Mattie T’s 2007-08 NBA Playoff Recap: East 1st Rd, #4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. #5 Washington Wizards

Game 1:

93

86

Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers F LeBron James, who scored 32 points & dished out 6 assists in 41 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Cleveland outscored Washington 28-17 in the 4th quarter. (Wizards led 69-65 after 3 quarters)

Game 2:

116

86

Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers F LeBron James, who scored 30 points, dished out 12 assists & grabbed 9 rebounds in 38 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Cleveland outrebounded Washington 49-34 & shot 51.9% from the field.

Game 3:

108

72

Star Player of the Game: Wizards F Antawn Jamison, who scored 15 points & grabbed 7 rebounds in 30 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Washington shot 53.2% for the game & outscored Cleveland 59-39 during the 2nd half.

Game 4:

100

97

Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers F LeBron James, who scored 34 points, grabbed 12 rebounds & dished out 7 assists in 44 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Cleveland outrebounded Washington 51-31, which included an 18-6 edge on the offensive glass.

Game 5:

88

87

Star Player of the Game: Wizards F Caron Butler, who scored 32 points, grabbed 9 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 44 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Cleveland shot just 36.0% for the game.

Game 6:

105

88

Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers F LeBron James, who scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds & dished out 13 assists in 44 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Washington shot just 39.7% for the game.

Congratulations to Mike Brown’s Cleveland Cavaliers, who will advance to the 2nd round for the third consecutive season.

As for Eddie Jordan’s Washington Wizards, they suffer their third consecutive 1st round exit & have not advanced to the 2nd round since 2004-05.

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

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