Live Thread: Cavs vs. Heat (Now With Bonus Tom Talking Cavs with Mark Neal!)

2015-04-02 Off By EvilGenius

With the last regular season matchup between the Cavs and the Heat ready to unfold on national television tonight… the key question for LeBron (based on how the last three meetings with Miami have gone) might be “Where is my mind?”

So… which LBJ will we get for this potential playoff preview? Bizarro Tyler Durden LeBron (who we saw in his two odd trips to Miami where the Cavs lost both by an average of 12 points), or the real Narrator LeBron (who showed up for the 20 point win in Cleveland) in full on “I Am Jack’s Smirking Revenge” mode that we just happen to meet a very strange time in his life? (Maybe the presence or absence of LBJ’s close pal DWade in these games determines how these mind games go). We’ll keep a close watch on the King’s actions and body language, (including whether or not he’s calling his own plays tonight).

There’s a very real chance we may not get a true measure of how these teams stack up for this round of Fight Club though, as Kyrie (illness) is a game time decision and KLove (back trouble) is officially out on the Cavs side, while Hassan Whiteside (hand), Luol Deng (left knee) and DWade (illness) will try and give it a go for a banged up Heat team.

Miami is still fighting for its playoff life in a scrum between themselves, a suddenly surging Brooklyn squad, the Celtics and the fading Hornets and Pacers. While the Cavs have a fairly comfortable three game cushion over the Raps and Bulls for the two seed. A Cavs win could help increase their chances of avoiding a first round match-up with the Heat.

As Narrator LeBron would likely say “I’m really okay. Trust me… everything’s going to be fine…” How do you think this latest round will play out?

Also… check out Tom’s latest installment of Talking Cavs with Mark Neal at halftime! Always an excellent podcast (that’s always fresh and never stale)! Enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/dayton-radio/tom-pestak-4-2-15

 

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