2017-18 NBA (Playoffs): A gasping, wheezing thread begs message board poster arguing how Jordan never lost a Finals to just let it die in peace (1 Viewer)

[Jayrod]

Cavs in 6. Cs had a nice run but just can't get past Clev sans Kyrie

  Pretty early in the game for that kind of talk.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

the league sent in that company-man ref everybody says can deliver a game when they want

As least they got that charge on TT, huh?

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

This is where someone should have compared the catch to gronk

Yeah but screw the Patriots.

 

[Dedfin]

Morris has 3 fouls in the first q

 

[JuniorGong]

Morris has 3 fouls in the first q

Stevens keeping him in hoping for his 4th

 

[JuniorGong]

Tatum picked a bad time to morph into playoff Simmons

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

I don't care what you say, the refs holding the Celtics to 27% shooting is damn impressive.

 

[wilked]

Well the good news is they literally can’t play any worse 

 

[Workhorse]

I don't care what you say, the refs holding the Celtics to 27% shooting is damn impressive.

The rim is holding the Celtics to 27% on dunks tonight.

 

[msudaisy26]

You'd rather have them win tonight than win a title?

You have to remember he isn't rooting for the THIS year.

 

[JuniorGong]

Celtics down big after the first quarter again but I feel a lot better about their ability to come back in this game. It might not happen but they are attacking the basket and missing easy shots, they need to stick with it. Cleveland has to start missing at some point.

This Cavs team at home looks nothing like the team that played the first two games in Boston. Very dialed in on defense.

 

[wikkidpissah]

the local shows were talking about this all day - this ref gets under the Celts' skin and they mope & gripe. Stevens saw that when it was still close (10-9) - never seen him call 2 time-outs that early. it's sunk in now - he couldnt stop it. they look very young out there -

 

[Chaos Commish]

If I tried to hit the brakes like LeBron did on that catch of Love's pass, I would blow out both knees and spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. What a freak.

 

[Chaos Commish]

Celtics down big after the first quarter again but I feel a lot better about their ability to come back in this game. It might not happen but they are attacking the basket and missing easy shots, they need to stick with it. Cleveland has to start missing at some point.

This Cavs team at home looks nothing like the team that played the first two games in Boston. Very dialed in on defense.

Home court advantage is a big deal.

 

[msudaisy26]

Korver can't block the you twice in one possession and you live to talk about it.

 

[brun]

How about they freaking stop missing LAYUPS & DUNKS!!!!

Missing these high percentage shots is baffling. So much going wrong for the Celtics. 

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Now we see where all the Korver/Olajuwon comparisons come from.

 

[JuniorGong]

Celtics just need to get this under 10 at half

 

[wilked]

Jaylen 1-9, Smart 0-5, Horford 1-5, Tatum 1-4.

and they are still hanging around. Keep it close to 10 going into half and I’m feeling optimistic 

 

[Dez]

Problem for Cavs is only LeBron can take this kind of game on the road.  Korver did well in the 1st half of game 2 but rest of the team was not good.  Cavs needed to win game 2 when LeBron was going nuts in the 1st quarter and had a nice 11 point lead with 1 minute to go in the 1st half.  Entire Cavs team sucked 2nd half though.  That was the Cavs game to win.  Cavs pretty much have to win 4 straight you don't go into Boston and win game 7.  Boston is 39-0 I believe when up 2-0.

 

[the moops]

I hate that call of a defensive foul when th shooter swings his arms into the defender. I get it that if you are reaching and moving, but if you just have a hand in the guys face, and he he swings his arms into yours, that should not be a foul.

 

[JuniorGong]

Jaylen Brown is going to hear it from his boys the rest of his life for having Korver block him twice 

 

[Britney Spears]

I really like Baynes, but he must get rid of the 3’’ pony tail. 

 

[Dedfin]

Korverbird is going to the hof

 

[wilked]

Keep chipping away

baynes playing real well this game. Terry also. And Smart. Rest of team has been bad 

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

I liked it earlier when Jackson called the two coaches making personnel moves "a chess match of the highest order". Because two overpaid PE coaches choosing which jocks to send at each other is totally Fischer/Kasparov. 

 

[wilked]

So if Celts made their dunks...is this one tied? 

 

[Kraft...]

So many stoppages  <_<  

 

[Dez]

Boston scorching from 3 in that 2nd quarter.  Cavs need to get out they have been letting them get wide open 3's.

Tyronn Lue is such a great coach he had Thompson glued to the bench playing no meaningful minutes vs Indiana in the first 6 games.

 

[wikkidpissah]

well, that put the ugh in ugly. Celts dont make a positive statement in the  2nd half, series is over.

 

[wilked]

Well that happened. 

Somehow being down 15 feels like a small win.  Celts need to wake up. 

 

[Workhorse]

The Cavs have to cool off somewhat in the second half and I’d imagine that the Celtics will stop switching everything to give everyone the chance to post up Rozier. On offense, Boston’s getting lots of nice looks inside the paint. Yes, I’m a huge Celtics homer but I don’t think this one is over yet.

 

[wilked]

well, that put the ugh in ugly. Celts dont make a positive statement in the  2nd half, series is over.

Until a team loses a home game nothing is over 

 

[Chaos Commish]

well, that put the ugh in ugly. Celts dont make a positive statement in the  2nd half, series is over.

Cavs will sweep them for sure. Dude, home court is a really big deal.

 

[Chaos Commish]

The Cavs have to cool off somewhat in the second half and I’d imagine that the Celtics will stop switching everything to give everyone the chance to post up Rozier. On offense, Boston’s getting lots of nice looks inside the paint. Yes, I’m a huge Celtics homer but I don’t think this one is over yet.

The series is over. The Celts are done. Cus Collapse

 

[wikkidpissah]

Cavs will sweep them for sure. Dude, home court is a really big deal.

Celts dont know how to win in Cleveland. Cavs (ie Kang) have had countless authoritative wins in Boston against Stevens. Celts are reminding them more how they did that every minute. They dont stop acting like parvenus in this 2nd half, they're done.

 

[Chaos Commish]

Until a team loses a home game nothing is over 

 

[Britney Spears]

I think LeBrons biggest career accomplishment is doing what he does while having JR Smith play on the same team. 

 

[Britney Spears]

Bad call IMO. Barely any let extension there. 

 

[modogg]

i like how ESPN keeps referring to Stevens as "Brad". 

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Bad call IMO. Barely any let extension there. 

not sure i love the call, but it is pretty clear what morris's intention was.

 

[dickey moe]

Love got hurt - what are the chances?

 

[HellToupee]

I don’t get that call on Morris but the announcer crew talked like it was blatant. Horrible call

 

[Long Ball Larry]

i like how ESPN keeps referring to Stevens as "Brad". 

how would you like them to refer to him?

 

[modogg]

how would you like them to refer to him?

"deuche" 

ETA: and i don't know, just sounded weird. what NFL coach is referred to by his 1st name?

 

[Kraft...]

Mark Jackson is useless as a color guy 

 

[dickey moe]

I think LeBrons biggest career accomplishment is doing what he does while having JR Smith play on the same team. 

Smith makes nearly $20 million a year, too.

 

[dickey moe]

Mark Jackson is useless as a color guy 

 

[JuniorGong]

how would you like them to refer to him?

Saint Stevens 

 

[Long Ball Larry]

"deuche" 

ETA: and i don't know, just sounded weird. what NFL coach is referred to by his 1st name?

Dougie Big Balls?

or Big Balls Dougie, I suppose.