Finals Live Thread: Game 3 Warriors @ Cavs
2015-06-09
The Cavaliers did what they had to do to snag a game at Oracle Arena, and return to Cleveland with a 1-1 split. They now have seized home court advantage in the series as they get set to face the Warriors in a pivotal Game 3 at the Q, a place where LeBron and Company have a formidable 26-2 record since the King returned from his mid-season fort-night sabbatical.
With a victory tonight, the Cavs can take a firm grasp on the momentum of this see-saw battle of a Finals, and put the favored Warriors in a tenuous position. They know it won’t be easy, however, with a Golden State team that ripped off a league-high 28 games on the road during the regular season and another five in the playoffs. They also have league MVP, Steph Curry, who will be looking to get a grip on his shooting game that went south (or in this case… “down under”) in Game 2.
Though it’s likely that Curry will shoot better than the last time out, it’s also likely that the Cavs will better their 32% shooting as well, especially in the more familiar confines of home. LeBron James and his band of gritty, “grown-ass men” also seem galvanized by getting their hands on the franchise’s first Finals win ever. They will be prepared with plenty more non-cute, unsexy, grindhouse basketball, not to mention some secret motivation that is driving Bron. And as long as he can avoid the clutches of the Warrior defenders (see above photo that Dan Gilbert used to have fun at their expense), he should once again have the Cavs right there in the end.
Time to GET LOUD CLEVELAND!
LeBron, don’t settle. We know you’re tired, but you can rest in the offseason.
4th on Green! go away drayMOND
How was that not a foul on bogut?
SHUMP! FELLING NO PAIN!
Finally getting called. Draymond is a whiner, err wiener
YES LBJ!
Attack Green! Get him while he’s hot!
THAT’S FOUR DRAYMOND!!!
Need 5 and 6. Stat.
They’re getting ready to enter Mt Doom and Gollum is nowhere to be seen
Screw you, Draymond.
Darn — Moz almost had KT measured.
Samwise Gamgee carries Frodo on his back.
Delly is winning us this game right now. Unreal. NONE OF US WOULD HAVE PREDICTED THIS (and I do mean NONE) at the start of the season
Good jr sighting ..he is going to have few more threes in the 272nd half
Superdova! Watch out for his offense!!!!????
Who wants Jordan farmar or will Bynum now? RUDY RUDY RUDY!!!!!!!,!,!!,!,!
That is too good.
Delly saves his offense for the second half.
The brick masons in cleveland admire that one. Klay laying bricks. Man we need that to continue. Stephen looks like Seth when Delly is on him.
Draymond with 5fouls!! Cue the TT o rebound party
Anyone seen the GSW boards?
“I feel like this next half of basketbal is the SEASON.
I know it’s just one game… but mentally we look cooked. If we got down 2-1 it’s not undable, It just looks like the stage is too big for this team right now.”
by cyke17 on Jun 9, 2015 | 7:29 PM
Curry high pressure on Delly (why?), Delly drives for the Dellave-Floata (props to John upthread).
If there isn’t a Cleveland beer named after Delly within six months, the city has failed us all.
Six months? How about by July?
Easy way to make a million! Anybody?
Someone has to be working on it. Like the fosters giant can but better. Too bad Pliny can’t do it for us.
TAKE THAT STEPH — DELLY IS IN THE HOUSE!
LOL steph curry is even throwing illegal screens now as delly shows his game to the whole world!
COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET”S GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
LET”S F%$#&N GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Trying to start the Delly chant at the Lizard.
DELLY!!!!!! Scooping it in!
Mark Jackson: “Guess what?! It’s Delly!”
Delly with his quick 5-0 individual run
There’s no need to fear
Dellavadova is here!
Delly made Klay shoot that three flat-footed!!
Delly gonna get hot.
DELLY TREY!!!!!
Pure Delly trey!
NEED A GOOD START IN THE 3RD TO KEEP THIS CROWD PUMPED UP !!!
James 6-17 in the first half. Would be nice to get a few calls in the second half.
As he gets another no call on an and-1
Another ugly but awesome half.
They need another option for Delly on his drives into the paint.
I was thinking that. They’re diving another guy onto the roller
Love that Golden state is 3-16 from 3 Pointer
All I know is: LeBron James, GOAT.
