Mattie T’s 2009 NBA Playoff Preview: #1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. #8 Detroit Pistons
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on April 17, 2009
Head-to-head playoff meetings: Tied 1-1. Last meeting was during the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals, which was won by Cleveland in 6 games.
Season series recap:
November 19th, 2008@Detroit:
Allen Iverson scored 23 points, as the Detroit Pistons used a huge 2nd half to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-89.
Rasheed Wallace also added 21 points & 15 rebounds, as Detroit shot 50.7% for the game.
Mo Williams & LeBron James scored 25 points apiece for Cleveland.
February 1st, 2009@Detroit:
LeBron James scored 33 points & dished out 8 assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers used a huge 4th quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 90-80.
Mo Williams added 22 points & 7 rebounds, as the Cavaliers used a 32-14 fourth-quarter advantage to pull away.
Allen Iverson scored 22 points to lead Detroit, while Richard Hamilton chipped in with 16 off the bench.
February 22nd, 2009@Cleveland:
Delonte West scored 25 points & grabbed 5 rebounds in his 1st game since mid-January, as the Cleveland Cavaliers used a big first half to rout the Detroit Pistons 99-78.
Allen Iverson led Detroit with 14 points & 5 assists, while Walter Herrmann added 13 off the bench as the Pistons shot just 37.2% from the field.
March 31st, 2009@Cleveland:
LeBron James scored 25 points & grabbed 12 rebounds, as Cleveland held Detroit to just 35% shooting during their 79-73 win.
Richard Hamilton scored 13 points & grabbed 6 rebounds for Detroit, while Allen Iverson added 11 off the bench as the Pistons lost despite outrebounding the Cavaliers 53-43.
Mattie T’s Prediction: Cavaliers in 4.
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