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.
Shump’s defense and Kyrie making and creating shots in the 2nd quarter were keys to the game for me..
Does it seem like Kyrie tried more on d or was that just me picking up things on the radio
Yep. I mean he’s “locked” on the game on both ends on this one
I think Lebron has played the 4 for all his minutes in the 4th Q. More please…
McRae ready to drop 10 points in one minute!
Or run the clock out. Either way. Thank goodness for shumpert
Kaun on the board! How about McRae?
KAAAAAAAAUUUUUNNNNN!!!!!
Jr’s floater is way off tonight, but he’s hitting his 40% from 3….
McRae seems like he trying to win a spot just on best cheerleader alone. Love it
SHUMP WITH 14 REBOUNDS—MUST HAVE FINALLY FOUND A BABYSITTER —-GO CAVS !!
Finished with 16!!
Yay!! A listenable podcast!!!! Make it 6 hours!!!!!!! Everything is awesome
Nate already IMed me….no podcast this week. Sorry.
Except for the fact that it involves otters and water, that is very dry, EG.
Yes, but it can be delightfully fun to watch agitated ‘otters’…
2 assists to go. I think Lebron’s going to finish the game and aim at the trip double
Is Coach Brad finally raising the white flag? Or just subbing in more goons to dislocate limbs?
JR SAAAAWWWIIISSSSHHHH!!!
JR is Clutch!!!!!!!!!!
LEBRON ONLY 3 ASSISTS ( AGAIN ) AWAY FROM A TRIPLE / DOUBLE—LET HIM GO TO MIAMI FOR A COUPLE DAYS ANYTIME HE WANTS !!!!
They barely made contact…Celtics are the kings of flopping and also playing way too physical. There is no middle ground
Gonna have the no doubt best flopping team in the NBA with Marcus Smart on the team….he’s a flopping HOFer.
Like the rafter last nights full team scoring a bucket. Thanks for all of the vines
I think half the Celtics would fall over in a stiff breeze.
Bill Simmons isn’t going to like that decision…
It’s okay….he LUUUUUURVED James Young….hope he still loves him.
Well then that was a good foul by TT. It erases the 3!
Man… that was a horrible foul by TT… oh, nevermind… foul before the shot…
COLS ARE YOU HAVING A ” NITRO ” AGAIN TONIGHT —-BOUGHT ME A 4 PACK TODAY —-WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER TOMORROW——
Sullinger got T’d up?
Nice to see we’re playing good despite Kevin Love’s continued rest. Five days in a row now.
YES —-WE GOT MOZ GOING LAST NIGHT / SHUMP TONIGHT / KEV IS OVER DUE ——MAYBE WE ARE READY TO START A RUN SIMILAR TO LAST SEASON—–LET’S HOPE SO —-LET THE FUN BEGIN —ALL IN !!
Don’t need everyone hot in the same game, lol. Save Love’s hotness for when we need it…
Good night Celtics! Good night Bill! Good night Tommy!
good night John Boy….
Good night Irene….
Lebron gonna get some Tommy points tonight…
LBJ AND ONE!!
Cavs have 8 guys in double figures I think…
Can this 5 man squad counter the GS death squad?
Shump has made our recent rebounding problem disappear
Great movement!
Shumpert on a double double by the way..
LeBron has been studying that Dick Snyder video on how to attack a big.
Shump! Found his shot this game!
Good to see Shump get out of his Slump!
‘Shlump’……..
Geeze Lebron … you should be doing that EVERY TIME.
Not that time Ike!
Lebron! Stop! It’s stupid! Drive to the rim or pass it and move yourself
Pass! Shot! JR Swish!
JR SWISH!!!! HUGE!
JR to save the day!!!!
That’s been a staple for Lebron to try and chuck up shots if they’re ahead to find his jumper
I don’t mind when LeBron posts up and fades away.
Same here. Especially on the left wing. He seems to have that fadeaway on lock on that side.
Cavs dodged a few bullets with Avery missing those 3’s.
