In his third season in the pros Lebron James leads the Cleveland Cavailers to the playoffs for the first time since 1997-98. Backed by a now healthy Larry Hughes, the pressure is lightened from James' shoulders. Their opponents in the first round, on the other hand have no intentions of going easy on the Cavs. The triple threat duo of Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison, and Caron Butler will be a force to reckon with. If one player has an off-game expect the other two to deliver big.
As far as experience Washington has the edge since they have more veteran guys who been around the block in the postseason. Cleveland will need a source of instant offense out of big Z. His scoring can be streaky, but when he's hot the Cavs better feed him the ball. I anticipate Lebron completing a few 40-point plus performances in this Eastern Conference Series. Everyone knows the superstar can score, but we'll all see how well he can play defense. It will be put to the test in the opening round.
Cleveland finished the regular season over .600 while positioning themselves in second place in the Central division. The Wizards didn't clinch a playoff spot until last week. Gilbert Arenas will be the guy to guard tight and watch closely for the Cavs. He's the top scorer on the team (27.5 ppg). Both teams seem to be match up well. This will be an exciting series no matter who prevails in the end.
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