The Final Dime - Cavaliers 107, Celtics 76
1. When the 2008-09 NBA schedule was released, Sunday’s battle against Boston was billed as one of marquee matchups of the season. Instead, with the Cavaliers locking up the East on Friday in Philly, it became just another routine Cavaliers clubbing at The Q.
The Wine and Gold held the shorthanded Celtics to just nine points in the first quarter – while netting 31 themselves – and never looked back the rest of the way as the Cavaliers evened the season series with the Champs, taking the 107-76 victory in an Easter Sunday matinee in Cleveland.
The Celtics never led on Sunday and the Cavaliers, who improved their near-perfect home mark to 39-1, led by as many as 36.
LeBron James led everyone with 29 points despite not leaving the bench in the fourth quarter – (other than to celebrate a teammate’s success with his roundhouse “Guitar Hero” celebration.) LeBron was 9-for-14 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from long distance. The young King might have cemented his MVP season, canning all six free throws and adding seven assists, four boards and massive chase-down block on Ray Allen. more>>
