Game 6 of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Celtics could possibly change the NBA as we know it. The Celtics have to beat the Cavs tonight or else they are going to lose when they face each other in Game 7 at Cleveland. The Celtics are up 3-2 in the series, and the best thing to do is treat it like it's Game 7 at the NBA Finals.
I think LeBron will play a lot better then scoring only 15 points on 3-of-14 shooting in his last game, but no matter how well he plays, the Cavs have to get a win tonight. He's 1-5 when he plays at Boston in the postseason. He must attack the Celtics very early like he did in Game 3, when he scored 21 of his 38 points in the first quarter. If this game is close, I don't expect the Cavs to win this game.
LeBron and the Cavs better figure out how anyone is going to defend Rajon Rondo, who's averaging 20.6 points, 11.8 assists, 7.0 rebounds, and shooting over 52% from the field. Moe Williams has no chance of defending him and that will not change tonight.
If you think Antawn Jamison is going to defend Kevin Garnett you are insane. KG is averaging 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, and shooting over 50% from the field. It's always great to see him play well and look like himself again. For a while he looked like a player past him prime.
It's good to see Paul Pierce coming back to life in this series, even though he's only averaging 13.6 points in this series. The Celtics are going to need him to put up the same numbers he did in Game 5 (21 points on 9-for-21 shooting) in order to pull off LeBron's epic fail. If LeBron thinks he doesn't have to defend Pierce and switch with Anthony Parker, they are in for a long night.
Speaking of Parker, he can't stop Ray Allen from dropping three's all over the place the last time they faced. Ray shot 6-of-9 three-pointers and finished with 25 points as he had so many open looks from the corner it's crazy.
I know it hurts every New Yorker to root for a team from Boston, but this could be the night LeBron is one day closer to being a possible member of the New York Knicks.
If LeBron loses tonight, it could change the NBA as we know it. You can expect him to walk off the court and not shake the Celtics hands, you can expect him not to speak to the media, he'll say something encouraging to his teammates, and the media free agent watch of LeBron will officially begin.
If you think the Brett Favre will he or won't he retire media coverage was torture, I can't imagine how much coverage of LeBron will piss you off this offseason.
Let's see which Cavs team will show up tonight.."The best team in the NBA or the biggest choke artist in the league."
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