Nets Go Down 0-2 As They're Killed on the Boards Again

In some ways, Game 2 was much different than Game 1. But in the most important manner, it was exactly the same. The Cavs outrebounded the Nets 49-32 on Tuesday night, grabbing 19 offensive boards, which they converted to 20 second-chance points. That, and 17 New Jersey turnovers, was enough to overcome some hot Nets shooting (52 percent overall, 8-14 from downtown) for a 10-point victory. The game was actually close throughout, and the Nets led by three early in the fourth, but the Cavs then used a quick 7-0 run to take the lead for good. Vince Carter had a chance to tie it twice with less than six minutes to go, but after he missed both times, Cleveland finished the game on a 15-7 run. Carter led the Nets with 26 points, but shot just 10-26 from the field, while Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson and Mikki Moore combined to shoot 19-for-28. LeBron James led the Cavs with 36 points and 12 boards.

• Boxscore - NBA.com
• Cavs Control Final Minutes to Take 2-0 Series Lead - Tom Withers - AP
• Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
• Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Vince Carter Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Mike Brown Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• James and Gooden Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Jason Kidd Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Nets-Cavs Series Blog - John Schuhmann & David Simon - NBA.com
• LeBron leads Cavs to 2-0 lead - Branson Wright - Cleveland.com
• Unable to Solve Woes, Nets Are in a Real Fix - Liz Robbins - New York Times
• LeBron is too much to handle - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
• A Rebounding Win - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon Journal
• Gooden continues to double his pleasure - George M. Thomas - Akron Beacon Journal
• Cavaliers playing the part of a perfect 10 - Terry Pluto - Akron Beacon Journal
• Nets get cleaned on glass - Dave D'Alessandro & David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
• Nets put themselves in a hole - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• To Cav & to fold - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Cramps catch Carter - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Nets can't grab victory - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• This time Lebron's performance leaves Jersey sick - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• Nets limp home after 0-for-Cleveland - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• Nets notebook - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• Abused Again - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
• LeBron leads Cavs to 2-0 lead - Branson Wright - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Stuff to double up - Branson Wright - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• LeBron giving Stern a world of help - Mary Schmitt Boyer - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Carter crashes late to seal New Jersey's fate - Mary Schmitt Boyer - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• NBA commissioner: 'Cleveland is back' - Mary Schmitt Boyer & Branson Wright - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Robinson a sage amidst NBA's youngest coaches - Jodie Valade - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Super so far - Bob Finnan - Willoughby News Herald
• Embracing defense has yielded victories - Jeff Schudel - Willoughby News Herald
• Cavs' streak hits 10 - Bob Finnan - Willoughby News Herald
• Frank: Nets barely had a shot - David S. Glasier - Willoughby News Herald
• Does Anyone Care To Rebound? - Joe Netsfan
• Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers - Gregory Shamus - AFP
• Inside the NBA Replay: May 8 (Video) - TNT
• NBA Dunk of the Night: Sasha Pavlovic (Video) - NBA.com
• NBA Steal of the Night: Lebron James (Video) - NBA.com
• The wins keep on coming - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon Journal
• Nothing from Nets - Ian Thomsen - Sports Illustrated