Playoff Live Thread: Cavs @ Celtics, Game 1
2017-05-17
The Cavs open up the Eastern Conference Finals on the road in Boston tonight. After rolling through the first two rounds in just eight games, they come into this series favorites once again.
The Celtics have their best chance to win tonight. The Cavs are coming off of over a week of rest, and they may actually be rusty. Or, and this may very well be the case, LeBron James will be at full strength and ready to completely make the Celts go into a full on “we’re not good enough as is with our super short super fun point guard, Isaiah Thomas” rebuild.
I’m picking the Cavs to win 107-98.
TT playing great defense on IT.
We need to get KI going before the end of this series
That was the dumbest foul call ever…
Smart “guarding” Bron is a joke…
Stevens the mad genius must think he can exhaust LeBron by inviting him to go one on one repeatedly.
So, Cavs not hitting from outside but still up by 20-plus. Is that pretty much the story so far?
And yet the announcers are gushing over the Celtics?
Wonder if Simmons is enjoying the game…
What’s the whole “rowing the boat” thing the fans do when the cameras go on them? I don’t get it.
They will be rowing about in a boat after 4 games
https://twitter.com/CavsJoeG/status/865016763624431616
Kelly O hasn’t scored and IT with 2 pts
I expected more fight from the Celtics to be honest.
They did just play a Game 7 two nights ago… maybe they’re tired?
Not me. Knew Cavs would be shot out of a cannon.
https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/865014489409781760
Cavs are so intense and Celtics look demoralized….only thing working for them is the cuts to the basket….Celts can’t make outside shot
https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/status/865015592419545088 …
We struggle on the d glass when Love sits.
Wow… that swarming defense on Horford under the hoop!
So much energy from the Cavs and great pace.
TT playing to his full potential. Good for him. We are gonna need him to be at his best against GS.
So tired of these ‘Claws’ ads…
I’ll take it over The last Ship any day.
Watching this game like, “man, the Wizards suck.”
This is kind of hilarious after how good Boston has been feeling about their Celtics over the last 48 hours.
Rebounding advantage is now 23-9…
Up 23. A bucket from doubling them up.
Horford doesn’t have the pixie dust from 3 that he had last series…
Celtics look tired and Cavs are 3 steps ahead…if not for goofy turnovers and many missed 3s this would be extremely ugly….Cavs up 23 and they are 2-15 from 3 or something like that
Are the Cavs otherworldly or is the rest of the eastern conference that bad? I really can’t tell anymore. Never felt this confused before
Some of both. Unfortunately, the Dubs will be a different animal…
At this stage I think it’s just the same as the West & GSW. Both teams got out ahead of the competition by sweeping, extra rest & practice time. Opposition teams are tired.
Both
The West is not much better. That narrative is nonsense.
Holy smokes, that was so nasty!!!
YESSSS!!! CELTICS GETTING PUNKED LIKE THE PUNKS THEY ARE!!!! LOVIN IT!!! @#OL:KJl;fJALHPOQRHPWKJQW:SAJJ
Wow… Celtics are 1-14 from deep… not so easy to hit shots when contested…
So true. They had it easy against a weak defense from the Wiz but not so easy now lol.
Anyone know what the spread on this game was?
Cavs by 3.5
Saw it go up to 4 before game time.. usually sharps piling on late.
The Deathstar is fired up!
ALL THE BALL MOVEMENT!!
Boston is filled with the trashiest fans in the world. Complete filth.
It is so hard to believe the Bullets couldn’t defend these guys better…that was an embarrassing series.
Tyler Cyrano Zeller
Shump misses a layup by 2 feet.
Zeller in the game!
Early Zeller sighting… Stevens desperate already…
lebron is really playing with his left hand this game out of respect for larry legend
This Cavs team is the deepest nba team since the 80s. They literally have three all stars coming off the bench.
https://twitter.com/RicBucher/status/865012842235256832
No Shump, no!
It always ends badly…
ALWAYSSSSSS!! When it turns out good I’m genuinely shocked lol
stunned he was first Cav to hit a 3 hahaha
Love and Lebron are clowning the Celtics
Al Horford looks defeated already. Groundhog Days for him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HktV2yGtLv8
I was waiting for it. Thanks EG.
This Cavs team is so deep.
Sloppy. Love & Deron with TOs. 16 with the ball to 11.
Kev getting a little too overzealous with the long bomb…
Who would,have thought Shump would have the first 3 ball
Breaks the three point drought!
SHUMP!
Cavs are gonna need to clean up all the passing woes before the finals. GSW will destroy you if you try those lazy passes
Agreed that’s the rust.
Can practice shooting, but you can’t practice passing and game speed.
Awful call. Love has a right to that space.
Surprised No Frye. It is working. Lets get it up to 20 & let LeBron take it to half.
Did IT just get blocked by the rim??
When do we get start trolling Anna Horford?
Like that they are attacking the paint and not setlling for jump shots (eventhough I love when the 3’s go in)
Interesting lineup change. Looks good.
We have 3 guys that they cannot guard. Maybe more.
https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/865009965613711361
Hope the Cavs deliver a nice 30 point blowout for Simmons in person.
loving the score, 36-20, got the crowd out of it
Gonna try to post up Deron on IT & go to Love.
Glad to see KLove doing work.
K-LOVE killin em!
Love got me laughing my ass off with that spin move… Awesome!!!!!!
just feed Love he has huge advantage and Smart is horrific….interesting lineup but Cavs getting it done….Celtics look lost and confused
KLove destroying Marcus Smart.
Hilarious attempted flop by Smart. He is a disgrace.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/865010332812562438
Kev destroying these shrimps down low!!
Different lineup. Deron, Shump, Korver, RJ, Love. No King.
He played the whole first quarter instead of his customary rest at 1:30 to go…