Round 2, Game 4: Cavs @ Bulls, Sunday, May 10, 2015, 3:30 PM EST

[BimboColesHair]

(1-2)

vs.

(2-1)

United Center, 3:30 PM EST

Cavs Starters

PG - Kyrie Irving

SG - Iman Shumpert

SF - LeBron James

PF - Tristan Thompson

C - Timofey Mozgov

Head Coach - David Blatt

Bulls Starters

PG - Derrick Rose

SG - Jimmy Butler

SF - Mike Dunleavy

PF - Pau Gasol

C - Joakim Noah

Head Coach - Tom Thibodeau

Cavs Bench

Bulls Bench

Injuries:

Kevin Love - Dislocated L Shoulder/Torn L Labrum - OUT

Anderson Varejao - Torn Achilles - OUT


​

Nothing fancy, just get the win, regain homecourt, and forget about that bullshit shot.

 

[Otsego Mar]

We are really thin in the front court. This worries me going forward.

 

[Rich]

I wanna see J.R. Smith start. If Kyrie is hurt and hobbled, then we need another guy to handle the ball with the starting unit.

 

[Ohio]

The split will be had.

 

[Stark]

Win or go home.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

Bulls win by about 8.

 

[Ohio]

Win or go home.

Win or lose, we go home

 

[spydy13]

I wanna see J.R. Smith start. If Kyrie is hurt and hobbled, then we need another guy to handle the ball with the starting unit.

At the very least, I'm guessing he plays about 10 mins more.

 

[Tlyons]

Everything depends on Irving health.

 

[deadddilly]

I am happy to see this thread opened early. I have this bad taste in my mouth. Let's destroy them.

 

[bob2the2nd]

have to hope kyrie can come back, and that the gasol injury at least hobbles him a bit

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Everything depends on Irving health.

Everything depends on Blatt's and LeBron's brains. If they don't act like a couple of dumb-asses, we should win.

If Blatt plays a cripple for 38 minutes, and LeBron throws the ball to the other team more than a handful of times, we lose. Pretty simple.

 

[Redzone]

Those that know the Cleveland curse all too well should know that we will win Sunday. How does this make sense?

The Cleveland curse is never about just losing. No, it's about getting your hopes sky high and then getting your guts ripped out. It's really as much about the great expectation as it is the crashing letdown (i.e., sweep of Boston and then losing Love and JR; great hope builds after Wednesday's game, guts get ripped out instead tonight on a desparation shot). It's never about a slow, gradual death.

Thus, back to back losses does not build great hope. Great hope only happens if we win Sunday.

Book it. A great win Sunday. What happens thereafter I will not talk about...

 

[Adam]

Just get to 100 points. Its that simple, cavs are playing good D but need to get enough points to win. i think both teams play small most of the game, especially if Gasol is limited. Need to get lebron back in the post if a wing is on him especially now JR is back we have more shooting

 

[Andrew]

I want to see some Shumpert on Rose, I think Shumpert can defensively keep up with him at key moments, obviously not the entire game.

If Gasol does have an owwie, TT and Moz need to just bang him up when they are on offense.