Playoff Live Thread: Cleveland vs. Toronto
2018-05-05
The Cavs are home, up 2-0 on the Raptors, who have to be feeling desperate at this point. A loss tonight, and this series is pretty much over. Justin May is on assignment at the game tonight, covering the Cleveland release of the LeBron Soldier I “25 Straight” to celebrate the Cavs Playoff run. The shoe is part of the recently launched “Art of a Champion” collection which highlights several NBA moments and iconic shoes that define basketball glory. https://news.nike.com/news/art-of-a-champion-nike-basketball-collection. Check out Baker Mayfield above with a pair at the local Cleveland concept shop Xhibition. Thanks to @nike and @LeBronJames for letting us cover it.
More on that to come, so for tonight’s live thread and recap, you’re stuck with me. Next up, check out Evil Genius recapping the series and what it’s like to be an L.A. Cavs fan with Mark Schwab for WOIO.
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As if that weren’t enough, we get to watch the Cavs tonight! No changes as far as I know. I think the Cavs come in focused with a crazy Cleveland crowd and go up 3-0 with a 115-108 victory.
We may not score the rest of the quarter. OK Love in.
Rodney Hood is like tits on a tomcat.
Useless
Chewbacca got a block….
C’mon Rodney… you gotta hit those open ones man…
And gets ridden to the hoop by a guy that weighs as much as him but is 8 inches shorter on the other end.
Why is Hood still getting minutes?
Man… Hood with a wide open 3 and can’t get it going.
There is nothing Shaq won’t endorse.
9ffejsive rebounds lead to five straight. Time to get TT in.
What was that pass by Love?
We should be up way more than 5.
Green with some lazy defense there. Miles ain’t going to the hoop.
Ty getting Bron rest here… hope Hood can do something…
HAHAHAHA*GASP*WHEW!!
Siakam only moved his pivot twice on that bucket… lol
Nice jump hook Kev!
KLOVE with the TOUCH!!!! NICE JUMP HOOK!
If our offense had been humming, we could be up 15-20 right now.
2 on DeRozan.
Derozan’s second.
Lowry gettigng away with a LOT of contact…
2 on JR.
Raptors losing a.lot of people on cuts this series
GREAT DEFENSE LBJ!!!
Nice inbound
Casey look like a man who may literally blow his top before the evening is done…
Great inbounds play!
Nice cut Korver!!!
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/992930681494818816
Amazing energy from the team and the fans.
The tip to Bron after the block was a really nice play by Love.
Defense is great….. very dumb move starting Van Vleet on the road IMO.
Raps come out trying to be aggressive on D… Cavs like that big brother holding their collective heads at arms length…
Yep
Nice hustle JR!!! getting down and dirty Delly style!!!
Man, this team missed Hill against the Pacers…
Cavs showing great effort on D. Looks like there are 6 of them in paint!
KLOVE WITH THE SWEET DRIVE AND FINISH!!!
SICK reverse JAM!
Love blocks, LeBron dunks!
KLOVE BLOCK!!! LBJ FASTBREAK!
Hubie… why’d it have to be Hubie?
Hahahahahahaah
how can that dude still have a broadcasting job on a national platform?
I find Tirico more anmoying. He thinks JV had 21/21 in Game 2, thinks a 12 footer is point blank, and dod not say a word about the JR foul call.
Great start. Keep it going.
Sorry, joining late!
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Good start. Korver & JR with triples. Bron with a bucket from a nice Love pass and 2/2 from the line.
Because it’s Hubie making the statement, do the Cavs get it to the corners quicker than any team in the league?
Also think the small lineup is a horrible idea. Will run into same problems as miles at 4 lineups
By casey
I don’t get the small lineup. Totally idiotic.
Ibaka cannot guard the perimeter (and he has to with Love at the 5 for us) and was giving them nada on offense.
Love and Bron torching.them. wouldn’t be worse with ibaka
Korver with the quick-draw three!
CAUGHT THEM SLEEPING IN TRANSITION!!!! KORVER THREEEEE!!!!
I usually don’t get interested in the show game but LeBron’s kicks are lit
Watching the game with the sound down and listening to EG’s dulcet tones. Great stuff EG!
JMay & MikeP – enjoy don’t forget to hydrate ;)
Simmo no cramps here
Keep it that way (Raps excepted)
Thanks Simmo!
