Finals Live Thread: Game 3 Warriors @ Cavs
2015-06-09
The Cavaliers did what they had to do to snag a game at Oracle Arena, and return to Cleveland with a 1-1 split. They now have seized home court advantage in the series as they get set to face the Warriors in a pivotal Game 3 at the Q, a place where LeBron and Company have a formidable 26-2 record since the King returned from his mid-season fort-night sabbatical.
With a victory tonight, the Cavs can take a firm grasp on the momentum of this see-saw battle of a Finals, and put the favored Warriors in a tenuous position. They know it won’t be easy, however, with a Golden State team that ripped off a league-high 28 games on the road during the regular season and another five in the playoffs. They also have league MVP, Steph Curry, who will be looking to get a grip on his shooting game that went south (or in this case… “down under”) in Game 2.
Though it’s likely that Curry will shoot better than the last time out, it’s also likely that the Cavs will better their 32% shooting as well, especially in the more familiar confines of home. LeBron James and his band of gritty, “grown-ass men” also seem galvanized by getting their hands on the franchise’s first Finals win ever. They will be prepared with plenty more non-cute, unsexy, grindhouse basketball, not to mention some secret motivation that is driving Bron. And as long as he can avoid the clutches of the Warrior defenders (see above photo that Dan Gilbert used to have fun at their expense), he should once again have the Cavs right there in the end.
Time to GET LOUD CLEVELAND!
Shump with the strip under the glass………
GREAT switch by TT on Curry!
Green complains on EVERY. single. call.
DELLY STOPES EZELI IN THE POST!!!!!!!!!
stops, not stopes. too darn excited.
the legend grows
KT foul bails out Delly, who got in too deep, as he sometimes does.
Gotta get in front of Iguodala
Iggy might be their leading scorer. We will win if that happens
Hope it was just a stinger cause that did not look pleasant.
TT had a Shaqtin’-a-fool moment there!
A shaq-fu style move.
I’m a true what, I am a true Fushnik!
Guess we owed them one after the Speights blown dunk last game…
Refs excited about making some calls tonight
That was a pretty good travel by LBJ… but I’ll take it!
Nevermind… he got ball knocked loose on the replay…
Ball was defelcted. Not an actual travel
Can’t call a travel unless you call a foul
Yes, exactly…….
Bad break for TT
TT knocked it out.
Good foul by Moz…
Time to go right at lee. Can’t gguard any big in the house.
David Lee sighting… surprised it took Kerr this long to try that…
Thing of beauty there.
Woah, david lee.
SHOULDER LOOKS GOOD!!!
guarantee he’s numbed up. he cant feel that shoulder at all right now haha
Return of the Shump! Nails a 3.
NEED TO GET THE MOZ STARTED ON THE OFF/ END —–WISH HE WOULD PUT BOGUT IN THE 3RD ROW ( BLEACHERS ) WITH A DUNK !!
Shump is back….
Tom Reed just referred to TT and Moz as “the crash brothers”
I gotta pee but I’m waiting until half time.
Please Iman be NOT injured!!
Green’s third foul.
I think that one was on Bogut.
Did I miss sth? I think it was on Bogut.
Yep. Sorry.
Box score shows only 2
Look at DRAYMOND complaining to the refs LIKE A whiny scrub!!
Yeah, F him. He’s not even that great. He’s a douche.
You LOVE that word MikeO
Its probably my favorite way to describe Green without using singificant profanity right now.
Slow your roll, EG… :)
Sorry… I JUST CAN’T STAND that guy!
I won’t read my boys this sequence. I do understand though.
Tt is just schooling them.
Dude is an iron man. Wish kyrie had his luck and physiology.
Bogut looks utterly deflated trying to deal with TT.
And Mozeratti …
That delly trey had the crowd poised to blow the roof
WE WANT THE SHUMP!
Moz stopped Green one trip, next trip Green backed off.
MOZ with the HUGE defense on Green
Green whines more than anyone and never gets T’d up.
Lol! Wtf Draymond? How was that a foul?
They are all SHOCKED green is getting fouls called on him! and he grabs his jersey the whole way thru!
ABC FINALLY shows a replay and you can see Draymond holding Moz’s jersey about a foot away from his body!
Draymond Green must have some dirt on these refs?!?!?!
Curry comes in, so too does delly
LOL at Green complaining after the jersey grab!!!
And Draymond Green is SHOCKED, SHOCKED
EFF YOU DRAYMOND! T HIM UP!!!
Shump well enough to return
Crowd with sarcastic cheer for the refs on that last call…
This is the best news I have heard all day. Still need perk to check in though. Let him show green what a pick looks like. Or 3 times.
APPEARED ON REPLAY SHUMP WAS HOLDING HIS LEFT SHOULDER—IS THIS THE ONE HE INJURED AS A KNICK PRIOR TO THE TRADE ?
Yes that was his left shoulder
Didnt Iman have a dislocated shoulder when he got traded to us? Was it the same shoulder?
Can Andy suit up? Joe Harris will get significant playing time.
Maybe Matrix as well?
That worries me. I think he might play defense but his shot is gone.
We will need everyone. Its getting kind of rediculous. How hard does the universe want us to lose?
JR Swish! His first 3-pointer of the night. 3-for-3 shooting. Man do they need him, especially if Shump can’t return. JFJ is sitting for the rest of the half with 3 fouls.
Yeah jones will have to watch it because there is no way matrix can do what jones can
How was that last Bron layup not an And1? This is getting ridiculous!
Seriously! EVERY TIME he gets hit!
LeBron gets hammered almost every drive.
I have already prepared myself for shump being out for 4-6 months.
This is the JR we need, especially with Shump out. Damn how many guys can we lose?
JR swish is ready to contribute tonight.
JR SWISH!!!!!
EFF YOU Ezeli! Put your FREAKING ARMS DOWN
JR nails the jumper despite Brazillian blur holding his jersey…
If they are gonna call moving screens on us just throw perk in there. at least the warriors will start to feel the moving screens
WOW —-NEXT MAN UP ——MATRIX OR HARRISS OR NOMAD—I AM READY –PUT ME IN COACH !!
hilarious that they are calling all of these moving screens on the cavs. its like they dont even bother watching the players in blue
You gotta have some balls to call that moving screen after what we’ve seen on the other end
WHERE THE EFF WAS THE CALL ON THE MOVING SCREEN ON EZELII???????????
If we somehow pull this series off down as of this min 3 starters, it has to go down as the greatest team effort in the history of sports
Refs with the screw job…
Shocked that Livingston hit that…
Only thing that worries me is that LBJ cant buy a shot against Iguodala. Maybe try a jumper or two to open things up?
So they DIDN’T see Steph hammer Delly out of bounds on his shot… but they DID see JFJ trying to get past Livingston? Gonna need another apology from the NBA for the refs tomorrow…
Alright who is drinking what for game 3?
I hope Mike Miller didnt get injured on that loose ball save…
Cavs getting the ref shaft AGAIN
They got the bucket on the inbound too