Playoff Live Thread: Cavs vs Pacers, Game 6
2018-04-27
Well, it hasn’t been the easiest five games of LeBron’s playoff career, but tonight he has a chance to close out the Pacers in 6 games and take some much needed R and R. I say “he” rather than “they” because to this point, the King has largely ruled entirely on his own, bending the Pacers to his will and their knees and receiving little to no help along the way. Thus far, James has averaged 34.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 8 assists for the first round. He’d have more assists but his teammates are missing a lot of shots. Despite LeBron’s ridiculous numbers, the Pacers have been playing some tough D, holding the Cavs to under 100 in three of the five games. That’s about as much as you can ask when going up against James.
Oddly enough, the Cavs have been much better on the defensive end than during the regular season despite the two (and possibly three) games played without the defensive force of George Hill. The point guard is still listed as questionable and could very well not play as the Cavs have another game to fall back on if necessary. In his absence, Jose Calderon has stepped into the starting role and done his best to plug the gap. If the Cavs can get ANY sort of contribution from Love on the offensive end, Indiana will have a difficult time stopping Cleveland. Unfortunately, I think this game is destined to be another close one. Hopefully, James and his Island of Misfit Toys will prevail and close out the series. Go Cavs!
Cavs made a lot of threes, or that would have been an awful quarter. Need to get some drives going…
When LeBron gets his fill of Lance…
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/990026989451993088
Lance definitely has some screws loose
4 pt swing there. Down 3.
Will Bron rest to start the 2nd?
Nance, Green, and love. Great play by hood
Win this game. I don’t want to see Lance disgrace basketball anymore this season.
Bron in settle mode.
Refs still generally awful.
Why foul there Nance? Try to block the shot!!! He was still in front of you for Christ sake
Nevermind foul to give.
Makeup call on lance for missed clsabonis foul. Too bad the damage was done.
Yikes TOs keeping IND in the game.
Thats a foul! Obvious as hell.
Finally whistle Lance…what a joke that it took that long…you can’t ride somebody, douche…
Hey they called a foul on Lance #progress
Clarkson’s shoulder is grabbed in plain view of everyone so he loses the rebound out of bounds and it’s Pacers ball and Oladipo makes a three.
Cavs disorganized. Awful awful missed call on sabonis. How does the ref not see that. Right in front of his blind eyes
Clear foul on Sabonis, WTF
Bad shot JR, but he makes those.
OH
MY
GOD
Wow! Akron hammer!
WOW!!!!! JAMES WITH AUTHORITY!!! That should’ve been an 8 second call LOL.
James all the way against Lance and the help for a highlight jam!
Dipo on it. Indy more aggressive. We are sloppy.
Lance fouling Bron nonstop…and Pacers complain about the refs…
And a crazy dunk by lbj
& there we go – careless passing is our biggest enemy.
JR open look… just missed.
Oh bad LBJ pass. Way way to far out
Damn dipo on from three. Going to make this a tough game
JR… keep your cool.
Oh jr. Not necessary. Killed a great defensive poss
Get the feeling if we take care of the ball, we’ll be fine. Composure so far is solid – think the win last time in this stadium has given them confidence.
Now it’s time for Sabonis to score 30…
Korver (2), JR (2), LeBron, & Love all with threes. I will take 24 for the game.
Love needed that. So did we. Up 5.
Cavs are sloppy with the ball — a step or two behind the Pacers all over the court — but hitting threes so far tonight.
Scratch that. King for 3.
So lucky on the wide wide wide wide open Bogdan three miss. Glad love hit a three
6 point swing
Thank god, a Love bucket…wil there be more?
Cavs hanging in with Bron not doing much offensively.
The power of LBJ. Should have been a double dribble. Gathered and retained possession
True, but he also was fouled by Bog before that. A smaller player than Lebron would have probably gotten that call.
That should’ve been a jump ball or no call. LBJ getting robbed again.
Nice drive Clarkson.
Indy burning us in transition off today and made buckets
Goaltending on Turner?!?!?!
Wiz up 3 at half.
May have been a goaltend on Myles. Wish love didn’t have Trex arms
About time they called Collison for a foul… freaking mugging him.
Good defense to start for Cavs I think.
Dipo hit s confident three. I don’t like that
NICE BREAK!!! CALDERON TO JR!!!
Swish made a shot. Bad to by jr
KORVER THREEEEE!!!
Can’t see Indy’s three pt line
KLove is horrible
….in this series
God JR cannot make post entry passes.
He is awful. Love had a small. Take your time and make a bounce pass FFS.
Yup…. Exactly and BALL FAKE!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah goddamn, wtf happened to post entry bounce passes? Never see those anymore and yet that should be the primary fundamental method of entry to the post. None of these guys today have any idea how to feed bigs.
Funny thing is, when he came over from the Knicks, he was the only one who could get the ball into the post consistently. It was like a revelation for the team.
I think he just goofs off… it’s not a matter of ability. So laissez faire.
STOP. THROWING. IT. TO. LOVE. IN. THE. POST. WHEN. YOUNG. IS. GUARDING. HIM.
That was JR’s fault. it was the smart play…. mismatch.
THAT play was JR’s fault, yes…but those feeds to Love in post on Young have been effing terrible every time, and generally are just turnovers. Just stop doing it.
Ahhh… my bad. Carry on.
Weird possession there… didn’t like it.
Young muscles his way to the hoop with about 10 dribbles against Korver. No help.
Nice touch pass by LBJ… but I thought he should’ve gone up strong. Good look for Calderon though, just missed… gotta hit that.
JR WITH THE BUSINESS!!!
LAZY DEFENSE PACERS!!! Korver makes them pay! and Mark Jackson’s right… 2nd straight play they left him open.
kendrick perkins wya
Korver and JR both hit their first 3’s.
GOD THESE REFS ARE HORRIBLE!!!
Stay safe… “THE GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE” is elsewhere.
After Bogdan mauls James, the guys at the scorers table are like, “Monitor? We don’t have a monitor here.”
(Not really — the refs didn’t even consider a flagrant. But that’s what it looked like.)
Screw Bog and his tackles…
Cavs in 6!!!!
Like the Nick Chubb pick
Hoping they can hold Oladipo to 24% shooting again.
The Wiz holding on against the Raps….go Wiz!!
Wonder if Hill will play. Windy said he’s moving well, but a heat pack on his back. I’m guessing he’s not playing. And Kev, I have no doubt your thumb is affecting you, but you need a 20 point game.
And whadayaknow, Hill not playing. Tired of this.