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Post by rjp313jr on May 13, 2018 16:24:17 GMT -5
Solid first minute
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 16:27:01 GMT -5
Celtics most likely are winning this one. If they can get game 2, they have a shot at winning this thing. If not, then it's still a coin flip.
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Post by voiceofreason on May 13, 2018 16:27:24 GMT -5
Wow this team is pretty good!!
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Post by telson13 on May 13, 2018 16:37:56 GMT -5
Lol. And some of you guys weren’t giving them a chance.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 16:38:40 GMT -5
Lol. And some of you guys weren’t giving them a chance. It's one game Telson. No one said they couldn't take this to 6 or 7 games. |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 16:39:05 GMT -5
Cavs benched LeBron. This game is over.
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Post by rjp313jr on May 13, 2018 16:49:39 GMT -5
Lol. And some of you guys weren’t giving them a chance. Let the over reactions begin. That being said. Great win - awesome to see. |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 16:53:05 GMT -5
Game 2 is the biggest game of this series. If the Cavs win tomorrow, the momentum swings back to the Cavs as they hold home court through the rest of the series. We know how inconsistent the Celtics have been on the road too.
If the Celtics steal Game 2, they're going to the finals I think.
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Post by rjp313jr on May 13, 2018 16:56:11 GMT -5
No series mean anything until a team wins on the road.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 16:56:38 GMT -5
LeBron was averaging 34 points a game in the playoffs before today. He got 15 today. Not only that but the Cavs were probably in the low 20 percent land from 3 tonight.
There was a lot of great defense by the Celtics, but Cleveland didn't try defensively and they missed a ton of open shots.
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Post by voiceofreason on May 13, 2018 17:04:26 GMT -5
Just one game but it was a great one.
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Post by telson13 on May 13, 2018 17:14:17 GMT -5
Lol. And some of you guys weren’t giving them a chance. Let the over reactions begin. That being said. Great win - awesome to see. Overreaction was the response after the Cavs dismantled the Raptors. I’ve said all along pre-and during-playoffs that this C’s team has a *real* chance, be it whatever double-digit %. You can call it overreaction, I call it them doing exactly what I posted a couple pages ago: isolating and taking away James’s effectiveness as a passer. This game was proof of concept. It doesn’t mean they *will* win, but it’s a pretty clear demonstration of “can” and “how.” |
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Post by telson13 on May 13, 2018 17:16:39 GMT -5
No series mean anything until a team wins on the road. This is, I think, the real key. But it’s also a statement on how important the C’s coaching/consistency was all year. They earned their home advantage. |
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Post by rjp313jr on May 13, 2018 17:18:18 GMT -5
Let the over reactions begin. That being said. Great win - awesome to see. Overreaction was the response after the Cavs dismantled the Raptors. I’ve said all along pre-and during-playoffs that this C’s team has a *real* chance, be it whatever double-digit %. You can call it overreaction, I call it them doing exactly what I posted a couple pages ago: isolating and taking away James’s effectiveness as a passer. This game was proof of concept. It doesn’t mean they *will* win, but it’s a pretty clear demonstration of “can” and “how.” Yes, we all know it’s possible. There is a path to victory no doubt. We destroyed Philly game 1 too then scratched and clawed the rest of the way. Expect the same. Except LeBron is on the other side this time. |
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Post by rjp313jr on May 13, 2018 17:19:03 GMT -5
This is great...  |
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Post by rjp313jr on May 13, 2018 17:20:48 GMT -5
LeBron was averaging 34 points a game in the playoffs before today. He got 15 today. Not only that but the Cavs were probably in the low 20 percent land from 3 tonight. There was a lot of great defense by the Celtics, but Cleveland didn't try defensively and they missed a ton of open shots. I wouldn’t say they didn’t try but this is why the Celtics can win. They have weaknesses and we have a coach that can exploit them. Certain guys are going to get abused by us. Ty Lue needs to make an adjustment. |
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Post by telson13 on May 13, 2018 17:23:06 GMT -5
Lol. And some of you guys weren’t giving them a chance. It's one game Telson. No one said they couldn't take this to 6 or 7 games. A chance to win. Taking it to 6 or 7 isn’t the same as winning. You said yourself that you’d be “shocked” if the C’s won. To me, “shocked” denotes, idk, 10:1 or worse odds? Maybe 5:1 optimistically? Absolutely, it’s just one game (at home). At the same time, if the Cavs were a truly superior team, this sort of manhandling wouldn’t have happened. |
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Post by telson13 on May 13, 2018 17:27:37 GMT -5
