Monday, the Cavaliers finished off a sweep of the Wizards to advance to the second round of the playoffs. And Cleveland, as a population, nodded in approval, straight-faced, and went back to fawning over the Browns. It's about what you'd expect for a basketball team playing a less-than-compelling series in a football-crazed town during NFL Draft season. But what the Cavs completed on Monday night is still noteworthy, if only because Cavs playoff history has been so lackluster.

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Have the playoffs even started yet? It almost seems as if they haven't. The Cavs were paired in the opening round with a depleted Wizards team that had no chance of challenging us and the series offered up little to no drama or memorable moments. In my latest ... I look back at the Wizards series, ahead to the next round, and at LeBron's supporting cast. It's time to get excited Cavs fans.

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SWEEEEEP! The Cavs kicked the wounded Wizards to the curb last night in D.C., winning game 4 by a 97-90 count for a clean sweep of the series. And as John notes in his excellent morning column, instead of Batman, it was Robin (Larry Hughes) and Alfred the Butler (Zydrunas Ilgauskas) doing the damage, as the two sidekicks combined for 18 points in the final minutes.

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Get out your brooms Cavs fans ... we're going for a sweep on Monday in DC. The Cavs beat the Wizards 98-92 in game three of their first round playoff series, putting a cherry on top of what was a helluva day to be a Cleveland sports fan. Big Z had another big game, and John hits on that, Mike Brown's use of timeouts, and Princess Leia's gold bikini in The Good, The Bad, & The Summary.

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