Day 129 of 170: You know they're saying "If only this were the playoffs"

Categorized as: Author: Nels, Cleveland Cavaliers, Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: March 7th, 2008

The Bulls beat the Cavs by a bunch last night. I’m sure they’re thinking “If only this were the playoffs.” Of course, if it were the playoffs, LeBron would have dropped 50 on them the night before.

The Rockets won their 17th straight against the Mavericks last night. I’m sure they’re thinking “If only this were the playoffs.” Of course, if it were the playoffs, they’d have to play the Mavericks again with Dirk Nowitzki. Yeah.

Line of the Night: LeBron (5.27) had 39 to follow up his 50, and further his lead in the race for Fantasy Basketball MVP. He was only 2/8 from three, but 13/27 overall, and 11/12 from the line. 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 3 blocks. I blame the 1 assist on his teammates. Note to self: One man can get you to the Finals. Question to self: Can one man win a title?

Honorable Mentions: Tracy McGrady (4.39) had 31/3/9 to lead the Rockets; Rafer Alston (4.02) had 24/5/4 with 2 steals; Ben Gordon (3.98) had 23/6/4 with 4 threes; Danny Granger (3.97) shot 9/23 including 0/6 from three, but ended up with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals to get 5th place on the night. Anything’s possible when there’s only 3 games played.

Newly Minted Big Men Luis Scola (3.76) and Joakim Noah (3.57) had 12/9 and 13/20 respectively. Scola edged Noah by virtue of his 2 steals and 2 blocks (to Noah’s 1 block).

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: I’m just guessing this is going to be tough one… Technically I guess it’s Matt Bonner (2.92) who had another one of those once a quarter (think fiscal quarters) games with 15/4/2 and a three.

Next up would be Michael Finley (2.89), but his 3/11 for 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist would be enough to get him Biggest Loser on just about any other night.

Speaking of that…

The Biggest Loser: Michael Finley. Haha. Yeah right. If he was actually on a single fantasy team, then maybe…

Tim Duncan (2.17) shot 3/11 for 6 points. He did have 12 rebounds and a steal and a block, though, so really, all is not lost.

Friday’s Tiny Dancer: For LeBron. To provide him some comfort on the lonely nights that are game nights.

And if you need more of the Cavalier Girls, do yourself a favor and check Rachel’s All-Star preview post.

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