April 27, 2009 (Part 3); Cavs sweep Pistons

Another superhuman effort by LeBron James made the trick.

James, along with his teammates, have swept the Detroit Pistons infront of the whole city of Detroit, 99-78, to move on to the Eastern Conference semi-final round. They now await the victor of the series between the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks.

That also means that Cleveland will have a long time to wait and prepare for their next opponent.

Cavs' coach Mike Brown had the luxury of having every active player in his roster playing in the game. MVP candidate LeBron James finished the game with a near triple-double performance, 36 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists. The assist game of James have stepped up big time this season.

Mo Williams scored 24 points, setting a new playoff career high, with 4 assists and 2 steals, while guard Delonte West had 12 points and 5 assists.

The Pistons, who are having their first long off-season since 2001, where led by Antonio McDyess with 26 points, tying his playoff career high when he was still playing in Phoenix back in 1998. Will Bynum had 22 points and 2 steals while point guard Rodney Stuckey finished with 14 points and 6 assists on the Pistons' last game for this season.

This off-season is the best time for the Pistons to rebuild their team. The downfall started when Chauncey Billups was traded to Denver in exchange for Allen Iverson. Iverson wasn't the AI we knew all along. Injuries pulled him back, thus making him inelligible to play for this playoffs. His contract, along with Rasheed Wallace's will out of the Pistons' books after this season, so that means more salary cap for the Pistons. They could get a more experienced and more versatile player in the free agent pool with that much money. So better be happy Piston fans, Detroit will return next season with a vengeance.
Game 4
Cleveland 99
Detroit 78
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
CLE: LeBron James- 38 pts, 13 rebs, 8 assts, 2 stls.
DET: Antonio McDyess- 26 pts, 10 rebs.
Cavs win series 4-0
Cavs moves on to East Semi-Finals to face winner of MIA/ATL series.

Part 4 is coming up guys!

The Wizard was here... :)