Found May 17, 2008 on BostonSportZ.com:
Instead of throwing our 5 guys at LeBron, leaving the rest of the Cavs open for easy buckets, we backed off. We didn't smother James until he got in the paint, and although he got a few easy buckets, the plan worked. The Cavs were held to 74 points on their home court, shot 32% as a team, and everybody in white not named LeBron shot 15-50. If I was any good at math I'd tell you what percentage that was... but I know it's low. Delonte was the only other Cav to score in double-digits with 10, and overall it was a great shift in philosophy. However, two huge flaws derailed our hopes of winning. First, we stood idle and let Cleveland swallow 16 offensive rebounds, destroying our morale and negating quite a few quality defensive stops. Second, and more importantly, our offense was just as impotent...
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