LeBron did receive some help from Tristan Thompson with 19 points and 10 rebounds,but little else and that showed...
Game six is in Cleveland Tuesday night as the Cavaliers attempt to fight off elimination...
Swashbucklings
1) A shorter version of this than normal as I discussed some of the game on the podcast,but I would repeat this-If the top criticism you have of LeBron James is that he's a one man team-then you need to learn the game a bit.
This isn't the type of game that James wants to play,it's the type that he has to in order to give Cleveland any chance at all...
2) J.R. Smith started hot in the first half (finished with 15 points),but scored none in the second half.
Must have someone sinking some shots from the outside to free the paint a bit.
3) Timofey Mozgov was a casualty of the small Warrior lineup and played just nine minutes and attempted one shot (a miss).
I understand David Blatt's reasoning in going small and figuring Mozgov couldn't keep up,but I disagree with it a little.
Blatt could have tried (at least a portion of the game) and see if Mozgov couldn't be effective down low,force Steve Kerr into putting Andrew Bogut into the game to effectively change the dynamic.
Not saying that would have worked,but I would have liked to have seen the attempt.
4) I did like the decent few minutes that the team got out of Mike Miller,Miller wasn't terrific,but did hit a three pointer in his only shot and wasn't awful.
In other words-he did all you could have hoped for-some time on the floor that was not a liability.
5) This depleted Cavalier team has fought hard and with honor,but it appears the strain on them has emptied the tank.
A win in Cleveland would not surprise me with a another superhuman game from LeBron,but that even may be too much.
All things considered-Wait til Next Year might not be such a bad thing...
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