This LeBron Kid Is Pretty Good

In our quest to provide an entertaining sports blog, and because we're old and bitter and it's much easier to write about stuff that sucks then stuff that's great...

Well, if any of that contributed, in any way, to any of you choosing not to watch tonight's Cavs-Pistons game, we sincerely apologize.

Tonight, Detroit played its first (relatively) good game of the series. The Cavs, or at least the Cavs who don't have JAMES on the back of their jersey, scored 1 point in the last 16 minutes of the game. And won, because LeBron poured in 29, many of the Open Your Eyes Extra Wide and Use Your Hand To Raise Your Jaw variety.

LeBron's final line: 48 points, 9 boards, 7 assists. It was like watching a basketball version of "Kill Bill."

Now, Cleveland has spit the bit against this Pistons team before. Without James going into Uber Mode tonight, they play their worst game of the series and lose. Either of these coaches is capable of losing at any time -- tonight's game included a half dozen dazzling mistakes from both Saunders and Brown.

Having said all that, Cleveland *should* take care of business, especially if McDyess is suspended for his first quarter flagrant foul, and we all know how much the NBA enjoys suspending players for playoff games. They actually got something out of Hughes tonight, their bigs are just providing more energy, they've been the better team most of the series, they can close at home, and they have James. That last point being, really, the only one that matters.

This will lead people to believe that James can pull off a Wade-like performance in the Finals, go to the line 15 times a game, and create a series where there should be a wipeout. At the very least, it delivers us from Jar Jar, and gives people the Good v. Evil storyline of Messiah James vs. Mean Old Bruce Bowen.

Unfortunately, I can't imagine that happening, because I can't imagine the Spurs would defend James one on one, and let him get to the rim for two consecutive last minute dunks, in a close game.

Frankly, I'm having a hard time imagining the Pistons allowing that either, and I just watched it.

Also, if the Spurs made Mehmet Okur soil himself, what will they do to Drew Gooden, who isn't nearly as tough -- or Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who isn't as mobile? (Yes, we know the Spurs were 2-0 against the Pistons in the regular season, and 0-2 against the Cavs. We also know that Mike Brown's idea of a halftime adjustment involves a private moment and an elastic waistband.)

Anyway, Game 6 is Saturday in Cleveland, and as there has been five games and 290 minutes of basketball where neither team has had more than a 10-point lead, you should probably watch it.

Like tonight, you might see something astounding.

It also should be the last game of the year that's close.

Unless LeBron does something crazy, like score 29 out of the last 30 points...