Live Thread: Celtics @ Cavs
2016-03-05https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMPTxxJwYlQ
The Celtics are in town tonight. The Cavs will be looking for revenge. The last time the Green Guys were at the Q they were treated to a comedy of errors the final minutes of the game.
With four seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Cavs up by four, J.R. Smith fouled Evan Turner from behind while he was attempting a layup. Smith just barely touched Turner, so Evan easily got the layup to drop. He then missed his free throw, but somehow the Celtics got an offensive board, after Timofey Mozgov smacked the ball out of bounds. Avery Bradley then hit a game winning 3-pointer as the clock was winding down.
The Cavs failed to show their mental toughness that whole game.
They should have some confidence going into this game though. The Wizards looked frazzled yesterday, as the Cavs ran with a small ball lineup for much of the game. The Cavs were moving the ball efficiently, and they played near perfect defense holding the Wizards to just 83 points.
The Cavs will look to slow Isaiah Thomas. Thomas is the Celtics’ lead scorer getting 21.7 a night.
Kevin Love scored just ten points in his previous game against Boston. He left in the third quarter with a shoulder stinger.
This is the last time these teams will meet this season.
Nice flop Sullinger!!!!!
Delly seems comfortable in this kind of game.
Love busting out the bananas
Haha smart is so frustrated. We’re actually beating them MORE often when We haven’t gotten free throws. They should foul us every possession
Banana Republic in the tailpipe (shout out to Nate for that one!)
LeBron is tired! Only reason he’s taking these awful shots.
/s? Because his shot selection otherwise is impeccable?
Yeah, I mean usually he will continue to shoot when he’s hot.
What game are you watching. He’s been driving to the rim all quarter.
He wasn’t doing it the entire game.
Delly puts his shoulder down and takes it to the rack.
Simmons is going to whine like hell about this game’s officiating. All I see if a bunch of wasted possessions cuz we keep missing free throws
Cavs are getting just about every call. Totally lopsided officiating, but I’ll take it.
Sans Isiah Thomas!!!!!
Stupid possession by Bron!
That’s gotta be like five fouls on Jaylene by now, right?
LBJ just passed Duncan for 14th all time…
Love returning some of the chippiness.
Stevens just yelled at the ref, “are you gonna call anything on Love tonight?”
Just instruct one of your players to ‘send a message’ to him, Brad….y’know, like last year….
Look at Chowdah trying to flop again… at least get some acting lessons Jay…
Kyrie getting sloppy with the ball…
Gotta love how Delly is a “dirty” player, but the Celtics somehow just play “hard”
Stevens is a dirty coach. I’m really
Glad he’s not our coach.
Maybe he just needs a bath?
I didn’t believe it last year. It’s completely true. They play like the 90s pistons would under current NBA rules
If I’m going to read between the lines I think that’s a sly to Coach Blatt.
I love how that midget can just elbow players in the neck and he gets to shoot FTs for it.
Nice assist by JR!
IF THAT WAS J.R —IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FLAGRANT
I hate this version of the Celtics more than I hated the Garnett and pierce version. They play cheap and dirty and Stevens is at the helm directing all of it
Despite the feel-good underdog Hoosiers story, this was how Stevens’ Butler teams played too.
Simmons loves it, too….but if some other coach played that way against his Celtics, he’d never stop talking about it. A completely unlikable team and fan base.
Great alley oop JR!
Yeah, baby! They need more back cuts against all the overplaying the Celtics do.
KLOVE with the cut down the lane for the jam… and then taking the charge!
Cavs should sign Reggie Evans. He’s a nutt grabber!
Crowder got all ball…except for the head, and the shoulder.
AGREED ARCH —-LIKE A.C’S COMMENTS ” NO MORE TIME FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL BALL—TIME FOR BIG MAN’S BALL “—AGREED 100% A.C.—-MAYBE INSTEAD OF “FRYE ” WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN OUR GOON ——MAKE THE CALL TO REGGIE EVANS RIGHT NOW
Chowdah talking a lot of smack!
Chowdah came in and stated “I’m the guy delivers flagrants!”
These Celtics have almost no talent. It’s amazing how hard they play but they better start finding real players.
Hope Mozzy is okay… that was a hard blow…
We need a goon!
Delly is our goon… ;)
He’s too valuable to be a goon.
