BYRON SCOTT NAMED CLEVELAND CAVS HEAD COACH

Former laker Guard Byron Scott has accepted the head coaching position in Cleveland this morning as the free agency buffet began at 12 a.m.

LeBron James has not made any indication whether he will return to the Cavs although he has stated a self-imposed timeline of July 5 to make a decision. James also has stated that he would be in favor of having Scott as head coach as he is a former NBA player and he has a great relationship with New Orleans Guard Chris Paul. James has hinted that he would love to have Paul in a Cleveland uniform and now maybe that trade becomes more of a realistic option...granted that "The King" stays in Cleveland and resigns.
Scott brings a 352-355 overall record (33-24 playoffs) with him that he amassed with the New Orleans Hornets from 2004-2010 and 3 seasons with the New Jersey Nets where he took them to the Eastern Conference finals twice.
Congratulations Byron Scott and good luck!

Celtics Move On to Second Round

Led by "The Big-Ticket" Kevin Garnett the Boston Celtics played a complete game both at the offensive end and defensive ends of the court winning the Eastern Semis 4-2 over the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 94-85 win.

Garnett paced the Celts in the win with 22 pts. and 12 rbs. and Rajon Rondo added his usual healthy stat line with 21 pts., 12 assts., 5 stls., and 3 rbs. as he continues to mature in these 2010 playoffs. Paul Pierce finished with 13 pts. and Ray Allen on a bad night of shooting that seemed just that much off pitched in 8 pts. to close the scoring for the BIG 3 Plus 1. Tony Allen added 10 pts. to lead bench players including this posterization of Antawn Jamison.


After frustrating James in Game 5 the Celtics again put together a defensive gem against the League MVP until he and his teammates body language showed that they finally conceded early in the fourth quarter. James however did finish with a triple-double of 27 pts., 19 rbs. and 10 assts. causing many other ballers to wish they could have a bad game and finish with stats like that.

James having a hard time of it all evening whether from the defense he was swarmed by or the loyal-opponent-loving Celtic faithfuls



The Celtics now head into the Eastern Conference Finals against the Orlando Magic who are undefeated in this years playoffs after two seemingly easy first and second round series. The series gets underway Sunday at 3:30 on ABC (check your local listings.

Rondo Trip-Dub Paces Celtics to 2-2 Series Tie

Playing like a team possessed for most of the game the Boston Celtics again showed their playoff power winning Game #4 97-87.
Rajon Rondo posts superb numbers with 29 pts., 18 rbs. & 13 assts. and helps to maintain the post season run for the Boston fans. Rondo, who played timidly in the blowout loss to the Cavaliers on Friday night came out this Mothers Day and showed why the Celtic front office decided to sign the kid to a long term deal locking his stay up in Boston for years to come.


Two of the big three played well as Kevin Garnett added 18 pts. & 6 rbs. and Ray Allen 18 pts. also before fouling out on a call that never would have been called in the tough Lakers-Celtics or Pistons-Bulls series of the 80's & 90's. Tony Allen playing for the foul-proned and very ineffective Paul Pierce came off the bench and added 15 strong points to the cause as well as much needed defense on the other end of the court, which is something that Pierce has not been able to add to the series thus far.
LeBron James managed 22 pts. in the loss which will undoubtedly bring back to life "Elbow-Gate"! The Cavaliers were able to make the game close late in the third to midway in the fourth but playing with confidence the Celtics were able to reestablish their defense and hold Cleveland at bay. Game #5 of the series gets underway Tuesday night 8pm on TNT.