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Round 1 Game 2 | Cavs vs Pacers | April 18, 2018 | 6:00 EST

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The big questions for game 2:

Which Kevin Love will show up for this game? Lil Kev or "Fat" Kevin?

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Which JR Smith will show up? Pipe or Dope?

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Will a TRUE third option emerge?
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Can Korver find his rhythm?

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Will TT continue to ride the pine (where he belongs)?

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Will the rookies get any meaningful minutes?

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Is this a must win game???

HELL YES IT IS!!! GO CAVS!!!

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Welcome back, Tristan.
Running the point.........

We'd catch indy laughing for the 1st 3 quarters and be up by 20

Only to win by 1
 
Literally nothing but starting Zizic or fucking Perkins I would consider "bold".

In reality, we will probably get Tristan Thompson.
 
I'm going to be on a plane for the duration of the game. Flying Southwest.

Anyone have ideas on how I could at least get a radio stream on this flight?
 
Few things...

-Love matched up with Sabonis is a bonus for the Cavs. I would like to see him start the 2nd quarter (should Sabonis be in) at center.

-Touchdown passes need to be smarter. Indiana was able to get two or three players into good position when the Cavs were trying their long outlet passes and they were able to get easy interceptions. Need to be able to read that and not turn it over in this way.

-Knock down clean three-point looks. Love/JR did a good job from three in game 1, but everyone else... yikes. Pacers played some good/decent defense, but the crucial threes needed weren't able to be hit. Usually the Cavs are consistently one of the best three point shooting teams in the league, so I expect this to fall more in the Cavs favor. But the right rotation combinations need to be in place.

-Remember this game?
Yes, please.
 

this could be interesting
Rumor has it that instead of going with his Game 1 starting lineup of:

PG - George Hill
SG - Rodney Hood
SF - LeBron James
PF - Jeff Green
C - Kevin Love

... he's going to really mix things up in Game 2 and go with a starting lineup of:

PG - LeBron James
SG - George Hill
SF - Rodney Hood
PF - Kevin Love
C - Jeff Green


Bold.
 
Jeff Green is starting all 5 positions tonight. There's your bold.
 
Cavs should put LeBron on Myles Turner defensively, Hill on Oladipo. Negates the Turner-Oladipo two-man game as much as this possible given this roster. Turner isn't that physical anyways and it gives LeBron the opportunity to brag about how he played center for a series (he'll eat it up).

Trap or hard hedge P&Rs involving Love and hope Bojan misses the open corner 3's again when they can't recover. Those possessions also leave LeBron under the hoop playing that "free safety" role where he's had insane amounts of success in past years such as vs GSW
 
Cavs should put LeBron on Myles Turner defensively, Hill on Oladipo. Negates the Turner-Oladipo two-man game as much as this possible given this roster. Turner isn't that physical anyways and it gives LeBron the opportunity to brag about how he played center for a series (he'll eat it up).

Trap or hard hedge P&Rs involving Love and hope Bojan misses the open corner 3's again when they can't recover. Those possessions also leave LeBron under the hoop playing that "free safety" role where he's had insane amounts of success in past years such as vs GSW

Why hedge and gamble on Bojan and not just gamble on Young @ top of the break? makes much more sense to me.
 
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Here's what I'd do if we're throwing bold lineups out there:

PG - Hill / Calderon
SG - Korver / Smith
SF - Osman / Hood
PF - James / Green
C - Love / Nance

Maybe play Clarkson in spurts if you wish, but I prefer the control of Hill and Calderon to Clarkson.
 
Why hedge and gamble on Bojan and not just gamble on Young @ top of the break? makes much more sense to me.

Yea that's what I'm saying... with Young setting the screen up top for Oladipo you can put all your attention on Oladipo and have the big help out (either with a hedge or a trap). Force the ball out of his hands and into Young's downhill in a 4-on-3 situation. Will take our chances with LBJ being one of the 3. I just presumed that Young will be able to make the correct decision to make a play, often times being the kick out to the corner 3 point shooter - but he may not be able to do that I'm not sure.

4 on 3 situation sounds bad, but when you put guys like Young into that sort of scenario that they're not used to you can get quality results. And LeBron has the ability to just spook the everliving shit out of guys when he forces them into an instant decision.
 

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