I started following the NBA around 1994 and this is easily one of the three best playoff series I've ever seen, if not the best. I agree that it's otherwise been a lackluster playoffs. The Spurs-Suns series could have been great but it was ruined by stupid BS. Even the Dallas-GS series was exciting more for the novelty of GS being in the playoffs after so long and knocking off a #1 seed, and not because particularly great basketball was played. But Detroit and Cleveland are playing at such a high level, every game is so intense, it's been awesome. If you can't appreciate this series as a sports fan, that's a shame.

Quote Originally Posted by bigspenda73
It was absolutely disgusting how bad of defense DET played on him. For acting all tough they certainly did not put him on his ass near enough.
Good defense is the same as committing hard fouls and knocking people to the ground? Are you sure you're not confusing the NBA with the WWE? On most of those possessions Detroit did a fine job of clogging the lane and forcing LeBron to take contested jump shots, which he made anyway.