Filed under: Celtics, Cavaliers, Eastern, NBA Playoffs, NBA Last Night, Boston, Cleveland

Every now and again there are some stupendous, silly, stupid, or downright outlandish individual lines from around the L. Doing Lines lets you know which one tops the list.

I’ve long suspected that the Cavaliers were the NBA’s dirty little secret, as if the league appreciated casual fans buying into the LeBron James marketing machine but hoped they wouldn’t actually bother to watch his team play. It’s best to enjoy LBJ’s career via YouTube clips and Nike commercials, because actually watching the Cavs play an entire game is often as exciting as watching paint dry and/or soccer.

Last night’s Game 1 between the Celtics and Cavs was worse than usual as LBJ finished with just 12 points, scoring all but four at the free throw line while going a dreadful 2-18 from the field. As a team the Cavs shot 30.7% yet still managed to lose by only four as Boston’s Big Three turned into a Big One-Third.

Paul Pierce scored just four points on 2-14 shooting, which is somewhat excusable if you subscribe to the notion that he wore himself out containing LeBron on the other end. But Ray Allen’s night is just plain odd: he went scoreless in 37 minutes after missing all four of his shots. I know Kevin Garnett (28 points, 13-22 FG) was feeling it, but are you telling me that Doc Rivers can’t call a single play in the fourth quarter that gets Allen an open look? It’s just boggling.

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