Official ECF thread: (2)Boston Celtics vs. (4)Cleveland Cavaliers - Page 36

ninjacookies · 05-21-2018, 10:13 PM

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Marcus Smart is everything that is wrong with todays soft NBA. I get so irritated watching him play. Flopping b!#$%

The crazy thing is, he's one of the most physical chippy defenders in the league. But probably also flops and looks for whistles as much.

JMarchand1981 · 05-21-2018, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

The crazy thing is, he's one of the most physical chippy defenders in the league. But probably also flops and looks for whistles as much.

He was terrible tonight.

IamRalpho · 05-21-2018, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

The crazy thing is, he's one of the most physical chippy defenders in the league. But probably also flops and looks for whistles as much.

Yeah hes an amazing defender, any team would want him.

But he flops a ton. I will take that when hes diving all over the court and causing chaos.

I hope they bring him back next year, dont care the price

JMarchand1981 · 05-21-2018, 10:15 PM

Probably the worst game smart has played in a Celtics uniform.

abidtsteele · 05-21-2018, 10:15 PM

James needs to cut down his turnovers but is just shooting well these playoffs

IamRalpho · 05-21-2018, 10:17 PM

Even tho momentum is 100% with the Cavs, I am not totally ready to write off the Celtics.

Still got 2 games at home.
Their comeback tonight was pretty strong
THEY MISSED SO MANY EASY SHOTS!

I think they win game 5 then probably lose game 6, then who knows Game 7.

Team is way too talented and aggressive to be outhustled and out played by this Cavs team.

rhynodino · 05-21-2018, 10:32 PM

Let’s enjoy the fact that both teams played starters till the very end.
Wasn’t that big of a blow out!

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pingbling23 · 05-21-2018, 10:50 PM

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Hey ping, I had a montecristo White series tonight. A bit spicy at the beginning, nice and smooth the last 2/3

I know you like those. Had a couple of HC's on the golf course today. Smoking a nice libre right now. Also, don't know why cam was suspended.

ninjacookies · 05-21-2018, 11:40 PM

So. LeWOAT is now averaging 33ppg on 54 percent shooting for the playoffs.

It's apparent nothing any of these teams are doing is working.

Am I crazy in thinking the C's should reformulate their game plan to let Bron keep being Bron and force the rest of the lineup to put up the other 60-70 points?

Kingofkings1281 · 05-22-2018, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ninjacookies

So. LeWOAT is now averaging 33ppg on 54 percent shooting for the playoffs.

It's apparent nothing any of these teams are doing is working.

Am I crazy in thinking the C's should reformulate their game plan to let Bron keep being Bron and force the rest of the lineup to put up the other 60-70 points?

But he has soooo much help. If you force all of the other supremely talented Cavaliers to score the ball, you’d be absolutely screwed as the opposition. Doesn’t make sense.

pac213up · 05-22-2018, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by IamRalpho

Even tho momentum is 100% with the Cavs, I am not totally ready to write off the Celtics.

Home court trumps the idea of momentum by a mile. Neither team has shown any ability to compete on the others court yet.

rittdk01 · 05-22-2018, 06:17 AM

LeBron is on a mission. Go Cavs

drobfan8 · 05-22-2018, 06:24 AM

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LeBron is on a mission. Go Cavs

Yes he loves making the NBA finals, nothing is gonna get in his way.

jcardstore · 05-22-2018, 06:34 AM

That game was a perfect example of why neither team has any chance to win more than 1 game against GS.

Absolutely horrific outing by Love. Did hit a big 3 late in the 4th and played some pretty decent defense in the 1st half but wow was he bad.

The 1st half was good for the Cavs, they were hustling on defense and passing the ball. The 2nd half the Celtics had so many chances to take control of that game and the youth and inexperience just killed them. So many rookie mistakes by the young guys.

Of course Ty Lue does absolutely nothing to keep up the defensive intensity or even try to run any plays in the 2nd half. Guys weren't getting back on defense and blowing assignments and he's just standing there on the sideline with a blank look on his face. The entire 2nd half was just stand around and watch LeBron dribble for 18 seconds and take a shot.

The Cavs were trying so hard to give up that game and the Celtics just couldn't do it.

BlueXtreme · 05-22-2018, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingofkings1281

But he has soooo much help. If you force all of the other supremely talented Cavaliers to score the ball, you’d be absolutely screwed as the opposition. Doesn’t make sense.

