2018 NBA Finals

HomeRunBaker

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Not that it is difficult to break Kevin Love, but you could see the exact moment last night on that ridiculous fade away with legs flailing shot that Durant hit with 2 minutes to go (or whenever it was). Absolutely nothing you can do if he is gonna hit shots like that
Read a tweet from someone in media late night.......(paraphrasing)

Prior to last night, in the regular season or playoffs, Durant had never made more than 1 from that 30-feet in any game. Last night he made 4.
 

Strike4

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In hindsight that might be the worst loss since 2010 Game 7. It is painful watching this series, even though the Celtics would probably have gotten destroyed against GS.
It is. But time heals most wounds, and by next year all we will be hearing is how the Cavs got destroyed by the Warriors AGAIN, while an upstart Celtics team made it all the way to the ECF without their two best players.
 

DukeSox

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When do NBA teams adjust their D to play tighter on the 3 point line for the man with the ball?
 

dhellers

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I'll never get over how this defense held us to under 80 points in a playoff game at hom
We held ourselves under 80
This is the big mystery -- how did the celts turn in a terrible (as in worse than bad) in game 7. You have to figure yips under the pressure of Going To The Finals. But damn, it would of fun watching the celts go toe to toe with the dubs
 

BigSoxFan

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This is the big mystery -- how did the celts turn in a terrible (as in worse than bad) in game 7. You have to figure yips under the pressure of Going To The Finals. But damn, it would of fun watching the celts go toe to toe with the dubs
Ha nice post expedition.

But, yes, really is disappointing we didn’t get to see them challenge GS. No chance they win but I bet we take a game in the Garden at least.
 

riboflav

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No, Mark. The Cavs ran Love and Korver off-ball two-man screens vs. the Celtics and haven't done that vs. GSW.
 

Deathofthebambino

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My stat of the series, Cavs already have 9 offensive rebounds. If they get to 20+, they win. If they don't, they lose.
 

Deathofthebambino

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Anyone else see JR Smith literally just stand there after McGee blocked his shot? That ball was in the air for a while, and only went about 5 feet, and he didn't move a muscle to try and go after it.
 

djbayko

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Anyone else see JR Smith literally just stand there after McGee blocked his shot? That ball was in the air for a while, and only went about 5 feet, and he didn't move a muscle to try and go after it.
JR Smith doesn't follow his shot. and he doesn't even start getting back on D He waits to do the home run bat flip whenever he shoots a 3.
 

Deathofthebambino

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JR Smith doesn't follow his shot. and he doesn't even start getting back on D He waits to do the home run bat flip whenever he shoots a 3.
Oh, I know. He's brutal. But, this one was blocked right out of his hand, because of his 4 minute release, and went straight up in the air. Thing had to go 15 feet up after McGee blocked it, and he literally stood there and watched it. It was really bad, even for him, and that's saying something.