Yesterday and today most talk about the WCF centered on how Houston had no chance and was going to be swept. Laughable. Houston played great tonight. GS was sloppy and never in the game.
classic case of one team needing a W to keep its season alive, and the other being content with a split on the road. great team effort by the Rockets, but that game is meaningless unless they find a way to win one at Oracle. i think the long layoff will really benefit Curry and he'll be firing on all cylinders come Sunday.
@erikthredd said:
They're playing great tonight but it's still the Warriors,blink once and your lead is gone. It's good to see Gordon &Tucker coming thru to this point.
Houston was way too good to roll over.
No one ever said they were just going to roll over. They had the best record in basketball along with the front-runner for MVP so yeah,they're pretty good.
@SanctionII said:
Yesterday and today most talk about the WCF centered on how Houston had no chance and was going to be swept. Laughable. Houston played great tonight. GS was sloppy and never in the game.
Next up, two games in Oakland.
I'm the only one here who picked GS yesterday when you asked for predictions and nowhere in my comment did i say a sweep was coming. I did say that if Harden & Paul's support cast doesn't start showing up the series will be over sooner than expected meaning it probably doesn't turn into a 7 game battle like most people had hoped.
Ariza,Tucker & Gordon all had great games on offense and the team did great shutting down Klay,Curry & GS shooters outside of Durant. Take out Durant's threes attempts and the rest shot under 25% from the arc. This all would full under the supporting cast showing up.
@galaxy27 said:
classic case of one team needing a W to keep its season alive, and the other being content with a split on the road. great team effort by the Rockets, but that game is meaningless unless they find a way to win one at Oracle. i think the long layoff will really benefit Curry and he'll be firing on all cylinders come Sunday.
I agree and I was thinking the same with the long layoff between 2 & 3 in the East benefiting Lebron & the Cavs,who have one of the oldest rosters in the league.
Look at that,Ty Lue decided to finally start coaching by game 3. Its pretty sad that you have to tell a team that has been to three straight Finals that they need to start playing with some urgency especially when its the Eastern Conference Finals. At least his Tristan Thompson into the starting lineup move was only one game too late not two. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23539765/coach-tyronn-lue-wants-cleveland-cavaliers-speed-things-up
Well that pretty much went as expected. I thought Boston would have kept it closer than it ended but give credit to the Cavs,they hit their shots while playing much better defense than their previous games. The C's never really got anything going and had way to many forced passes that ended up as turnovers. IIRC they had more turnovers tonight than the previous two games combined. Hopefully they get it together by monday night.
interesting game with some camera shots that told more than what was taking place on the court. the Boston bench looked dejected and Stevens looked confused. I thought the outcome was due as much to the more physical play of the Cavs than anything else, they pressured Boston at both ends and seemed to have the edge in transition. Cleveland also seemed to have made a decision to deny the paint, they fouled at the end of the first half on almost every drive and denied the bucket.
we were in a bar/restaurant so had no volume and couldn't hear what the announcers were saying and also the guy in the insert, didn't know what the significance of showing the JR Smith technical was all about and why they would go back and forth several times and show Thompson being grabbed at the shoulders and thrown by Baynes.
as for Lebron James, I don't know any other player who passes like he did tonight.
well ok , hoirford , brown , tatum , and smart all sucked . I have to be honest , I saw how the game was going to go and switched to netflix to watch the lost in space reboot
sour freakin' grapes, dude. I half expected you to post something lame about the refs like you did when Philly beat Boston but you surprised me. heck, you guys were all over me like a cheap suit for two games, man up!!
I still expect that Boston will prevail and go to the finals but after enduring all your BS gloating, chest thumping and bragging you should at least have the grace to come here and say clearly that the Celtics got their asses handed to them like a hat last night. maybe the easier choice was to hide.
I enjoyed the video but would have liked the audio to know what Van Gundy was saying. also, after two days of interviews and analysis about Brad Stevens and "his genius coming to the floor after a time-out" it would have been nice to know what the explanation for a lack of that was. I already know --- a lack of execution by the players. nothing changed about the Celtics and how they played in Game 3, nothing. they just didn't execute, they didn't make shots, they didn't close-out, they were nervous about shooting after the first quarter.
