Round 3, Game 2 - Cleveland @ Atlanta, May 22nd, 2015, 8:30pm EST

[David.]

Goddamn do we make teams quit.

Guys, please, don't reference how awesome that thing someone did or said at the press conference without explaining what happened

 

[blazenmp]

Goddamn do we make teams quit.

Guys, please, don't reference how awesome that thing someone did or said at the press conference without explaining what happened

Someone said something cool, so we responded.

 

[David.]

Someone said something cool, so we responded.

I bet it was awesome :/

 

[blazenmp]

I bet it was awesome :/

It's OK to call me a jackass.

 

[Xearoii]

We will lose.

How's that prediction

 

[Xearoii]

This could have been Kyrie's easiest matchup since his injury with him guarding Carroll on Defense he played tonight. With that said, we still win this one....by 15...

Damn close!

 

[CLEistheCITY]

How's that prediction

Can't tell if serious or not...

 

[Dribble]

I don't know if it was already posted, but let's not be part of that particular 3-teams' history, let's not make ourselves the fourth, let's finish them.

 

[Andrew]

I expected more from the Atlanta Hawks, not trying to diss the Cavaliers' effort, but damn the Hawks don't look like a #1 seed at all.

+8 on the boards, double digit offensive boards (11), and damn that defense is beautiful. Holding the Hawks to 32% from the floor in the 3rd alone is quite impressive. Story of the 2 games that it all begins in the 3rd.

Delly had a solid effort with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. TT had 16 boards when none of the Hawks players had double-digits, also Teague had 12 points on 5-16 from the floor. I told you guys earlier that someone actually guarding him with 2 legs would make the difference. The Hawks couldn't get going and I solely give the credit to the demoralizing effort on the boards the Cavs put on them. Even when the Hawks felt good the Cavs missed on an offensive possession, they immediately had to defend again because of double-digit offensive boards.

No one outside of James had a stellar offensive night like JR did in game 1, but Shumpert is a stud. 16 points was huge, for sure.

Now, let's go get the next 2 in Cleveland. Demolish this team, you have all but ripped their heart out already.

 

[Man Called X]

We're not losing this game. Blatt isn't losing on his birthday.

Dammit. I got a call that I got a job I interviewed recently for. We're getting this win and coming home to finish it up in Cleveland.

What did I fucking tell you people?

 

[Dr. Gymbo]

Looking through the RealGM boards for Atlanta fan reactions, needless to say they're pretty much resigned to a sweep.

I then went to check out the Knicks fans reactions and LOL is it awesome. They're SO pissed that Phil Jackson traded us Shumpert and Smith.

PJax built a championship team in one season... for Cleveland.

Maybe we'll get an honorable mention if Cleveland wins since we gifted them two key roleplayers?

First JR, now Shumpert going off. What. The. F*ck?

Man do I miss Mozgov...

And then this gem:

I just look at it this way, if the Knicks modestly improve they'll be right back in this.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Crazy thing is LeBron's been bad the last two 4th Qrts

As I've said before if he could just get a consistent jump shot watch out...

Might see 2009 playoffs level domination if the jumper gets going

Cavs we're total ass in the 4th. Scored 10 points. Still didn't matter, because the Hawks couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Was nice to see, but not from an aesthetic standpoint.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Atlanta is wobbling, they're woozy. The Cavs landed a big shot last night.

Tomorrow it's the haymaker....

Winner, winner, a quite pleasant supper involving poultry.

 

[Lyst]

I expected more from the Atlanta Hawks, not trying to diss the Cavaliers' effort, but damn the Hawks don't look like a #1 seed at all.

If you haven't noticed, the East is shitty as fuck. They would've been 6th or 7th seed in the West.

Although, I was surprised how efficient we were against them. The first game I was worried, and second game I was even more worried- and yet we prevailed.

It's insane how evolved Lebron is, how he can make a team better, how much he understands and can manipulate the game. Watching him orchestrate everything going on, and being RIGHT about it, has been remarkable.

 

[HurricaneKid]

Its amazing to me how much better this defense is without Kyrie and KLove. And with LeBron leading almost every set, the offense is still humming along too. His playoff ORTG is 111.0 which is fantastic considering they have played 3 good defensive teams (Curry's is 108.1).