Playoff Live Thread: Cavs @ Knicks (ECF Game 2)
2026-05-21Welcome to the other side of a collapse, Cavs fans. After one of the worst meltdowns in NBA history, Cleveland suits up against the Knicks again, tonight. Can Cleveland overcome the scar tissue? Will The Beard pick up the mantle? Will Donovan Mitchell assert himself? Will KA expand his rotations? Will he use timeouts? Stay tuned and go Cavs.
No passing game to speak of. Mobley wide open near the bucket, Allen takes a contested shot instead. Cavs at their most dangerous with their big-to-big plays, but we’ve seen precious little of it.
yup 100%
3 qtr team.
How much of this is residual of two seven-game series?
Last chance saloon…
Need to make these foul shots.
All foul shots
Much rather be down by 8 right now instead of 13.
The really annoying thing is that the Knicks are not that good. Cavs just keep shooting themselves in the foot.
Well. Maybe. But the Cavs are even less not that good. Too many inconsistent and one dimensional players.
yup, they aren’t even close to the same team defensively as Toronto or Detroit, we’re just choking it away.
The Knicks are good–one of the final four. They have a much more balanced attack than either of the teams the Cavs beat. They have athletic wings. I get what you mean, though. Tonight, we allowed Josh Hart to become a scorer. We also are dog tired. They were the four seed and rightly had the tougher path than the Knicks to get here.
Too many one dimensional players. Really bad defensive schemes and execution this game
Sit Harden. Now
DUMBEST LINEUP I EVER SEEN WHY DO WE KEEP PLAYING 4 GUARDS?????????????????????????????????
I hate Atkinson.
He is throwing crap at the wall, monkey-style. What looks good? What works?
Haven’t been able to watch sucks to see them down so much and Brunson with only 9 points
All the pressure on the Knicks right now.
No longer
Still lots of time.
Turnanout would be fantastic.
Attway Tyson!!!
JAYLON TYSON BALLING ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION KBOZO
Go! Go! Go Cavs!
In the penalty already, need to paint. This ain’t the Pistons.
Bonus! Fabulous!
THROW THE FUCKING BALL TO MOBLEY HE HAS BRUNSON ON HIM!!!!!!!!!
HOW IS THAT A FOUL ON TYSON?????????????????????
Their turn to collapse? A fella can dream
Down 15. Not insurmountable.
I don’t see NY winning by 15. It’s either close or (more likely) a blowout.
We are a good team. But not a contender.
Jarrett Allen Free Throw Report: Nope, not today.
Glass jaws.
What a mess!
This team peaked over a year ago and there’s no getting back to where we were with this undersized, unresponsive roster.
No more threes please
But by all means keep giving Hart the most wide open 3’s imaginable
Well yes, that they CAN do.
Unwatchable offense.
The shots just aren’t falling right now.
yup, completely spooked
JARRETT ALLEN WHAT A DEFENSIVE PLAY
Cavs are fine. It’s make or miss. The bigger issue is the officiated.
Cavs shooting sub 40% and giving up over 50% if the Cavs can get regression to the mean the game is theirs
LMFAO
It’s clear Cavs playing five on eight this game.
1000% #SilverForPrison
How the ever fuck is that a foul on Strus?
They called that a foul?
Yeah unreal.
As the announcers explained, Strus obviously fouled Hart by grabbing his arm (after Hart knocked Strus over).
lol yeah I couldn’t believe them defending that as Strus is clearly falling to the ground.
They’re gonna show us they can beat us without Brunson.
Make or miss, lads.
Ragdoll Physics engine, Jalen Brunson
Stay cool, Strus.
GARBAGE FLOP FROM BRUNSON
What BS!
#SilverForPrison
THAT WAS GREAT DEFENSE FROM HARDEN OG FLOPPING LIKE A COWARD FOR A CALL WHO PAID THESE REFS
That fucking call OMG
Great move mobes
Harden looking terrible TBH. He’s been sitting for 10 min and still not able to have an impact.
C’mon Merrill, we overpaid you to make 3’s, so make ’em.
Fuck off Bridges, you creep.
Mobes erases KAT again.
SON OF BITCH SHOOT THAT WIDE OPEN 3 TYSON CMON DONT BE SCARED
KEEP SHOOTING
Wow, refs are really bad. After they overturn this, do the Cavs get the two free points they would have gotten on the breakaway?
JAYLON TYSON AT THE SCORERS TABLE LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HOLY SHIT
Will KA give him more than 2 minutes?
WE PRAY TO THE BASKETBALL GODS
our defense is getting bailed out by our three point shooting
All things considered, good shape at end of 1
Spida with the close.
SPIDA CLUTCH THANK YOU
One thing I hated about last game’s collapse – they made Shamet look like a good player.
Seriously with that foul call? I hope he misses both.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PLAY STRUS AT THE FOUR, YOU GIVE UP AN OFFENSIVE REBOUND AND FOUL AFTER GOOD DEFENSE!!!!! WAKE UP KBOZO
we’re never escaping these four guard lineups this season smfh
He’s such a dipshit.
No wonder we can’t make free throws, Robinson’s bending the rims with his bricks.
MOBLEY SLAM!!! MitchRob cannot stop him if he puts it on the floor.
Harden sits at this timeout. Don returns?
Good move Allen. Just missed.
PLAY JAYLON TYSON YOU COWARD
Umlaut incoming, I’ll wager.
You’d be correct sadly
Love the way Wade has been shooting. That and his D, dude is killing it.
JAMES DEAN WADE
Be a goldfish baby.
Well hoping against hope they can do this.
Our jaws are made of glass, though.
SA are down Fox and Haroer. Williams’ hammy is acting up for OKC. The finals look not quite as imposing if we can get there.
It’s a game of attrition. Worrth being fit enough and stick with it long enough to give yourselves a chance.
No ill effects so far.
Sharp passes, Wade and Allen! Wake up.
TOWER CITY DOMINATION RIDE THEM UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF
Go Cavs! Don’t blow this one!
Just chatting with my NBA twitter guys, one of our best 5 man lineups this season was defensively tilted lineup with Mitchell, Tyson, Wade, Mobley, and Allen… +15.4 net rating , second most used lineup this season….
Anyone want to take a guess how many minutes they’ve played this playoffs???
gonna guess 0:00 ?
You are the CtBer of the day!