I know you hate it when I refer to stats, but go look at what Boston shot because it was dismal and explains everything while Cleveland was hot from the start. that's the game in a nutshell, and it really took away the Celtics advantage which is transition scoring. they are faster than the Cavs. Boston was also sloppy and committed some costly turnovers.
so now the roles have changed and Boston needs to adapt. they did well after the lone Philly loss so Coach Stevens should be able to motivate his players and make whatever changes are needed. Cleveland just needs to play with the same energy, a task easier to accomplish at home than on the road. I will say this much, if Boston comes out in Game 4 and gets owned again there may be a momentum swing. after Games 1 & 2 the advantage was clearly with youth, but if Cleveland ties things at 2-2 it may be a case where experience gains the edge, and that clearly favors Cleveland.
whatever the outcome it is fun to watch, so man up and stop hiding.
I'm assuming all that crap you just typed was for me and guess what? i'm not hiding. I was the only one here before the game,picking the Cavs to win no less, and the first person here after the game giving credit to the Cavs for winning.
Also thanks but i don't need you to make a straw-man argument for me with the refs either. Cleveland was the better team last night and it showed. That game ended up exactly like everyone expected it to, with the team that was favored in the game as well as favored in the series winning a home game. Lets not act like they just knocked the Celtics from the playoffs,it was just one game.
Feel free to type out another speech for us,you sound like you need the attention.
the deflection queen with a mouth full of grapes, you can't make this stuff up.
eric, talk about your Team. what went wrong?? why wasn't Stevens able to rally them?? is their an on-court leader who can motivate the players??
you're a Boston homer, dude, tell me about the game. that's why we're here, not to make excuses about why Boston lost and it's OK. talk to me Dr. Smith.
BTW --- you made your own "straw man" argument after the Philly loss and not only was it 100% wrong it was pathetic.
@keets said:
the deflection queen with a mouth full of grapes, you can't make this stuff up.
eric, talk about your Team. what went wrong?? why wasn't Stevens able to rally them?? is their an on-court leader who can motivate the players??
you're a Boston homer, dude, tell me about the game. that's why we're here, not to make excuses about why Boston lost and it's OK. talk to me Dr. Smith.
LMAO where did i make any excuses? One team hit their shots the other didn't. You spent the past two weeks telling us how Boston has a hard time winning road games then when they lose a road game no one had them winning,you're on here acting like the Cavs were World-Beaters.
The series has gone as expected,with the home teams winning each game so far.
If thats not enough for you then I don't know what to tell you. Cleveland won a game they were supposed to win. That is all that happened last night
that's what you don't seem to get. when I point stuff like that out you downplay it. now that it's your Team that was cold it's the excuse.
when Cleveland is cold it's the Boston defense, brilliance of the Coach and the game plan.
when Boston is cold, well, they just missed their shots.
get real, it can't be one and not the other for both Teams, it's either both or neither. do you get it now??
--- in Game 1 Cleveland was cold as can be and yet it was that Boston played outstanding defense and dominated them.
--- in Game 2 everyone forgets that the Cavs out-played Boston in the first half, then midway through the third quarter the Celtics surged and beat them easily. what did mark say, I think it was "imposed their will" on Cleveland.
--- in Game 3, well, Boston just didn't hit their shots.
@keets said: eric, talk about your Team. what went wrong??
Boston's shots weren't falling,the Cavs shots did which made it hard for Boston to get out in transition. Its as simple as that no matter if you want to think this is an excuse or not.
why wasn't Stevens able to rally them??
Stevens can't make the ball go in the basket at will like you seem to think he does. Nor can he stop it going in on the other end.
is their an on-court leader who can motivate the players??
Their leaders in these playoffs have been a 20yr old Jayson Tatum & 21yr old Jaylen Brown and guess what? they finally played like a couple kids that age usually do at this point of the season. Brown got in early foul trouble and only played 21mins last night finishing with just 10pts. Doesn't help that Horford & Morris combined for just 16pts between them.
Not hitting their own shots while turning the ball over 15 times which was more than games 1 & 2 combined killed them last night. Doing a crappy job on defense as well never led to all the quick fast break points this team usually gets on a nightly basis.