He gets it lol

IamRalpho · 05-22-2018, 07:17 AM

Celtics missed 15 dunks/layups during Game 4. Maybe more painful: The Cavaliers turned those misses into 15 points (4-of-8 shooting, 7 free throws), per @ESPNStatsInfo

Celtics hit half of those, they probably win this game. Or at least stop some runs and make that first quarter a lot closer.

That is the stat that is giving me hope for the next 3 games.

Cleveland blitzed them in the first quarter and the Celtics kept shooting themselves in the foot trying to come back.

Celtics actually outscored them every quarter but the first.

Positive thoughts is what we got today folks!

JustinVerlander07 · 05-22-2018, 07:39 AM

It looks like the Celtics are done.

They probably win game 5.

IamRalpho · 05-22-2018, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

It looks like the Celtics are done.

They probably win game 5.

yiguiri2002 · 05-22-2018, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jcardstore

That game was a perfect example of why neither team has any chance to win more than 1 game against GS.

Absolutely horrific outing by Love. Did hit a big 3 late in the 4th and played some pretty decent defense in the 1st half but wow was he bad.

The 1st half was good for the Cavs, they were hustling on defense and passing the ball. The 2nd half the Celtics had so many chances to take control of that game and the youth and inexperience just killed them. So many rookie mistakes by the young guys.

Of course Ty Lue does absolutely nothing to keep up the defensive intensity or even try to run any plays in the 2nd half. Guys weren't getting back on defense and blowing assignments and he's just standing there on the sideline with a blank look on his face. The entire 2nd half was just stand around and watch LeBron dribble for 18 seconds and take a shot.

The Cavs were trying so hard to give up that game and the Celtics just couldn't do it.

Save for the Pels, I don't see any of them being better than a WC semifinalist. And even the Pelicans (and the Thunder and Spurs for that matter) would have taken them to 7.

Can't wait for Celtics and Sixers to get much better. It's no fun waiting to see who the WC champions beats for the title.

auctionjmm · 05-22-2018, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by IamRalpho

Celtics missed 15 dunks/layups during Game 4. Maybe more painful: The Cavaliers turned those misses into 15 points (4-of-8 shooting, 7 free throws), per @ESPNStatsInfo

Celtics hit half of those, they probably win this game. Or at least stop some runs and make that first quarter a lot closer.

That is the stat that is giving me hope for the next 3 games.

Cleveland blitzed them in the first quarter and the Celtics kept shooting themselves in the foot trying to come back.

Celtics actually outscored them every quarter but the first.

Positive thoughts is what we got today folks!

There's always a stat to counter though. I could argue that if the Cavs didn't turn the ball over 19 times they might have had another 8-10 shot attempts to further pad their victory. It was an ugly game but I think both teams did enough bad to offset potential points gained.

IamRalpho · 05-22-2018, 09:44 AM

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There's always a stat to counter though. I could argue that if the Cavs didn't turn the ball over 19 times they might have had another 8-10 shot attempts to further pad their victory. It was an ugly game but I think both teams did enough bad to offset potential points gained.

Oh theres no guarantee the Celtics win if they hit half of those, but how often does a team miss 15 layups/dunks? Probably not many right?

I take these stats actually seriously because not only are you missing EASY shots, you are giving up easy shots on the back end.

I do believe if they clean that up they win next game.

Then again Tatum/Brown/Smart/Rozier have had issues all year with finishing so if that continues next game that wont be too surprising.

auctionjmm · 05-22-2018, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by IamRalpho

Oh theres no guarantee the Celtics win if they hit half of those, but how often does a team miss 15 layups/dunks? Probably not many right?

I take these stats actually seriously because not only are you missing EASY shots, you are giving up easy shots on the back end.

I do believe if they clean that up they win next game.

Then again Tatum/Brown/Smart/Rozier have had issues all year with finishing so if that continues next game that wont be too surprising.

Boston was a much tougher opponent than I imagined, so yes, a complete turnaround in Game 5 is entirely possible based on the first 2 games. After watching the Cavs sweep the Raptors I pretty much had Cavs in 4 or 5 against a Boston team that is missing 2 superstars and playing with a lot of youth. It's crazy to think this could go 7 games but that's probably the reality of this series.

IamRalpho · 05-22-2018, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by auctionjmm

Boston was a much tougher opponent than I imagined, so yes, a complete turnaround in Game 5 is entirely possible based on the first 2 games. After watching the Cavs sweep the Raptors I pretty much had Cavs in 4 or 5 against a Boston team that is missing 2 superstars and playing with a lot of youth. It's crazy to think this could go 7 games but that's probably the reality of this series.

