Round 1 Game 3 | Cavs @ Celtics | April 23, 2015 | 7:00 PM ET

[tocov]

Anybody else fully expect this series to come back to Cleveland tied 2-2?

 

[godfather]

Anybody else fully expect this series to come back to Cleveland tied 2-2?

No. But if we happen to lose tonight, and I'm not saying I think we will, I hope people don't start panicking.

But just some perspective, this isn't the '09 Cavs, where we really struggled badly on the road. I think that year they didn't beat a single really good team on the road, or maybe they won just one game. But their record against good teams on the road was awful. It was definitely "hold your breath" every time we went on the road.

This team beat SA, Memphis, Chicago, Dallas (okay they're not that good), and the Clippers. We almost beat Houston without Kyrie, got some shitty calls against us. We hung in against GS without LeBron for most of the game.

So, fans shouldn't be fearing how we do on the road. Not saying we're not going to lose on the road at all, but this team has proven to be road tested.

 

[Adam]

Things I'd like to see this game:

Cavs defending the dribble hand off more conservatively

Kevin love to either shoot or drive not stand there with the ball above his head (he will get more possessions if he is aggressive with his touches)

Jr catch and shoot and make a jumper

 

[KilgoreTrout]

No. But if we happen to lose tonight, and I'm not saying I think we will, I hope people don't start panicking.

But just some perspective, this isn't the '09 Cavs, where we really struggled badly on the road. I think that year they didn't beat a single really good team on the road, or maybe they won just one game. But their record against good teams on the road was awful. It was definitely "hold your breath" every time we went on the road.

This team beat SA, Memphis, Chicago, Dallas (okay they're not that good), and the Clippers. We almost beat Houston without Kyrie, got some shitty calls against us. We hung in against GS without LeBron for most of the game.

So, fans shouldn't be fearing how we do on the road. Not saying we're not going to lose on the road at all, but this team has proven to be road tested.

That '09 team won 15 more games than this one!

 

[Stark]

J.R. has been horrible offensively and defensively these first two games, and we're still winning by 9.5 per game.

If he plays like he was playing in the regular season, this will be a no contest.

Cavaliers by 20+.

 

[Stark]

That '09 team won 15 more games than this one!

This current team would destroy the '09 team in a best of 7.

Jamison on Love? Old Z on Mozgov? Mo on Kyrie? lol

The only thing that would be fun to watch is '09 LeBron vs. '15 LeBron.

 

[CavsHomer]

Anybody else fully expect this series to come back to Cleveland tied 2-2?

 

[David.]

J.R. has been horrible offensively and defensively these first two games, and we're still winning by 9.5 per game.

If he plays like he was playing in the regular season, this will be a no contest.

Cavaliers by 20+.

5 steals? cmon bro

 

[godfather]

That '09 team won 15 more games than this one!

Didn't they just lose 2 games all year at home? They mopped up at home. That team didn't come close to having the mental aptitude to winning big games on the road. We knew it too, that's why fans were talking about serving home through the playoffs in hope of winning it all. Once Orlando beat us to split home the first two games, no one seriously had any real confidence we'd win the series, knowing how much this team sucked on the road against quality teams.

We displayed that from the regular season. It carried over in the post season too.

 

[Walter White]

I expect Kyrie and LeBron's games to elevate. LeBron loves the road and knows how important game three is. Kyrie is just a big game player. Hoping Love has a breakout game though. He has been solid so far but I'm just waiting for him to have a monster one.

 

[Otsego Mar]

Love scores 73 with 35 boards tonight.

 

[theSwayze]

Love scores 73 with 35 boards tonight.

...but is he really a max salary player?

 

[Hydroponic3385]

My Cleveland sports anxiety is still as present as ever. Celtics win tonight by 29.

 

[Stark]

5 steals? cmon bro

He's made a lot of stupid fouls defensively though which has thrown him out of rhythm. That foul on the three point shot (don't remember who was shooting it) by Smith was one of the most boneheaded things I've ever seen.

Steals =/= Great Defense

 

[Ohio]

Love scores 73 with 35 boards tonight.

Which means he's playing for Olympiakos next season.