It was a very sad game. I just think that Lebron was fighting an uphill battle. He knew he just did not have the right players on his team to take him to the conference finals. Lebron cannot do it alone, however, I can't help but feel that his spirit was broken and he let all of the negative comments leading up to last nights game get to him. The Muhammed Ali's and the Michael Jordan's and the Kobe Bryants of the world would have made it happen, but Lebron can only do what he is capable of. He can only work with what is available to him. He has shown us time and time again how great of a player he is, and was named King James. Cleveland and the world showered him with fame, accolades and tags of greatness.

This can also be a curse when you are in the moment and everything is riding on you, the entire state of Cleveland, Ohio and all of the news media networks expect a win out of you.

Sadly, old Shaq missed very easy shots, and Antown Jamison, Zee and Mo Williams were not as skillful, strong, or as fast as the Boston Celtics. Pierce and Rondo were making baskets all over the place!

Lebron has some very hard decisions to make. Sure he could go to New York or Chicago, any team would love to have a Lebron James to add to their already powerful and effective arsenal. But, he didn't want to win for those teams, he wanted a win for Cleveland OH and if and when he gets that ring from those other teams, in his heart, he would have wanted that win for Cleveland. Believe that.

He wanted a win so very badly and he wanted to give Cleveland a gift that we never had before.

Sadly, at this present time at least, it is not to be.

P.S.

At the end of the day, we shouldn't cry for the win that almost was, Lebron will always be remembered for what he tried to accomplish for Cleveland. He will go to his mansion, his family and his millions. Lebron is going to be alright, he is a young man and trust me, the boy's gonna' keep it movin'!

Such is life, and situations like this happens to everyone in, as far as hopes and dreams that never was.

Everything in life happens for a reason, and everything that happens I believe are teachable moments.

They make us stronger and we learn from the hard defeats and disappoints in life only to get up off our knees and rise.....rise .....rise.

I hope he gets at least 1 ring somewhere. Being a Celtics fan, I am happy it won't be at our expense this time, but I hate to see such talented players never win it all. He'd be like the NBA's Dan Marino. Gifted beyond belief without enough of a supporting cast to win it all.

I hated to see LeBron absorb all the blame for the loss.
The players he have around him like Mo Williams and Delante
West are good shooters but they are a liability on defense.
See last years playoff lost to the Magic when Hedro Turkoglu
and Rashard Lewis lit them up. I was rooting for the Cavs
to beat the Celtics but i would have been rooting for the
Magic anyway. I don't have a problem with the Cavs but i never
cared for the Browns being a Steelers fan.

phunkdaddy said:

All true, but something was up with LeBron in this series. Maybe it was his injury, I don't know. Now Magic, Larry and Michael stumbled at times in the playoffs, but they never went out this soft.

uPtoWnNY said:

Yea LeBron was probably injured more than he let on. He didn't have
that explosiveness to the basket he normally had during the regular
season.

The real bad news for us is THIS:

NBA Finals -- L.A. Lakers VS. Boston Celtics, again!

THIS is what David Stein wants anyway. THIS rivalry is always a bigger sell.
[Edited 5/14/10 16:21pm]

phunkdaddy said:

1. How about that Celtics defense? Did they or did they not have something to do with it?!?

2. So much blame going on LeBron, but what about Shaq?!? This dude was almost not a factor against the Celtics at all.

Nothing is wrong with LeBron...all doctor checks proved negative. He just got caught up in the hype of his moving. He will more than likely be somewhere else next year and his teammates felt it. Shaq is not the same as he once was...did you see the poundage that he has put on?

Looks like this is going to be the easiest road to the championship that the Lakers have ever taken....Phoenix is soft as tissue paper and the Celts are too old to compete for an entire series, although they will give you a good game every now and then.

TonyVanDam said:

I fixed it for ya.

You're right Stern wants the Lakers vs Celtics. I sure as hell don't.

If Dwight stays away from those silly fouls, and Vince plays like he should, Magic will be hard to stop.

phunkdaddy said:

That Celtics bench is too deep for the Magic. Plus, KG & Wallace will make the difference on defense.

As for the Lakers, don't overlook the Suns. Grants, they can NOT play defense worth a damn. But if OR when they sucker the Lakers into an all run & gun shoot-out affair, the Suns will steal 2 wins.

Clevelandgirl said:

Dude don't wanna be in Cleveland no more. That's what he don't wanna let you know what was REALLY going on. He (and Mike Brown) are OUTTA THERE.

Fauxie said:

Lebron will always be remembered for what he tried to accomplish for Cleveland. He will go to his mansion, his family and his millions. Lebron is going to be alright, he is a young man and trust me, the boy's gonna' keep it movin'!

Such is life, and situations like this happens to everyone in, as far as hopes and dreams that never was.

Everything in life happens for a reason, and everything that happens I believe are teachable moments.

They make us stronger and we learn from the hard defeats and disappoints in life only to get up off our knees and rise.....rise .....rise.