A picture of a goon wombat or it didn’t happen…
Best I can do on short notice…
Is an elbow to the Adam’s apple a flagrant?
Does a slap to the face warrant a flagrant?
That looks like a flagrant to me!
Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More mozzy in the post please! He shoots free throws well
Don’t breath on the midget!
I really hate the midget Thomas.
Nice flop Chowdah!
Such a ridiculous flop by Chowdah…
I wish Kevin Love was a good shooter.
Define good. He’s a 36% 3pt shooter this year, which is also his career average. I think his shooting is fine, if not streaky.
You should have just added “this game” to your comment Gordon…
I’ve watched nearly every Cavs game this year, it seems he hits closer to 1/3 of his shots than 1/2 his shots. Anytime know his current year shooting pct?
NICE COMEBACK —-START THE 3RD AND DON’T GIVE THESE GUYS A CHANCE —–LOVE’S PLAY IS STARTING TO BECOME A L;ITTLE CONCERNING ——” I’M HUNGRY FOR FRYE’S —-WHO’S BUYING “
While I Love buying Frye’s, I sure ain’t buying Frye over Love…
Love’s overall game just looks off. Hope it’s just rust that will be gone in the 2nd half.
I’ve got nothing against Frye, and I hope he winds up being productive for the Cavs, but if he’s not even enough of a factor to get a few minutes when Love and JR are struggling from the outside, then when the heck will he be useable/playable?
He should really only be played at center, and currently he’s like 4th string there.
But he’s only good at shooting threes, right?
Hey Brad… nice inbounds play… did you steal it from Coach Blatt?
Lay off the ‘great’ coach, would ya….
Nah… I’m not a fan of overhyped “golden boys” LOL…
I do believe he’s already top echelon as far as ATO plays already. Obviously more to coaching than that, but time will tell as far as how well he ends up.
Not a fan and never will be… but that’s just my own irrational brain talking… ;)
Never will be. That’s awful….. Colsian of you, isn’t it?
Not really… he’s just not the style of coach I like… I personally just don’t like him… if I was being Colsian, I would just say “he sucks” and nobody thinks he’s good… you’re free to lavish unwarranted praise on him all you want… ;)
LeBron got clobbered with no call.
Per usual…
Way to come back Cavs!!
Oh, Shump. An A for effort on that drive. Then he fouls Sullinger’s butt.
Shump needs to stop dribble-driving.
BALL DON’T LIE IKE!!
How did they not give Chowdah a Tech for that outburst?
Shump giveth, and Shump turneth the ball over.
I KNOW I MIGHT GET SOME FLAK FOR THIS …BUT NO ” FRYE ” SHOWING TONIGHT —–JUST BOTHERS ME IF WE MAKE A TRADE JUST TO SIT HIM ON THE BENCH—ANDY COULD HAVE DONE THIS
No flak here… shoulda kept Andy…
To give up Andy and a No. 1 pick for someone who isn’t in the regular rotation is baffling.
Has the potential to go down as the worst move under Griff’s watch…
Trade is looking worse by the day. Why did we make this deal?
From what some were saying, Andy deal was going down regardless of whether Frye or anyone else was incoming. The cost of AV’s albatross of a contract was going to be a first rounder. What we paid for Frye was basically bupkis.
1 wrong decision from Griffin numerous consequences for the Cavs..
SHUMP 3333333333333333333!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the tie!
YES!! SHUMPMAN! FINALLY!!
Finally!!!!!!!!! SHUMP!
Not sure how LeBron didn’t score that one…
Kevin Love is constantly getting manhandled…
Maverick Smith… hit the brakes and they’ll fly right by…
Sure looked like Thomas moved his pivot foot underneath… still, Cavs have cut an 18 point deficit down to a one possession game… love the fight!
Wasn’t Damon Jones the shooting coach last year?
JR SWISH!!!!!!
“They almost seem to back off LeBron when he wants to take that shot.”
No need to hedge that statement, AC.
Someone get KLOVE, Bron, and Shump a new shooting coach.
I have this scenario of bringing in Mark Price on the bench. Full circle.
I would have been in favor of Mark Price as the head coach for this team…
Bron really needs to retire his three point shot… man alive…
LeBron please stop shooting 3’s.
Knew the Celtics would start to freeze up a bit too…
Shump may not be shooting well, but he’s been super active on D this quarter…