4-2-8-20 can you guess the next number in the sequence? Its not the SAT's its the number of points the Big Zero, Gilbert Arenas dropped by the quarter on the Cleveland Cavaliers to even the series up at 2 apiece as the Wiz beat the Cavs 106-96.
"We didn't play as well as we could have..."
Antawn Jamison-Washington Wizards-22 pts & 10 boards-post game press conference.
LeBron's 3 point touch was a stunning convenience store 7 for 11. So was his 0 for the 3rd quarter. I saw it but I still don't believe it. What can you say about a guy who sticks 38 points when you do everything short of locking him in a closet to stop him? The world is no longer a big enough metaphor for LeBron therefore I'm crowning him All Solar System.
The unsong hero of the game? Wizards guard Jared Jeffries, who pitched a shutout in the 3rd quarter, drew 4 offensive fouls from James and held LeBron to a mortal 13 points in the second half.
"We play like crap when we have the lead"
Eddie Jordan-Wizards coach-post game press conference.
It was a rock-em sock-em brawl with the Wiz behind three out of four quarters, down by as much as 13 points. 23 forced turnovers resulted in 29 Wizard points. James went cold after scoring 25 in the 1st half and Cleveland's lead dropped to nine midway through the 3rd. Washington's three-headed scoring machine went to work ending the game with 75 points between Arenas, Jamison & Butler.
"I changed my shoes, shorts, tights, everything at halftime...that first uniform was bad luck for me."
Gilbert Arenas-Washington Wizards-34 points-5 boards-6 assists-3 steals-post game press conference.
How cold was Arenas? How about 1 for 9 in the 1st half. Yikes.
Gilbert was respectable in the 3rd and unstoppable in the fourth.
The game turned when Arenas broke a 72 point tie from the free throw line in the final second of the 3rd and the Wiz never looked back in a believe it or not 106-96 victory.
The ref's handed out fouls to Cleveland like chiclets ringing up 5 on James, and 4 each on Ilgauskas, Marshall and Varejao while Larry Hughes fouled out. How important were those fouls? The Wiz converted 32 out of 40 free throws and broke Cleveland's back down the stretch .
The heavyweight bout continues in Cleveland. In what might prove to be the most exciting series in this round of the NBA playoffs.
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