NO ONE here had Boston sweeping this series and not one person here predicted a Boston win in Cleveland last night. It went how most thought it would: with Boston struggling on the road & Cleveland finally getting some of their mojo back.
Lebron alone wasn't going to beat Boston and last night his teammates finally made an appearence with six players hitting double figures & a seventh player just missing with nine points.
@erikthredd said:
Well that pretty much went as expected. I thought Boston would have kept it closer than it ended but give credit to the Cavs,they hit their shots while playing much better defense than their previous games. The C's never really got anything going and had way to many forced passes that ended up as turnovers. IIRC they had more turnovers tonight than the previous two games combined. Hopefully they get it together by monday night.
You expected a 30 point whitewash. No team losing by 30 can/or should advance to the finals.
@erikthredd said:
Well that pretty much went as expected. I thought Boston would have kept it closer than it ended but give credit to the Cavs,they hit their shots while playing much better defense than their previous games. The C's never really got anything going and had way to many forced passes that ended up as turnovers. IIRC they had more turnovers tonight than the previous two games combined. Hopefully they get it together by monday night.
You expected a 30 point whitewash. No team losing by 30 can/or should advance to the finals.
"I thought Boston would have kept it closer than it ended"
Multiply game 3 by the number of games you "didn't" watch, then divide by 2 Tom Brady cell phones, then subtract that number from your age.
Your answer should be 8U6t7r5o3l0l9
eric, I already posted above you all the reasons why Boston lost and I agree. my point is that when I point those REASONS out to you about the Cavs you tell me I'm making excuses. when Boston doesn't hit shots it has nothing to do with Cleveland's defense, yet that tends to be the reason why Cleveland misses shots and goes cold, the Boston defense is the cause.
all I'm trying to yank out of you like so many loose teeth is this --- it can't be one way for one Team and not that way for the other.
I can't explain it any easier than that, but since you tend to be a serial deny-er I don't think you'll get it. like Jack Nicholson said, you can't handle the truth.
@keets said:
eric, I already posted above you all the reasons why Boston lost and I agree. my point is that when I point those REASONS out to you about the Cavs you tell me I'm making excuses. when Boston doesn't hit shots it has nothing to do with Cleveland's defense, yet that tends to be the reason why Cleveland misses shots and goes cold, the Boston defense is the cause.
all I'm trying to yank out of you like so many loose teeth is this --- it can't be one way for one Team and not that way for the other.
I can't explain it any easier than that, but since you tend to be a serial deny-er I don't think you'll get it. like Jack Nicholson said, you can't handle the truth.
Al,I brought up Cleveland's defense last night before you did so get over it already. You are the biggest attention seeking drama queen on this site and if my numerous comments since that game ended last night aren't enough for your delicate ego then I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you should go find some local Cavs blog where you Cleveland fans can pat each other on the back because your team decided to finally show up_three games into the series._
Feel free to keep whining but I'm done with the back & forth with you over that game.
Have a good day.
Didn’t watch the game. My son texted me this morning and stated Cleveland literally won every hustle & 50/50 ball last night. The opposite of games 1 & 2.
I expected the Cav’s to win but by 30? Nope. Not that the margin matters in the grand scheme of things.
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go ahead guys, minimize and deflect if you want to. you were all over me like a freight train when Boston was rolling, now they got absolutely hammered and, well, it's only one game and it doesn't matter how many points.
and of course, I'm some "drama queen" which is ridiculous. just acknowledge what happened and get past it. have a nice day all. hopefully, if the Celtics win on Monday it'll just be one game and not a big deal, but I expect eric et al to snap back into boast mode again. you guys are too predictable.
@keets said:
go ahead guys, minimize and deflect if you want to. you were all over me like a freight train when Boston was rolling, now they got absolutely hammered and, well, it's only one game and it doesn't matter how many points.
and of course, I'm some "drama queen" which is ridiculous. just acknowledge what happened and get past it. have a nice day all. hopefully, if the Celtics win on Monday it'll just be one game and not a big deal, but I expect eric et al to snap back into boast mode again. you guys are too predictable.
et al? I thought you were al , I'm so confused
Allow me to clarify , I wasn't calling smith a woman . I was talking about doctor smith in the netflix lost in space series , doctor smith is a woman in the rebooted series . They changed up the robot too , the robot is less jolly than the old version and much more murderous
@DIMEMAN said:
It's only one game...it doesn't really matter if you get beat by 30 or 3. It's 2-1....let's see how game 4 goes.
