ECF: P1 | (2) Boston Celtics vs (4) Cleveland Cavaliers | BOS 2-0

CodeBreaker · Post #481 » by **CodeBreaker** » Sun May 13, 2018 1:04 pm

I will be waking up later at 3:30am local time just to watch Game 1.

For the love of the game!

trickshot · Post #482 » by **trickshot** » Sun May 13, 2018 1:16 pm

All the talk about stopping LeBron but the Pacers took it to 7 by neutralising Love and the others.

dukes_wild · Post #483 » by **dukes_wild** » Sun May 13, 2018 1:31 pm

donnieme wrote:All the talk about stopping LeBron but the Pacers took it to 7 by neutralising Love and the others.

More-so the Cavs just missing a ton of open looks actually

Their shooting %s on open shots went from terrible in the Pacers series to unsustainable in the Raptors series. We'll likely see their 3pt shooting come back down to earth, but the Pacers didn't really do anything special, Cavs were just missing everything

Benedict_Boozer · Post #484 » by **Benedict_Boozer** » Sun May 13, 2018 2:10 pm

Lebron will get wind of this Morris thing and watch and see what happens. Lebron is passive aggressive and will make a point to stick it to Morris every time he is on him.

Celtics would have been better off letting sleeping dogs lie. When Lebron gets mad or plays with a chip on his shoulder it’s scary.

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trickshot · Post #485 » by **trickshot** » Sun May 13, 2018 2:11 pm

dukes_wild wrote:
donnieme wrote:All the talk about stopping LeBron but the Pacers took it to 7 by neutralising Love and the others.

More-so the Cavs just missing a ton of open looks actually

Their shooting %s on open shots went from terrible in the Pacers series to unsustainable in the Raptors series. We'll likely see their 3pt shooting come back down to earth, but the Pacers didn't really do anything special, Cavs were just missing everything

Think it's both. There's no question they shut down Love in the post. There's also no question the roleplayers missed a ton of open looks. Whenever LeBron has been on weak rosters letting him get his against single coverage and shutting down the rest of the team has had some success in the past

Celts17Pride · Post #486 » by **Celts17Pride** » Sun May 13, 2018 2:24 pm

Benedict_Boozer wrote:Lebron will get wind of this Morris thing and watch and see what happens. Lebron is passive aggressive and will make a point to stick it to Morris every time he is on him.

Celtics would have been better off letting sleeping dogs lie. When Lebron gets mad or plays with a chip on his shoulder it’s scary.

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No one in Boston is afraid of the Cavs. Coaches, Players or Fans. Hope Cavs bring their best. They are going to need it.

CeltsfanSinceBirth · Post #487 » by **CeltsfanSinceBirth** » Sun May 13, 2018 2:43 pm

Benedict_Boozer wrote:Lebron will get wind of this Morris thing and watch and see what happens. Lebron is passive aggressive and will make a point to stick it to Morris every time he is on him.

Celtics would have been better off letting sleeping dogs lie. When Lebron gets mad or plays with a chip on his shoulder it’s scary.

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I hope he goes for 60. I dont want his teammates getting touches, and I want Lebron exerting a ton of energy trying to score.

nbhadja · Post #488 » by **nbhadja** » Sun May 13, 2018 3:02 pm

Thompson vs Horford in the playoffs:

TT: 12-1 record..... 10-10-1.....59% fg
AH: 1-12 record.....13-4-3-1....51% fg

I think Thompson will get some minutes this series because of his dominance over Horford. Love does very well against Horford in the playoffs as well. Horford is the type of player than can look really good against players he matches up against, but really bad against players he is a bad matchup for like Love and Thompson. I think people are overlooking this. Horford is as shook going up against Love and TT as Toronto is against Lebron.

Love vs Horford in the playoffs:

KL: 8-1 record.....21-13-3....41% fg...51% 3 fg (on 9 three point attempts per game)
AH:1-8 record.....13-4-3......48% fg...38% 3 fg

I don't see Steven's changing this much. If this trend against Horford continues the Cavs will finish off the Celtics quickly in 4-5 games.

Sactowndog · Post #489 » by **Sactowndog** » Sun May 13, 2018 3:19 pm

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
Benedict_Boozer wrote:Lebron will get wind of this Morris thing and watch and see what happens. Lebron is passive aggressive and will make a point to stick it to Morris every time he is on him.

Celtics would have been better off letting sleeping dogs lie. When Lebron gets mad or plays with a chip on his shoulder it’s scary.

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I hope he goes for 60. I dont want his teammates getting touches, and I want Lebron exerting a ton of energy trying to score.

This. Because on defense Lebron will play free safety on Semi/Morris and try to stop everyone from getting to the rim. Try to get Lebron doing everything and let the other players go to sleep.

