Cleveland Cavaliers 72, Boston Celtics 76: If this was an indication of what the rest of the series will look like, there won’t be many viewers. I watched this game — while thankfully playing online poker, or I’d've fallen asleep — through and through, and it was hardly any type of basketball spectacle. When you think “greatest athletes in the world,” you don’t think it if this is your first time checking out the NBA. King James, who will have to play a large role if his team wants to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, was 2-18 from the field, and missed what would have been a game tying layup in the final 20 seconds. “This was two heavyweights, just body-punching,” said Kevin Garnett, who scored 28 points to make up for an off night for the rest of Boston’s Big Three. “There was no finesse, no jabs, just an all-out, beat-down, defensive fight.”

Let’s hope we see some body punches that start to land. I understand it was a defensive struggle with two solid defensive teams, but goodness: LeBron made two baskets, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen combined for two baskets, and other than Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ 22 points, there wasn’t a roleplayer out there that really stepped into the spotlight and shined.

Cleveland has to feel great that it came this close in Boston with LeBron playing one of the worst games of his career. On the flip side, Boston also has to feel pretty solid knowing they won a game when Ray Allen and Paul Pierce combined for 4 points.

Game 2 takes place tomorrow, and let’s hope there’s some more scoring, less body punches, and lots and lots of haymakers. Anything would be more entertaining than last night.