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.
Is it me or does it seem every time Curry gets a foul so does Kyrie soon after
Lbj still got his j!!!
Alright ky!! Lets go cavs
Curry must be 80%+ tonight
Healthwise
/s
The Cavs should exploit JR versus Curry.
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/742546943931473920
Thanks God LeBron came ready but at the same time the Warriors don’t mind this high scoring affair in their home gym. The Cavs need to bring the defense now.
I would not expect LeBron continue to score at this pace all night.
Warriors depth is crazy, they’ve played 11 guys tonight
Kerr believes in his bench players. Lue does not . It’s truly a weapon Kerr has.
I believe in their bench more than I do in the Cavs’, too
Well they didn’t get that way overnight . Kerr believed in them, invested minutes with them and stuck with them for the past 2 yrs. This is how you develop a bench. I haven’t seen Lue want to do that. Cav starters are paying the price for that in the Finals.
Yes, it also lets all the players stay in somewhat of a rhythm.
Well he does have a system for them bench guys to play
Well we are right there. Somehow if we can play better on d and if we can either get some open shots for role players or lbj/Irving stay scorching we have a shot.
Loving the adversity we battled through in the first half.. Every long range bomb Splash brothers dropped was a chance for us to respond. And we did.
All the announcers pointing out that Lue plays the starters too long that they don’t have stamina to finish.
Gotta hope he doesn’t.
I know .
If Love isn’t going to shoot, put in Frye. Gotta let it fly boys!
Yeah kind of agree.
Love rebounding and defending though. Didn’t need his points but need that.
Kerr will probably get Bray to conference call the locker room at the half for ‘motivation’….otherwise they won’t be able to bring themselves to step back on the court
Tied at 61 at the half. James with 25, Irving 18 and JR 10. Despite all the scoring, only 5 assists in the half.
Klove is just such a weenus; hes not fit for modern nba. And shump another ug.
Our rotation is too short; we’re going to run out of gas or go cold in 2H
No way. Cavs got this.
“weenus” ? I have never heard of that word. LoL
I so hope this isn’t our last game thread!! C’mon Cavs! C’mon Lue, Be Smarter than Kerr!!
Also Lue has been running the starters, but GSW has played Steph 22 and Klay, Iggy and Barnes 21. Fatigue might set in all around.
Yes, the end of the 3rd/early 4th will be key. Need to stay in it so we’re not pressing playing catch up down the stretch run.
That has happen all through the playoffs. Kerr depends on that and exposes that weakness time and time again.
Well gs really moving the ball insanely tonight, but our defense has to be better. Hopefully lbj and kyrie’s hot shooting continues because I am afraid that our offense stalls out if it doesn’t.
So did Lue draw up a play and Lebron decided to just dribble for 8 seconds and take a bad shot or did Lue tell him to just mess around with the ball for 8 sec’s and shoot a 3?
I don’t think there was any play call….it was just Lebron saying “I’ll take the shot”
To be tied after that kind of demoralizing shooting is huge. I think we are going to win this game, unless they go completely berserk, like 25 threes or something. We are for once scoring effortlessly.
Man +/- bears out long-term, but it’s such a weird stat. LeBron is -5 and Klay is -3.
Cavs have to trust each other or we die by the ISO not so much by the 3 (or maybe)
LeBrom was great in the first half, buy why that last shot?
I was just happy the Cavs actually got the last shot for a change….most of the end of half ‘last shots’ they’ve had have ended up with GS getting the last shot…
True
Hero shot.
Darn, LeBron. You had McAdoo the foul machine on you. Take it to the rack.
Moment seems way to big for K Love
BELIEVE OUR ” SHORT -7 ” PLAYER ROTATION IS GOING TO CATCH UP WITH US THE 2ND HALF—HOPE I AM WRONG !!!—-WANT A GAME 6 AT CLEVELAND –WIN THAT –AND WINNER TAKE ALL FOR GAME 7 !!