What was the line, Pick em?
When sports betting goes nationwide, this type of roll over will be under greater scrutiny
Cleveland was favored by a point in Boston in both games. Cleveland was favored by 6.5 points yesterday. Cleveland was almost a 3-1 favorite to win the series.
If Boston wins game 4 I think they win the series
If Cleveland wins game 4 I think it’s then a coin flip
I would like to see a close game in this series
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Cleveland is the defending Eastern Conference champs and has the best player on the team.
Until Boston Or Cleveland wins 4 games and takes the Eastern Conference title all the banter in this thread about which team is better is just that, banter.
Hey guys,what constitutes in hiding?
would showing up in this forum to accept punishment just minutes after your team lost be considered hiding? OR
hiding all day then showing up roughly 18 hours after your team lost? Without throwing an exact time out there,we'll just say it was roughly 3:50pm the following afternoon. I wouldn't want to call someone out for being a hypocrite unless there was an exact time that points to said person being a hypocrite.
@erikthredd said:
Hey guys,what constitutes in hiding?
would showing up in this forum to accept punishment just minutes after your team lost be considered hiding? OR
hiding all day then showing up roughly 18 hours after your team lost? Without throwing an exact time out there,we'll just say it was roughly 3:50pm the following afternoon. I wouldn't want to call someone out for being a hypocrite unless there was an exact time that points to said person being a hypocrite.
Hillary showed up about 8 hours after defeat. That is a good benchmark!
@erikthredd said:
Hey guys,what constitutes in hiding?
would showing up in this forum to accept punishment just minutes after your team lost be considered hiding? OR
hiding all day then showing up roughly 18 hours after your team lost? Without throwing an exact time out there,we'll just say it was roughly 3:50pm the following afternoon. I wouldn't want to call someone out for being a hypocrite unless there was an exact time that points to said person being a hypocrite.
Hillary showed up about 8 hours after defeat. That is a good benchmark!
She’s gets a pass for getting her beauty sleep
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@galaxy27 said:
the hoops gods sent this forum a precious gift by matching up Cle & Bos
i knew there would be some very special disharmony for all to enjoy
Enjoy it while you can because his Highness got his bags packed and he's ready to bounce. Pretty soon this Cle vs Bos matchup isn't gonna mean much.
If he goes he is going to Philly so we still get to play thru each other .
If he goes to Philly I bet they get another max player at the same time and then you will wish he stayed in Cleveland
No,i honestly don't care what Philly does in free agency. Boston has two 20+ppg All Stars coming back from IR this offseason and own six 1st round picks over the next three years,three of which belonged to three teams currently in the lottery so its all good in my eyes.
Philly may add Lebron or not but as long as Danny Ainge keeps doing his thing,the C's roster in the coming years won't be matched by any team outside of GS.
Rockets look wretched. unreal the number of missed bunnies. never ceases to amaze how often teams completely lose their identity when they hit the road.
unless something unforeseen happens in the 2nd half, G4 is their life
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Yesterday and today most talk about the WCF centered on how Houston had no chance and was going to be swept. Laughable. Houston played great tonight. GS was sloppy and never in the game.
Next up, two games in Oakland.
classic case of one team needing a W to keep its season alive, and the other being content with a split on the road. great team effort by the Rockets, but that game is meaningless unless they find a way to win one at Oracle. i think the long layoff will really benefit Curry and he'll be firing on all cylinders come Sunday.
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
Curry is a terrible defender.
No one ever said they were just going to roll over. They had the best record in basketball along with the front-runner for MVP so yeah,they're pretty good.
I'm the only one here who picked GS yesterday when you asked for predictions and nowhere in my comment did i say a sweep was coming. I did say that if Harden & Paul's support cast doesn't start showing up the series will be over sooner than expected meaning it probably doesn't turn into a 7 game battle like most people had hoped.
