boston vs cleveland

[Achilleas]

thread for the game
28 -15 boston lead now

[lilteapot]

That last play by Shumpert made me mad. Why did he pass up a wide open 3 to dribble the ball into the paint and do nothing? What an idiot.

[PsychoBe]

bran stans going ghost like danny phantom

[Achilleas]

boston team is very good,coach stevens does very good job :applause:
i think they can be in the ecf

[lilteapot]

Kevin Love is such a ***** defensively.

[nba_55]

What happened to Love's shot? He keeps missing wide open 3's.

[Derka]

bran stans going ghost like danny phantom
Celts are shooting better than normal right now. Cavs will get a run in soon here.

Refs reminding Tyler Zeller that he is, in fact, Tyler Zeller.

[lilteapot]

Shumpert sucks. Sub in RJ for him

[90sgoat]

Boston should be VERY attractive for a free agent looking to win, great base they have.

[lilteapot]

Kevin Love sucks

[Derka]

Celtics will shoot away a lead in almost no time.

[DMV2]

tuned in at the top of the 2nd.

thought Bran was out or something. he didnt enter the 2nd until 5-min mark.

of course he returns when it's a 4-point game.

[PsychoBe]

i think stevens left evan turner in for far too long :lol

[Derka]

Need to get stops.

[nba_55]

tuned in at the top of the 2nd.

thought Bran was out or something. he didnt enter the 2nd until 5-min mark.

of course he returns when it's a 4-point game.

huh? He played the whole 1st quarter. Curry does that every game. What's the problem with that?

[JimmyMcAdocious]

i think stevens left evan turner in for far too long :lol

negged for questioning GOAT Stevens.

[raprap]

Last night the cavs played great defense. I wonder what happened. Does love suck that much?

[PsychoBe]

Last night the cavs played great defense. I wonder what happened. Does love suck that much?

every big-man starts licking their chops at love defending them. he's a whipping boy.

[nba_55]

Last night the cavs played great defense. I wonder what happened. Does love suck that much?

They made some tough shots. They are on fire on the 3.

[Derka]

Giving the Cavs way too many open looks. Just bad defense.

[Black and White]

Giving the Cavs way too many open looks. Just bad defense.

This, need to tighten up.

[Derka]

Five missed f*ckig free throws. :facepalm

SIX missed free throws now.

[lilteapot]

This felt like a game that was gonna go out of hand really quickly. Credit to the Cavs for getting right back into it

[Black and White]

Wtf was that? lol

[RedBlackAttack]

This felt like a game that was gonna go out of hand really quickly. Credit to the Cavs for getting right back into it
The defensive intensity kicked up and Kyrie took control. That's where having great offensive talent is sometimes enough, even when you may be outmatched with coaching and scheme.

So impressed with Stevens and what he's done with Boston's young talent, though. I truly believe he's the second best coach in the league. Give him this Cavs team and it would be scary (if LBJ decided he wanted to listen to him).

[Derka]

Lebron's indignation :lol

[Black and White]

IT for threeeeeee

[Black and White]

Da fuq??? He looks like he's crying

[raprap]

ohhh tough luck mozgov

[Black and White]

Wait, flagrant? Are you kidding me?

[Derka]

Flagrant? Really? Lebron does that every single time he drives to the hoop.

[raprap]

Flagrant? Really? Lebron does that every single time he drives to the hoop.
He doesn't hit them in the throat tho.

[Derka]

All ball :lol

[Black and White]

Wtf :facepalm

[Derka]

He doesn't hit them in the throat tho.
Its absolutely a foul. Flagrant is a stretch.

[Black and White]

Love flopped

[raprap]

Irving is not a point guard. Lol at that bounce pass :oldlol:

[Black and White]

Great work Sully :applause:

[raprap]

Its absolutely a foul. Flagrant is a stretch.
Agreed. The nba seems to call contact above the shoulders a flagrant tho. Its total bs

[Wally450]

Jae Crowder gettin big on LeBron.

[To4]

Cavs commentators are so boring..

[RedBlackAttack]

Flagrant? Really? Lebron does that every single time he drives to the hoop.
I'm not sure it should have been called a flagrant, but I'm pretty sure no guy in the league consistently throws elbows at the other guy's adams apple. That would be pretty dangerous.

