Live Thread: Cavs @ Warriors, NBA Finals Game 5
2016-06-13
So much for a quiet NBA Finals. What had been a fairly calm—if not overly exciting—series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors took a turn towards insanity with the league office issuing a Flagrant-One foul to Warriors forward Draymond Green for his shot to the groin of LeBron James near the end of Game Four. Because Green has earned his fourth flagrant foul point of the playoffs he was automatically suspended Game Five, which takes place tonight at the Oracle Arena. As soon as this happened, the war of word commenced.
Klay Thompson on LeBron & trash talk: "I'm surprised some guys take it so personal. It's a man's league. I guess his feelings got hurt."
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 12, 2016
LeBron James says he won't comment on Klay Thompson saying he got his feelings hurt in trash talk. "It's so hard to take the high road," LJ.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) June 12, 2016
High Road. invisible bridge used to step over said person when open floor is available left to right.
— Ayesha Curry (@ayeshacurry) June 12, 2016
More Mo Speights on LeBron: "A guy does something like that, you kind of lose respect for him. I had a lot of… https://t.co/U84nQK6SS1
— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) June 12, 2016
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— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) June 12, 2016
Andrew Bogut says he's never heard a team complain so much about fouls and yet #Cavs shot more free throws than them through four games.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 12, 2016
New Story: Warriors essentially accused #Cavs of snitching and the response? "I don't give a f— what they say." https://t.co/0HX2idnYdm
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 13, 2016
That’s a lot of noise, but guess what? None of it matters. It’s all window dressing. What matters is the 48 minutes of basketball that will take place tonight in Oakland. What matters is that the Warriors have been outscored when Green is not on the floor during the playoffs. What matters is that the Warriors will likely give even more minutes to Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston with Green out. What matters is that it just became a bit easier to play Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving in this series. What matters is that the Cavaliers need to start moving the basketball after going iso-happy in the second half of Game Four. Kyrie Irving needs to give a crap on defense for a whole 48 minutes and not just when he wants to.
Views on how tonight’s game will go vary wildly among basketball analysts. Some see Green’s suspension galvanizing the Warriors as they win their second consecutive championship, while others feel the window has been opened for the Cavaliers to get the series back to Cleveland. The only consensus seems to be that, whether or not the Cavaliers win tonight, the championship will belong to the Warriors.
That’s sound logic, but fans don’t have to be logical. Fans find reasons to support their teams no matter what. I have yet to recap a Cavalier loss in this year’s playoffs, and I don’t plan on starting now. Go Cavs.
pleasestoppassingShump.cpm
Lol
I like that comment from SVG on Andy. It’s time to Stand Up and Play!
Andy falls down like he is a piece of tissue paper blowing in the wind.
Shumpert ugh.
#tradenextseason
Midrange LeBron
https://vine.co/v/iLTrPQj6zEV
Waiting for a Dan Gilbert tweet about Varejao.
C’mon Refs on those Andy flops!!
Andy is in. Put Frye in there.
Or at least Kev needs to pull him out of the paint so he can’t draw flops
Shump drives and scores.
https://vine.co/v/iLTvAnpv7Mq
Also, I don’t know why Lue benched Kyrie, but it was the right thing to do. He hadn’t passed the ball four straight possessions or something.
He needs that break too. Good timing imo
LeBron putback
https://vine.co/v/iLTn96ZO3xt
I wonder how the players feel about Ty Lue not letting the refs know about all those bad calls. I remember Coach Blatt at least did that.
About Shump… He didn’t really locked down anyone this post season. No one. I want an upgrade from his position next season.
James beats Ezeli
https://vine.co/v/iLTnHe96lr9
I am pleasantly surprised at how well we have responded to the onslaught Klay has put on. We might have a chance, as their threes will stop at some point. Let’s not get carried away.
We can’t win a shootout. Somehow have to contest better.
It’s hard enough to beat them with the way they shoot the ball and in top of that the refs give them the benefit of the doubt on most calls.
Damn if only james could still hit those js with regularity
Steph is over-rated as hell
I’ll give our guys credit. Warriors are throwing haymakers right now and Cavs aren’t going away.
True that. The refs have been bad too.
T.T/ LOVE RATHER NON -EXISTENT RIGHT NOW —–COULD BE A GOOD SIGN / THAT WE ARE STILL IN THIS GAME WITH LITLE HELP FROM THOSE 2
Well we need to start getting their help like, right now.