Ariza,Tucker & Gordon all had great games on offense and the team did great shutting down Klay,Curry & GS shooters outside of Durant. Take out Durant's threes attempts and the rest shot under 25% from the arc. This all would full under the supporting cast showing up.
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I agree and I was thinking the same with the long layoff between 2 & 3 in the East benefiting Lebron & the Cavs,who have one of the oldest rosters in the league.
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Erikthredd.
I was not referring to this thread. I was referring to sports media coverage of the series on television, radio and the net.
This has JR Smith written all over it.
http://www.weei.com/blogs/alex-reimer/cavs-player-reportedly-referred-danny-ainge-f-thief-kyrie-irving-trade
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Look at that,Ty Lue decided to finally start coaching by game 3. Its pretty sad that you have to tell a team that has been to three straight Finals that they need to start playing with some urgency especially when its the Eastern Conference Finals. At least his Tristan Thompson into the starting lineup move was only one game too late not two.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23539765/coach-tyronn-lue-wants-cleveland-cavaliers-speed-things-up
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Prediction time,who you got winning tonight?
As much I'd love for Boston to win,I think the Cavs are taking this one tonight.
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I'll be the first to say it. It looks like the Cavs are playing urgency and the Celtics are playing like....we are 2 up and don't care!
Its weird how the away team can't shoot in any of these games.
Not so easy to sweep the GOAT!
Well that pretty much went as expected. I thought Boston would have kept it closer than it ended but give credit to the Cavs,they hit their shots while playing much better defense than their previous games. The C's never really got anything going and had way to many forced passes that ended up as turnovers. IIRC they had more turnovers tonight than the previous two games combined. Hopefully they get it together by monday night.
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interesting game with some camera shots that told more than what was taking place on the court. the Boston bench looked dejected and Stevens looked confused. I thought the outcome was due as much to the more physical play of the Cavs than anything else, they pressured Boston at both ends and seemed to have the edge in transition. Cleveland also seemed to have made a decision to deny the paint, they fouled at the end of the first half on almost every drive and denied the bucket.
we were in a bar/restaurant so had no volume and couldn't hear what the announcers were saying and also the guy in the insert, didn't know what the significance of showing the JR Smith technical was all about and why they would go back and forth several times and show Thompson being grabbed at the shoulders and thrown by Baynes.
as for Lebron James, I don't know any other player who passes like he did tonight.
I wonder if the Houston - Golden State game tomorrow will see GS play on their home court as well as Cleveland did tonight?
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Cleveland wins and.........................crickets!!!!
Thats because no one cares about Cleveland. Most people here would rather see the crickets make the Finals before Cleveland.
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well ok , hoirford , brown , tatum , and smart all sucked . I have to be honest , I saw how the game was going to go and switched to netflix to watch the lost in space reboot
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sour freakin' grapes, dude. I half expected you to post something lame about the refs like you did when Philly beat Boston but you surprised me. heck, you guys were all over me like a cheap suit for two games, man up!!
I still expect that Boston will prevail and go to the finals but after enduring all your BS gloating, chest thumping and bragging you should at least have the grace to come here and say clearly that the Celtics got their asses handed to them like a hat last night. maybe the easier choice was to hide.
I enjoyed the video but would have liked the audio to know what Van Gundy was saying. also, after two days of interviews and analysis about Brad Stevens and "his genius coming to the floor after a time-out" it would have been nice to know what the explanation for a lack of that was. I already know --- a lack of execution by the players. nothing changed about the Celtics and how they played in Game 3, nothing. they just didn't execute, they didn't make shots, they didn't close-out, they were nervous about shooting after the first quarter.
I know you hate it when I refer to stats, but go look at what Boston shot because it was dismal and explains everything while Cleveland was hot from the start. that's the game in a nutshell, and it really took away the Celtics advantage which is transition scoring. they are faster than the Cavs. Boston was also sloppy and committed some costly turnovers.
so now the roles have changed and Boston needs to adapt. they did well after the lone Philly loss so Coach Stevens should be able to motivate his players and make whatever changes are needed. Cleveland just needs to play with the same energy, a task easier to accomplish at home than on the road. I will say this much, if Boston comes out in Game 4 and gets owned again there may be a momentum swing. after Games 1 & 2 the advantage was clearly with youth, but if Cleveland ties things at 2-2 it may be a case where experience gains the edge, and that clearly favors Cleveland.
whatever the outcome it is fun to watch, so man up and stop hiding.