Post #490 » by **Froob** » Sun May 13, 2018 3:37 pm

Is it a hot take to say Celtics have a better chance of beating the Cavs then the Rockets do the Dubs?

lambchop · Post #491 » by **lambchop** » Sun May 13, 2018 3:41 pm

CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:
Benedict_Boozer wrote:Lebron will get wind of this Morris thing and watch and see what happens. Lebron is passive aggressive and will make a point to stick it to Morris every time he is on him.

Celtics would have been better off letting sleeping dogs lie. When Lebron gets mad or plays with a chip on his shoulder it’s scary.

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I hope he goes for 60. I dont want his teammates getting touches, and I want Lebron exerting a ton of energy trying to score.

I doubt he's that stupid. Bron will still pick his spots and look for weaknesses in the D. He knows how to set up his teammates and can anticipate how the defense will react, thus leaving someone open. If they force him to play 1 on 1 the whole, he'll just run more of those Hill - LBJ pick n rolls or screen to get someone like rozier on him every trip down the floor.

But I wouldnt be surprised if BOS starts game 1 on a 24 - 4 run and completely blows cleveland out

whatisacenter · Post #492 » by **whatisacenter** » Sun May 13, 2018 3:42 pm

So happy that there will finally be a game played today. No matter which team wins, the hot takes will be aplenty.

Pantsman · Post #493 » by **Pantsman** » Sun May 13, 2018 3:58 pm

donnieme wrote:All the talk about stopping LeBron but the Pacers took it to 7 by neutralising Love and the others.

The pacers had size and speed to go at love. He couldn’t handle turner or Thad. Love has never once had an issue against al horford Aaron Baynes or Marcus Morris.

Pantsman · Post #494 » by **Pantsman** » Sun May 13, 2018 3:58 pm

Froob wrote:Is it a hot take to say Celtics have a better chance of beating the Cavs then the Rockets do the Dubs?

Not that hot of a take. Rockets have zero shot outside or KD or Steph getting hurt.

Warchant · Post #495 » by **Warchant** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:02 pm

dukes_wild wrote:
donnieme wrote:All the talk about stopping LeBron but the Pacers took it to 7 by neutralising Love and the others.

More-so the Cavs just missing a ton of open looks actually

Their shooting %s on open shots went from terrible in the Pacers series to unsustainable in the Raptors series. We'll likely see their 3pt shooting come back down to earth, but the Pacers didn't really do anything special, Cavs were just missing everything

Somebody posted earlier showing the Cavs shot better vs Indy than Tor on open shots

dukes_wild · Post #496 » by **dukes_wild** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:09 pm

Warchant wrote:
dukes_wild wrote:
donnieme wrote:All the talk about stopping LeBron but the Pacers took it to 7 by neutralising Love and the others.

More-so the Cavs just missing a ton of open looks actually

Their shooting %s on open shots went from terrible in the Pacers series to unsustainable in the Raptors series. We'll likely see their 3pt shooting come back down to earth, but the Pacers didn't really do anything special, Cavs were just missing everything

Somebody posted earlier showing the Cavs shot better vs Indy than Tor on open shots

That's not true though so they either posted false information or you misread it

Warchant · Post #497 » by **Warchant** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:09 pm

INKtastic wrote:
Warchant wrote:
DTP wrote:Love Mook...one of my favorites in the league and hate the Pistons gave him up. But he needs to stfu before LeBron decides to end this in 4. Stop playing with the GOAT yo.

Stop hanging from LB.....some guys like Lance and Morris arnt afraid of him cause he puts his shorts on the same way as those guys do to get ready for a game....why do u think Tor was such a joke....no doubt Bost bounces this Cavs team w a healthy Kyrie....he would want this series like no other

The one thing both of these players have in common is they've been sent home every time they've faced LeBron in the playoffs.

The one thing both of these players have in common is LB was a VERY big fav for them to go home

Warchant · Post #498 » by **Warchant** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:12 pm

dukes_wild wrote:
Warchant wrote:
dukes_wild wrote:More-so the Cavs just missing a ton of open looks actually

Their shooting %s on open shots went from terrible in the Pacers series to unsustainable in the Raptors series. We'll likely see their 3pt shooting come back down to earth, but the Pacers didn't really do anything special, Cavs were just missing everything

Somebody posted earlier showing the Cavs shot better vs Indy than Tor on open shots

That's not true though so they either posted false information or you misread it

It was very close something like 42% compared to 43%...just throwing #s out there

Celts17Pride · Post #499 » by **Celts17Pride** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:15 pm

whatisacenter wrote:So happy that there will finally be a game played today. No matter which team wins, the hot takes will be aplenty.

Hot takes will be unreal after this game no matter what happens. That’s for sure!

XxIronChainzxX · Post #500 » by **XxIronChainzxX** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:22 pm

Froob wrote:Is it a hot take to say Celtics have a better chance of beating the Cavs then the Rockets do the Dubs?

Honestly it's hard to say. I think Tatum and Brown proved the elite talent is there, and the Cavs are many times worse than the Dubs. CP3 played old for a lot of the season but elevated his game recently.

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