Finals Live Thread: Game 5, Cavs @ Warriors
2015-06-14Summoning good vibes and karma for the Cavs tonight, as we’re all trying to get up for this game. Cleveland heads to Oracle arena tonight with a welcome extra day’s rest. Cavs are 15-0 this season on two days rest, and LeBron has won his last five series that were tied at 2-2. So with that notion, I’ve got a “Good Feeling.” I’m queuing the first song on my energy jam mix. Go Cavs… GO CAVS!
why da hell jones fouling for sigh
LeBron can’t buy a foul!
So did Thompson foul harder than LBJ got hit?
Bad foul there….dumb
Pity Thompson fouled there sigh
TT has learned so much this season. What a pleasure to watch.
FANTASTIC defense by Delly on Curry ends with a steal. Stayed on him through about a dozen fakes.
I agree. Great job Delly.
Cavs gotta watch the fouls here.
already have 4 with 7 min left. Sigh
TT taking it strong to Iggy.
Please don’t do that again, Delly
What’s the best website for stats. NBA.com is pretty bad keeping up.
ESPN game thread is good.
ARGH. J.R. Watches that ball when he could easily have gotten it to bron. Then he and shump fall asleep on the inbounds.
Delly hits a 3! He’s mostly been looking like he’s still recovering from game 3. Hanging in on D.
Yeah, but he’s been better at shooting in the second half all playoffs.
I guess the rule of verticality doesn’t apply to Green?
These ESPN writers like Amin Elhassan, Ethan Strauss, and Tom Haberstroh are so pro-Warriors.
Yep they stink! How old is Amin? 13?
He acts like it at times. He’s pretty 100% cocky, 100% of the time.
That shouldn’t have been a shot clock violation on LeBron. Clocked started to early.
Sorry meant 8 second violation.
I know it’s worthless to harp on this but what if Andy, Kevin, and Kyrie were healthy……
Cavs would be the better team if that were all true.
GSW should be ashamed of themselves. Sixty seven wins and playing us even with three of our starters out. That’s the story that should be written.
GSW have 16 fast break points already, we stop that and we’ll be fine
We shooting 41% and they are at 54% and we only down 1. We got this !!!
@terrypluto: Cavs played 3 minutes with LeBron as the their tallest guy. They outscored Warriors 11-6 in that span.
It’s crazy to say this, but it seems Tristan actually hurts them on the defensive end. James Jones does a lot better handling Curry on the switch.
Lebron playing the 5 for Cavs could be the secret.
We need someone else to get hot in the 2nd half.
I miss Kyrie!! If he plays 35 minutes and scores 20 points they don’t have an answer.
Did Lebron play the whole first half? I thought he sat for a minute or two, no?
Box score has him at 24 min.
He sat the last 26 seconds of the first quarter
I believe he sat for at least a minute at the close of the 1st quarter.
In 1961-2, Wilt Chamberlain played all 48 minutes in 79 of 80 games that season. Lebron can do it.
After 4 TO’s in the first 4 minutes we only have 1 TO for 5 TO’s in the half
At the end of the first quarter, JR’s heave from three-quarters court brushed the net. At the end of half, he hit the rim from half-court.
AGREE WITH YOU BELIEVELAND AND HE MADE IT SOMEWHAT EASY TOO—-MUCH NEEDED 7 MINUTES FROM ” MILLER TIME ” —-WILL NEED THE SAME THE 2ND HALF
Yea, I feel like he didn’t expend as much energy in the first half as he did in Game 4. Let’s hope everyone holds up.
Operator started that 2 seconds early And Delly called timeout before the violation. Tough one. But it’s not like Bron can’t see that clock. It’s there for everyone to see.
Wow, that blows. It did seem like a quick 8.
Agree that shot clock violation was homer timekeeper starting the 24 too soon
Is going to be extremely difficult to beat them cause the Warriors role players are really playing well for them…. Not like in the first 2 games.
Let’s hope they can grind it out.
That is an insane stat line to have at the half. 20, 8, and 8 for Bron.
Took my boys to the area pool. Had to beg them to come home so I can see this second half. Let’s do this.
We never close quarters good, arghhh
CAVS got hosed by the refs for at least 10 points.
An unfortunate end to the half. But they’re going toe to toe with GS tonight.
Eight seconds in the finals? And you want to win a championship? Good god.
Good call, but Jeez, Cavs haven’t got that call all playoffs.
I mean the foul on Barnes. Haven’t seen that called on a finish in traffic all playoffs for Cavs.
That’s the minimum contact every time LeBron drives.
Or every time Moz dunks.
These refs… Smfh!
They started the shot clock two seconds before James jones got that f-Ing rebound!
I wondered about that. The ball was being knocked around by the Cavs for a couple seconds before Jones secured it.
Dammit Bron. That’s on u.
Truly it wasn’t on him. Homer shot clock. Watch the tape man
Hmm. Have to watch.
Gravy from Miller
Mike Miller in the house!
LBJ hits the power bank shot over two defenders.
LeBron in another world tonight.
If Smith had done the same thing, it would’ve been a flagrant.
Whew. Feel like that makes up for the ridiculous JR call.
I continued to in awe of how much heart this Cavs’ team plays with man. So much heart.
Pulls him down by the arms. Not a flagrant. People have done that to James all season without it being a flagrant.
Another flagrant……..
Hell no that’s not a flagrant!
On that LeBron airball, did Lee hold Thompson while he was going for the rebound?
TT hitting his free throws, good to see
Keep driving the ball and get more foul calls please.
Thompson has a little more wrist action is his free throw tonight.
Cavs at the line… Frustating.
Well, you can’t call that foul on JR and then call that a charge on Bron. Same call.
Hit him with a T refs.
If they are going to call the game like this the Cavs need to attack the rim to and get some calls.
Uh oh….Riley Curry just woke up
These are ridiculous calls. That was a charge by overrated Iggy!
Jeez. I don’t know what a foul is anymore.
ARGH. That pull-up by Shump: the exact shot the Warriors want you to take.
Curry does with his hands what Reggie miller used to do with his leg on threes. Steph finishes so far in fro t of his body that he can push himself backward with his arms. So far refs seem awhere
He also goes down if there’s a slight breeze.
Literally falls to the floor every three he takes, if anyone is remotely near him.
Nobody should take a quick second-chance 3 except JR. I’m looking at you, Shump.
Delly doesn’t want to shoot today.
SINCE THIS SERIES HAS STARTED AND WATCHING ” GANG GREEN ” WHINE AND PLAY DIRTY BALL —HAVE TOTAL DISRESPECT FOR HIM
These GS refs are hard to beat.
Another uncalled handcheck on Klay. This series has set NBA officiating back 20 years. Like literally, they’re calling the game the way it was called 20 years ago.
Green, STFU, for 10 minutes. Listen to your Grandma. What a POS.
No, don’t listen. We need him to lose his cool ;)
Delly had his wrist hooked
But Green finished with the extended hip grind on Delly’s head after they were down.
Blatt can go deeper into the bench with Marion. Need him just as an extra body to throw at them.
Green was grinding Delly’s head into the floor after they went down.
How does Green not get a tech for jawing at the refs?