NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday.

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 5:25PM

@keets said:
no ESPN so it looks like I'll miss the game, maybe see part of it catch it some other way. Bummer.

just sent you a PM

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 5:26PM

Suns get #1,Kings #2 & Hawks #3

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 6:07PM

Looks like Lebron came to play tonight with 21 in the 1st quarter.

Justacommeman · May 15, 2018 6:19PM

@keets said:
no ESPN so it looks like I'll miss the game, maybe see part of it catch it some other way. Bummer.

Unfortunately the entire series is on ESPN

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erikthredd · May 15, 2018 6:20PM

i just gave him a site to try, i'm watching on it now.

DIMEMAN · May 15, 2018 6:26PM

Boston must not have liked their game plan from game 1.........they sure are not using it tonight!

James is having his usual monster game that he has after a blowout.

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 6:33PM

Cavs came to play tonight on both sides of the ball. They're not making it easy for Boston so far. the C's defense is looking slow tonight, like they're just going thru the motions.

DIMEMAN · May 15, 2018 6:41PM

@erikthredd said:
Cavs came to play tonight on both sides of the ball. They're not making it easy for Boston so far. the C's defense is looking slow tonight, like they're just going thru the motions.

That's what I thought. If James wasn't shooting so bad from the line it would really look bad. His free throw shot just doesn't look right.

Justacommeman · May 15, 2018 6:43PM

Boston is lucky to be only down 7.

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erikthredd · May 15, 2018 6:48PM

I'd put Baynes in instead of Morris with Horford on Lebron. Hopefully make some stops and start hitting their shots or at least make a better effort taking it to the hoop. With luck the Cavs get in foul trouble early.

DIMEMAN · May 15, 2018 7:09PM

ARGH! The hated double "T"!!!!

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 7:09PM

Yeah,like i said,keep Morris in there

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 7:13PM

Nice little run there to wake up the fans. Keep it going.

DIMEMAN · May 15, 2018 7:14PM

@erikthredd said:
Yeah,like i said,keep Morris in there

Hindsight is always better!

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 7:18PM

Baynes is the Gunner from Down Under

DIMEMAN · May 15, 2018 7:18PM

It's a whole different ballgame when the Cavs are hitting their 3's!

Justacommeman · May 15, 2018 7:19PM

What a game

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 7:20PM

@Justacommeman said:
What a game

Hope keets found a way to watch it.

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 7:24PM

I'll take a 36pt quarter anyday. Keep the intensity up for 15 more minutes.

DIMEMAN · May 15, 2018 7:27PM

@erikthredd said:

@Justacommeman said:
What a game

Hope keets found a way to watch it.

I thought everybody had ESPN!

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 7:29PM

I don't have cable either,i watch any sporting event,movie or tv show online.

DIMEMAN · May 15, 2018 7:33PM

Is Kyrie out for the year? I apologize if this has already been stated.

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 7:35PM

Yup.

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 7:51PM

That was a very dirty play

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 7:56PM

Cmon clock keep ticking

DIMEMAN · May 15, 2018 7:58PM

J.R. should have gotten a F2.....very dirty play!

bronco2078 · May 15, 2018 7:58PM

@erikthredd said:
That was a very dirty play

why isn't that a flagrant 2? were they looking at a different replay than we were?

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 8:01PM

@bronco2078 said:

@erikthredd said:
That was a very dirty play

why isn't that a flagrant 2? were they looking at a different replay than we were?

You got me. Maybe because they gave JR a tech on the double tech although i don't see how he didn't get the booth after both.

DIMEMAN · May 15, 2018 8:01PM

Great game!

Justacommeman · May 15, 2018 8:02PM

The Celtics imposed their will. Impressive

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erikthredd · May 15, 2018 8:03PM

- 0

Huge win!

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 8:06PM

Horford & Smart owned that fourth quarter with both finishing with great statlines:
Horford 15pts,10reb,4ass,2steal,2blocks
Smart 11pts,9ass,5reb,4steals

Brick · May 15, 2018 8:07PM

Ok. So it will take six games for the Cavs to win.

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 8:13PM

@Brick said:
Ok. So it will take *sixty games for the Cavs to win.

Fixed

Justacommeman · May 15, 2018 8:19PM

@bronco2078 said:

@erikthredd said:
That was a very dirty play

why isn't that a flagrant 2? were they looking at a different replay than we were?

It should have been. Bush league play. I liked Mark Jackson’s comment, “ If that happened on the play ground the game would have ended right there”.

pocketpiececommems · May 15, 2018 8:40PM

Even after the refs went to the monitor they couldn't see "Flagrant 2" I think the Celtic game plan was to lull King James into thinking that this was going to be a cake walk after the first quarter. Then they put the hammer down.

Justacommeman · May 15, 2018 8:45PM

@erikthredd said:
Horford & Smart owned that fourth quarter with both finishing with great statlines:
Horford 15pts,10reb,4ass,2steal,2blocks
Smart 11pts,9ass,5reb,4steals

I thought the key was Rozier in the 3rd. 14 points erased a 7 point halftime deficit.

mark

erikthredd · May 15, 2018 8:58PM

They were all great tonight. Brown & Tatum both scoring early trying to just keep pace with Lebron. Rozier & Morris scoring in the 3rd then Al & Smart doing all the dirty work at the end.
That last 4-5 minutes looked like the Cavs outside of Lebron were just going thru the motions.
Hopefully they can go to Cleveland and steal a game.

SanctionII · May 15, 2018 10:58PM

Did not see the game. My wife and I went to see Earth, Wind & Fire on concert in San Jose.

The concert was awesome and I enjoyed it much more than watching tonight's game.

Phillip Bailey at 67 years still has some amazing pipes.

