Game 3: Cavaliers @ Hawks - Sat, May 9, 8pm [ABC]

[LoveThemCavs]

Saturday, May 9, 2009
8:00pm ET
ABC









Series: Cleveland leads 2-0

Game 1- @CLE 99, ATL 72
http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290505005
Game 2- @CLE 105, ATL 85
http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290507005
Game 3 - CLE @ ATL - Sat, May 9
Game 4 - CLE @ ATL - Mon, May 11
Game 5 - ATL @ CLE - Wed, May 13 ***
Game 6 - CLE @ ATL - Fri, May 15 ***
Game 7 - ATL @ CLE - Sun, May 17 ***

-- Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams and Al Horford are all questionable for tonights game.
-- Delonte West is expected to start after leaving game 2 with an eye injury.

[Rise Against]

Win.

[LoveThemCavs]

ATLANTA (AP)—All three of the Atlanta Hawks’ injured starters—leading scorer Joe Johnson, center Al Horford and forward Marvin Williams—are in uniform for Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns

This was posted by the AP about 8 minutes ago. Ballgame on, lets go Cavs.

[LoveThemCavs]

Wow, Atlanta fans booing LeBron every time he touches the ball? That is funny and incredibly dumb on their part. Every game I've ever heard or seen of fans giving LeBron a hard time. He usually destroys and it fires him up. Keep it up Hawks fans, you're making your own bed.

[Rise Against]

Anyone see that alley oop by LeBron from Mo. That was SICK.

[LoveThemCavs]

Yea that was sick Frankie. The passing by LeBron though is a thing of beauty. Cavs really need to hit the defensive boards better as this game goes on. The Hawks with 5 offensive boards already. Good timeout by coach Brown there. Offense got a little stagnant the last 3 possessions.

[Gordon Bombay]

kind of a so-so quarter...need to rebound and defend better - dont want to let this team hang around and keep the crowd in it

[LoveThemCavs]

Playing like crap in this second quarter.

[Rise Against]

Atlanta is a very bipolar team. Haha.

[LoveThemCavs]

Just keep the game close to even going to halftime and we're in good shape. Atlanta has the momentum right now. The Cavs are out of their game at the moment. Transition defense really has to improve, its where the Hawks have done most of their damage.

[Gordon Bombay]

alright well we played like garbage and we're still winning...hopefully this will be a good test for the team

[LoveThemCavs]

I just happened to rewatch the Bucks game before this game where LeBron went crazy to start the third quarter bombing three's. This is starting to look like a retake. King James indeed.

[LoveThemCavs]

What in the world in Pachulia thinking? I can see getting mad and a technical. But wow, that is stupid.

[Rise Against]

What in the world in Pachulia thinking? I can see getting mad and a technical. But wow, that is stupid.

It was a combination of both poor officiating and a bonehead move by Zaza.

7 point lead for the Cavs heading to the 4th.

[Gordon Bombay]

good start, horrible middle, good finish to that quarter

just keep attacking...the lebron threes are great but they get us out of sync and everyone just stands around waiting for lebron to heave a three

and make the gd free throws already...this is getting ridiculous

[Rise Against]

Yeah, it would have been a double digit lead if we made our free throws.

[LoveThemCavs]

This Hawks team seems to be easily rattled. They lost their composure over a Cavs run and some questionable calls. For as bad as the Cavs are playing, LeBron is on top of his game. Just finish this game off and get out of there without anyone getting hurt.

[Rise Against]

Nice and 1 by Varejao.. I hope he is okay.

[LoveThemCavs]

Just got robbed of two points.. that was not offensive goaltending by Joe on the AV miss.

[Rise Against]

Just got robbed of two points.. that was not offensive goaltending by Joe on the AV miss.

The refs robbed us 4 points this game. During the 1st quarter, Andy was called for an offensive foul on a clean possession where he made a simple layup with very little contact with Horford.