INDIANAPOLIS, IN — With the all of the marbles pushed to the middle of the table the Cavs were starin’ down the barrel of literally goin’ down 3-1 if they didn’t come out of Indy with a win in Game 4. Well playas…they knew that Big Momma was NOT goin’ to be happy if they came back to the crib with their tails between their legs lookin’ at bein’ one game away from goin’ fishin’. So LeBron got some help for his homeboys as they knocked off the Pacers 104-100.
Both teams picked up where they left off in Game 3 goin’ blow for blow. Kevin Love picked up two quick fouls in the first minute and a half and eventually had to sit. So guess what playa? We had a Tristan Thompson sightin’. He only played 7 minutes and didn’t score a point.
The Pacers struggled out of the gate shootin’ the rock and in the first six minutes of the game they shot only 27 percent from the field. Whereas, the Cavs came out blazin’ shootin’ it at 50 percent.
LeBron was on fire as he put up 23 of his 32 points by halftime. Ole boy had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists goin’ into the break and finished with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists for the night.
The Cavs started the second quarter on a 10-4 run to go up 40-28. Kevin Love didn’t re-enter the game until the 7:40 mark of the second where he went scoreless for the half. Through the 5:07 mark of the 2nd quarter the Cavs were shootin’ 57 percent from the field!! They were on fiyahhh! They finished the half shootin’ darn near 54 percent. The Pacers were holdin’ on to the knot in the rope to stay close shootin’ a solid 45 percent from the field and 47 percent from behind the arc. After they got their composure.
As the Pacers continued to fight to stay in it. LeBron started to get help from duns like Jordan Clarkson who put up all of his 12 points comin’ out of the bushes in the first half alone. Kyle Korver turned up and dropped 18 on a boy as JR Smith got goin’ with 12 on his way to Big Momma’s house.
Cleveland got to the break up 60-50 without Kevin Love scorin’ a single point in the first half. Ole boy finished the night with 5.
Don’t get it twisted, even with the slow start for the Pacers they were able to fight their way back into this one goin’ on a 10-2 run out of the break to close the gap to 62-60. However, with the play of Korver and JR Smith down the stretch the Pacers couldn’t get over the hump. Even with LeBron scorin’ just a single point in the the third quarter.
Now everybody and their baby’s momma paid good money to see the LeBron vs. Lance show and The Don Dada didn’t disappoint. Lance got all the way under LeBron’s skin to draw a technical foul with 6:12 left to put the Pacers up 92-89. LeBron barely touches him and he flops down like he was hit him with a ton of bricks. It’s was hilarious because it worked.
However, in the final seconds his antics backfired on him when he literally put Jeff Green into a headlock goin’ for the ball and then he wouldn’t let go. He was like a Pitt Bull bitin’ down. He should have been call for a flagrant.
After the game I asked LeBron how in the world does he keep his composure wrestlin’ with Lance all night and here was his response. “I’ve got to keep the main thing the main thing and plus try to execute offensively and defensively. I understand how important I am to the team. It would be better to just try to win the ball game.”
The Pacers got out of the gate slow again and here’s what Nate McMillan had to say about it:
Now the series is all knotted up at 2-2 with the Cavs goin’ home to protect home court. Will the Pacers start to feel the pressure now? We shall see. Game 5 up next in Cleveland on Wednesday. Stop me when I start lyin’!
Playas Thesaurus:
1) Dun: noun – the person in question, dude, guy, etc. It’s whoever I’m talkin’ about and its non-gender specific.
2) Ole boy: noun – the person that I’m currently talkin’ about.
The G is excluded from the endings of all words because the G is near and dear to my heart because I’m from “The G” which is Gary, Indiana. So I only use the G when I’m talkin’ about “The G!”