Round 1 Game 5 | Cavs vs. Pacers | April 25, 2018 | 7:00 EST

[Alec]

LeBron knows for a fact we can win this series but we’re probably getting swept by the likes of the Sixers and anyone from the west. This is some embarrassing shit.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

No. That was off of a switch everytime. The Cavs hardly have any other alternatives. Oladipo has killed the drop defense by pulling up for threes and blowing by Love. And trapping is tiring and unsound for extended stretches. Cavs are in REAL trouble.

The answer is Yes though. The switching is intentional.

 

[Kiddo]

Did we intentionally have Hood guarding Young on those possessions? If so, that's one of the dumbest things I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of dumb things in this game alone.

Coach Lue for you.

 

[Alec]

We could legit lose by 40+ to the Rockets and Warriors.

 

[kookoo]

Tristan was a positive last game yet we have not brought him in. If losing in the first round this season means I never have to see that dumb cunt who has fucked up our team and people's love for basketball, as well as the rest of this ignorant coaching staff... So be it.

 

[Stark]

Going to spend halftime putting together a list of coaches I'd rather have than Ty Lue.

Spoiler alert: every current coach in the NBA is on there except for Thibs, because I actually think Thibs would have killed LeBron by now.

 

[Nathan S]

No. That was off of a switch everytime. The Cavs hardly have any other alternatives. Oladipo has killed the drop defense by pulling up for threes and blowing by Love. And trapping is tiring and unsound for extended stretches. Cavs are in REAL trouble.

Can't concede crippling switches like that so easily...just giving up free points when the ball's barely even crossed halfcourt. Hood is not a "switch everything" defender.

 

[johnmd20]

Looks like Indy knows what time it is more so than us. We wouldn't want to make it too easy on ourselves would we, that's be uncharted territory.

I will humbly submit, that last year's playoffs in the east were extremely easy.

 

[kookoo]

We could legit lose by 40+ to the Rockets and Warriors.

We could lose by that much to the Sixers.

 

[Walter White]

Why are all the role players shrinking so much.

 

[MrHoops]

Love is so horrible it's time to play TT. I do not want to see Lue coach this team next year. There are too many good coaches who need jobs right now to have Lue coach this team.

 

[InBoobieWeTrust]

LeBron despite the scoring did not play hard that half and got a nice rest. He should have enough to bring us home if we can adjust and get some stops.

 

[Jontibs]

Young, Turner and Sabonis are having a picnic in the paint, they get switched onto a smaller guard and it is easy work for them.

80% of this series has been played at their pace.

Love has 24 minutes to save his reputation.

 

[Just1More]

No inside D at all...

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Minor miracle that this is only a 7 point game at the half.

Yes, but you know what our third quarters look like. We will be down 20, at the start of the fourth.