"With No Regard For Human Life!"

That was the call from the great Kevin Harlan in the one truly exciting moment from the latest fugfest (that's a step up from an ugfest, for the curious) from Cavs-Celts. This may be the worst series to ever go 7.

The Dunk isn't available just yet, so tide yourself over with this little montage. Ye gads.



With 1:45 left and the Cavs up 7, James finally shook Paul Pierce, went over James Posey, and threw down as Kevin Garnett gave him a body shot -- and that, ladies and gentlemen, was your ballgame.

And the reason why we watch. Just fantastic. The home teams are now 15-1 in this round of the playoffs, and we're going long in everything but Pistons-Magic.

Who wins the best of 3? Well, the smart money always goes on the home team in these things, and as bad as the Celtics have been at closing games on the road, they've been in Uber Mode at home.

It's hard to imagine, however, that James is going to continue to shoot this badly, no matter what kind of defense he's facing. And when you've got the best player on the floor -- and that's James, despite the shooting woes, because he wound up with 21, 6 and 13 assists -- you've always got a chance in a Game 7. (And if the Pistons close the Magic in 5, it really won't matter who wins this, because the Conference is going to Detroit.)

Something that the world misses in giving the Celtics credit for their great defensive job on James... yes, indeed, but he's doing the same thing to Pierce. He and the looking-entirely-spent Ray Allen were 10 of 26 for 28 points tonight, which is officially Whoop De Damn Do Territory. Garnett disappeared, of course, with 4 points in the second half; if the Cavs had managed to hit some shots before late, this would have been a 20 point game. If the Celts don't have a lead, they're not winning, at least not in this playoff season.

Oh, and Cleveland Fan? Boston Sucks is a lovely chant, but it needs another section to answer with what, exactly, they suck. If you catch my drift.