For Cavs, Trade Value Increases Significantly in Game 2
"Our defense was good from the beginning"
CLEVELAND, April 21 -- It took 30 games for Ben Wallace to let out his Afro and let people know that he still has enough left to make a vicious, two-handed reverse dunk. Thirty games for Wally Szczerbiak to find his comfort zone playing alongside LeBron James and finally hit some open looks. Thirty games for James to have that usual, heroic, LeBron James effort -- 30 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds -- and have the game decided before the fourth quarter.
The first 29 games after Cleveland General Manager Danny Ferry made the trade for Wallace, Szczerbiak, Joe Smith and Delonte West, the Cavaliers' play ranged from decent to eyesore. But in Game 2 of this best-of-seven series against the Washington Wizards, the new-look Cavaliers had their most aesthetically pleasing effort together. Read more