Preview/Live Thread: The Finals Game 1
2015-06-04
Never before has eight days seemed like such an eternity. But in just four hours, we will finally witness an end to that excruciating wait with the tip-off Game 1 of The Finals. The storylines have been dissected, regurgitated and picked apart ad nauseam. Articles have been written. Pods have been cast. Analytics have been scrutinized. Debates have raged. And now, the games will, at long last, be played.
Can the best player on the planet overcome the best team? Exactly what percentage of Kyrie will be available? Can either the current MVP or the four time MVP be stopped? Who will Delly be accused of knee-capping next? Which “rookie” coach will pull off the unimaginable? Will TT or Draymond be the bigger man underneath? Which “Son of Akron” will bring home the hardware? All of these questions and more will finally be put to the test on the NBA’s two grandest stages.
There is nothing more to do today but to somehow make it through the end of the workday, then get home, to a friend’s house, or your favorite sports bar, get your Cavs gear on and get ready for the epic showdown that so many of us hoped for from the moment that LeBron made his decision to come home.
For me, between the late-night podcast, reading endless articles and tweets, watching tons of Cavs hype videos and recaps of how they got to this point, and debating the outcome of this series with so many of the Warrior bandwagon fans in my neck of the woods, I’ve barely slept in the last 24 hours. I’ve somehow managed to survive on Red Bull and adrenaline, as well as a continuous loop of some of my favorite musical anthems to get me pumped up for the impending Cavs foray into the Finals.
I’m sure everyone has their own particular music that gets their blood pumping for the wine and gold. Here’s my top five…
#5 (For the EDM crowd)
#4 (For the old-school hard rock crowd)
#3 (For the dub-step/hip-hop crowd)
#2 (For the Indie Anthem crowd)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OmMPaLmxKg
#1 (For the Hans Zimmer superhero crowd)
And here it is used in my personal favorite LeBron Playoff Hype Video…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOLID82bESs
Enjoy the listens… share your own… and GO CAVS!!!
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT LEBRON???????
I HATE that shot. at least go into the lane. You know, where you are one of the best finishers in the history of basketball.
Holy shit that was close.
Wowowowowowowowowowowow!
Could it be?? Lebron with another game winner at Oak
No nor iggy dunks at end of period.
Worst case OT! Kyrie!!!
Curry looked like he wanted to complain.
Unbelievable man, just unbelievable
Oh my goodness.
Block of the year!
HO LEE SHIT. HOLY SHIT.
……………
UNCLE SANDBAG STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!!
that was big time
Dang Irving is like I am more than a knee injury!
WHAT A BLOCK
Clean block Kyrie wants a coming out party on the mvp
Did Kyrie get a piece?
KYRIEDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMGGGG, Irvinggg My goshhhh unbelievable my gosh
Oh my Irving just shut him down
YES! YES!!!!!!!!!
They took moz out?
Mozgov has 8 points in the 4th quarter. Plus the hoop he lost to the bad traveling call.
LETS GO CAVS! LETS GO CAVS! LETS GO CAVS!
All we need is great defense.
Huge free throws by Moz.
Look for Golden State to take a very quick shot for the 2 for 1.
Moz!! That was vodka on ice.
IF HE DIES HE DIES!
Need a stop to get the last shot
mozzy with ice in the veins.
Mozzy with veins of steel. Man I can’t take this! I know I am enjoying it but I am freaking out
The Gremlin from the Kremlin: clutch.
We need a stop, my gosh, what a damn game
I think I will be 90 and remember this one.
we need to score right now , my gosh. Curry killing us same way Lebron killing them
Haha settle down man. We got this. They need this game more than we do and we will get it anyway.
Wow that would be a hell of a slam.
GOD I wanted that SLAM!
Mozgov is a man.
Yikes!
Well that wasn’t the shot we wanted…
I think is better if LeBron drives the ball… It’s almost sure the Warriors will bring help and he can find someone open.
My god what a game! Lets win this!
maybe not. Come on guys. Steal game 1. You can do it!
Has there been a K Love sighting?
I was thinking the same thing at the half.
Only 1. He is in the second row. Looked like he was sad. Can’t blame him. I would want to be in too
Mozgov playing big this 4th quarter, lets hope to get a great shot and actually make it to put pressure on Warriors
Money time. Let’s go Cavs!
Thats more like it JR!
Let’s take a basket away from Cleveland just for the heck of it.
uppping the degree of difficulty
GREAT timeout call by Blatt
Thank God Thompson missed that and JR didnt foul
Please moz! Make these
Thompson trying to draw a foul like a bitch…
Yeah that was painful. He needs to be ashamed. Jr shows maturity and just settled in. Can this get any better?
That was a horrible call on Moz!
Even announcers thought so…
OMGGGGGGGGGGGG! That’s a legit pivot by Moz.
Tt saves a possession there. Wow I am loving this game. That ref was too amvitiou
Ambitious. His footwork there was elite.
I can feel my heart beating out my chest
That travel was a killer.
HUGE three by Bron!
wOWWWW 3 by Lebron wowwww
Free throws looming large in this one…
Dubs are terrifying. My blood pressure is like 300 over 200 right now.
Lebron James is not scared.
We are terrifying to them. Don’t worry. All their fans are over confident and they underestimate our motivation. We will beat them. With will.
JR must pick up his defense. He had two straight lazy possessions which were killers.
Can’t waste this LBJ performance
Again they have too many weapons…. They are extremely hard to defend.
That missed shot by JR was devastating for the Cavs.
He’ll get another and nail it. Cold blooded
He smith hasn’t been that open his whole career. He didn’t know what to do…realeased it like it was about to be blocked
We need to score on the next possession. Lets say Klay hit those 2 FT’s, we’ll be down 3, and if we miss and they hit a 3 it will be 6 and I think the game will be kinda over then
Too much negativity Sweets
I know I know, I just want us win soooo baddd especially a game like this
If Warriors get in bonus I consider hackabogut.
Steph so tough. Can’t give him an inch.
He was open on that last jumper though, Lebron stayed back a few seconds too much wondering
LeBron has to get better position before he calls for the ball. He was 30 feet from the basket that time.
I feel the same way, he needs to get in closer to attack quicker when he gets the ball. A 3 from Kyrie or JR would be great right now thogh.
The gremlin from the Kremlin!
Moz so quick with some of these dunks how can they tell it went in?
It really is a blur!
I didn’t know either. But the ref took the ball like magic
I thought it was only me who couldn’t tell so i said nothing. Glad there are more of us.
Moz slams are violent….and awesome.
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Mozgovvvvvvvvvvvvv damnnnn
FLYING RUSSIAN!!!!!!