Some pre-playoff links and predictions for Wiz-Cavs II:
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Washington Post: Wizards are underdogs, but they're confident.
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Wizards Insider: Starting 5 will not change.
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Washington Times: Jarvis Hayes is excited to play.
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Post blog: Don't expect to see Caron in the first round.
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Marc Stein: Wizards-Cavs series is the seventh-most interesting series of the first round. He also says the Cavs will sweep, adding that there probably won't be any close games.
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Chris Mannix: Look for Anderson Varejao to be a major difference-maker in this series.
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DC Sports Bog: Pluses and minuses of playing Cleveland instead of Toronto or Chicago.
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Les Bullez: Stupid mistakes will cost Wizards once again.
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DC Optimist: 5 reasons the Wizards will sweep.
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Marcel Mutoni/Fanhouse: "No one is giving a chance to the Wiz in this series, and rightfully so. It should be a cakewalk for LeBron and company."
Basically, the Wizards are the heavy underdogs. But you probably knew that already.