The Flip Medley

I went to the playoff game tonight between the Washington Wizards and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Or to be more precise, between the Wizards and LeBron James.

DeShawn Stevenson allegedly suffers from a horrible neurological disorder that causes him to lose feeling in his face when his 3-point shot is “ON”.

The Cavaliers have beaten the Wizards eight times in a row in the post-season over the past three years, so the Wizards have a chip on their shoulder, and as NBA fans are aware of, there’s been a lot of smack talk between the Wizards and the Cavaliers. It all started with DeShawn Stevenson saying LeBron was “overrated” after the Wiz beat them near the end of the season. This triggered a response from LeBron James that turned Soulja Boy in to a Wizards fan:

“With DeShawn Stevenson, it’s kind of funny. It’s almost like Jay-Z [responding to a negative comment] made by Soulja Boy. It doesn’t make sense to respond.”

During Game 2, when DeShawn taunted the Cavs after sinking a three pointer by doing his patented “I can’t feel my face”-move, the Cavs Damon Jones struck back and mocked him by doing the “I can’t feel my face”-move right back at him.

Ouch!

The Cavs went on to blow out the Wizards by 30 points, the largest margin of victory for the Cleveland Cavaliers in playoff history.

Game 2 was not fun to watch. It certainly wasn’t fun for the Wizards.

That said, tonight was a bit different. For one thing, the game was in D.C. at the Verizon Center, and the fans were all encouraged to wear white to show their support for the team. The fact that free white T-shirts were provided for every fan certainly helped create the sea of white-clad people in the stands.

Ahhhh, almost like a fresh snowfall. But it’s 80 degrees outside.

The Wizards pretty much dominated the game from start to finish. They held the Cavs to only 33 points in the first half, and I even had a chance to see a celebrity:

Stephen A. Smith is hilariously awesome because he tells it like it is… loudly and with the passion of a preacher tellin’ it to the choir!

DeShawn Stevenson even went on a tear, sinking a couple of three pointers and getting the crowd amped up…

Even in the stands, folks were doing the “I can’t feel my face”-move.

The Wizards finished the game strong, blowing out the Cavs 108-72 for the largest margin of victory for Wizards in playoff history (36 points).

Fans were hoping we’d try to win by an even 40 (not that we’re bitter about Game 2 — but Andray Blatche missed his free throws and the Cavs narrowed the margin of victory to 36.

Lose by 30 in Game 2, Win by 36 in Game 3. Now it’s going to be heck of a time in Game 4!

Now on to Game 4 — this one will be interesting because I’ve bought ten tickets on “The Hill” (nosebleed seats) for family and friends for Sunday’s game. I expect both teams to come out on top of their game, and you know the Cavaliers are not enjoying themselves tonight after a thirty-six point beatdown.