Cavs-Hawks Eastern Conference Semifinals Preview and TV Schedule
Newly minted NBA MVP LeBron James and and recently minted NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown finally get back on the court tonight. The Cavaliers have not played since Sunday, April 26th when they dusted off the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of their first round series. They lace ‘em up tonight, however, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Atlanta Hawks.
The Hawks are fresh off another pasting of the Miami Heat in Game 7 of their first round series. The Heat-Hawks series has to rank among the most bizarre NBA Playoff series in history. Though it went to seven games, there was nothing even remotely similar about the Hawks-Heat and the classic Celtics-Bulls 7-gamer. Every game in the Hawks-Heat series was decided by at least 20 points.
I suppose on the one hand this is good for Atlanta. Because no game was ever competitive in the 4th quarter, the physical and mental wear and tear of the seven games was nowhere near what it was for Boston. And as the Celtics showed last night in losing to Orlando at home in Game 1, they may still have a hangover from the incredibly competitive Bulls series. Atlanta may be the “freshest” team coming off of a 7-game series in NBA history.
However, on the other hand, I’m not really sure you can call the Hawks battle tested after the Heat series. They were not really challenged in their wins, and didn’t put up much fight in their losses. How does that translate now that they have to face the best player, the best coach (at least this year), and the best team in NBA?
I think it translates into another landslide win for the Cavs. If this one goes more than 5 games I will be absolutely shocked.
Here are some links for Cavs-Hawks playoff tickets if you’re thinking about going to the games:
- Games in Cleveland: Cavs-Hawks Playoff Tickets
from StubHub
- Games in Atlanta: Cavs-Hawks Playoff Tickets
Here is the TV Schedule for the Cavs-Hawks Eastern Conference Semifinal series:
- Game 1 – Tue, May 5: Cavs 99 – Hawks 72 | Cavs lead series 1-0
- Game 2 – Thu, May 7: Cavs 105 – Hawks 85 | Cavs lead series 2-0
- Game 3 – Sat, May 9 : Cavs @ Hawks – 8:00 ET on ABC
- Game 4 – Mon, May 11: Cavs @ Hawks – 7:00 ET on TNT
- Game 5 – Wed, May 13: Hawks @ Cavs – TBD on TNT
- Game 6 – Fri, May 15: Cavs @ Hawks – TBD on ESPN
- Game 7 – Mon, May 18: Hawks @ Cavs – 8:00 ET on TNT
My apologies for being so brief in this post and in general this week. Work has kicked up into a higher gear so my time for daily sports daydreaming has been a little less plentiful. But it’s only temporary.
Enjoy the series everyone. If the Celtics and Magic end up going six or seven games, the Cavs should get another nice rest before the Eastern Conference Finals.
Tags: 2009 NBA Playoffs, Cleveland Cavaliers, lebron james, NBA
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