[Black and White]

9-0 run :banana:

[Black and White]

Irving is such a good finisher

[To4]

Home cookin'! bradleys was a offensive foul but irvings was a blocking???

[Derka]

I'm not sure it should have been called a flagrant, but I'm pretty sure no guy in the league consistently throws elbows at the other guy's adams apple. That would be pretty dangerous.
I don't think Amir was shooting for his Adam's apple...I think big guys who get the ball that far out and decide to dribble it in usually always push off with an elbow at their defender because they're historically terrible dribblers.

[To4]

Home cookin'! bradleys was a offensive foul but irvings was a blocking???
?

[Derka]

Home cookin'! bradleys was a offensive foul but irvings was a blocking???
Crowder was moving his feet.

Edit: I take that back. Absolutely should have been a charge.

[Black and White]

Refs better listen to coach Stevens

[To4]

And that elbow isn't a flagrant or offensive?

[Wally450]

Why is everything around the rim falling to LeBron?

[raprap]

Jae crowder is a valuable piece for a championship team. Love his game

[kamil]

Did LeBron* use that stiff arm on Crowder on that fast break?

[Black and White]

Crowder :bowdown:

[Derka]

The one-sided officiating this quarter is getting a bit annoying.

Calls the Cavs are getting aren't going the other way.

[To4]

Refs suck

[RedBlackAttack]

James' free throw stroke... yikes.

[Black and White]

How was that a technical? Bron spends half the shot clock complaining

[To4]

Karma a btch for calling stupid calls

[raprap]

Sully destroying Love

[Black and White]

Even the commentators are speaking on the officiating

[Derka]

Marcus Smart shouldn't be running the offense with Thomas and Turner out there.

[raprap]

Omg they're feasting on Love right now :oldlol:

[jimmy77x]

Wow this officiating is disgustingly one sided.

[RRR3]

James' free throw stroke... yikes.
What happened to his FTs the last two years. He was always good for 75% or better before.

[To4]

Fat ass SUlly a beast in the post. using that fat ass

[PsychoBe]

love might as well not even be there :oldlol:

[Derka]

You watch Love play defense like this and you have to wonder just what the hell the Green Teamers were thinking when they were screaming for Danny to trade for him this summer.

[JebronLames]

Even the commentators are speaking on the officiating
Trying make this a close game. With good officiating, cavs would be up 20.

[Black and White]

Refs are giving us nothing right now

[Indian guy]

LeBron playing the 4 is certainly a very good idea, but Love at C :oldlol:. His defense becomes even more comical than usual.

[RedBlackAttack]

Either Marcus Smart or Jared Sullinger needs to get a different haircut. It's confusing.

[JebronLames]

What happened to his FTs the last two years. He was always good for 75% or better before.
Back is getting worse

[raprap]

Sully looking like prime shaq against Love :lol

[RedBlackAttack]

LeBron playing the 4 is certainly a very good idea, but Love at C :oldlol:. His defense becomes even more comical than usual.
It's good in theory... until Sullinger starts looking like Shaq circa-2000.

[Hittin_Shots]

Trying make this a close game. With good officiating, cavs would be up 20.

You are a literal retard right?

[To4]

Sully feastin and beastin Kevin Love hahahaha

[Derka]

Is Love's job just to fall down on defense?

[Derka]

Another wide open three for Cleveland. And what the f*ck is Jerebko doing guarding Lebron?

[RedBlackAttack]

What happened to his FTs the last two years. He was always good for 75% or better before.
His whole shooting rhythm is in a bad place right now. He has a weird lean to the right on his jumpers going on. Free throws have been basically a disaster this year.

I have no really good explanation other than five long, grueling seasons of playing the most possible minutes and the most possible games finally showing up in different areas of his game.

[DMV2]

What happened to his FTs the last two years. He was always good for 75% or better before.
he's always been a mediocre FT shooter for an elite scorer. always between 70-75%, with a couple of seasons in 76-79% range.

[Wally450]

Sully needs to play majority of the 4th. He's playing well, even if its on Love.

