Zero Fork

Today in Washington, the Cavs went for the cheap sugar water of three point shooting... and thanks to the efforts of Delonte West and Boobie Gibson, got just enough to take a 3-1 lead in their series with the Wiz. Credit the Cavs for good rebounding and making shots, but to these eyes, they don't look like a threat to get past the second round.

Cleveland led for almost the entire game, with the Wiz having at least a half dozen possessions where they neeed a hoop to draw even, but didn't get it. The Wiz also got very little, yet again, from Agent Zero. Gilbert hit a prayer to make the game even, but West answered with a rock solid 3, then gave Arenas no openings on his desperate 3 heave near the buzzer.

Kudos to the Wiz for continuing to live up to their reputation as the stupidest team on the planet with a flagrant foul from DeShawn Stevenson in a one-point game in the second. That woke Bron up quite nicely, and he wound up with 34, 12 and 7... but according to the knowledgable DC fans, he's still overrated. Maybe the fans are matching the intellect of the team? You also have to love a team that goes to Brendan Haywood in crunch time. There's dumb, and there's hyperdumb... and then there's the Wiz.