Playoff Live Thread: Cavs @ Celtics, Game 1
2017-05-17
The Cavs open up the Eastern Conference Finals on the road in Boston tonight. After rolling through the first two rounds in just eight games, they come into this series favorites once again.
The Celtics have their best chance to win tonight. The Cavs are coming off of over a week of rest, and they may actually be rusty. Or, and this may very well be the case, LeBron James will be at full strength and ready to completely make the Celts go into a full on “we’re not good enough as is with our super short super fun point guard, Isaiah Thomas” rebuild.
I’m picking the Cavs to win 107-98.
I’m so happy to be playing Boston, mostly because beating the Celtics is waaaay more satisfying than beating the Wizards woulda been.
Baron Davis is actually pretty good on tv.
Lue out-coached Stevens by a mile.
The replies on this are pretty good
https://twitter.com/AnnaHorford/status/865017525448450048
When is Al going to win a playoff game against Lebron, Anna?
https://twitter.com/jPatATL/status/865019241183014912
I hope the Cavs sweep them like they should. They need the rest and more important the time to get ready for the finals.
I’d like to see Kyrie get his midrange game going.
I’d like to see Kyrie get anything going…
Not sure how Game 2 will go…thinking it will be closer for bit longer but Cavs pull away….Cavs bench did nothing really tonight and yet Cavs won by 15 and had 20+ point lead for half the game…stunned Stevens doesn’t start Olynk or Smart game 2 and also play Gerald Green more…Amir Johnson is useless yet Stevens starts him hahaha
Horford has not won a playoff game against Lebron. Al, how does that feel?
LeBron just said he didn’t feel good… and still scored 38 points with 9 boards and 7 assists…
flu game?! hahaha
2nd half defense was shitty but we were up by a lot….Gerald Green is hilarious….dude dropped like 15 points in garbage time….possible Celtics catch fire with 3s next game….also possible Cavs do the same as well….liked Lue yelling at refs about BS calls….doubtful Celtics get away with that crap next game…Kudos to James/Love/TT for awesome games…thats all we needed….GO CAVS!!!
How many straight series has LBJ won a road game in now?
29
James Young brick! Bill Simmons must be pumped!!
Marv old. He’s messed up names 3 or four times tonight.
I just said, “wrong white guy, Marv…”
Our starting frontcourt. James 38 & 9 on 14 of 25 with 7 dimes. Love 32 & 12 on 9 of 16 & 6 of 9 from deep. TT with 20 & 9 on 7 for 7. Combined 90 & 41 on 30 of 48 (62.5%).
Channing! Enchilada!
Celtics hot in 2nd half but game was practically over….only guys that worry me are Crowder and Bradley as they played fairly well tonight….IThomas looked flustered entire game…possible he bounces back but he will get Derozan treatment rest of series…Gerald Green pulling ‘ill score ton of points in garbage time’….JR was quiet, Shump was okay, and bench was meh yet Cavs always up around 20 points
Crowder sucks (great contract, though!), Bradley can hurt you if he gets his shot going. IT will have a difficult time this series. This isn’t the Bullets.
He did hit 4-6 threes tonight… granted most were wide open by design…
He can hit open 3s at times, he can also miss open 3s a lot…he’s streaky, and not very good on O or D…he is basically an average player on a cheap contract.
Put Dahntay Jones in to protect the other 4 guys.
TT, Love and Lebron came to Garden and thought eh, lets bulldoze it and lay down some asphalt
Cavs had 30, 31, 31 in the first 3 quarters, pretty damn good game offensively, and we actually hitting our FT’s at a 80% clip.
Smart to take starters out Lue
Ok, time for Olynyk Rules: No one leave the floor, and keep your arms pinned to your side.
Olynyk in? Bring in Dahntay please.
Yeah, Dahntay is perfect for these guys…
Reggie with the genius adjustment: smart may have to start on Thompson.
Oh good… the arm tugger is back… where’s Kendrick Perkins when you need him?
Can I get a “this guy” pic?
Who likes to thug it up when there’s no chance to win otherwise?
This guy…
Love it…seriously…
Crowder keeps hitting that shot… might need to start guarding him…
I love this shot…
https://twitter.com/NBAcom/status/865035383993708544
Lebron is just incredible…..insane he is still doing this at such a high level after 14 years!!!
Lebron bringing Boston back to reality
Uh, that would have been over the back if he wasn’t mauled right before… Ignore the foul, see the technicality.
weird how Boston fans were insane loud 15 min ago and now everyone is leaving….what the hell was that all about hahaha
Those great fans leaving the building…
It’s good to see Lue working the refs on these aggressive fouls.
James is playing as well as anyone has ever played right now.
And this might be KLove’s best playoff game also…
Almost has to be…he’s had some good ones, but he’s been nuts tonight…
That should do it…
Nothing better than watching the chowd fans file out with six minutes to go…
IT just yanking on people now…
Cavs abusing IT