The inevitable is what the locals are feeling here in DC...even perhaps, Agent Zero...he happened to walk through the Cavs as they were walking on to the floor for shoot around this morning...he was joking with Damon Jones about maybe "playing tonight in the final game"....that tells you he is expecting the Cavs to close it out....

This is the next step in the Cavs maturation process, close out games...they went one for one in the Wizards series a year ago, but 0-2 against the Pistons...That is an area of strength of the Pistons over the last 4 playoff years....they are 10-1 in close out games...it's a learned behavior through experience...

Mike Brown usually takes a play of the game and has it edited on the end of the DVD that he shows his players...unsung plays of hustle and will...in game-2 it was LeBron's chase down block of Darius Songaila in the open floor....this time, Mike showed video love for Z, who, following a Cavs turnover, sprinted down the floor to grab the defensive board....then sprinted back to the other end of the floor to receive a pass and was fouled on the lay-up attempt...winning plays as Mike calls them..

The players as focused as they are felt like they were at Cedar Point today, following practice...the bus, as it was leaving the very steep incline out of the bowels of the building, stalled...and the bus started to roll backward... oohs...and ahs came from the guys...not sure if everyone's arms went up or not, like on the Magnum...but repeated efforts to start the engine had one response of "must be a Wizards bus driver"....so, a mulligan was given...back down the incline and a restart....LeBron's "yippee" drew the loudest laugh as the bus made it with a full head of steam....hopefully the ups and downs for this day are over...

See you tonight for Game 4 at 7 on FSN Ohio...