Game 6: New Jersey Nets vs Cleveland Cavs

[kobimel]

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<font color=""Navy"">New Jersey Nets</font> @ <font color=""red"">Cleveland Cavaliers</font> (Cavs lead 3-2)
Time: Friday, May 18th 2007 7:00 EST
TV: ESPN
Home/Away

After losing Game 4 at home by just two points in a heartbreaker, the Nets were able to survive and bounce back in Game 5 at The Q in Cleveland and forced a Game 6. Tonight, they look to force Game 7 in Cleveland with another win. The key in the Nets' last game and in their win in Game 3 were defense, especially on LeBron James, who struggled to score in both games. As in those two games, defense and rebounding are keys again tonight and the Nets need to do both in order to win and stay alive. Keeping LeBron to around 20 points will be important as well, and Vince Carter will need to drive to the basket, be aggressive and score, and the same goes for the rest of the team. If the Nets play good defense, control the boards and drive to the basket, we'll be seeing them in Cleveland on Sunday in Game 7.


Starting Lineups:

New Jersey Nets:

PG:Jason Kidd
SG:Vince Carter
SF:Richard Jefferson
PF:Jason Collins
C:Mikki Moore

Cleveland Cavaliers:

PG:Eric Snow
SG:Larry Hughes
SF:LeBron James
PFrew Gooden
C:Zydrunas Ilgauksas

*Key players in bold

Keys to the Game:

-Defense. Can't let LeBron score 30 points or let Gooden and Ilgauskas dominate in the paint.

-Rebounding, especially defensive.

-Drive to the basket, play aggresive offense and take smart shots.


Prediction: Nets +7

 

[Legacy]

All the keys to the game you said are true. That's all we need to win this game. I see Lebron scoring 30 plus, but everyone else to play like crap. I hope VC attacks the basket too.

 

[STC]

<div class="quote_poster">Legacy Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">All the keys to the game you said are true. That's all we need to win this game. I see Lebron scoring 30 plus, but everyone else to play like crap. I hope VC attacks the basket too.</div>

We need our bench guys to play well too.

 

[XSV]

Lebron is a fucking drama queen. Seriously the guy has a bigger ego than anyone.

 

[NJNetz]

Yea we're done.

 

[kobimel]

Can you say 17 after 1?

 

[NJNetz]

Kidd is sooo freakin' streaky!! Wtf man? 0-4...

 

[NJNetz]

Good way to go out...

 

[NJNetz]

Omfgggg!!!

12-0 Runn!!

 

[NJNetz]

Anybody see the Warriors "we believe" shirt, with the Nets logo?

 

[STC]

Wow.

 

[NJNetz]

I CAN'T BREATHEE!!!!! OMGGG WE LOST!!!

Why!!?

 

[playmaker15]

Tough game for NJ, they had a nice comeback but just couldn't close it out. I think Jefferson played terrible tonight and VC played ok. Kidd should just have not shot at all in the fourth.

 

[Master Shake]

Now you know how the raptor fans feel. Along with the Heat, Mavs and Warriors.

 

[AirJordan]

at least we didnt have to get our hopes up

then again at least ur not wearing a sig like mine

 

[Legacy]

 

[huevonkiller]

<div class="quote_poster">Playmaker15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Tough game for NJ, they had a nice comeback but just couldn't close it out. I think Jefferson played terrible tonight and VC played ok. Kidd should just have not shot at all in the fourth.</div>

VC played ok? He was awful as well. He gets all this attention just because he can dunk but statistically he has never even been a weak MVP candidate (aside from his third year in the league).