2023-24 Playoff Series #2 | Game #2 | Cavs @ Celtics | May 9, 2024

[bushwick_bill]

 

[2 For The Brew]

I noticed that too, they trying there hardest to motivate Tatum for the next game, calling him all kind of weakness…..

A Cleveland - Indiana ECF would really depress a lot of people. You’d hate to see it.

 

[2 For The Brew]

First T Wolves, then us. Shut down Denver and Boston, the two favorites for the Finals. Both teams with an incredible defensive effort.

 

[ShawnKempIsMyDad]

A Cleveland - Indiana ECF would really depress a lot of people. You’d hate to see it.

Fuck em. That would be fantastic.

 

[PIP]

A Cleveland - Indiana ECF would really depress a lot of people. You’d hate to see it.

 

[ShawnKempIsMyDad]

Two differences I saw were that the Cavs pushed the ball fast on offense which didn't let the Celtics set their defense. We got a lot of quick baskets. Also, we clearly made an effort to push them off the 3-point line and make them move to shoot. They are more veteran and skilled than us but they're small underneath and older. We have to take advantage of that.

I've been impressed with LeVert's ability to push the ball up the court and attack with each possession. He's been great off the bench the last two games.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

A Cleveland - Indiana ECF would really depress a lot of people. You’d hate to see it.

Don't worry, the refs won't let that happen. The league would take too big a TV ratings hit. I still can't believe they let Giannis stay in Milwaukee.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

I didn't say this during the game last night because I didn't want to jinx it, but I have been thoroughly unimpressed with Jayson Tatum these last couple games.

He seems like a totally soft "star", who gets most of his points through illegal push-offs and at the foul line. His stats still look decent, but they seem like totally empty numbers. He's a good 3pt shooter, but we've been able to defend him well there too. He would be further screwed if refs didn't blow the whistle just for breathing on him.

An All-NBA guy like him shouldn't be able to be shut down so easily and consistently, but he is.

I've seen him have some amazing games where he is unstoppable. He can score at all three levels, hit contested 3's, power to the rim with either hand, and hit mid-range fallaways. He's just a very strong, skilled, and athletic scorer, a lot like Banchero.

And yes, the refs allow him to push off all he wants and when he throws a shoulder into a defender that is shadowing him he always get the foul call. Look at all the free throws he got in Game 2.

He can still take over this series. I wouldn't call him soft just yet.

 

[foucault87]

I want strus to just flop like a prime Marcus smart on one of these elbows. See how that looks

 

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[Lee]

Dean Wade might think this, but does Dean Wade's Knee know this?

You can tell from the few practice videos he is delaying surgery to give this team everything, but man I just dont know if he can go. I hope I am 100% wrong. A healthy Dean changes everything. Stick him as your starting PF next to Mobley and the switchability of that defense would be a big smack in the face to any changes Boston thinks there going to make.

 

[Real Deal]

What did negative Windy have to say again on Mobley, any flowers?

 

[Surge]

Dean Wade returning? Hang the banner now, I say.

 

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