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Lebron James, Cavs Crush Celtics 124-95 in Boston

Friday, May 7th, 2010 | Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Cavaliers, MLB, NBA, New York Yankees, Sports | 1 Comment

Ouch – the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Boston Celtics 124-95 tonight – it was the worst home playoff loss in the storied Celtics’ franchise history.  How does a game like this get that out of hand?

It’s simple when Lebron James is on the court.  The Cavs raced out to a 36-19 point 1st quarter lead behind 21 points from the 2-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player.  By halftime, the Cavs led the Celtics by 22 points.  James finished the night with 38 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.  But he also had help from teammates Antawn Jamison (12 points and 9 rebounds) and Shaquille O’Neal (12 points and 9 rebounds).

It was not a night to remember for Boston sports fans.  Just 4 days ago, Boston sports fans all across the country were going nuts as the Celtics and Bruins won big playoff games and the Red Sox ended a 3-game skid by cruising to an easy win over the Angels at Fenway Park.  Tonight is was the exact opposite.  While the Cavs were crushing the Celtics, just a few miles away, the hated New York Yankees were pounding the Red Sox 10-3 at Fenway and the Bruins lost a demoralizing overtime game to the Flyers in Philly.  Paul Pierce who scored just 11 points in the loss was disgusted with his team’s play — “That was embarrassing.  That’s embarrassing when you lose at home like that.  We just let our guard down… You’ve got to know the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to come in here with all the urgency in the world.  They took the fight to us early, and we didn’t respond to it.”

The Celtics still have a chance to even the score on Sunday with the afternoon affair against the Cavs.  Guess it can’t get any worse than this…

Tags: LeBron James, NBA MVP, Paul Pierce, Shaquille O'Neal

Lakers, Kobe Bryant Agree to 3-Year Extension

Friday, April 2nd, 2010 | Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Sports | No Comments

Full details haven’t come out yet, but Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed upon a 3-year contract extension that will likely keep the superstar in a Lakers uniform for the rest of his career.  The extension is believed to be worth approximately $30 million and it put to rest any truth to the rumors that Bryant was considering opting out of his current contract this summer to become part of the historic 2010 free-agent class.

Bryant is still relatively young at 31 years of age.  He was won 4 NBA Championships with the Lakers and was the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player.

Tags: Kobe Bryant, NBA MVP