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    7 Things to Keep an Eye on in Game 7: Cavaliers at Celtics

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    Filed under: Celtics, Cavaliers, Eastern, NBA Playoffs, Cleveland Game Seven. No way out except onward. The best team in the league (record-wise) has been pushed to the brink, twice now. This time it’s by a King seeking to dethrone them. The Celtics have been unstoppable at home, but it only takes one bad game now, and this one’s in Beantown. In an expanded edition of our playoff game previews, here are seven things to keep an eye on in Sunday’s Cavaliers-Celtics showdown. 1. It Starts And Ends With The King: LeBron James finally had the game. 32 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, including monster points down the stretch. He had 8 turnovers, but that’s okay, because … okay, that’s not okay. James has woken up more and more as this series has gone on, and managed to put together the complete game in Game 6. He’s playing with confidence, desire, passion and focus. He’s going to need all of that and his God-given obscene talent if he wants to walk out of Boston with the first win by a visitor in the playoffs. The Cavaliers actually ran James at point for long extended periods in the second half of Game 6, which attributed to James’ turnovers. There are advantages and disadvantages to this. The advantage is that it ensures that LBJ has the ball and lets him dictate the offense as he sees fit. The disadvantages are the turnovers and the ability for the Cavs to bring the perimeter double. The Celtics brought the low post defender (Leon Powe, usually) to the perimeter to cover LeBron, trap him if he goes to the wing, and force the ball out of his hands. With any other team, this would mean a pretty simple 1-2-3 touch passing to an open low post player for a lay-in. Unfortunately the Cavs have a bazillion dollars in low post players, none of which can actually score consistently down low. Regardless, I would expect more of the same from Game 6 in terms of James strategy on both sides. The question is whether those shots will fall. And if it’ll be enough. Continue reading 7 Things to Keep an Eye on in Game 7: Cavaliers at Celtics Permalink | Email this | Comments

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