March 19th, 2005 at 8:20 pm
I got to catch the Cleveland Cavaliers hosting the Philadelphia 76ers at Gund Arena on Friday night. The 76ers had this game well in hand, and an early fourth quarter run prevented the Cavaliers from suffering complete embarrassment.
Lebron James got more points from the free throw line than from his in-game shooting. Robert Traylor came off the bench and scored 6 points. It was more fun to watch him instead of the starting center, Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Ilgauskas insisted on using his 7′3″ frame to attempt fade-away shots, missing most, while the 300-pound Traylor took the ball to the hoop, stealing the ball down low and jamming.
Philly’s Allen Iverson scored the most of any player. On a couple of shots he would shoot an outside fade-away and (intentionally?) land in the cheerleaders. Chris Webber fouled out but still had a decent game.
Usher, a new co-owner of the Cavaliers, paced his area of the sideline, resulting in the wild swinging of at least three long necklaces. I joked with my brother-in-law that Usher called in a favor with Iverson, who aspires to be a rap/hip-hop artist, when A.I. was noticeably unproductive during the Cavaliers’ fourth quarter run. Usher is featured in Cavalier graphics with crossed arms and hands cupped in letter Cs-one backwards.
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