Mattie T’s First Round Playoff Recap: #1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. #8 Detroit Pistons
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on April 26, 2009
Game 1:
102
84
Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who scored 38 points, grabbed 8 rebounds & dished out 7 assists in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Cleveland took great care of the basketball, as they totaled 24 assists to just 4 turnovers.
Game 2:
94
82
Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who scored 29 points, grabbed 13 rebounds & dished out 6 assists in 37 minute sof action.
Key Stat: Detroit lost despite outscoring Cleveland’s bench 33-10.
Game 3:
79
68
Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds & dished out 9 assists in 42 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Cleveland outscored Detroit 26-15 in the 4th quarter. (Game was tied 53-53 after 3 quarters)
Game 4:
99
78
Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who scored 36 points, grabbed 13 rebounds & dished out 8 assists in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Cleveland outrebounded Detroit 41-30 & held the Pistons to just 39.7% shooting for the entire game.
Congratulations to Mike Brown & the Cleveland Cavaliers, who will advance to the 2nd round for the 4th consecutive season.
It’s also the first 4-game sweep for Cleveland since dusting off the Washington Wizards in the 1st round in the 2006 NBA Playoffs.
As for Michael Curry & the Detroit Pistons, their Game 4 loss ends a 6-year run of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals.
It’s also the first time that the Pistons (were then coached by George Irvine) have been swept in the playoffs since 2000, when the Miami Heat won in 3 games.
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