https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY4TuheKUbQ
In case you didn’t check out EvilGenius’ superior piece from earlier today, “On Determination,” it should get you sufficiently pumped and in the right mindset for tonight’s game. After that, check out this Uninterrupted video about LeBron’s mindset for game two. Then, note that Delly’s starting tonight.
Let’s finish that off with the greatest motivational speech in the history of motivational speeches. I’m not talking the Gipper either. Here’s the final verse of Alfred, Lord Tenyson’s Ulysses, the poem of an aging King, older, home, and returning to the sea to take on new quests with his wizened mariners, the outcomes of which are unknown.
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
There gloom the dark, broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toil’d, and wrought, and thought with me—
That ever with a frolic welcome took
The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed
Free hearts, free foreheads—you and I are old;
Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;
Death closes all: but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:
The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep
Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,
‘T is not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Go Cavs!
Need to score dudes!
Delly falls down and STILL challenges Curry’s shot
Shump really struggling with his shot!
all we need is like 1-2 more makes from Shump and Jr per game
total missed kickball there.
Thing I think I miss most about KLove is the TD passes… LBJ was open down the floor
Ok so LeBron is playing us out of the game right now with the ISO
??? Not seeing this…
3 dumb plays in last 3 minutes.
TT gets hit in the face and he’s the one who fouled?
Shump has to make those open looks.
Amazing D by Shump on klay
DELLY SHOULD HAVE WENT UP FOR THE LAYUP
Hard to blame that on Delly. Got on the baseline and no one moved to get open.
HOW ABOUT A JUMP BALL REF?
Yeah the gs team seemed to cheer it on
Delly back on Curry, good to see, good to see!
What a bail out?!!!
Bail out indeed, Lebron bodied up on defense…
Good call. Reached across the body.
Almost all of Bron’s points have come in the paint… good sign
CAN’T LET CURRY GET STARTED HERE IN THE 3RD QTR—PUT THE WOMBAT ” IN HIS SHORTS “—-IF THEY CAN STAEL THIS GAME LOOK OUT AT THE “Q ” COME TUES NIGHT ——
Wow. Two illegal screens in those highlights by Bogut.
I am surprised they missed them because he is quite huge and moves like he means hit someone
Mozgov played 19 minutes, has he done that many times before in a half?
He showed a lot in the second half of Game 2. LBJ and Blatt have confidence in the big man
I love it when Mozgov’s on the floor. You’re right, he played 33 and 35 minutes in the last 2 games. 38 minutes against the Bulls in game 4. Looking good for another one of those…
The worst missed call of the playoffs: how was that NOT a foul on Klay when he put Kyrie out of the playoffs.
Would it have made any difference?
In my mind…
Hard to blame the refs when it took most everyone else the better part of another day to figure out there actually was contact on the play…
Meh. I said it at the time. Total blocking foul.
Focus on the game at hand. Not the what ifs.
Pretty epic D by the Cavs. Man if they steal this game…holy cow
We in it to win it! bout to start chuckin MOZGOV COCKTAILS all over this bia!
I am excited because my boys are up for the game and they aren’t acting like raging jerks with a sugar high from a sonic shake.
Game’s still early.
Yeah that is what worries me. Just wait until 10. The 4 or the 6 will blow it up.
Good defense but Warriors are actually shooting 44.7% and Cavs at 41.5%
@Rachel__Nichols: Interested to see how #Cavs Iman Shumpert comes out of halftime; was walking very gingerly after stepping on a sideline cameraman late in 2Q
As Iman famously said, he can be hurt in the off-season…
Why doesn’t this **** EVER happen to the opposing team? (Conveniently forgetting past three series.)
Cant help but think how a fully healthy cavs team would be dominating.
No matter what happens in the finals, i want to see that team ALL of next year.
So do I. Under a serious rotation too. Don’t care if Andy gets 15 minutes and mozzy gets 25. Tt and love split the remaining 56 for front court.
Serious question. If the Cavs were healthy – sweep?
No doubt about it
I think GS depth is a bit of a mirage in that they have like 4 guys that bring the exact same thing. We matchup so well with them.
Hard to say. I think they’d be playing differently, and the games might be more high scoring affairs. I definitely think they’d have been the favorites and probably would have won in 5…
Yeah they have played at a faster pace but they can still ratchet up the D when needed.
Focus on the game at hand, not the what-ifs.
Well said!
