Live Thread: Cavs vs Celtics (Round Two)

Round one of this year’s Cleveland Cavaliers-Boston Celtics heavyweight bout took place on opening night more than two months ago. Since then, a lot has changed. The Celtics lost star forward Gordon Hayward to a season ending injury that very night. Though he isn’t playing during this Wednesday night match-up, Isaiah Thomas returned on the first game of this back-to-back and looked good. The Cavaliers seemed energized from his return. The first round ended with a Cavaliers victory but Boston has outperformed Cleveland despite all expectations, at least in regards to their record.

Most everyone wanted to see Isaiah return to Boston and see him match-up against Benedict Irving, unfortunately we must wait until February 11th for that match-up. Kyrie has been playing well in Hayward’s absence and looks destined for another all-star appearance. Unfortunately for Boston, LeBron has been destroying worlds all season long and though his turnovers have been a problem, the rest of his offensive game has reached unfathomable levels of efficiency. The Celtics still don’t have anyone to guard him. Cleveland tends to get up for big games and this is one of the biggest of the season. Second night of a back-to-back or no, I expect them to be pumped up. Unfortunately, Boston has a lot more motivation and I expect them to come out like the angry chihuahua trying to take down the lion. I expect them to accomplish the feat, though I don’t think it means anything. The game should be tightly contested, so a fun one to watch. Go Cavs!