Caron Butler made a layup with just a few seconds remaining on the clock Wednesday night to give the Washington Wizards a huge 88-87 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The win kept the Wizards alive, forcing a Game Six in Washington this Friday night.
Butler posted 32 points and 9 rebounds and Antawn Jamison added 8 points and 11 boards for the Wizards, who were without Gilbert Arenas and held Cleveland to just 36% shooting.
LeBron James had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the Cavaliers in the loss, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas tallied 19 points and 6 boards.
The game was extremely close, with neither team gaining any breathing room over the entire forty-eight minutes.
James missed a layup with two seconds left in the game. Ilgauskas grabbed the offensive rebound, but missed another game-winning attempt as the clock expired.
Via Andrew Perna/RealGM
Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
Wizards' center Brendan Haywood thinks that LeBron James needs to stop whining about the rough play and simply play basketball, according to the Associated Press.
"I guess that's what they want to do," James said on Sunday night, "hurt LeBron James in this series. It's not working."
"Awww," Haywood said, in a whiny, high-pitched voice to mock James on Monday, "they are trying to hurt me."
"I mean come on, man, this is the playoffs," Haywood added. "He wears 23, he wants to be Michael Jordan; I can respect that, he's a great player. You saw what Mike went through. Mike got fouled way worse than this. No one is trying to hurt him; everybody is trying to play basketball, trying to play tough. Play basketball and leave it alone."
Via ESPN
Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
- CLE 100, WSH 97
Delonte West made a three-pointer with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter to push the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 3-1 series lead over the Washington Wizards, with a victory on Sunday afternoon.
LeBron James had 34 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists and West added 21 points and 5 dimes for the Cavaliers, who outrebounded Washington by twenty and while shooting just 41% and turning the ball over eighteen times.
Antawn Jamison posted 23 points and 11 rebounds and DeShawn Stevenson tallied 13 points, 5 boards and 5 assists for the Wizards, who shot 45% from the field and saw Gilbert Arenas miss a three as time expired that would have tied the game.
Stevenson flagrantly fouled James, but was not ejected. The act simply adds to the storied history between the two Eastern guards.
Game Five will be Wednesday night in Cleveland as the Cavaliers look to close out the Wizards.
Game FIC Scores
LeBron James, CLE - 21.0
Antawn Jamison, WSH - 15.6
Delonte West, CLE - 15.0
Brandan Haywood, WSH - 12.8
Via Andrew Perna/RealGM
Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
Cavaliers Apr 2008 Archive
-
Washington Post | Apr 26, 2008
The Wizards may be without Gilbert Arenas when they try to draw even with the Cleveland Cavaliers in game 4 tomorrow.
-
Sports Illustrated | Apr 25, 2008
LeBron James has dismissed talk of a rivalry between himself and Wizard guard DeShawn Stevenson, saying that he does not even know him.
-
ESPN | Apr 25, 2008
David Stern agrees with the referees' decision to eject Brendan Haywood following a hard foul of LeBron James in Game Two between the Wizards and Cavaliers.
-
Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 24, 2008
The Washington Wizards cruised to a crucial Game Three win 108-72 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night thanks to a tremendous team effort.
-
Houston Chronicle | Apr 24, 2008
Gilbert Arenas started game 3 for the Wizards in their must win game against Cleveland but was forced from the game in the first half after injuring his surgically repaired knee.
-
The Washington Post | Apr 22, 2008
Brendan Haywood will not be suspended by the NBA for committing a flagrant foul on LeBron James during the third quarter of Washington's Game Two loss to Cleveland.
-
Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 21, 2008
The Cleveland Cavaliers raced their way to a 2-0 series lead with a dominant 116-86 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
-
The Plain Dealer | Apr 21, 2008
Wizards' guard Gilbert Arenas expects to play in Game Two against the Cavaliers on Monday night despite a strained wrist.
-
Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 19, 2008
LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a close Game One win over the visiting Washington Wizards, 93-86, on Saturday afternoon.
-
The Washington Post | Apr 19, 2008
LeBron James has heard a ton of trash talk from DeShawn Stevenson and Gilbert Arenas of the Wizards, but he claims that he doesn't need the motivation.
-
Washington Post | Apr 19, 2008
Gilbert Arenas will start the Wizards' series against Cleveland by coming off the bench, but Coach Eddie Jordan has not ruled out changing this philosophy as the series goes on.
-
ESPN | Apr 16, 2008
LeBron James sat out the final game of the regular season against the Detroit Pistons to rest his sore back but still managed to win the league scoring title with a 30.0 average.
-
Press Release | Apr 16, 2008
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed guard Billy Thomas for the post season as well as next year's regular one.
-
Press Release | Apr 15, 2008
Cavaliers' guard/forward Sasha Pavlovic suffered a left ankle sprain in the third quarter of last night’s game at Philadelphia.
-
The Akron Beacon Journal | Apr 15, 2008
LeBron James has heard his name in the MVP conversation, but he said on Monday that he thinks Kobe Bryant deserves to win the award.
-
ESPN | Apr 15, 2008
Philadelphia was told to return to the court after it was decided upon video review that Devin Brown was fouled by Samuel Dalembert with 0.2 seconds left. Brown hit both free throws, giving Cleveland a 91-90 win, locking up the fourth seed in the East in the process.
-
The Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
Toronto's loss to Detroit on Sunday locked the Cavaliers and Wizards into the fourth and fifth seeds in the Eastern Conference, meaning that the two teams will do battle in the playoffs for the third straight year.
-
ESPN | Apr 9, 2008
LeBron James will play for the Cavaliers on Wednesday night when they face the Nets.
-
The Plain Dealer | Apr 9, 2008
LeBron James may not play for the Cavaliers on Wednesday night against the Nets after missing the last two days of practice.
-
Sports Illustrated | Apr 8, 2008
LeBron James did not practice with his teammates on Monday in an effort to rest his back, which according to the Associated Press has been tightening up over the last few weeks.
-
Akron Beacon-Journal | Apr 7, 2008
Lance Blanks, assistant general manager of the Cavaliers and international scout Chico Averbuck have been linked to potential job openings with the New York Knicks.
-
ESPN | Apr 6, 2008
The Orlando Magic locked up the East's third seed on Saturday night with a big win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
-
Press Release | Apr 4, 2008
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed center Lance Allred for the remainder of the season and for the 2008-09 season.
-
Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 4, 2008
A host of old Cavaliers played big roles in Chicago’s victory over Cleveland on Thursday night. Read about the grudge match and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for April 3rd’s games!
-
ESPN | Apr 2, 2008
The Cavaliers will have Daniel Gibson in uniform on Wednesday night against the Bobcats but will probably be without Ben Wallace for the second-straight game.