LeBron was averaging 34 points a game in the playoffs before today. He got 15 today. Not only that but the Cavs were probably in the low 20 percent land from 3 tonight. There was a lot of great defense by the Celtics, but Cleveland didn't try defensively and they missed a ton of open shots. I wouldn’t say they didn’t try but this is why the Celtics can win. They have weaknesses and we have a coach that can exploit them. Certain guys are going to get abused by us. Ty Lue needs to make an adjustment. Agreed. I think the appearance of “not trying” is, rather, being caught in the chaos of ineffective play that’s the result of being totally flummoxed by superior coaching and execution. |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 17:49:14 GMT -5
LeBron was averaging 34 points a game in the playoffs before today. He got 15 today. Not only that but the Cavs were probably in the low 20 percent land from 3 tonight. There was a lot of great defense by the Celtics, but Cleveland didn't try defensively and they missed a ton of open shots. I wouldn’t say they didn’t try but this is why the Celtics can win. They have weaknesses and we have a coach that can exploit them. Certain guys are going to get abused by us. Ty Lue needs to make an adjustment. They were letting the Celtics go to the rim at will all first half. That was as bad it could get. I don't expect that to continue for a whole quarter or half again. |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 17:56:41 GMT -5
It's one game Telson. No one said they couldn't take this to 6 or 7 games. A chance to win. Taking it to 6 or 7 isn’t the same as winning. You said yourself that you’d be “shocked” if the C’s won. To me, “shocked” denotes, idk, 10:1 or worse odds? Maybe 5:1 optimistically? Absolutely, it’s just one game (at home). At the same time, if the Cavs were a truly superior team, this sort of manhandling wouldn’t have happened. Telson, if you had said this after game 2, I would have said you were right and I was wrong. It wouldn't shock me if LeBron goes for 40 with little resistance as the Cavs blow the Celtics out the other way next game. Your reaction came one game too early imo. The Cavs win game 2, nothing has changed in this series. Just turned into a 5 game series rather than a 7 game series. |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 18:05:59 GMT -5
None of my "prediction" came as a knock against the Celtics. The Celtics are the next superpower in the East for crying out loud. The Celtics could go to the finals 2 or 3 times the next 5 years.
It was paying respect to the greatest player of my generation in LeBron James. The Celtics need to bury LeBron in game 2 because he does quit if he gets buried. That is one thing LeBron has shown he will do in the past.
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Post by rjp313jr on May 13, 2018 18:32:22 GMT -5
None of my "prediction" came as a knock against the Celtics. The Celtics are the next superpower in the East for crying out loud. The Celtics could go to the finals 2 or 3 times the next 5 years. It was paying respect to the greatest player of my generation in LeBron James. The Celtics need to bury LeBron in game 2 because he does quit if he gets buried. That is one thing LeBron has shown he will do in the past. Even if the Celtics win game 2 in a blow out the series isn’t over. The Celtics don’t have to win both at home to win the series but if they don’t the chances of them winning go way down. You have to protect home court. |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 18:34:50 GMT -5
None of my "prediction" came as a knock against the Celtics. The Celtics are the next superpower in the East for crying out loud. The Celtics could go to the finals 2 or 3 times the next 5 years. It was paying respect to the greatest player of my generation in LeBron James. The Celtics need to bury LeBron in game 2 because he does quit if he gets buried. That is one thing LeBron has shown he will do in the past. Even if the Celtics win game 2 in a blow out the series isn’t over. The Celtics don’t have to win both at home to win the series but if they don’t the chances of them winning go way down. You have to protect home court. Yeah, but if you lose game 2, you lose protected home court essentially. The Cavs would have 3 games at home while the Celtics would have 2 left. |
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Post by rjp313jr on May 13, 2018 19:09:39 GMT -5
Even if the Celtics win game 2 in a blow out the series isn’t over. The Celtics don’t have to win both at home to win the series but if they don’t the chances of them winning go way down. You have to protect home court. Yeah, but if you lose game 2, you lose protected home court essentially. The Cavs would have 3 games at home while the Celtics would have 2 left. My point is you cannot bury him in game two. |
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on May 13, 2018 19:18:37 GMT -5
Yeah, but if you lose game 2, you lose protected home court essentially. The Cavs would have 3 games at home while the Celtics would have 2 left. My point is you cannot bury him in game two. Ohh sorry, yeah I re-read it and I got what you meant now. Sorry. Yeah LeBron might not quit after a game 2 loss. A lot more possible if you did win though. |
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