I'm assuming all that crap you just typed was for me and guess what? i'm not hiding. I was the only one here before the game,picking the Cavs to win no less, and the first person here after the game giving credit to the Cavs for winning.
Also thanks but i don't need you to make a straw-man argument for me with the refs either. Cleveland was the better team last night and it showed. That game ended up exactly like everyone expected it to, with the team that was favored in the game as well as favored in the series winning a home game. Lets not act like they just knocked the Celtics from the playoffs,it was just one game.
Feel free to type out another speech for us,you sound like you need the attention.
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the deflection queen with a mouth full of grapes, you can't make this stuff up.
eric, talk about your Team. what went wrong?? why wasn't Stevens able to rally them?? is their an on-court leader who can motivate the players??
you're a Boston homer, dude, tell me about the game. that's why we're here, not to make excuses about why Boston lost and it's OK. talk to me Dr. Smith.
BTW --- you made your own "straw man" argument after the Philly loss and not only was it 100% wrong it was pathetic.
LMAO where did i make any excuses? One team hit their shots the other didn't. You spent the past two weeks telling us how Boston has a hard time winning road games then when they lose a road game no one had them winning,you're on here acting like the Cavs were World-Beaters.
The series has gone as expected,with the home teams winning each game so far.
If thats not enough for you then I don't know what to tell you. Cleveland won a game they were supposed to win. That is all that happened last night
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One team hit their shots the other didn't
that's what you don't seem to get. when I point stuff like that out you downplay it. now that it's your Team that was cold it's the excuse.
when Cleveland is cold it's the Boston defense, brilliance of the Coach and the game plan.
when Boston is cold, well, they just missed their shots.
get real, it can't be one and not the other for both Teams, it's either both or neither. do you get it now??
--- in Game 1 Cleveland was cold as can be and yet it was that Boston played outstanding defense and dominated them.
--- in Game 2 everyone forgets that the Cavs out-played Boston in the first half, then midway through the third quarter the Celtics surged and beat them easily. what did mark say, I think it was "imposed their will" on Cleveland.
--- in Game 3, well, Boston just didn't hit their shots.
you can do better than that.
@keets said:
eric, talk about your Team. what went wrong??
Boston's shots weren't falling,the Cavs shots did which made it hard for Boston to get out in transition. Its as simple as that no matter if you want to think this is an excuse or not.
why wasn't Stevens able to rally them??
Stevens can't make the ball go in the basket at will like you seem to think he does. Nor can he stop it going in on the other end.
is their an on-court leader who can motivate the players??
Their leaders in these playoffs have been a 20yr old Jayson Tatum & 21yr old Jaylen Brown and guess what? they finally played like a couple kids that age usually do at this point of the season. Brown got in early foul trouble and only played 21mins last night finishing with just 10pts. Doesn't help that Horford & Morris combined for just 16pts between them.
Not hitting their own shots while turning the ball over 15 times which was more than games 1 & 2 combined killed them last night. Doing a crappy job on defense as well never led to all the quick fast break points this team usually gets on a nightly basis.
NO ONE here had Boston sweeping this series and not one person here predicted a Boston win in Cleveland last night. It went how most thought it would: with Boston struggling on the road & Cleveland finally getting some of their mojo back.
Eric
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Lebron alone wasn't going to beat Boston and last night his teammates finally made an appearence with six players hitting double figures & a seventh player just missing with nine points.
Eric
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You expected a 30 point whitewash. No team losing by 30 can/or should advance to the finals.
"I thought Boston would have kept it closer than it ended"
Eric
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29?
Multiply game 3 by the number of games you "didn't" watch, then divide by 2 Tom Brady cell phones, then subtract that number from your age.
Your answer should be 8U6t7r5o3l0l9
Eric
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eric, I already posted above you all the reasons why Boston lost and I agree. my point is that when I point those REASONS out to you about the Cavs you tell me I'm making excuses. when Boston doesn't hit shots it has nothing to do with Cleveland's defense, yet that tends to be the reason why Cleveland misses shots and goes cold, the Boston defense is the cause.
all I'm trying to yank out of you like so many loose teeth is this --- it can't be one way for one Team and not that way for the other.
