, plus he did it over Brendan Haywood, a player whom was held in such high regard by the Cavs organization that he got traded for Michael Doleac. God I hate UNC.
6:15 – Gilbert Arenas caught smiling on the bench. Looks like the knee is really bothering him. And any time Ben Wallace makes a shot, it’s like playing with house money.
6:19 – Caron Butler seems locked in tonight. The Cavs have done a good job slowing him this series, but when he plays well, they’re tough. Jamison doesn’t scare me as a “Wow, this guy’s taking over the game” type player. Butler has that ability. 10-8, Wizards.
6:21 – As good as Butler has been, Wally has been that BAD for the Cavs. He is completely out of sync on the offensive end.
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