I’d say CAVS in 5 or 6. GS is a great team, but clearly beatable. They’ve just had a lot of luck this season. Don’t see them having the same situation next year. I doubt they’re back in the finals next year. I see either OKC, Spurs, Memphis or Clippers winning the WCF.
I think so. Not even close otherwise. Basing it on rebounding and the love completely opening up the dribble drive lanes or him splashing 3’s
Cavs just got a point off of Klay’s three. Love that half time D.
Weird they didn’t do it at the time out break…
Looks like they’re giving Klay a 2 instead of a 3. So it’s 47-45 CAVS!
Need for JR and Shump to start hitting shots… only other complaint (besides the free throws)
For me to, and what is really shocking, that Jr is 2-7 but none of his attempts are from 3. He really is attempting to drive more this game
Delly too.
Fouls for Warriors: Iggy with 3, Barnes, Green, Klay and Ezeli with 2.
Fouls for Cavs: JFK with 3 and Delly with 2, others have either none or 1
What is Schmidt doing in these McD ads? Horrible writing.
Mozgov has 8 free throw attempts, almost equaling the Warriors amount of 9. Great Job!!! Getting them frustrated
They should attack Klay on D. At least make him work, and hopefully get him in foul trouble. Run some pick and rolls to get him in bad matchups.
Or continue to get him in foul trouble. I’d rather let Klay go off over Curry.
I hope Klay draws jr or jones. That is the only way to fire him out so far
@andy_baskin: One word:Defense. Everybody on warriors other than Thompson 8-25. #CAVS
LEBRON BETTER JUMP INTO HIS NITROGEN ICE RECOVERY CHAMBER AT HALF—ONLY SAT FOR .52 SECONDS / 1ST HALF
Just noticed this, we are killing them in the paint 26 to 12, we need to keep doing that while they keep on jacking up 3’s (17 to our 9)
I don’t know… but it sure seems like they’re not experiencing drop off with no Kyrie. This team knows how to dig deep and defend!
#DETERMINATION
Provided he doesn’t get those open looks we are ok. The moment he gets daylight or we ball watch I don’t like our luck.
Curry is getting taken out of this game by Cavs D
Moz and Bron need to spend some time practing FTs.
Great half by the Cavs. Still room to improve too.
I like the moxie despite being undermanned. How many players will get in tonight? 8? That might be an Achilles heel come 4th
They can do it if the pace stays a possession game.
Mozgov need to hit those free throws, Mozgov has been big in these finals
Mozzy needs to average double double from here on
HA! Too bad Steph! GREAT D!
A little embellishment there by Moz…but he’s gone to the line so much he’s getting his stroke.
And then he misses the second.
Mozzy is playing the TT role tonight.
One of the two needs to dominate every night. That’s our competitive advantage.
They are literally face guarding Tt. We could send an extra guard and sneak several free possessions periodically on the boards
Too risky. Gotta just keep grinding.
VAN GUNDY IS CORRECT—NEED TO BE RIGHT ON KLAY —-NO SPACE AT ALL !!!
Not often I agree with those idiots but this they indeed they were
This is the nomad that increases my superstitious beliefs. Keep up the caps.
MOZ making a real difference underneath!
GREAT play by SHUMP!
Close out strong, Cavs.
11-4 run by the Warriors, sigh
Lebron was NOT going to let Curry shoot that last time down. Chased all the way to the corner.
They are doing a great job of hounding Curry!
Klay is getting too much space on his shots, cant do that when the man is already hot
That last one was JR’s fault… got caught watching the ball…
JR not doing his job on D…
Can shump get a few looks on Klay? I don’t think we need shrimps shooting like jr’s
We need to hit our Free throws man
He almost always misses the front end of hard foul free throws…
CAVS are awful at the FT line in this series.
Hate to lose games because of poor free throw shooting.
season************
Ball dont lie……
Flagrant on Iggy? Went for the head!
Neck foul by GS!
Wow phantom Iggy foul
Iggy looked like Dion on that sequence
BALL DONT LIE!!
Ball don’t lie.
Ball don’t lie, Iggy.
Terrible call on an Iggy flop…SMH
I feel like the finals is Mozgov’s time to shine, TT has been quiet so far in these 2 games.
Moz doing great underneath… but killing us at the line…
Keep pounding it down mozzy. He needs to make his shots but I like the work underneath
Does Draymond ever get techs for screaming after he fouls?
Curry hits his first 3 pointer. We need to close this quarter good, cant get the crowd involved
Gotta have Delly in there when Curry is in…
Looks like Delly is in Curry’s head missin’ free throws and everything!
As he hits a 3 haha