Playoffs Live Thread: Cavs vs Celtics, Game 1
2015-04-19https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTo7ushzoDM
We’ve officially come full circle ladies and gentlemen. It was the Celtics of Boston beating the Cavs in game 6 of the 2010 playoffs that led to LeBron tearing off his Cavs jersey, his subsequent decision to create the collusion three and a drastic spike on whiskey consumption in the Hughey household  over the past four years. The franchises are the same, but nearly every face has 
changed. Not one Celtic from that game is still on their roster and the only current Cavs from that contest are LeBron James and Anderson Varejao (sigh). If you are lucky enough to attend todays game, and you still have a voice tomorrow, you didn’t deserve to go in the first place. Â After 1,802 days, playoff basketball is back in Cleveland. Do you feel how I feel, when we go to the land of believe?
— UPDATE! — Make sure to get your CtB T-Shirts ordered! All proceeds go to the Lauren Hill “The Cure Starts Now!” foundation. Get yours in red, black, and gold!
Another late whistle. There’s gonna be a fight if they keep doing that.
Don’t know where the shot was but I’ll take it.
Man I would of lost it if they didn’t calls that on bass
Interesting commercials. Makes me think of excite bike and double dribble.
I like that they are taking care of the ball… especially against a ballhawking Celtics team… They have only 4 turns and the Cs have only two steals so far…
woukdnt boogie cousins look dangerous on this team. Stevens would be letha with a weapon like boogie.
Cavs look pretty good offensively — sharing the ball, moving well, getting second chances. Lost a little focus when Boston was reeling and let them back in.
KLove’s shot is out of sync (even foul shot hit the front of the rim). He looks like he’s thinking and not just letting it go in rhythm. Otherwise he’s playing pretty well.
Hoping for a MozLob early in the 3rd.
According to Doug Collins, he thinks Love is squeezing the ball too much on his shots and that he just needs to loosen up in the second half…
I bet love will go nba jam soon. Hopefully hit the low blocks and get to the line. Then do the Irving pick and rolls or pick and pop.
Liking the 6 boards and 2 assists and 1 steal but he also had some blocks that got called
Man kyrie is so money. So glad he signed for like he did even before Lebron came. He is clearly not afraid of big moments
I love that Doug Collins wears tennis shoes with his suits…
I’d start Thompson in the second half. He’s been a better defensive matchup at center than Mozgov.
Even if he doesn’t start I think he will play more min and on when Kelly is playing.
Although TT was the one who lost Olynyk on that drive and dunk in the first quarter…
He did have that moment but he seemed to settle in more later.
So, uh, Irving came to Effing play.
My 4 year old about said a cuss word when it splashed. Damn is that bad but he caught himself. I just laughed because that shot deserves a damn. Even from a 4 year old.
This made me LOL, Matt!
He had that little squint wondering if damn is ok. I don’t mind him saying it at home but imagine when he gets to school.
Time to teach him about beaver dams… ;)
KYRI333333333
HE DOESN’T LOOK NERVOUS TO ME!!
Wondering if the pick and roll game will be upped in the 3rd. Put game out of reach. Let Tt dominate boards.
King of the buzzer beaters.
Ky-Three IRVING!
Kyrie is ridiculous!
IRVING BANG AT THE BUZZER!!!
Holy crap, Shump. That pass was worse than Haywood’s.
Does his hair make him look taller or does it make others look taller to him?
Shump not settled yet either. But kyrie is amazing
WTF Shump??????
Uh-oh… the dreaded two for one…
Still wondering what that exchange about. Until then. Bang.
Left corner 3 doesn’t work when there’s no one in the left corner.
Marcus Smart is gonna be a player. IF I’m this team, I’m going hard after Boogie Cousins.
Yeah I was surprised he didn’t declare after his freshman year. Would have looked impressive in cabs uni.
How are they not making a bigger deal out of that dunk!?
Because Mark Jackson is watching replays of that last foul…
Now EG, you know we can’t criticize the media, even in the comments section.
Better?
barely… :)
How do you guys get short messages to post. Sometimes I get tagged for limited characters.
Okay… how about that?
Trying to be objective or they just gave a problem because it’s playoff time and they don’t want to be seen as mailing it in. I have no doubt ac would be giddy.
