ECF | Game 5 | Cavs (2-2) @ Boston (2-2) | May 23rd, 2018 | 8:30pm EST

[Tornicade]

pretty nice move of Stevens using a fresh Tatum,Horford, Morris lineup by starting baynes to beat our starters to death. keeping them fresh while playing more minutes overall.

 

[Benedict_Boozer]

only lebron can have a subpar 16 PTS 63% FG half

He seems low energy. I think he is saving it for one last push in the 4th but we have to keep the game in striking distance or it won’t matter.

 

[MediumBaller]

Well, 11 points isn't terrible. We can come back from that. LeBron, I'm your biggest fan, but we really need you to step it up in the second half. Take some hgh or something at halftime.

 

[TheLand1287]

Trust me, Fellas - I didn’t want to be right.

FOH... no one cares about you and your shitty takes

 

[JMoneyYourHoney]

lol @ Horford puffing his chest up by double digits.

Whatever, let him. Cavs are a bunch of cunts.

 

[Walter White]

It could be a lot worse I guess?

We need to play like we did at home. Move the ball and play hard nosed defense. If Celtics hit crazy shots, it's whatever. But fight them for it.

 

[Ozcavs89]

Right now jr is delivering absolutely zero, how is he still in the lineup/nba

 

[Alec]

LeBron spinning and drop stepping around the basket is something to behold.

 

[Rainman]

As bad as it seamed Celtics dominated only up 11. Boston shot 3s lights out. We need more ball movement and scoring. The 3s will stop falling. Korver didnt play enough.

 

[Stark]

Going to need Ty Lue to get the shits at halftime.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Can’t believe they came out and shit the bed again. How do they so this? Why does everyone disappear on the road?

 

[SanduskyCav]

Jayson Tatum bitches more about calls than anyone I’ve ever seen.

 

[Randolphkeys]

Still kinda in it somehow

In it but offense wins. Time for somebody to step up from the outside, even if the refs are encouraging the slugfest Boston wants.

 

[Jontibs]

Hill showed a little towards the end there, but he and JR can not be this worthless on offense, makes the team far too predictable when the Celtics can just key on Love and LBJ.

Still in this, but Bron showing signs of fatigue and the vanishing of some key role players makes me not that positive.

 

[cavsfever]

I feel like LeBron simply didn't have any gas in the tank at the beginning of the night. Only 1 day off after game 4 plus travel? Almost a "playoff schedule loss" in a way.

Really shouldn't have played 82 games.

Unless LeBron can dig deep and be great we're in serious trouble.

If he keeps up his first half performance (admittedly a big if because he may get fatigued and/or start to press), Lebron is headed for 32/6/8 on 64% shooting and OK but not great defense. That's high level all-star but not GOAT performance and the problem is this team needs GOAT level performances from him quarter after quarter and night after night because we just don't have guys to pick up the slack.

I mean, it's quite possible that we are looking at the worst backcourt ever to start for a modern Conference Finals team.