2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 3-1)

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Who wins Game 4?

Poll ended at Mon May 12, 2025 4:54 pm

Cavaliers
8
15%
@ Pacers
44
85%
 
Total votes: 52

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Post#281 » by JujitsuFlip » Mon May 12, 2025 1:17 am

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DowJones wrote:I would say Cleveland should pull the plug on Garland, but Jerome being so awful makes it difficult. I give Garland tons of credit for trying to tough this out, but he just doesn't have it.
Maybe try Craig Porter Jr


I think you have to go back to Jerome. Garland just doesn't have it. Maybe he needs to play 1 day on and 1 day off if you are going to play him. I would rest him game 5 and see if you can get a better version of him for game 6. Hunter as well. His shot isn't even close right now and if it is true that he still can't grip the basketball then maybe he needs time off as well.
There may not be a game 6 lol
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Post#282 » by Iwasawitness » Mon May 12, 2025 1:17 am

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Except we didn't. Even if they called jump balls (which is an extremely rare call in the first place since double lane violations are almost never called), we'd win the jump ball and score anyway. We were getting all the 50/50 balls there since your players were gassed.

You can use it as an excuse if you want but it doesn't change the fact that the double lane violations weren't what lost you that game.


And I would love to know what magical spiritual ball you have that would confirm this, because you definitely do not know that, nor does anyone else. It's okay to admit that you benefited massively from missed calls, just like it's okay for us to admit that Hunter should've been ejected here.


If Nesmith was the only committing the lane violation, I'd admit that we benefited. But he wasn't. Every single Cavalier also committed a lane violation on that play. One of them could have boxed him out or hustle for the board. But they didn't, you ended up losing an improbable game and now you're complaining about a 4th quarter in which you had a gigantic FT advantage.

You went to the line 13 times in that 4th and only made 5 total shots. Are you certain that we were the ones benefitting from the refs that game?


By all means, feel free to show the plays that we shouldn't have been able to go to the line for in that game. Otherwise, this is just deflecting from the point at hand.
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Post#283 » by ___Rand___ » Mon May 12, 2025 1:17 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Will Mitchell ever get out of the second round as the first option?


Not looking like it.
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Post#284 » by Nuntius » Mon May 12, 2025 1:17 am

Fedor wrote:Garland on fraud watch


Can't blame Garland. He's playing through an injury here.
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Post#285 » by Jazz9 » Mon May 12, 2025 1:17 am

Just go back to Cleveland at halftime
No point showing up for the second half
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Post#286 » by Mk0 » Mon May 12, 2025 1:17 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Will Mitchell ever get out of the second round as the first option?

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Post#287 » by Mamba Mentality » Mon May 12, 2025 1:18 am

Please NBA do something about the flops.
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Post#288 » by The4thHorseman » Mon May 12, 2025 1:18 am

Complete flop by Hali
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Post#289 » by Doranku » Mon May 12, 2025 1:18 am

I don't care how many regular season wins the Cavs have, it's time to blow it up. Keep Mitchell and Mobley. Everyone else is on the chopping block. These dudes aren't built for this.
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Post#290 » by Marvin Martian » Mon May 12, 2025 1:18 am

That is the weakest technical that I have seen in years
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Post#291 » by rockmanslim » Mon May 12, 2025 1:18 am

31 pt lead holy kainoli
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Post#292 » by Domz » Mon May 12, 2025 1:18 am

Weak ass flop by Haliburton. Come on dude....
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Post#293 » by bmurph128 » Mon May 12, 2025 1:18 am

Lmao Pacers....non stop physical play and then that flop

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Post#294 » by Tim_Hardawayy » Mon May 12, 2025 1:19 am

Haliburton with the flop and gamesmanship with the crowd, not a huge fan of that, you're already killing them, why give the Cavs motivation going back to Cleveland?
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Post#295 » by Castle Black » Mon May 12, 2025 1:19 am

Absurd flop by Halliburton. No way that should be rewarded. Ridiculous.
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Post#296 » by eyeatoma » Mon May 12, 2025 1:19 am

LOL 41 pt game
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Post#297 » by Jazz9 » Mon May 12, 2025 1:19 am

Cavs down 41....seriously...
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Post#299 » by Patches Perry » Mon May 12, 2025 1:19 am

Patches Perry wrote:Get it under 20 by half if you're Cleveland. Long road ahead but under 20 is manageable.


Or let it get to the 40, lmao. This **** over.

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