Bad to love, he hasn’t been great tonight
Yep, in a game where he has to be good
Any time Love is end the paint, he looks like a dork in high school getting his lunch money taken from him. Embarrassing lack of strength. He needs to get fat again.
Man, I am really tired of him fumbling away the ball. That got the loudest yell of me so far tonight. That and a napkin throw. Mrrrrah!
I’d rather he get ripped with muscle weight.
You see that amazing defense from RJ? Very Impressive
Yes. More RJ on Klay, please! (When Livingston isn’t in the game.)
Kevin has to shoot that after he gets past Curry. But great half by Cavs. Great game.
Just way too many open threes for the Warriors this half…I don’t see it improving 2nd half, but maybe they will miss one or two in 2nd half…
Gotta shoot over Klay, Love…
LBJ and one!!!! Just finish it off now!!!!
Speights just flushed down the terlet
LeBron with the grown man and-1 ties the game
https://vine.co/v/iLTHj51FZZW
Also how was iggy just pushing love on that screen for lbj not called?!!
Shumpman shumpman shumpman that boy onto nothing..
Have Speights on Lebron, you deserve that, GS
James beats Iggy
https://vine.co/v/iLTXlDjvLxI
LeBron ain’t messin around!
LeBron with another J
https://vine.co/v/iLTXxiKhiEa
Love on Curry??? Think Lue think
Come on, this almost unfair. 11 threes in ahalf?
Too easy, k love has too get back somehow faster on the roller
Whew. Tough by Steph. Gotta play him for the drive there.
This shooting is the most bullshit thing I’ve ever seen. It’s to the point where I want this team to put us out of our misery.
Love has to be more aggressive there.
C’mon Lue… Do something!
That was a bad d sequence, pay attention shump and contest. Also we are getting killed on the o glass off not boxing out
WHy do we keep letting wide open 3’s??
Is Klay ever going to miss?
Klay just did the classic hold on Irving that Warriors fans never stop b!tching about when teams do it to Curry. Imagine that.
DamN!!! He can’t miss!!
Wow Shump. Wow.
I feel like I was blind all these years on Andy on his flops. Smh Geez it’s so bad. I get why the media doesn’t like him.
Were we really that blind to Andy’s flopping while he was here or is he worse on GS?
He’s worse than he used to be, but he was pretty bad this year in Cleveland
Oh yeah, that is who he was. It always looks better, when the flopper plays for your team. Make no mistake, we would love Draymond if he played for us.
LEBRON ON A MISSION TO BRING GAME 6 BACK TO CLEVELAND AND MAKE THIS A SERIES —–KEEP IT GOING CAVS !!! —-WHERE IS THE ” EVIL ONE ” AT ?
James and Irving with 18 points each, JR with 10.
Love the competitiveness.
Hell yes, punches by the warriors and refs, and counter punches from us, four poimt lead again thanks to kyrie!!
Need a third guy to step up.. Either JR or Love. Definitely in this!
Finish strong now.
The refs are now 2 for 20 on GS moving screens. Better than usual, good work.
I would like a reporter to just come out and ask Lue , “What is your problem exactly with Frye?” Fans want to know.
Well, he’s kind of sucked this series…
I seriously didn’t see him play mins.
Kyrie with a very good steal and finish.
All-Defensive Team, here I come!
https://vine.co/v/iLTgu0amhOq
Love shoots in rhythm and scores off a Kyrie assist. His first basket of the night.
https://vine.co/v/iLT62HAO20L
JVG said it all: “Stand up and play”. Please do.
Good god, shumpert wtf was that pass!???
Somebody bust Andy’s face in, give him something actual to flop about
I love the reversal from a few days ago when the Cavs fans booed him. Now they want to flat him alive and wear a floppy Varejao hat.
Need a Shump lowlight compilation at some point. Wth dude.
Run a. Play for Kevin.
Klove for two!