Cavs face Wizards on Christmas; Wizards' season won't end after meeting

Merry Christmas, everyone. Hope you and yours have a great day.

I've been having a lot of great days lately thanks to the Cavs, who roll into a Christmas Day meeting with Washington amid the best start in franchise history. Boston's snazzy 19-game win streak has only gained them one - ONE! - game in the standings on Cleveland. Can't complain too much about that.

Also can't complain about having our friends from the banks of the Potomac gift-wrap another victory for us. The Wizards are a conference-worst 4-22, and Cleveland's favorite chump DeShawn Stevenson recently demoted himself to the bench because the team is struggling.

The NBA has tried to turn this into a rivalry over the past few years by scheduling our games against Warshington in big spots, but it just hasn't gained any traction. The Wiz are the first team LeBron ever beat in the NBA, and they're the team he's beaten the most in the playoffs. This is about as one-sided as "rivalries" get.

I also have to be honest: I like Washington. Caron Butler is one of my favorite players, Antawn Jamison is a guy I'd LOVE to see the Cavs add at the trade deadline and Gilbert Arenas is about as entertaining as pro athletes get. No matter how many times Call-Out Boy runs his mouth, I just don't have the disdain for the Wizards that I do for, say, the Pistons.

With all this holiday cheer in the air, I'm going to debut a new feature of the blog, something called "The Circle" that will pan the camera around to every aspect of a game or event in the world of Cleveland sports.

Joining us for game analysis is Kutch. What's crackin' Kutch?


Diggity D-J DONKEY PUNCH! What's happenin' son? Why are we at Cavs-Wizards man? Isn't like every celebrity in the world going to Lakers-Celtics? Isn't Shaq gonna miss his 5,000th career free throw during Suns-Spurs? Way to pick the worst Christmas Day game out of all of them. Here's what's gonna happen: the Cavs are gonna win by 25, and LeBron James is gonna take a piss on Pennsylvania Avenue after he drops 60+ points. Hey DeShawn, guess who's gettin' punked tonight?! YOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUU!!!!


Thanks, Kutch. Now for our off-court report, here's Will. What up Will?


Heyllo DJ MahmJeans. The buzz surrounding toonite's game between the Cavaliers and Wezards is not as much about de game as it is about LeBron's new chalk shoe, the second special edition of his Nike Zoom LeBron VI cullection. The midsole is modeled after the hardwood floor of Quicken Loans Arena, and the shoe's colour scheme is the same as the Cavs' road blue uniforms. Everyone in attendance will get a bag full of chalk too clap in de air at tip-off. We don't know how DeShawn Stevenson will show up at de game toonite, but chances ahre he will look something like this. Back to you.


Thanks Will. That's some sticky-icky info right there.

Now we throw it over to TP, the final member of the circle. Heeey TP!


Darn it, I told you my name's Topher. Where's my mom?


We're not really sure what TP does for us, but stay tuned and we'll figure it out.

Anyways, that's the Cavs-Wizards game broken down from every, uh, relevant angle. I'm going to go enjoy the holiday before watching the Cavs tonight.

Happy holidays!