I can't explain it any easier than that, but since you tend to be a serial deny-er I don't think you'll get it. like Jack Nicholson said, you can't handle the truth.
Al,I brought up Cleveland's defense last night before you did so get over it already. You are the biggest attention seeking drama queen on this site and if my numerous comments since that game ended last night aren't enough for your delicate ego then I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you should go find some local Cavs blog where you Cleveland fans can pat each other on the back because your team decided to finally show up_three games into the series._
Feel free to keep whining but I'm done with the back & forth with you over that game.
Have a good day.
Eric
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Didn’t watch the game. My son texted me this morning and stated Cleveland literally won every hustle & 50/50 ball last night. The opposite of games 1 & 2.
I expected the Cav’s to win but by 30? Nope. Not that the margin matters in the grand scheme of things.
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
It's only one game...it doesn't really matter if you get beat by 30 or 3. It's 2-1....let's see how game 4 goes.
go ahead guys, minimize and deflect if you want to. you were all over me like a freight train when Boston was rolling, now they got absolutely hammered and, well, it's only one game and it doesn't matter how many points.
and of course, I'm some "drama queen" which is ridiculous. just acknowledge what happened and get past it. have a nice day all. hopefully, if the Celtics win on Monday it'll just be one game and not a big deal, but I expect eric et al to snap back into boast mode again. you guys are too predictable.
et al? I thought you were al , I'm so confused
Allow me to clarify , I wasn't calling smith a woman . I was talking about doctor smith in the netflix lost in space series , doctor smith is a woman in the rebooted series . They changed up the robot too , the robot is less jolly than the old version and much more murderous
What was the line, Pick em?
When sports betting goes nationwide, this type of roll over will be under greater scrutiny
the hoops gods sent this forum a precious gift by matching up Cle & Bos
i knew there would be some very special disharmony for all to enjoy
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
Cleveland was favored by a point in Boston in both games. Cleveland was favored by 6.5 points yesterday. Cleveland was almost a 3-1 favorite to win the series.
If Boston wins game 4 I think they win the series
If Cleveland wins game 4 I think it’s then a coin flip
I would like to see a close game in this series
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Enjoy it while you can because his Highness got his bags packed and he's ready to bounce. Pretty soon this Cle vs Bos matchup isn't gonna mean much.
Eric
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Cleveland is the defending Eastern Conference champs and has the best player on the team.
Until Boston Or Cleveland wins 4 games and takes the Eastern Conference title all the banter in this thread about which team is better is just that, banter.
Fun read though.
nice job eric, more deflection. you're a real piece of work.
Hey guys,what constitutes in hiding?
would showing up in this forum to accept punishment just minutes after your team lost be considered hiding?
OR
hiding all day then showing up roughly 18 hours after your team lost? Without throwing an exact time out there,we'll just say it was roughly 3:50pm the following afternoon. I wouldn't want to call someone out for being a hypocrite unless there was an exact time that points to said person being a hypocrite.
Eric
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Hillary showed up about 8 hours after defeat. That is a good benchmark!
She’s gets a pass for getting her beauty sleep
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
If he goes he is going to Philly so we still get to play thru each other .
If he goes to Philly I bet they get another max player at the same time and then you will wish he stayed in Cleveland
No,i honestly don't care what Philly does in free agency. Boston has two 20+ppg All Stars coming back from IR this offseason and own six 1st round picks over the next three years,three of which belonged to three teams currently in the lottery so its all good in my eyes.
Philly may add Lebron or not but as long as Danny Ainge keeps doing his thing,the C's roster in the coming years won't be matched by any team outside of GS.
Eric
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Rockets look wretched. unreal the number of missed bunnies. never ceases to amaze how often teams completely lose their identity when they hit the road.
unless something unforeseen happens in the 2nd half, G4 is their life
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
That foul on GS at the end of the half sure was BOGUS! Harden was not touched.....guess the defender got too close!
41 point blowout by GS.
WOW!!