[PsychoBe]

love isiah thomas. seems to make the right decision every time.

not a big fan of the celtic's wing defenders though outside of bradley and maybe crowder. the rest need some work.

[To4]

Issue with Sully is he cant get up that high. needs to lose a few more pounds to finish strong in the paint better. He missing gimmes. Cuz he cant get up that high

[RedBlackAttack]

he's always been a mediocre FT shooter for an elite scorer. always between 70-75%.
He'd been over 75% and even closing in on 80% some seasons for basically his whole prime. It took a crazy dip to start last season. Not since his first couple years have I seen him this inconsistent from the line.

[Derka]

The Jerebko/Zeller tandem gives me heartburn. Kelly Olynyk needs to get healthy sooner.

[RedBlackAttack]

The Jerebko/Zeller tandem gives me heartburn. Kelly Olynyk needs to get healthy sooner.
How is Zeller looking these days? I always thought he had potential to be a good rotation guy his first few years in the league.

[navy]

Yall being awfully hard on Love tonight. At least he's trying.

[Lebron23]

Yall being awfully hard on Love tonight. At least he's trying.


This

He had a good game against the Spurs and OKC. Love already accepted his role as a 3rd scoring option.

[Derka]

How is Zeller looking these days? I always thought he had potential to be a good rotation guy his first few years in the league.
He's incredibly frustrating. He's a decent help defender...he can rarely defend guys his own size, though. He can make an 18' jumper with some regularity, but he gets stone hands in the post on entry passes. A lot of the bonehead stuff seems to happen around him.

He'd be a deep rotation guy on any other winning team.

[RedBlackAttack]

Yall being awfully hard on Love tonight. At least he's trying.
I actually don't think he is playing bad. His shot is way off, which will happen occasionally, and he will always get beaten up while trying to play freaking center. But, all told, I'm fine with the effort.

Easy to forget, but Bosh was often the most maligned player on the Heat despite the fact that he sacrificed the most individual talents for the good of the team.

[navy]

This

He had a good game against the Spurs and OKC. Love already accepted his role as a 3rd scoring option.
I dont know about that...

but the thing about Love is that he's slow, weak, and short. Dude was born to be a bad defender.

[Black and White]

Wtf :wtf:

[Lebron23]

I love Delly.

[Derka]

Yeah if we can't make some noise against this bench in the next few minutes...

[Black and White]

We need a few more stops.

[DMV2]

He'd been over 75% and even closing in on 80% some seasons for basically his whole prime. It took a crazy dip to start last season. Not since his first couple years have I seen him this inconsistent from the line.
Highest FT% is 78, and 3 other times between 76-78%...the rest between 68-75%, so he's more of a low-mid 70's(70-75) FT% shooter than a high 70's(76-79) FT shooter for most of his career.

[ShawkFactory]

I actually don't think he is playing bad. His shot is way off, which will happen occasionally, and he will always get beaten up while trying to play freaking center. But, all told, I'm fine with the effort.

Easy to forget, but Bosh was often the most maligned player on the Heat despite the fact that he sacrificed the most individual talents for the good of the team.
Bosh had a better skill-set as a 3rd guy tho.

He got beat up by centers but was a fantastic pick and roll defender. Love doesn't really offer much at all on that end

[Indian guy]

Boston's just so challenged talent wise on offense. Only 1 playmaker in Isiah. I have no clue how they have a top 10 offense this season and the record that they do. Brad Stevens is my pick for COY.

[raprap]

I dont know about that...

but the thing about Love is that he's slow, weak, and short. Dude was born to be a bad defender.
And that is why he shouldn't play more than 25 mins against the warriors and the spurs. Those teams like to take advantage of poor defenders.

[Black and White]

I wonder how many minutes Jefferson is going to get in the playoffs

[Derka]

Lebron just camping in the key :facepalm

[Black and White]

Bron leans too much on his fade

[raprap]

lebrons jumpshot :lol

[RedBlackAttack]

Bosh had a better skill-set as a 3rd guy tho.

He got beat up by centers but was a fantastic pick and roll defender. Love doesn't really offer much at all on that end
Bosh was/is a far better defensive player. No one would argue otherwise. That said, Love can be a good enough defensive player in the right system. He's got a high basketball IQ and great positioning most of the time, even if his athletic ability is lacking.

