ECF: P2 | (2) Boston Celtics vs (4) Cleveland Cavaliers | Tied 2-2

[LBJKB24MJ23]

idk why teams never full court pressure lebron for the entire game.

Lebron is fast and can get around anyone. and when someone wants to double, Lebron's court vision kicks in.

[dockingsched]

Watching Marcus Smart flop and exaggerate contact all game long on defense may be the most annoying thing to watch in the entire league.

[ITYSL]

And yeah, I love Jaylen but that's lame. Next time dont whiff on dunks when it matters. Dont get stuffed by **** Kyle Korver.

Yeah dude was weak AF this game. Really pathetic to see.

First half, yeah. He had a good 2nd half driving to the rim. The last second dunk after CLE does 24 sec violation was pathetic though, I agree. He mad lol

[loveandbeer]

Man I had Celtics in 5 (Raptors too) but this Cavs team just keeps surprising. They actually TRIED on defense for a few spurts which was the most shocking thing to see.

They gotta feel pretty good heading into Game 5. Love played like a steaming piling of horsecrap and Lebron had 7 TOs but they still almost blew the **** out of the Celtics.

Gonna be a good Game 5.

[Son_of_Slam]

is the league actually worse than its ever been? yikes!! lame games with limp teams. marcus smart is indispensable. and he is a guard that has shot above 40% in two playoff games. he is shooting 20% from three.

[Dupp]

Why people say wah no hand checking, every defender is hand checking Lebron. It still exists

Bruh, Lebron hand checks more than anyone except Grizz Tony Allen/Kawhi.

I’m not opposed to it or complaining, just saying it happens.

[loveandbeer]

And yeah, I love Jaylen but that's lame. Next time dont whiff on dunks when it matters. Dont get stuffed by **** Kyle Korver.

Yeah dude was weak AF this game. Really pathetic to see.

Not really. He had a good 2nd half driving to the rim. The last second dunk after CLE does 24 sec violation was pathetic though, I agree. He mad lol

He destroyed Korver on like 3-4 straight possessions. Just manhandled him.

That’s how he should be playing.

[Sedale Threatt]

Watching Marcus Smart flop and exaggerate contact all game long on defense may be the most annoying thing to watch in the entire league.

It amazes me that officials ever give players like that the benefit of the doubt, especially after they've got a few seasons under their belt and you know what their MO is.

[Son_of_Slam]

Watching Marcus Smart flop and exaggerate contact all game long on defense may be the most annoying thing to watch in the entire league.

they don't show rockets games in your market?

[Entengtot]

I don't disagree about natural motion, but the consequences - Love's landing space being impeded - influenced what normally is not called. It's not about intending to 'kick', nor about my definition of a leg kick, but about what the refs called and why.

Not every player has such a shooting motion where they get a natural forward foot motion ie/ Bird who was exceptionally compact shooting the 3, barely lifting his feet, but some players ie/Kawhi who actually often lands with his feet quite wide apart on Js, so he has to be careful about where he lands.

Look it is a foul in the rule book. They dusted it off and called it mostly, I think, because it had the effect of Love not being able to land, unintentional though it was. Otherwise, they'd have likely let it go as they usually do. Harder to ignore in this instance.

So you must feel this is an offensive foul:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/8dafm4/ridiculous_foul_call_on_victor_oladipo_on_kevin/

Do you honestly not see the difference between Dipo flying so close into Love's body - so even if yes Love leaned in, but he was able to get that call because of Dipo's proximity to him - and Love literally flying by Morris? If we're going to compare calls, we have to compare same instances (O player kicking out motion, like OP mentioned with Curry); these are not the same plays.

Agree. it was not a blatant kick and should have been a no call. I did nothing to change the shot and did not bait a defending player to give up a foul. Love was in the air before Morris had the time to react to stick a leg out

[AlCelticFan]

Worst Celtics game of the entire year? Missed how many dunks/layups? Made how many idiotic plays? Vomited up my dinner.

[yoyoboy]

Smart sure does fall down a lot.

[BeatDaCavs420]

SAS sucks

[IG2]

SAS spewing his ignorant garbage on ESPN right now. Calling LeBron 6'9 and 270+ and how it's unfair in a "soft" league. He's neither, you idiot. He's 6'8 and hasn't weighed anywhere close to 270 since 12-13. He's 250 max right now.

[ITYSL]

Yeah dude was weak AF this game. Really pathetic to see.

Not really. He had a good 2nd half driving to the rim. The last second dunk after CLE does 24 sec violation was pathetic though, I agree. He mad lol

He destroyed Korver on like 3-4 straight possessions. Just manhandled him.

That’s how he should be playing.

Yep. He should be. I think he was mad that Korver blocked him twice, as he should have been. Embarrassing lol

[yoyoboy]

We were atrocious in the second half. Love missed countless bunnies and LeBron turned it over virtually every pass he made.

[1993Playoffs]

Running out of adjectives to describe LeBron at this point

[TommyPoints]

I’d like to see Baynes start the next game.

[Ballerhogger]

Only 2 guys with more 40 points games than Lebron wow . MJ and west

[Ballerhogger]

Cavs are playing great D no reason that stops