Playoff Live Thread: Cleveland vs. Toronto
2018-05-05
The Cavs are home, up 2-0 on the Raptors, who have to be feeling desperate at this point. A loss tonight, and this series is pretty much over. Justin May is on assignment at the game tonight, covering the Cleveland release of the LeBron Soldier I “25 Straight” to celebrate the Cavs Playoff run. The shoe is part of the recently launched “Art of a Champion” collection which highlights several NBA moments and iconic shoes that define basketball glory. https://news.nike.com/news/art-of-a-champion-nike-basketball-collection. Check out Baker Mayfield above with a pair at the local Cleveland concept shop Xhibition. Thanks to @nike and @LeBronJames for letting us cover it.
More on that to come, so for tonight’s live thread and recap, you’re stuck with me. Next up, check out Evil Genius recapping the series and what it’s like to be an L.A. Cavs fan with Mark Schwab for WOIO.
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As if that weren’t enough, we get to watch the Cavs tonight! No changes as far as I know. I think the Cavs come in focused with a crazy Cleveland crowd and go up 3-0 with a 115-108 victory.
Hill puts the ball up on the glass SO fast. Never noticed this about him. So effective…
Ibaka having his best game in years
Hubie is so annoying
totally exhausting
I’m so annoyed as his complete bias towards anyone but Cleveland.
The South Koreans used to taunt the North with recordings of Hubie’s voice blasted over the DMZ…
Nice dish from Bron to Hill!
Such a great pass by LBJ to Hill!
TWO MAN GAME!!!! CHECKMATE!!!
This is why the slow down game can backfire…
KORVER CLUTCH THREEEEEEE!!!!!!!! NICE BALL MOVEMENT!
Worried a bit. Bron taking jumpers.
Hubie: “It’s only a 4 point game…”
Rest of world: “Might as well be 40. Cavs own the Raptors.”
These refs stink worse than Hood!
Lowry keeping them within double digits.
Lowry not giving up…
Might want to just have Lebron on Lowry again…he can completely shut him down…
KLOVE should’ve known Lowry’s 3 hunting.
LBJ hero j number 2. He is hitting that=over.
If I was the owner I would have fired Lue about 15 times already in these playoffs. Including about 2 mins ago.
Yup.
I would love seeing Hill in and TT or Green out…
Heaping helping of LBJ coming
Lowry looks like the mean, tubby Sour Patch Kid in those commercials.
hahaah
Lowry just signed the Raptors death sentance messing with LBJ.
LePissed
Yup….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_cl3WIO6A
Miles guarding Lebron…bet Lebron LOLs at that…
Deja vu???
STEPBACK THREEEEE LBJ!!!!!!!
when are the refs gonna stop falling for that lowry hook bs?
I wonder what will be the call. KL should get a tech.
Hubie is just openly rooting for the Raps
Lowry and James waltzing with each other lol
That should be a tech on Lowry
Crowd should chant: FIRE TY LUE!
Now that would be phenomenal.
LBJ clutch j. Not worried at all. The raptors can’t stop us when they need to.
Has a coach ever freestyled more with their lineups like Lue?
Lowry doing some Bearded Turd arm locking…
Lowry hooked LeBron.
Lowry hooking LeBron
Need Hill out there…
LeBron’s first made jumper of the night
LeBron James….
WHY IS GREEN THE PG???? He nearly lost the ball!!!
The LeBron + Clarkson, Hood, Green, TT lineup is sucking rhino rear.
That was such a stupid lineup.
man i forgot all about nance hes beencburied so long. gotta give him a. look over TT this game
This is outrageous. A game from Love, A- game from LeBron. Decent defense and we could lose this because of Hood and Clarkson and a lineup of LeBron and NO SHOOTERS
Ok raptors, ok. You are hanging tough I will give you that, but you are still forked.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/992959039964401664?s=19
It will be fine. They will put the starters back in. Lead was big enough for Lue to suck.
Don’t get not taking advantage of LeBron’s long rest by not having him takeover…
He doesnt have the legs. He is barely hanging on
TT allows Ibaka to roam the paint.
If Ibaka is gonna play the 5, TT should sit. Either play Bron/Green at the 5 or put Nance in.
I hate Tyronn Lue. He just has to eff around
15-6 run by Raps to start the fourth… need to get Love, Hill and Korver back in there…
….. And this is why we hate Ty Lue. That lineup was garbagem
Completely predictably so…why would Lue think that lineup wouldn’t be terrible? He has all the data!
It’s literally impossible for the Cavs to bleed points the way they do with Love and Clarkson if they played Cedi or Calderon
hood and clarkson you mean but yea
Love? You mean Hood right?
Bench has been trash tonight.
GET THE REAL LINEUP OUT THERE THIS IS SO NEEDLESSLY FRUSTRATING!
Cedi please…he is good for what ails you
Also Nance could be effective when Jonas is out
Lue is going to blow this game with his stupid lineups.
Yup. Ridiculous.
Good pump fake by LBJ, bad foul by Ibaka. Not sure why teams even want to contest LBJ js inside the arc. If that is what you give up, I think you are happy.
JR got tackled there…
Nice pass JC lol
Too easy on the 3s.
Clarkson with a Kobe assist to green
I’d be okay with putting Calderon for a couple minutes
Bring the starters back in now!!
I really hate Clarkson’s jumper…
Uncle Jeff! Johnny on the Spot!
Cavs are never going to beat any western conf team if Lue insists on playing guys the wrong guys
+1
Green bails out Clarkson’s airball.
Cavs aren’t gonna get away with Hood over cedi against Boston
Can’t let CJ get that shot…