Don’t understand the fadeaway from James. Listening to game and it seems like movement ceased
Correct me if I’m wrong but Kyrie and Delly has been playing alongside a lot lately. And they’ve been developing a good back court combo. Might be a conscious emphasis from the coaching staff
Part of the Lebron at the 4 small ball lineups…
LeBron the ball stopper!
LeISO rearing it’s head again.
Not digging this LBJ slowdown where he takes fadeaway shots as clock expires…
Too early for the prevent offense.
It’s basically ALWAYS too early for the Lebron slowdown and clank…
Two empty iso possessions in a row by LeBron, just trying to burn clock and settle for bad shots.
Delly making good things happen.
Jefferson has been productive more often than not with those very little minutes he sees..
Old man Jefferson slow mo reverse!
Love Delly’s game…
I haven’t seen this kind of sloppy play out of RJ since, umm… yesterday.
That was a pretty good move to the hoop for the reverse though…
Yea it’s like in golf when you miss 15 greens in a row, then hit one to 4 feet on the next; Keeps you coming back for more…
Anything the Cavs get from him is better than what they got from the Matrix last year…
Good minute management for Lebron right now
Here come the makeup calls. We need to score a ton to keep this lead
Since behing down 18, we hand out scored Celts 78-48
Dang that must of been ugly but now beautiful
Scariest Cavs lineup (for me anyway) is Kyrie, Delly, Shump, LeBron and Thompson. Delly kicks it up for them, he’s always up to stuff. — Bill Simmons
So Bill is now inferring Delly is Dirty!
No that was an actual compliment.
Delly is always up to stuff!!!!
You’re not such a BS hater that you can’t take a compliment are you Arch, lol.
No I listen to his podcasts occassionally. But no doubt about it, he’s a homer and a troll.
Yea, he is, but he knows it and plays it up too.
Funny how everyone is out to get Bill’s crappy teams. What a child.
Wow. That’s either very respectful or more likely so disrespectful it’s crazy
Kyrie leaking out
Coach Brad calls a rage timeout
Keep it classy Bill
Keep this up, and LBJ may sit another 4th…
Love it when that happens. Minute restriction done right
WANT TO PLAY THESE “PUNKS ” IN THE PLAYOFFS AND JUST LITERALLY ” CRUSH THEM ” —–CELTCS FANS WILL SAY THEY PLAY HARD I SEE IT AS DIRTY / CHEAP BASKETBALL ——GO CAVS
I must be seeing things differently from all y’all. I see a tough defensive team, not really cheap shots.
Yeah, I don’t get your POV on the Celtics taximike… but to each their own…
And I hate Boston in general, and the Celtics specifically, lol, but I can begrudgingly respect them these last couple years.
Coming in late looking good now but has it been that way all night?
No, it was ugly with a capital U in the first quarter, but Cavs have beasted in the last two quarters…
Cavs gor run off the floor the first quarter, have been outplaying them since then.
Well I’m glad I missed it:)
LOADED WOMBAT!! COMBAT WOMBAT!!
Need a gif of a wombat spinning on a hoverboard.
The Spin-o-rama assist
Tommy Heinsohn is probably losing his Chowdah!
Well we held them under 30 points this quarter.
Shump!!
Cavs 25 FTA, Celts 11 FTA.
Cavs 11 fouls, Celts 19 fouls, 1 tech foul.
Stay classy NBA. —- Bill Simmons
Stay classy Bill Simmons!!!!!
Stay a teenager, Bill…
Yea, we’ve been on the other end of bad officiating too. Cav’s fans should remember this game though when it happens again, and they say it never happens to our benefit, because it does.
Not sure this qualifies as bad officiating when it’s the team that plays much more physically getting called for more fouls. Props to the refs for not making it a point to keep the foul count even,
Thought many years ago he might grow up someday, but never gonna happen. Gonna be a spoiled brat his entire life.
The first response on Twitter:
Abe_Ramos @Abe_Ramos 5m5 minutes ago
@BillSimmons every Boston sports team has a massive conspiracy against them. Stay classy Sport Guy.
Insert burn picture here…
Nice finish to the quarter!
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!