Playoff Live Thread (Game 2): Cavs @ Celtics
2024-05-09Good evening, Cavs fans! Cleveland takes on Boston again tonight without Ty Jerome. He joins CPJ, Dean Wade, and Jarrett Allen on the injured list for Game 2. Boston is still missing Kristaps Porzingis, and the goal tonight will be for the Cavs to score 100 points in a road playoff playoff game (credit: Jackson Flickinger). This has never happened under JB Bickerstaff. Should be interesting. Go Cavs!
Gotta survive the bench minutes. Start of 2nd was a disaster. TT Morris Okoro Merrill DG
What a break at the end with a 3-4 point swing cause of a terrible turnover.
Pretty good game so far. Tied at the half. I’ll take it!
3rd quarter will be huge, just like the last game.
Why DG’s head was turned holding Horford and couldn’t recover to defend the paint on the Brown open lane driving dunk
As much as many people hated the Niang rotations during the regular season . . . He has looked SO MUCH WORSE in postseason. I didn’t see Game 1 against the Magic, maybe he had his moments there, but since then it’s been a steady steam of suckitude – can’t hit 3s, can’t make layups even on a fast break, can’t guard anyone on any playoff opponent. How is he still an option over anyone else healthy on the roster by now?
He is horrendous and is causing me to yell at the TV every time down the floor
he’s been rough.
Mitchell only has 4 points, Mobley w 13, LeVert w 12.
The “others” showed up so far.
Mobley
13 pts, 7 rbs, 5 asts
That’s a foul on Holiday
BS call!
Will be interesting to see if Mobley can keep it going. Their young stars have had their moments in these playoffs, but it rarely extends past a single quarter.
they’ll adjust, which is where we now need more DG and Mitchell.
Garland has to make those wide open 3s
I do like the FB points and paint attacking.
Yes we are over 15!
13 points this quarter. Can we get over 15?
You were spot on… atleast we reached 15.
Boston 11-15 in this quarter… SMH… horrible defense.
Maybe pass the ball LeVert
Becoming Levert’s special move. Wildly miss 3 pointer, gets own rebound and just barely lays in for 2.
Someone needs to put a body on White and rough him up a bit
From being up 6 to down 5 in 5 min,.
https://twitter.com/NBACouchside/status/1788719061792088316
What was Niang doing on that play where Horford made the 3? went all the way into the paint for what ?
Bench minutes very tough: we are some ridiculous shotmaking away from a lead
Play Merrill
Boston outplaying/outhustling us..
get that board Niang!!!!
16-3 run by Boston in the last 4:39 min
Up 9 to down 5.
This lineup stinks
JB just won’t do it
Niang is worthless
Niang can’t make a lay up 🤦♂️
DG3!
40 shots between Evan and DG pls
Play Jones instead of Niang FFS. Why not?
Guys 6’6″ and under (7): Garland, Mitchell, Strus, LeVert, Okoro, Jerome (inj), Porter (inj).
Guys 6’7″ & up: Mobley, Allen (inj), Wade (inj), Morris, Niang, Thompson, Jones.
I’d rather have TT or Jones out there rather than Niang at the 5.
I can live with the young guys getting experience and beat in playoffs. But watching niang try and play basketball is maddening . Play anyone else but him. Jeses jb
Yep
So Mobley is awake now. Great. DG still sleeping…
They had a hot potato possession that was annoying. He’s really trying to get Evan and Max going but he has to pull.
(tracking down 5 boards has helped and apart from a few Tatum takes he’s been decent)
Vert and Niang gotta sit
I guess we have no choice but to play Niang bc we have no other bigs?
Looks so..
Good Caris Bad Caris
FUUUUCK this lineup JB… saw it as soon as they checked in. WTF
Short lived…
Here we go with the malaise
How does Niang have 2 fouls already ? like didn’t you just come in.
Alright sit Niang
Mobley scored or assisted on 19 of the 30 pts.
Mobley scored or assisted in the last 19 of 30 points. That’s some value!
11 pts 5-8 Fg.. most points in any playoff qtr of career.
Now hopefully they can score more than 15 points in the second quarter.
Need to keep it out.. we see how games arent won in 1 good quarter, need 4..
Good close to quarter except for giving Niang the ball with 2 seconds to go.
EXACTLY!!!!
Do the Cavs actually get calls?
Smart market problems.
9-0 run
Mobley!!!!
Cavs 20-7 run in the last 6:35 min
Not too shabby!
18 out of the 23 points are in the paint.
I like that we are attacking the rim!
Let Caris Cook!
Minivan is back! 😂
ALREADY LOOKING AT MOCK DRAFTS ——TYSON / CALIFORNIA———— FURPY / KANSAS———DaSILVA / COLORADO
We need a bigger wing – like 6’8, but they’ll probably draft an undersized guard.
MOBES HAS TO JUST POWER THAT UP ———CAN WE SUIT UP RJ AT HALF
Garland tried like 4 times to get Mobley going and Mobley just doesn’t have any post moves.
CAVS OFFENSE IS “ OFFENSIVE “ 🤮😡
THIS SUCKS——- MAN DO WE MISS JA —-WE MIGHT STILL LOSE BUT AT LEAST IT WOULD BE COMPETITIVE
Some how every other team has guys that can consistently hit 3s but the Cavs don’t.
LOL. Savage post here Nate. The truth hurts. So much. 🥺
Okoro not focused stepping out of bounds
Makes it up with a 3
Pretty sure he did the same thing last game.
So dumb.
More dumb.
Standard Garland driving to the hoop and missing his shot.
Makes me miss Kyrie so much.
I LOATHE WATCHING WHAT THE CAVS CALL AN OFFENSIVE
What offense?
Didn’t look like much of a foul on Mobley
DG/Caris/Spida need 40 pieces from two of these guys… or 3 30pieces.
Or Mobley/Sam to gucking no futs.
Or bang bang Niang.
Won’t be on tonight.
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