This feels like we are just going to run out of gas again in the 4th…
I really think it’s run out of gas mentally than physically. You almost have to play perfect in every possession. Can’t piss any those opportunities away.
Can someone put a hit on Klay? Or just foul him every time down?
Stop playing freakin hero ball Lebron!!!
He’s catching and shooting in the offense and not holding forever. I’m. Ok with it. The ball is moving.
Duuuuuuude Klay Thompson is the most deadly player since Kobe
Whelp, nothing u can do about that thompson 3
Kinda feels like Kyrie and Lebron are playing on two separate teams.
Business as usual, in other words.
I 2ND THAT RUNNING JUMPER
Time to take someone out…
Klay versus Ky. Klay got the range going.
Warriors are playing pissed! Like to see some of that from Cavs at that level
Keep giving Klay open looks, guys…I’m sure it’ll work
Irving in videogame mode
https://vine.co/v/iLTJLlO6rX9
Why da hell Lebron pulling up for a damn 3 in transition?
Again once Ezeli is in we need to make them pay
Refs have been awful this quarter
More like response from all criticism they got from suspending Green, Bowing down to critics
Klay has been their MVP this series
Kyrie.
-there fixed
That was ugly play from Jr & TT gets stripped
Yikes. Kyrie with one of the worst vines of his career defensively.
Oh that was a bad bad decision by ky.
Priority #1 in the offseason… Re-sign Richard Jefferson.
Second that motion!!
GSW gets to the rim with ease with no defenders in sight, I HATE IT
Irving again
https://vine.co/v/iLT5QTUXDKU
Too much dribbling by Irving turns to a TO
Wtf was that foul on love, ridiculous!!! God d):!it!!!
The Chasedown!
https://vine.co/v/iLTJPqaWMzX
Hmm.. If it’s me I’ll sit Lebron until the score is tied to give him more breather
They get all the silly calls in their favor, it’s ridiculous.
That foul on the curry screen was ridiculous
Can we start a GoFundMe to pay fines for Lue to yell about this ridiculous ref performance? And the NBA FINES them for criticizing poor play?! That’s some BS.
MOST coaches I’m thinking Carlisle & Toronto coach when they get fined, calls usually go their way next game. That has NEVER been the case for CAvs. More like retaliation
I’d be shocked if Dan isn’t picking up that fine.
WITH MY ‘SPECIAL ” WEEK ” LAST WEEK WAS NOT ABLE TO WATCH THE CAVS —WHAT IS UP WITH FRYE’S LIMITED MINUTES
Think they are worried about him defensively. He played ok though in game 3.
So no foul on that RJ drive but the shot by Livingston was a foul? If you could see my face…
Kyrie runs the point, and we actually run an actual, real play to start the second. A sight for sore eyes!
I have to agree with Jeff Van Gundy on Varejao. That was SO SO obvious a foul he committed on Delly and then he flopped to play victim. He is embarrassing.
That crap has no place in the league, don’t care who the player is
Cavs with the 4 point lead!!!
https://vine.co/v/iLTin2PLtiO
How is that not a foul on Barnes on the RJ layup ? Sometimes its shocking when we score when the bench is in how these games has been going
What a finish by RJ…full arm bar, no call. Love you!
He has been a saving grace off the bench this series.
https://vine.co/v/iLTiMX9OBvV
Thank god james is resting. Good RJ…. Kyrie….great. sequence.
Hope they trust each other tonight in distributing the ball
Hey moving screen on gs!!
https://vine.co/v/iLTObFHYqbK
How many sideline coach interviews are there that don’t start with “just being aggressive.”
Love the rest for the king here.
There is absolutely ZERO consistency in calls… this is absurd.
Stop whining re calls. Nothing anyone can do about it….we say GS whines. Cavs fan whine as much as any team..
Well all things considered, it is good we are only down three. Defense had a ton of breakdowns. Delly was awful. We missed a ton of free throws and a number of open threes. Saving grace was james hit some jumpshots.
So far 4 missed FT’s for the Cavs. Good energy and aggression from LeBron but the Cavs are missing the Warriors shooters again tonight.
Would like to see the offense go through love to start the second.
So no Frye tonight? The only game he could play and not get absolutely killed?
James Irving and Smith came to play. Everyone else looks like crap.
I don’t like the energy right now. We seem a bit out of it. Need the intensity of G3.
Luehas to give the starters rest. Going to run out of energy again otherwise.