Hate to say it, but if KLove hits even half of his shots, the Cavs are up double digits…
Gotta be nerves. He doesn’t miss open looks like this. He’s playing playoff defense in his first game though. That’s a good sign.
Probably true…
TT the MVP right now
TT in full-on Canadian Dynamite Glass Monster Mode right now…
Gilbert is getting ready to cut a check in a few months.
Even Turner just got immortalized.
LeBron just accelerated right past him
I’m just glad he didn’t try to defend it more because that gets dangerous.
Nobody wants to be in the background photo.
I like the 3 forward lineup. Moz is having trouble keeping up with Olynyk on defense. Maybe start TT in the second half.
That LBJ slam was like from the foul line!!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LeBron just made an all-time poster dunk.
With authority. Love getting serious passes to open look baskets.
Left corner three… Cavs defensive bugaboo all season.
Mark Jackson saying it could be a different game if they called actual fouls on LeBron… I really hope he gets a job as a head coach next year because I CAN’T STAND HIS ANNOUNCING
Yeah what was he even trying to say. You want the best player to sit to prove a point about favoritism. Obj is so jacked that refs don’t call hard fouls for him because he is a load to handle in the first place cc
Love getting shots but just not falling for him.
I can’t tell if JVG is complining that they’re calling the 50/50 fouls against LeBron or for him.
GREAT pass.
Ticky tack. Not as bad as them calling Turner’s elbow against LeBron, but still ticky tack.
THAT’S MORE LIKE IT!!
KLove smartly following his shot, grabbing the board and feeding under to TT for the nifty move
If he’s gonna short a 22 foot jumper, he might as well take a step back and fail to get 3.
Really kyriel plays tight d and gets called and water bug is all over him and gets no calls
KYRIE!! Getting into Kyridiculous Mode!
Kyridiculous!!!!
My prediction is we keep the lead the rest of the game
TT CLEANING THE GLASS!!
Is the officiating as lopsided on tv as it appears in person? Everyone around us is dumbstruck by all the calls in Celtics favor
Yeah it is bad but I think it has been bad at times for Celtics as well
Yes… most definitely… There have been a couple of touch fouls called on the C’s but the really questionable ones seem to be against the Cavs…
I’m with Gregg. It was lopsided in the Cetics’ favor in the first four minutes or so of the game, but since then it’s just been bad all around. Way too aggressive on the refs’ part.
Cavs have gotten some calls: LeBron’s mugging on olynyk, Love Charge, LeBron Goaltend.
Officiating is poor.
Lots of late calls
Goo body awareness by Love. Stayed right on the edge of the charge circle.
It took like 5 seconds to call that offensive foul on the WNBA ROY…
such a late call. Late call on the Love foul on the possession before.
He got all ball, TWICE.
Yeah I think they gave him the charge as compensation. Love getting no love from refs.
I agree, let them play. Defesense intensity is picking up
Let’s keep,the lead now to the half! Great defense agin by love
Like to see LBJ going inside
LeBron: welcome to the playoffs, rook.
Looked like Kev got all ball there… smh…
Refs are ruining this game. Let them play a little. Great defense by love there
KLove tried to pull the banana in the tailpipe trick… to no avail…
KLOVE first playoff points of career
Klove w a huge 3 first points in playoffs. Let’s go cavs
Wish Moz would have just made a move and shot inside instead of kicking out to JR
Cavs destroying Celtics on the boards. Celtics have just moved the ball and shot the lights out so far.
Another nice little spurt. But the Cavs have to guard the perimeter better. J.R. just let Turner right by him.
Big shot by Kyrie. I’d like to see the offense go through him a bit
Yeah the officiating has been questionable on both ends.
I like the little boost there but not sure why Blatt hasn’t called a time out to get a little fired up
That’s one way to wipe out a deficit!
Man they can get the rhythm in a heart beat. Smith looked like he was ready to cuss somebody out if he didn’t get a shot.
Where is cols? I hope he doesn’t have to work today.
Thank you Kyrie and JR!!!
JR SWISH!!!
Celtics playing with the right playoff intensity and the Cavs are just kind of waiting for the Celtics to just give up lol.
That was a JOKE there was no foul call on Moz…
Love looks like he’s got some serious nerves.
Cavs guards getting KILLED.