Golden State has 10 Offensive Rebounds to our 4. We need to shut that down
Losing the rebound battle by 3. Could use some improvement in second half
I can’t believe how fast the first half went by…
Man I hope EG gets some tickets for the special Olympics in LA. The regional games I have been to is sportsmanship at its best.
I’ve been thinking about it. Gotta see if it jives with my schedule. Have heard it’s amazing
I hope t works for you. The one is ohio I saw years ago (regional qualifier) this one boys threw the discus like a dream. Proceeded to teach every other competitor around him his technique and cheered them all on. It made me cry.
That vertical contest by Moz was a thing of beauty. Cavs playing so hard.
Mozzy seems to enjoy contact but knows how to not look like a bull.
Keep this Momentum going. They’re making Barnes, Green, and Iggy beat them. Blatt is calling a good game. LeBrons shot will fall. Keep up this intensity for 24 more minutes. Activity from all places. I drank 3 month old Sangria
All of LBJs shots have been in the paint. Has he taken an outside shot at all?
He took a deep step back 2 early on. cant remember any others
Besides that one Saint Weirdo two, James has two shots from just outside the paint. Everything else in the paint.
He took one after he hit that fade away after the foul call. I don’t think he took another. But his misses have turned into several TT DYNAMITE buckets.
And one offensive goaltend… ;)
24 minutes. 24 minutes .
Just came home and came in to see JFK hit a nice 3 to close the quarter. Loving that Tristan is hitting some shots and Lebron actually had a dunk.
lol JFK! now that would be something
“Ask not what my 3 will do for the game, but what the game can do for my 3”
Man the Warriors doing it with Iggy Draymond Festus and S Dot. Even a David Lee sighting. Still, if Curry and Thompson are flustered the Cavs have a chance.
The Cavs don’t just have a chance… if Curry or Thompson can’t get going in the second half, the Warriors will topple like a poorly made card house.
Not a bold-face name, but nice:
Mohamed Massaquoi @MJMassaquoi
Delly embodies the city of Cleveland
MoMass was a great #2 WR
I like the name.
Much better than Robiskie…
How surreal must it be for DWade to be discussing LBJ as a member of the media at halftime?
Interesting that his main comment is to trust his teammates and get them more involved …
Nate, I would donate a paycheck or two for you to be at the Q to join in the chant of DEL-LY! DEL-LY!
Warriors starters have only 16 points!
On a different laptop, posted on the wrong thread. JFJ amazing. I like the fact that this game is similar to 2.
Curry hit his first three against Delly and then he left the building…
The defense by the Cavs in the last two minutes of the half was UNGODLY!
Fans who have followed David Blatt overseas have commented on the defensive prowess of his teams. I have seen such comments even on this blog.
My oh my, is he ever a defensive mind. Ignorant, asinine American media behold, the Princeton man.
Exactly. American media ignorance at its finest.
And its funny because the only thing we heard from media at the beginning of the season was his offensive prowess. i think people were even challenging his defense at the beginning of the season and he called himself a “basketball coach. not an offensive coach”
I have said as much repeatedly. And also there is no better coach for an underdog. He has brought it on everybody in these playoffs.
37 freakin’ points for the high octane GSW!
Ooh Steve Kerr got burned on the JFJ mismatch! Fire his behind!
Nobody say a word about Curry…
Who?
And Delly has nothing to do with it.
My wife as walking by the tv when they said that. She said “who is guarding him?” I told her that was the joke. I think it was a joke. Or wasn’t it a joke ? Man I can never tell with these color guys.
James Freaking Jonez
Sorry, Nate. You can’t say JFJ without caps and exclamation points …
I used a z, though.
JAMES FREAKING JONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
van Gundy called it. I saw it coming. Great play.
JFJ in yo face GS!!!
This is the greatest game I have ever watched while being uglier than Delly’s ass.
Why WOULDNT they hack lebron every play if the refs are going to allow it. Good lord they are legit shooting poorly tonight we should be up ten
LeBron manages to keep his composure while asking the ref, WTF???
Unreal defense by the Cavs.
Really makes me think that if this team is back next year there will be issues for the east.
Shhhhh. There is only game 3.
The East? there will be issues for the entire league. They are holding a historically good offense to 37 in the first half! 0.o that is crazy
LeBron got ABSOLUTELY MUGGED on that last drive!
37 points for the freaking Warriors
Lebron shooting poorly in the post tonight. arms maybe a bit heavy tonight
Plus the hackathon inside may be wearing on him.
WHAT GREAT D!!!