Playoff Live Thread, ECF Game 2: Cavs @ Celtics
2018-05-15
Game two isn’t a must win; it’s a “man they really ought to win” if they want to come out ahead in this series. So the Cavs look to bounce back from possibly their worst game of the season (especially given the stakes). Fortunately, the Cavs aren’t playing on Sunday afternoon, where they tend to snooze like they’re watching the third straight hour golf tournament.
The Cavs plan to start Tristan Thompson at the five, and move Korver to the Bench. We’ll see if the Celtics counter with Baynes, but the Cavs should match Horford with Thompson all night. Hopefully, we’ll see some rotation minutes for Cedi instead of the painfully obtuse Jordan Clarkson.
Hopefully the Cavs hit the boards tonight, after getting outrebounded 48-40. Also key, getting to the shooters. Cleveland just left too many guys wide open in Game 1 (I’m looking at you, LeBron).
Also on deck, the draft lottery, where Nick Gilbert (bowtie made out of the Cavs’ championship floor pictured above) tries to play Leprauchan again, and get the Cavs into the top three. Prediction? Second pick, and a 109-105 Cavalier victory.
Stupid pass by LeBron.
Tatum Legit. It’s unlikely, but it wouldn’t be stupid to trade Hayward if the Celts can get good big man return.
Eh. It’s gonna take him another year to be fully healthy.
Kev! And1!
James with the TD to Love!
Great stretch, Kyle!
Two straight turnovers :(
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/996556951424204802
Damnit LeBron. You don’t need that pass.
Does too many of those…not worth it…
Kev. Nice basket. Let’s close strong.
They might not need defense this game if the offense keeps humming, but eventually they’re going to have to play better D if we’re going to win the series.
Nice D by TT, but Tatum made the shot anyway. You live with it.
Ya. Glad to see TT get back to being himself. He looks a little slower still, though.
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/996561057589153792
Crazy to hear the announcers say that Brad Stevens and TLue are both great coaches. Imagine if the coaching were switched…
TT doesn’t seem as quick as he once did. It seems easier to create space on him out in the perimeter.
they never give evidence to back up the lue thing either. what exactly do they think hes good at?
Apparently just his win %
Love should be in and Green should not be. But Lue can’t ever get enough Green…
good no clarkson, but pls ffs try cedi
Someone needs to stop Tatum.
Got to give credit to TT he is setting some solid picks.
Nance and Korver doing ok. Hood still so indecisive…
Tough shots but Tatum but you want him shooting those outside, inefficient shots. I’ll live with that.
It would be much easier to be a Lebron fan than a Cavs fan
Though the downside of that is January LeBron
Looks like Clarkson’s been buried. Thank God.
Agree…his play offends my sensibilities…
Lue’s rotations actually making sense now
Imagine if the Sixers had Tatum…
Korver and Nance have been difference makers this half.
Great to see Nance getting some playing time.
MR. SECOND KORVER!
KORVER THREEEEEE!!!!!!!
Two-zus!
Rodney Hood and Jeff Green trying to run the offense. unreal
What is going on right now
Green has played like trash tonight so far.
Yep…a defensive closeout or two, other than that…
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Oh Jeff Green…womp womp
Jackson so biased. Can’t listen. Mama he’s a bad announcer
Nice hold serve by the bench.
Larry WTF on the dunk
I’ll take Hood over Clakson, thanks…
Jesus,, Larry. Gotta finish that. Good steal to redeem.
Need to push the lead right here
Green hammered. No call.
KORVER THREEEE!!!!!!
Nance playing tough…like it…
Now this is a lineup!
Go bench go!!!
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Muuuuch better D by this bunch
George Hill bailed out of a bad decision by Korver there….. TAKE IT TO THE RIM HILL!!! You were wide open!
This bench lineup is really putting it out there. Love it.
It just needs some Cedi
Have direly been missing Nance’s energy!!
Setting great screens.
Nance beasting on the boards!!!
At least the Cavs are fighting back tonight.
Love this lineup’s energy. Hopefully, this is what we get to start the fourth.
The whole game to be honest.
Nance is feisty…
Love his fight
Let’s go NANCE!
That is hella hustle!
Nance with pick to set up Korver
Nance with the hand-off game improves everything.
Nance great pick
Baynes fell on Nance. Love the energy, Larry.
Nance only player other than LeBron making winning plays
Nance!!!!
Jaylen Brown playing last year’s playoffs paying off this year.
LeBron at the end of the quarter with a look like, “Am I going to have to do this all game?”
This might be a long game if the o-plan is entirely LBJ. Let’s hope some other people have some good plays written up for them.
Yeah. Can we throw Cedi at JAelyn brown?
LeBron’s aggression will open things up on offense – should be some open threes to hit moving forward. Just need to tighten things up on D.
Congratulations, Hyundai…your obnoxious ad campaign has convinced me to never buy a Hyundai.
at least they played it twice inside of 90 seconds.
Why does Green take so many end of quarter shots…..he is left open for a reason that he never learns
Celtics aim of neutralising Love is working. Hence LBJ has to take the load…again.
Someone else needs to step up before the Celtics make a run.
Green couldn’t hang with Brown there.
Not much to like about Cavs offensive flow…just Lebron hitting a bunch of shots, basically…
Let’s hope that he was just trying to get the Cavs to a nice start.
Nance just saved momentum big time with that steal