There are things Love can do that Bosh can't, too. For instance, the Heat always struggled with rebounding when they went small. It is something they sacrificed in those scenarios and LeBron had to exert a lot of energy on the boards.

Kevin Love is a really good defensive rebounder.

He also has more range on his jumpshot so he is a better floor spacer... and he's good in the post and on the elbow.

They're two totally different players and Bosh might be better, but I bet you'd be surprised at the advanced statistics for Love on this Cavs team over the last two years. A lot of what he brings doesn't show up in a standard boxscore.

[Lebron23]

2008-2010 LeBron would be the perfect player for this team.

[navy]

And that is why he shouldn't play more than 25 mins against the warriors and the spurs. Those teams like to take advantage of poor defenders.
Yeah, I think the Cavs coaches spend too much time in set lineups. They'll play Thompson or Mozgov for quarters straight when its obvious one or the other needs to be switched out depending on the matchups. Same with Love. The pieces are there, just need to be mixed and matched in chaotic ways.

[RedBlackAttack]

Boston's just so challenged talent wise on offense. Only 1 playmaker in Isiah. I have no clue how they have a top 10 offense this season and the record that they do. Brad Stevens is my pick for COY.
I truly believe he is the second best coach in the league behind only Pop.

[Frenetic]

got a bet on celtics to win. dont matter tho i bet on several games ima atleast break even. nba is easy to make paper on.

[Black and White]

2008-2010 LeBron would be the perfect player for this team.

Nah 12-13 Bron would be a better fit imo

[RedBlackAttack]

Shump finally snapping out of a LONG shooting drought.

[Indian guy]

I wonder what LeBron's career would've looked like if he had any semblance of a first step. In the triple threat from 18 feet and outside, he has no choice but to either pass or take a jumper. Been like that his whole career. Just no first step. It's been by far the 2nd biggest shortcoming of his basketball career.

[Lebron23]

Just keep on attacking the basket LeBron.

[RedBlackAttack]

I can't repeat enough how much Stevens gets out of his guys. They play at the absolute maximum level given the talent on that roster. So impressive. They're one of my favorite teams in the league to watch because of it, unless they're playing the Cavs.

[Lebron23]

some guys on realgm and even in this forum thinks that the Celtics are capable of beating this Cavs teams in a best of 7 series. I don't think so. Celtics might win a game.

JR Smith with the Dagger.

[JebronLames]

Shumpert is back!

[BasedTom]

thanks for once, cavs :applause:

hopefully boston continues losing games

[Lebron23]

Memphis is next.

[Lebron23]

Good game Celtics. I hope you guys sign kevin Durant if you guys have a salary cap. This is a perfect team for him. A good defensive team with a bunch of talented role players.

And he might win another MVP cause Isaiah Thomas would accept his role as a 2nd option unlike Westbrook.

But if Durant play for the Warriors his, and Steph's numbers would go down.

[RedBlackAttack]

some guys on realgm and even in this forum thinks that the Celtics are capable of beating this Cavs teams in a best of 7 series. I don't think so. Celtics might win a game.

JR Smith with the Dagger.
I have the ultimate respect for Brad Stevens and their team plays their guts out but... no way. The talent gap is too wide, and those things tend to show up more in the playoffs than the regular season. See Atlanta last year as a good example.

Boston is really good considering their roster and I don't want to play them in the postseason just because it would be insanely physical (as it was last year) and someone key would probably get injured again. But, I don't see them as a legitimate threat.



GG Cs fans... you gotta a heck of a coach there and a nice young team. I'm impressed. They're ahead of schedule and should get a potential franchise player in the draft.

The rich get richer, I guess.

[navy]

some guys on realgm and even in this forum thinks that the Celtics are capable of beating this Cavs teams in a best of 7 series. I don't think so. Celtics might win a game.

JR Smith with the Dagger.
Only team that will beat the Cavs is Golden State

[Lebron23]

Only team that will beat the Cavs is Golden State


That's why they need to shutdown Draymond Green. It's very difficult to defend Curry in the Non Handchecking era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izMs91Q72hg

The defense is not even legal in the NBA.

[Lebron23]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDS8FlYXflA


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