Live Thread: Star Wars
2016-06-16https://soundcloud.com/dayton-radio/tom-pestak-joins-mark-neal-previewing-cavswarriors-game-6?in=dayton-radio/sets/dayton-sports-scene
Gordon Gund is in the house. Craig Sager is in the house. Dr. J and Urban Meyer are in the house.
After Kyrie and LeBron gave us a new hope, the Empire is ready to splash back. If Steve Kerr was ever going to wear out his Death (Star) Lineup – tonight’s the night.
With The Groin Reaper back in tow, the Cavs will be witnessing the power of the fully operational battle station.
Whatever. This isn’t a trap – it’s an opportunity. Tonight is the second last step to the summit. The chance to vanquish narratives and cement legacies.
The Warriors cannot be allowed to make locker room champagne comments.
Let’s go.
another alley oop for JR this game
WHOIII, nice 6-2 run to extend the lead to 19 again… Lets get it to 25-30…come on Cavs…4,5 minutes to do so
Good JR is the best. I know he’s got the sketchy past, but man watching him on the Cavs just makes me happy.
Kyrie making a serious bid for MVP!!!!
Boy, Klay has been trash so far….can we get a comment from his dad?
JR’s defensive intensity has gone largely unnoticed.
Ohmigod. All time Cavs highlight. All time.
Can’t remember a better play that wasn’t against garbage competition
Kyrie to JR to LeBron WWWOOOWWW!
https://vine.co/v/il5XOx90lXv
Whaaaaaaat?
OHHHHH MAN!!!!
Uhhhhhhhh. YES!!!
Curry gets the tiny man star treatment…Lebron gets crunched like a tight end down the middle and no call
Great play Thompson again on on the dive.
I hope everyone on our team is ok.
Bout had a heart attack. They showed Kyrie hurting his foot on a replay and cut to someone headed to the locker room. Thankfully it was Iggy.
And I mean that in a thankfully it wasn’t Kyrie, not wishing injury on Iggy.
Great. Missed box out on ezeli
Ohmigod Curry flops to get an and 1. LeBron needs to flop
Curry is a low key flopper…no one seems to call him out on it…
Golden State has to lead the league in garbage baskets after near-turnovers.
They do get some reeeeaallly lucky bounces
Didn’t see contact
Kerr being really careless with iggy if it’s his back. This game is obviously a close out game he still thinks they can win…but back injuries are career threatening not just series threatening
From a few minutes ago, a nice find by TT
https://vine.co/v/il51PMt6XjX
Big things I’ve noticed in this game: (1) Cavs just aren’t scared of the Warriors any more. They’ve won enough to believe they can beat them. (2) Cavs have stopped giving up as many easy layups. Without those easy buckets for Golden State, you can survive Klay or Steph going nuclear.
Come on Love no lazy passes!
Tristan “all I do is keep earning 10 mil a year” Thompson in full effect tonight
Kevin Love playing fantastic D this quarter. Got a block before the timeout.
And throws away as if on cue.
Draymond always goes coast to coast. No one stepped up. He was ripe for a charge
Yeah lazy D there need to keep up intensity – put in a sub if someones tired
Iggy definitely has spasms. Man that hurts so much. Remember I couldn’t get out of my car without being reduced to tears
I don’t know why the Cavs does have problems defending on a fastbreak, like these players does reach all the way to the rim with no resistance
Good time out from Lue. Let’s hope the Cavs don’t get tired. There’s too much running right now. I still believe the Cavs should attack Iguodala and Curry.
Attaboy Kevin.
For a 24-point lead
https://vine.co/v/il5raptDT6u
I don’t understand why the Cavs are not trying to get the 4th foul on Curry.
He does have four fouls
Cuz they should be trying to get the 5th foul…
Oh then it’s more unbelievable.
Iggy looks hurt, why risk serious injury in game six if you’re GS?
Definitely looks hobbled, and not joke hobbled like Curry. Apparently has a back problem that’s really affecting him. I suppose they have to play him, though.
