Game 5 (CLE 3-1) Chicago @ Cleveland Tuesday for the Casual Fan 8 PM

• mallymal614

  osu99 wrote: James says arm still hurting...
  
  http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5141472

  I been looking forward to the Cavs/Celtics series for the longest. Lebron gotta play!
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Unless he has a career threatening injury or something that could turn into a long term problem, he's going to play.
• devil1197

  Non, Boston has had toughness all year but LeBron has averaged 30+ ppg against them. Their going to have to focus more on Bron and the way the supporting cast is playing that means bad news for Boston.
  
  Cleveland just has too many weapons to use this season. If one guy isn't hitting tonight, two more step up and contribute. Last year, if West or Williams do not play well they had really no one else to turn to.
  
  Hell, Cleveland hasn't even used one of the better 3 point shooters in the game. Their way too deep for someone to not step up.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Like I said, regardless of what anyone thinks, they're both 0-0 right now. Next game is all that matters and we'll find out who is better soon enough.
• devil1197

  BTW, LeBron will be fine imo. He has multiple days to rest and he has had this pain for several weeks now.
• 2quik4u

  

  he already said its nothing structural
• SQ_Crazies

  

  2quik4u wrote: he already said its nothing structural

  That's a relief. Wait until the MRI though, sometimes you just can't tell.
• devil1197

  Yeah, its like hitting your funny bone he said. Not a big deal imo.
  
  Got to love the way Jamison and Shaq played tonight.
  
  Shaq had the biggest +/- for Cleveland tonight.
• wildcats20

  

  SQ_Crazies wrote:

  2quik4u wrote: he already said its nothing structural

  That's a relief. Wait until the MRI though, sometimes you just can't tell.

  He said he had it MRI'd and X Rayed in off time between 4 and 5. I wouldn't be too worried, but you never know.
  
  I'm thinking today was an occurrence of whatever happened in game 4(or was it 3?) where he went to the locker room between the 1st and 2nd quarters.
• Non

  

  devil1197 wrote: Non, Boston has had toughness all year but LeBron has averaged 30+ ppg against them. Their going to have to focus more on Bron and the way the supporting cast is playing that means bad news for Boston.
  
  Cleveland just has too many weapons to use this season. If one guy isn't hitting tonight, two more step up and contribute. Last year, if West or Williams do not play well they had really no one else to turn to.
  
  Hell, Cleveland hasn't even used one of the better 3 point shooters in the game. Their way too deep for someone to not step up.

  Yeah we'll see. That's the big question in my opinion. If this supporting cast will continue to provide the support needed to go through the playoffs. Even if they did all regular season and through one round, they have to keep doing it against the best competition. Even doing well against the Celtics in the regular season vs. the playoffs are two different things.
  
  I think they might have too many weapons this season, like you said, but I'm not as certain, being an unbiased observer.
• sportswizuhrd

  devil1197 wrote: Shaq had the biggest +/- for Cleveland tonight.

  He should have sat the entire game.
  
  
• SQ_Crazies

  

  devil1197 wrote:
  Shaq had the biggest +/- for Cleveland tonight.

  lolololololololol
• hoops23

  

  Shaq and JamiGOAT both with great games to close out the Bulls
  
  RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
  
  (Footwedge)
• Mr. 300

  

  One down, three more to go!!
• Al Capone

  SQ_Crazies wrote:

  2quik4u wrote: he already said its nothing structural

  That's a relief. Wait until the MRI though, sometimes you just can't tell.

  I'm going with Skip Bayless on this one. I think the injury is no big deal, but can be used for an excuse if Lebron has a bad series.
• devil1197

  LeBron won't have a bad series, he had a bad game last night and almost had a triple double.
  
  Boston hasn't been able to stop him all year, they have absolutely no one that even matches up with him.
• BR1986FB

  I think he shot it with the opposite hand to "stir it up." Lebron can be the master manipulator, at times, and I think he did it just to get people talking/thinking. If he shot the first one with his normal hand, you're going to tell me he didn't have the ability to shoot the second?
• lhslep134

  

  BR1986FB wrote: I think he shot it with the opposite hand to "stir it up." Lebron can be the master manipulator, at times, and I think he did it just to get people talking/thinking. If he shot the first one with his normal hand, you're going to tell me he didn't have the ability to shoot the second?

  I kinda agree with you kinda don't. He shot the first one righty because that was the free throw that put us up 4, basically putting the game away. The 2nd free throw, while still relatively important if Chicago were to hit a 3 or quick 2, was much less meaningful so he shot it lefty, while shooting through the pain on the first one.
  
  
  
  The injury to me sounds a lot like tendonitis. It doesn't show up on X rays, I'm not sure if it will on CAT scans but I doubt it because it's not really a structural injury. It's probably painful, but he's able to play through it, especially if he gets a shot to numb it before the game or at halftime.
  
  If it is indeed tendonitis, I can see him playing the rest of the playoffs through it, albeit in pain, and then possibly opt for surgery after the season if it doesn't get better, although when I had it in high school I just took a few weeks off and it went away.
• sleeper

  

  He said in his post game interview that it locked up when he shot his first free throw and he didn't want to risk doing damage too it by taking another shot.
  
  Whatever, he could be making it all up, I mean Kobe's been doing this for years now.
• se-alum

  

  I'd say it's alot like Michael Jordan and the "flu". These type of things add to the legend. I'm sure LBJ's arm is hurting him, but probably not as bad as it's made out to be.
• just_a_swimmer

  

  If he couldn't shoot he should have told the ref he was hurt. They could have put someone else in to shoot the foul shot then he could have came back after a timeout or he should have just called a time out and discussed it with Brown. JMO
  
  Brown didn't seem too happy in his post game presser about the issue but when your name is the KING what is a coach to do.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Al Capone wrote: I'm going with Skip Bayless on this one. I think the injury is no big deal, but can be used for an excuse if Lebron has a bad series.

  When has he ever had a bad series?
• mallymal614

  What are the chances that Lebron is pulling a "Jim Brown?" Over-saturating his injury to sike out the Celtics.
• devil1197

  mallymal614 wrote: What are the chances that Lebron is pulling a "Jim Brown?" Over-saturating his injury to sike out the Celtics.

  I don't think its this.
  
  Boston knows what is coming and they will need to play a helluva lot better than they did against Miami.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Ummm...what are the chances that LeBron's elbow was numb and it won't be a big deal unless he hits it hard again?
  
  I'll take "Not looking like an idiot and assuming bullshit" for $1000, Alex.