Cavs Beat the Wizards in Regular Season Finale

AP Photo/Mark Duncan

Out of all the things that have changed from last year to this, the Cavs having a meaningless game in their last game is not one of those changes. Of course, the circumstances were different this year compared to last, but it was a game that was meaningless nonetheless.

With the No. 2 already clinched, the Cavs treated tonight's 113-108 win over the Washington Wizards as a glorified scrimmage, virtually making sure that everything was in tune heading into the playoffs this Sunday. Unless you really wanted the Cavs to win 53 games this year, this game had no real purpose other than to keep every one fresh for the next (possibly) two months.

That being said, everything went about as well as you could have imagined in the final game of the regular season. Kevin Love played well in the first half, scoring 19 points on 5-of-6 three-point attempts before sitting out the entire half. The bench was able to play a ton of minutes in the second half, getting four Matthew Dellavedova three-pointers. And the biggest of all: everyone stayed healthy!

But! Not everything went well. The game was about as bad as it could of been. Kendrick Perkins took six shots and had the same amount of travels. Brendan Haywood played 15 minutes, but he did hit the game-winning jumper with 10.1 seconds left in the game! Worst of all, the game went to overtime, making us all wait at least five more minutes to end the season.

On the bright side of all that, the guys on the bench were into it all game, including Love, who was jumping around with Tristan Thompson for most of the second half. Heck, they even mobbed Shawn Marion after he had a steal and dunk to end the game. Chemistry!

Basically, everything that could have went right for the Cavs did go right.

Well, maybe not everything. For those like me who wanted J.R. Smith to shoot until his arms got tired, you would have been as disappointed as I was. Smith only play nine minutes, missing all three of his three-point attempts. Nothing would have been more appreciative to the fans on Fan Appreciation night than seeing that.

Anyways, the regular season has finally come to a close and the playoffs are finally here. Let's do this Cleveland.

(More Than) Three Things:

1. THE

2. PLAYOFFS

3. ARE

4. HERE

Statline of the Game:

Brendan Haywood: 5 points, 1 rebound, 2-of-3 shooting.

I told myself if Haywood scored that I would give him the SotG. Well, here we are.

What's Next:

April 19, Game One at home against the Boston Celtics, 3:30 p.m.