Live Thread: Cavs vs. Bulls, Game 5
2015-05-12https://soundcloud.com/dayton-radio/tom-pestak-5-12-15
Game 5. Â LeBron’s had some memorable ones, including “Game 5“. Â It dawned on me that this series is in some ways reminiscent of those early playoff series against the Pistons. Â Anemic half-court offense, gritty defense, possession battles, and two teams that didn’t like each other. Â The difference is that the relative lack of offensive firepower wasn’t due to an outbreak of debilitating injuries.
Pau Gasol will not play tonight. Â Kyrie Irving’s gonna give it his best. Â Let’s hope the Cavs found a descendant of Mr. Miyagi to fix Kyrie’s extremities, or that Kyrie developed a swan kick of sorts in the past 40 hours.
With any luck, this one won’t come down to issues of timeouts, last minute sideline plays and a third buzzer beater to end it. If the Cavs can continue to defend the Bulls the way they have been the last two games, and find some semblance of offense inside (with Moz and TT) and out (from J.R.), and LeBron can protect the ball the way he did in Game 2, the Cavs should get one big step closer to the next round.
Buckle up, this ride’s going to feel like the mean streak.
JR only has 5 points, but he’s +16 on the floor! More PT for JR!!
draws a lot of attention doesn’t he. And he hustles on D
I still have to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming that we got him and Shump for Dion
I think that pulled him when he got trigger-happy. But his defense is just so much better than I anticipated when we traded for him it’s ridiculous
Magnificent first half by LeBron.
Letting someone else handle the ball the first 14 seconds of the clock then catching and posting, driving, or kicking.
Still a long way to go, but the way is clear.
Would be up by more but for strange desire to get Perk the ball. Madness.
other than beginning of game bulls have not made much of run since being up 18-8….cavs have outscored them 46-26
would love to see us run them out of the gym and beat them by double digits.
I had no faith that Irving would be able to play this well after how he looked just 2 days ago. So happy
Irving and Shumpert playing like they aren’t hurting as bad. Could force the Bulls to alter their game plan a bit more.
Yeah them playing well makes so much easier for us and harder for them. Lebron is taking easy shots and in rhythm because others are hitting now. Great team ball
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Lebron is 5-7 against Butler and 5-5 against everyone else. Loving it
Lebron 10-12 FG in first half. 10-30 FG he was in Game 4.
Loving first half play> Havent seen this much team ball in awhile. It is giving me high hopes about moving on and potential championship when they play like this. Don’t let the Bulls sniff the lead the rest of the game!
lookin good boys….sittin pretty
Great job everybody in the comments once again!
I think we should be up by more ten. Hope it doesnt come back to bite us in the second. Though if we continue to D up like that in the second half, it probably wont matter.
Man, if it wasnt for all those free throws, we coulda been up by 15-20 already
lebron needs to go after butler and get more fouls and then bulls are stuck with tony snell who the hell is that?! hahaha
The guy who shot LeBron down earlier in the season
Perk so close and yet so far there at the end…
This team has so much fight. I love it. Leaving it all out there
I think they can smell the fear in the Bulls. Just a few 3’s might demoralize the Bulls guards. Just need smith or shump drop some pick and pop with lbj on the block.
Loving how we have played so far, we need to come out even stronger in the third. Allot of the pass game Bulls have gotten big runs in the third
Man this game has is going by so quickly. First half took less than an hour!
Amazing how fast it can go when there’s no “hack-a-Shaq”
Bulls have gotten away with dozen fouls at least….so ridiculous yet we are up 10 and in control
Webber is right about Butler’s fouls. LeBron should keep attacking him.
Need to attack Noah and Butler starting the 3rd.
Webber is killing me with the captain obvious calls. Of course the cut makes sense. Until you get clobbered by Ivan drago.
Another push by Noah come on!
Exactly, and then we get called for the foul, tskk
I like that high-post offense the Bulls are running with Noah. More of that please!
SHUMP!!
Shumpert with that midrange game wow
WOW WHATTA SWATTTT!!!!!
In this lineup I’m digging how smith can sub for 3 guys. Splash away JR.
Only thing stopping Cavs from being up double digits is Moz’s 0-5…
Plus a bunch of free throws by the Bulls on some cheap calls this quarter.
Bam Bam not happy getting called for the foul. Lets Go Cavs
shumpert on fire and making it tough for bulls to defend now lebron barely doing anything and cavs still maintaining this lead since he sat and came back in
AIIIIR BAAAAAL!!!!
Way to be there TT!
Shump getting deadly with that mid-range pull up
Man a bump on the coccyx will take it out of you.
Moz has got to do better than that…
Mozgov seems to get fouled a lot without getting a call!
Don’t think I’d ever see Mozzy with a 360 – very nimble. Too bad he didn’t finish it off.
Refs really suck so far. Good god.
KYRIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Kid can still shoot!!
So happy for him and US
Dunleavy is like the handicap kid that gets foam pad rules!
Thoughts on Kyrie tonight? Hasn’t looked bad on some offensive possessions, but not defending like he’s usually able to
He’s still hurting. Can’t move well enough to react and keep up on D. Offense is easier because he’s initiating.
Bron with 20 points already…
Can’t deny what an impressive late draft choice butler was. I am glad that he didn’t land in San Antonio. That would have been an embarrassment of riches.
man if jr smith would’ve hit that 3 that would’ve been the end of it….also dunleavy just drove and ran into back pedaling james jones and its a foul hahaha
Refs have missed at least two travels and several moving screens on the Bulls. Annoying.
Dunleavy just laid on the ground to get a call. What a dirtbag!
Glass Joe…
JR with the heat check…
too bad it didn’t fall.
Dave McMenamin on Twitter: LeBron, after being fouled by Mirotic on the break, walks towards CLE bench, gestures to his arm where Niko hit him: “I don’t feel that”
PEB-BLES SUCKS! PEB-BLES SUCKS!
WOW JRRRRRRRRRRRR
Smooth as silk.
Heeeeeerrrrreeeess Willis!!
Come on, Timo. Get the confidence back!
Wow, the media just cannot leave Blatt alone. They just refuse stop sagging down on him, MOVE ON< COME ON!
Two travels by Noah on that play…
This is the Lebron we need, attacking the rim. Love it!!!
lebron has woken up for this series after sub par last two games….bulls are screwed
LeBron on a MISSION!!
I kind of enjoy the lbj freight train express.
I guess they show Beverly Hills Cop in Serbia… smh
Nice job, James Jones. Aren’t you supposed to know better, vet?
That’s a bad call! Jones was nowhere near that little girl!
was that a Gnat on my arm? Mirotic lol
I really hate Mirotic!
Ugly Andrew Luck…
LABRAAAAAAHHHHHNNNN!!!! (said like Chris Broussard)
Marv: Assistant Coach Tyrone Lee?
Why didn’t he scream and 1
WOW Lebron is here to end the Bulls
Tyronn “Lee” Marv??
LBJ can not be defended when he has that fadeaway working. Dirk like with his length and extension on his jump.
Good call by the announcers on Butler covering James with 2 fouls. He can’t press him so LeBron is having it easier.
Love this Ray Liota commercial where he punks the fancy boys drinking frilly girl drinks.
I think LeBron bailing himself out with the game winner Sunday was a wake up call for him. He has come out on a damn mission tonight.
I hope you are a prophet bimmy
This is incredible.
It’s a totally different Lebron.
Yeah and at times he looks exhausted. Other times he has a top gear.
noah grabs guys before he decides to set screens i have no idea why that isn’t a foul…i thought you were supposed to touch guys when on offense end
Blatt needs to go off on that and get in refs ear