Ben Wallace News

It’s enough pressure when the season is on the line, especially this close to the NBA’s version of nirvana.

Ten years ago, when Antonio McDyess would score 21 points while snagging 16 rebounds in 34 minutes, he was simply doing what was expected of him as one of the teams leading players.

Cavaliers’ post-mortem, or who pulled the plug on the championship drive? Settling for the No.

The Racine Journal-Times is reporting that the Bucks have been “gauging the interest” that other teams have in Michael Redd.

The test results are back, so it’s time for Professor Noland to dole out grades to the 2007-08 Cava-liers: Lance Allred: He’s a nice guy, but he’s not an NBA player.

The Cavaliers are going to win a championship and LeBron James is going to be around to help them do it.

“If that means some personnel changes that need to happen, then so be it. The teams around us in the league are continuing to get better.”

They lost their season opener on Halloween, and their finale in hallowed surroundings. via WHDH

“The setup for his growth is unreal, him being 23 years of age, and the way he’s playing”

Unable to carry the Cleveland Cavaliers to a win, LeBron James will have to settle for a memorable performance in a loss. via Thestate.com

“Our mentality is, ‘It’s just one game,’”

That noise you heard from Ohio were a pair of backboards howling in agony. The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers spent the night turning Quicken Loans Arena into a pock-marked moon thanks to a … via CBS News

“As a team, we didn’t turn the ball over a lot, but when we did, they made us pay for it.”

It was the last thing LeBron James said at his postgame press conference following Game 5 at TD Banknorth Garden. via The Chronicle Telegram

“I think the noise, the fire, the smoke is a kind of an assault that we should seriously consider reviewing”

Did you catch Game 2 of the Celtics-Cavaliers series? Ben Wallace didn’t. At least not all of it. via Inside Bay Area

“I’ve stuck basically to the same routine for 15 years”

LeBron James tells his mother, Gloria to return to her seat after she protested a foul by Paul Pierce on James in the second quarter Monday night at The Q. Boston’s Kevin Garnett is at right. via Cleveland.com

“Well, maybe I’m not the demographic that likes to be assaulted by loud rap, smoke, pyrotechnics and chemicals,'’”

On the subject of the NBA’s infatuation with pregame pyrotechnics, smoke and noise, commissioner David Stern was loud and clear: He’s had enough. via NBA

“He snuck by our security people”

‘ It started with a young man confiscating a backstage pass, asking Cavaliers coach Mike Brown an off-the-wall question and then sneaking into the team’s locker room prior to the game. via Medina County Gazette

“Our guys saw what they need to do”

Kevin Garnett stutter-stepped as he reached a potential right turn down a seemingly endless hallway early Sunday morning. via The Boston Globe

Cavs’ Wallace doubtful: Cavaliers power forward Ben Wallace is doubtful for Game 3 of Cleveland’s playoff series against the Boston Celtics because of allergies and a left inner ear infection. via Star-telegram.com

“It’s a lot of history and you have to respect the tradition”

The team struggled mightily when he was there, but Wally Szczerbiak knows all about the storied past - and present - of the Boston Celtics. via Chronicle-Telegram

First, the obvious. LeBron James has been monstrous against the Celtics [ team stats ] . He has scored 30 or more points in each of the last 10 meetings between the teams, including averages of 32.3 points, 9.6 … via Boston Herald

“We’ve all stayed in contact and we’re very happy for them. I just don’t want them to be too happy in the near future.”

It won’t take long for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ starting backcourt to introduce itself to the Celtics. via Providence Journal

A look at the matchup between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the NBA playoffs, which begins Tuesday : No. via CBS SportsLine

WASHINGTON: There’s no great secret to playing on the road in the NBA. Even in the playoffs. via Ohio.com

SLIDESHOW As the Cavaliers plead for a call after a missed last-second chance by LeBron James, right, Caron Butler exults after the Wizards staved off elimination. via The Washington Post