Double off of Anunoby. He’s rattled already.
One of the worst call I have ever seen. Guy just couldn’t dunk point blank
JR gave him a veteran shove…. ticky tack call, but JR got caught on a sly move IMO.
Meh. Barely touched him. He was so beneath the rim he wasn’t putting that down no matter what.
Great pass KLOVE!!!! Great cut LBJ!!!!
KLOVE you gotta finish that.
Barely a touch from JR. OG was mostly blocked by the rim. Ball don’t lie!
Raps are definitely dogging the perimeter much harder…
Yup. definitely.
Lol OG got fouled by the rim.
Let’s get Hill’s shot cooking!!!
KORVER drawing the charge!!!
Good adjustment from Casey. DeRozan can play the 3. Van FLEET has been great.
VanVleet actually scares me way more than Ibaka, who has been invisible…
EG before Baker Mayfield! Good to see Mark Schwab has his priorities right!
LoL
Super cool EG. Can’t wait to listen to it tomorrow.
LeBron has gone 21-0 when up 2-0.
Honestly, I think Boston is better without Kyrie.
So if you are Ainge, do you trade him?
That’s the multi-million dollar question.
If I’m Ainge and Kyrie is not willing to sign an extension or give me a solid cue, I’m looking to trade him.
Yup…. and does Kyrie want to stay with some of the shine off of him and onto Tatum and Rozier???
If they look at his knee and find anything problematic, then 100%. Otherwise I wouldn’t.
No. Unless I can get Kawhi for him. And even then, that is a lot of wings: Hayward, Tatum, Brown, Kawhi. Plus, Kawhi’s health.
At least take the team out for a spin first before you blow it up.
Kyrie, Hayward, Tatum, Horford, Baynes + Rozier, Smart, Brown, & Morris. Plus the incoming picks. Nasty.
He’ll try to trade his ‘fake good’ players first. He may trade Kyrie if he’s not sure he’ll sign long term and he fails at unloading his scrubs who are due to make real money.
I was wondering the same thing…. I don’t think Rozier, Tatum, and Brown would have the opportunity to step up if Kyrie’s running the show.
I don’t. Against the cavs they could struggle to score. I also think their playoff ceiling is much lower. You have to be able to score efficiently in the playoffs. Kyrie can carry you for a few games. He was better on defense this year too. Obviously their defensive ceiling is lower, but they are just bad offensively without him.
Two CtBers here tonight to bring home a win. Section 113 for me JMay. Got Mark Price’s pic and autograph earlier at Harry Buffalo near the Q. Go Cavs !!!
Nice. Have fun!
NICE!!!! REPRESENT!!!
Sweet! Cheer them on.
One more in the cheap seats in 230. Go cavs!
NICE!!!! 3x the mojo!!!
And a little extra from Mark Price too! Plus EG dominating the airwaves!
Yes sir!!!!!!!
At least mid court !
Philly could go either way. They could let go of the rope & get swept. But if they don’t & get game 4, I could see them coming all the way back.
I think Boston is just better. And Boston very, very, very unlikely to lose at home to that team…
Game 2 they nearly lost at home.
I just think Philly’s inexperience from their two best players is the difference. If they find that confidence in key moments, they win.
Nearly. And Sixers nearly won at home tonight. This series is going 5 at most. Simmons and Embiid are playing like rookies.
EG! This is crazy! Can’t wait to listen to the whole thing later.
On the 76ers, I have no words. And now Brad Stevens is just going to show a video of the Pacers defense to this team and say have it….ugggg. Plus no rest for us.
Great stuff from EG, making us proud!
Man. Talk about pissing a game away. Philly is a mess.
That was like something from the Browns 2.0 — the Dwayne Rudd helmet toss, Dennis Northcutt’s dropped pass in the playoffs, and one or two other things thrown in for good measure.
It will be amusing watching all the national media guys walk back their ‘Sixers in the Finals’ picks…
Count me in on that pick.
However, I do not think that series is over.
I watch the Celtics play & develop genuine appreciation and respect for them.
And then Pierce starts to speak….
Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye joining Allie on the fix Ohio press and post game
If Paul Pierce must be paid for his horrible takes, can he at least do the world a favor and shave his facial hair?
Paul ‘patches’ Pierce
Does ‘good defense’ just mean ‘foul more than the refs can call’ ?
Physicality certainly plays a huge part.