DIMEMAN · May 16, 2018 5:32AM

@SanctionII said:
Did not see the game. My wife and I went to see Earth, Wind & Fire on concert in San Jose.

The concert was awesome and I enjoyed it much more than watching tonight's game.

Phillip Bailey at 67 years still has some amazing pipes.

That's neat....last Friday the wife and I went to see Chubby Checker at Effingham (12 miles). He put on a real good show and he is 75!

erikthredd · May 16, 2018 7:38AM

Someone should let Ty Lue know what the slang definition for "gooning" is.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23517080/boston-celtics-players-respond-cleveland-cavaliers-coach-tyronn-lue-gooning-game-remark

Justacommeman · May 16, 2018 8:37AM

@erikthredd said:
Someone should let Ty Lue know what the slang definition for "gooning" is.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23517080/boston-celtics-players-respond-cleveland-cavaliers-coach-tyronn-lue-gooning-game-remark

I saw his presser. I guess playing hard and getting to 50/50 balls is gooning it up to him

Smith was the only thug on the floor last night.

mark

bronco2078 · May 16, 2018 9:01AM

@Justacommeman said:

@erikthredd said:
Someone should let Ty Lue know what the slang definition for "gooning" is.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23517080/boston-celtics-players-respond-cleveland-cavaliers-coach-tyronn-lue-gooning-game-remark

I saw his presser. I guess playing hard and getting to 50/50 balls is gooning it up to him

Smith was the only thug on the floor last night.

mark

the worst pressers are always Lebrons after a loss , he is a such a maxi pad

DIMEMAN · May 16, 2018 9:53AM

@Justacommeman said:

@erikthredd said:
Someone should let Ty Lue know what the slang definition for "gooning" is.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23517080/boston-celtics-players-respond-cleveland-cavaliers-coach-tyronn-lue-gooning-game-remark

I saw his presser. I guess playing hard and getting to 50/50 balls is gooning it up to him

Smith was the only thug on the floor last night.

mark

Smith should have gotten a F2 and kicked out of game!

erikthredd · May 16, 2018 9:57AM

@bronco2078 said:

@Justacommeman said:

@erikthredd said:
Someone should let Ty Lue know what the slang definition for "gooning" is.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23517080/boston-celtics-players-respond-cleveland-cavaliers-coach-tyronn-lue-gooning-game-remark

I saw his presser. I guess playing hard and getting to 50/50 balls is gooning it up to him

Smith was the only thug on the floor last night.

mark

the worst pressers are always Lebrons after a loss , he is a such a maxi pad

Lebron acts like these losses are no big deal but he mailed it in with the game on the line last night. Everyone is ripping his teammates today,with good reason,but his Highness should have thrown on his Superman cape and taken the game over like he did in the first quarter.
He hits a jumper with 4:42 left in the game cutting the lead down to just 6 points then takes one shot after that.

SanctionII · May 16, 2018 10:16AM

Game 2 of the WCF is tonight.

Predictions?

erikthredd · May 16, 2018 10:24AM

I got GS winning again but the score is much closer this time. If Harden & Paul's support cast doesn't start showing up that series will be over real quick.

Justacommeman · May 16, 2018 10:37AM

@erikthredd said:

@bronco2078 said:

@Justacommeman said:

@erikthredd said:
Someone should let Ty Lue know what the slang definition for "gooning" is.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23517080/boston-celtics-players-respond-cleveland-cavaliers-coach-tyronn-lue-gooning-game-remark

I saw his presser. I guess playing hard and getting to 50/50 balls is gooning it up to him

Smith was the only thug on the floor last night.

mark

the worst pressers are always Lebrons after a loss , he is a such a maxi pad

Lebron acts like these losses are no big deal but he mailed it in with the game on the line last night. Everyone is ripping his teammates today,with good reason,but his Highness should have thrown on his Superman cape and taken the game over like he did in the first quarter.
He hits a jumper with 4:42 left in the game cutting the lead down to just 6 points then takes one shot after that.

I guess he is banking on holding serve at home and bringing it back to Boston 2-2 and making it a best 2 of 3. Plausible and I guess that’s got to be your mindset when your in this spot

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DIMEMAN · May 16, 2018 10:56AM

Game 3 should be exciting!

erikthredd · May 16, 2018 10:57AM

@Justacommeman said:

@erikthredd said:

@bronco2078 said:

@Justacommeman said:

@erikthredd said:
Someone should let Ty Lue know what the slang definition for "gooning" is.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23517080/boston-celtics-players-respond-cleveland-cavaliers-coach-tyronn-lue-gooning-game-remark

I saw his presser. I guess playing hard and getting to 50/50 balls is gooning it up to him

Smith was the only thug on the floor last night.

mark

the worst pressers are always Lebrons after a loss , he is a such a maxi pad

Lebron acts like these losses are no big deal but he mailed it in with the game on the line last night. Everyone is ripping his teammates today,with good reason,but his Highness should have thrown on his Superman cape and taken the game over like he did in the first quarter.
He hits a jumper with 4:42 left in the game cutting the lead down to just 6 points then takes one shot after that.

I guess he is banking on holding serve at home and bringing it back to Boston 2-2 and making it a best 2 of 3. Plausible and I guess that’s got to be your mindset when your in this spot

m

That could be true but it was just a two possession game with four and a half minutes left in the game so it was far from over. He was very hot in the first quarter from three including a 180 degree jumper from pretty deep that was just ridiculous,where were these shots at the end? Anyone looking at his stat line from last night would think,wow he carried that team, but with the game on the line he got very passive. He deserves all the praise when he's making All-World type plays & Game-Winners but its fair to criticize him when those Lebron moments are needed and don't happen. Thats when the MVP in the GOAT convo needs to take over.

NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday.

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