Iggy flopped like crazy…love’s arm wasn’t moving
Go at Curry…every time
JR from Rocky River!
https://vine.co/v/il5npPpeHUL
Wow Curry is not coming off the floor.
atleast Love drew the foul on Curry
There we go Love, there we go!
Curry’s shot is definately mechanically different than normal for him. He’s holding his left hand in and pushing further with his right. He might have a hand issue.
I estimate he’s at 18%
Maybe a good scoring half from KLove to blow this open.
Come on Kevin! 3 Fouls on Green already, no Bogut. Make it count in the second half!
We need Love to step up in the 2nd and play with the talent we all know he has
I don’t mind if Curry gets 30 as long as nobody else from their squad gets involved and the Cavs keep scoring.
Love the few min subs of mo and dahntay. I think lue is learning on the fly watching kerr
With the way Jones played that half maybe the basketball gods heared our prayers lol.
Cabs responding well to Gsw runs. Lue’s substitutions have been tremendous for once. Watching the game with my mom, so I may not get to comment as much. But go Cavs!
TT can’t disappear in the 2nd half. Play a full game tonight, TT…
Then need to get TT some rest by bring Moz or Frye off the bench
Word
Klay has been awful, and 0-6 from three…don’t expect that to continue…
Something is wrong with Delly. I wonder if we’ll ever find out what it is.
We’ll see. Cant be worse than Shump. But Cavs winning. I won’t complain.
Really digging Kyrie’s game. Aggressive on O and physical on D.
Just got here. Well, that seems like an enjoyable half of basketball.
Warriors shooting 13-44 at 29.5% , knowing this our lead needed to be more than 16
RJ, Love and Shump all with three fouls opened the door for Dahntay. Plus Shump played like crap. Maybe more Jones and less Shump in the second half.
Dante Jones playing with force! So very far from over, but Iggy looking very out of sorts offensively. Still having problems with spacing for LBJ, but he made some marvelous passes to TT.
We’ll take it.
A lot of spacing issues were other guards (mostly Shump) coming back into the paint on the strong side for really no reason other than maybe to look for box outs but even then they are bringing defenders with them
Why does Lebron take this outrageous type of shots to end the quarters? dribble dribble turnaround fadeaway ? , A nice drive and kick 3 would have been nice
I’d be okay if he did that crap as long as he shot with at most 2 seconds left….don’t give that team a potential freebie…
I always assume that’s fatigue/age such that he used to be able to do more and isn’t sure now what he can pull off
Great half. Need to avoid a GS run right after half….just be poised and get to the middle of the 3rd quarter…
This is why you sign smart veterans for the deep bench. You may need Jones and you trust that the game isn’t bigger than him.
Dude has seen some shit. Dude has ridden the city bus home from D-league practices to watch NBA playoffs on a futon (probably)
Amen
Great half, Cavs!
D FREAKING JONES!
Great end to the quarter to keep the lead at 16
Jones filling up the box score!
Might as well go for the flagrant 2 to light a fire under your team, Bray. Do it. Do. It.
D. Jones. There’s only one thing you should be focusing on. Punching Green in the junk. Get to it. Make your free throws first.
Jones already contributing offensively and defensively. Nice
And Jones draws a foul on Draymond on the boxout.
https://vine.co/v/il5hBeOxhgh
Yeah, Bray, no foul there…
Dahntay Jones I can’t believe what I’m watching
https://vine.co/v/il5bIvl6vai
Dahntay Jones attacks and gets the and-1!
And draws the foul on Bray!!!
Dahntay Jones!
Also never thought I’d see a full quarter without Love OR Frye. I guess LeBron really is a 4 in this series. Also, Dahntay??? Delly is either hurt or pulled a Johnny Football and showed up drunk to shoot arounds at some point
I hope LeBron can get his rythm I think the Cavs will need him.
Ugh. Cavs fell asleep on that missed free throw.
Even Dahntay is getting minutes over Delly….really weird to see