Can't Finish the Job

Arenas and company got behind at halftime and then fought back in the second half and had a chance to send the game into overtime at the last second. But "Agent zero" couldn't complete the mission assigned, failing on a last second three point try.

The Cavs now take a 3-1 series lead back to their home court where they will be looking to finish the job. Delonte West finally had a huge game, particularly from three point land. After Arenas tied the game at 97 with 30 or so seconds left in the game, James held the ball as long as he could and dished to West for the big three point bucket. West finished the game with 21 and James at 34 points.

As I've been watching this series, the one person I have been disappointed with his Cavs forward Anderson Varejao. Yes he has got his hustle points and fought for rebounds, but he always makes me nervous when he dribbles the ball on his way to take a shot. Also he has missed countless wide open or uncontested lay-ups, which makes me sad and is uncalled for. Normally he is dependable to make those easy lay-ups, but not so much in this series.

Also Devin Brown shoots the ball way to much. Just about every time he touches the ball, he takes a bad shot. He has hit some good shots, but most of the time he is inconsistent.

Of course Lebron had another huge game and had another run in with the guy who thinks he's all that. Stevenson took a swipe at Lebrons head in the second quarter leading to the two to get in each others face. Stevenson got a flagrant foul for his actions and once again was shut up.

For a team that "wanted to play the Cavs," I surely haven't seen that happen, except in game 3. This was a Wizards team that felt they could beat the Cavs and really wanted to play them. Well unless there's a freak accident, such as Lebron getting injured, then I don't see the Wizards winning this series and yet again being eliminated for the third straight season by the Cavs.

Last night the Atlanta Hawks held a home playoff game for the first time in nine seasons and shockingly came away with a big victory. But one of their young immature players made a bone head move. Rookie Al Horford talked the Smak to Paul Pierce late in the game after making a shot. That was the wrong thing to do buddy. You and your team will be in for a hurting tomorrow night thanks to your lack of experience move.

That's one thing I haven't come to terms with being able to understand. How does someone talk trash when they are losing a series. Your team is two games behind and you are talking trash just because you won one game. You are still a game behind and still are losing and still have to play catch up. Stevenson did the same thing in game three. Yeah they won by 30 points, but when you are losing a series, it's really not worth it.

Anyways...

The Sun hasn't set yet in Phoenix. The Suns came out and put a hurting on the Spurs to stay alive in their series and avoided the sweep at home. Now they have to fight on again in game five back in San Antonio. I think the Spurs will put them away in the next game though. I still don't see any reason why the Spurs don't have a shot at making it back to the finals this year. Maybe the Lakers will be their road block, maybe.

The other big sporting event going on this weekend was the NFL Draft. The top five picks were Jake Long OT: Dolphins, Chris Long DE: Rams, Matt Ryan QB: Falcons, Darren Mcfadden RB: Raiders, and Glen Dorsey DT: Chiefs.

Personally, besides the first ten or some players selected, the draft was fairly boring and typical in a sense. It was mostly about teams trying to fill their needs to make them better.

I do think Matt Ryan will help out the Falcons get back on that winning mark and he will have a good solid career. Also Darren Mcfadden is a nice compliment for Jamarcus Russell. With these two young studs paired up in the back field, they could easily become one of the top dues in the league. Both players will develop into nice NFL players.

If you want to see a list of all the picks from all the rounds, check out NFL.com or click here to go directly to the site.

Enjoy the playoffs!