Yes.

This series wasnt as lopsided as the first 2 games appeared.

Game 3 they just got cocky and lazy and got their ass whopped. Last night they just got in their own head and couldnt fight back.

Best of 3 coming, honestly could go either way.

WaiverWire · 05-22-2018, 10:05 AM

Lebron is going to win this series against Boston either in 6 or 7 games.

If I had to guess, I would say Lebron in 7 games.

Brobocop · 05-22-2018, 10:14 AM

It isn't a series until an away team wins. Still anybody's for the taking.

05-21-2018, 10:17 PM	#881
IamRalpho Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 17,686 IamSilly	Even tho momentum is 100% with the Cavs, I am not totally ready to write off the Celtics. Still got 2 games at home. Their comeback tonight was pretty strong THEY MISSED SO MANY EASY SHOTS! I think they win game 5 then probably lose game 6, then who knows Game 7. Team is way too talented and aggressive to be outhustled and out played by this Cavs team. __________________ If you have under 25 iTrader feedback or any negative, I will ask you to send first I do not ask for much, but please leave feedback if everything goes well with our deal.

05-22-2018, 06:34 AM	#889
jcardstore Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 21,664 Jcardstore	That game was a perfect example of why neither team has any chance to win more than 1 game against GS. Absolutely horrific outing by Love. Did hit a big 3 late in the 4th and played some pretty decent defense in the 1st half but wow was he bad. The 1st half was good for the Cavs, they were hustling on defense and passing the ball. The 2nd half the Celtics had so many chances to take control of that game and the youth and inexperience just killed them. So many rookie mistakes by the young guys. Of course Ty Lue does absolutely nothing to keep up the defensive intensity or even try to run any plays in the 2nd half. Guys weren't getting back on defense and blowing assignments and he's just standing there on the sideline with a blank look on his face. The entire 2nd half was just stand around and watch LeBron dribble for 18 seconds and take a shot. The Cavs were trying so hard to give up that game and the Celtics just couldn't do it. __________________ Just moonwalking through hell on my last brain cell

05-22-2018, 07:17 AM	#891
IamRalpho Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 17,686 IamSilly	Celtics missed 15 dunks/layups during Game 4. Maybe more painful: The Cavaliers turned those misses into 15 points (4-of-8 shooting, 7 free throws), per @ESPNStatsInfo Celtics hit half of those, they probably win this game. Or at least stop some runs and make that first quarter a lot closer. That is the stat that is giving me hope for the next 3 games. Cleveland blitzed them in the first quarter and the Celtics kept shooting themselves in the foot trying to come back. Celtics actually outscored them every quarter but the first. Positive thoughts is what we got today folks! __________________ If you have under 25 iTrader feedback or any negative, I will ask you to send first I do not ask for much, but please leave feedback if everything goes well with our deal.

05-22-2018, 07:39 AM	#892
JustinVerlander07 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 16,634 gladdyontherise gladdyontherise	It looks like the Celtics are done. They probably win game 5. __________________ Dan LeFevour PC 214/299 "Cavs in 7. Write it down"

05-21-2018, 10:15 PM	#879
JMarchand1981 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 34,438	Probably the worst game smart has played in a Celtics uniform.

05-21-2018, 10:15 PM	#880
abidtsteele Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Houston Posts: 1,421 abidtsteele	James needs to cut down his turnovers but is just shooting well these playoffs

05-21-2018, 10:32 PM	#882
rhynodino Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,524 rhynodino2012	Let’s enjoy the fact that both teams played starters till the very end. Wasn’t that big of a blow out! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-21-2018, 11:40 PM	#884
ninjacookies Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: All the girls see the (boi)/ Look at his flips / Look at his kards / All they say is (oh boi). Posts: 56,423	So. LeWOAT is now averaging 33ppg on 54 percent shooting for the playoffs. It's apparent nothing any of these teams are doing is working. Am I crazy in thinking the C's should reformulate their game plan to let Bron keep being Bron and force the rest of the lineup to put up the other 60-70 points?

05-22-2018, 06:17 AM	#887
rittdk01 Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,416	LeBron is on a mission. Go Cavs

05-22-2018, 10:05 AM	#899
WaiverWire Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,935	Lebron is going to win this series against Boston either in 6 or 7 games. If I had to guess, I would say Lebron in 7 games.

05-22-2018, 10:14 AM	#900
Brobocop Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 13,553 brobocop2	It isn't a series until an away team wins. Still anybody's for the taking.