Cavaliers (1-3) at Celtics (3-1) Eastern Conference Semifinals Game #5 5/15/24

[SHAQATTACK]

Notice how every other team that has had injuries gets the excuses but the Celtics lose a 21 point and 7 rebounds a game guy in KP and it’s glossed over.

True.

KP adds a dimension to this team that is irreplaceable. Rest of the guys have gotten use to the luxury of him on the floor . The game looks easy for Celtics when he is ball n .
You see how hard they have work without him .
His presence is like KG , it s a dominant one .

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I think Dallas is going to be in the Finals. Wouldn't that be a sweet match up with Kyrie and Doncic.
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yes. dallas is who i want. i want to beat cryrie again in plaoffs like 2 years ago

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[0003323344]

Notice how every other team that has had injuries gets the excuses but the Celtics lose a 21 point and 7 rebounds a game guy in KP and it’s glossed over.

True.

KP adds a dimension to this team that is irreplaceable. Rest of the guys have gotten use to the luxury of him on the floor . The game looks easy for Celtics when he is ball n .
You see how hard they have work without him .
His presence is like KG , it s a dominant one .

KP spreads the floor to the point that teams can't double Tatum or JB. They're kept honest because KP can score inside and outside. He is indispensable.

[Goldstar88]

[celticinorlando]

The article in the athletic about the cavs season and playoff run is fascinating. What a dysfunctional team and organization.

[kraidstar]

I’m happy we advanced but this effort will not cut it against the Knicks or anybody out west.

And when they stomp the Knicks with similar effort what are you going to say?

I'm going to say:

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

WE ARE ON A ROLL TONIGHT BABY!!!!!!!!!!1

Riding High lol

[ozgod]

i will not lie. i think it will take more guys chipping in and KP being back to have a shot to win it all

but.............

if we can manage 8 more ugly wins that wins us a banner

 bring it on...........................

Yup much rather an ugly win than a pretty loss, and an ugly loss is the worst of all 

We all love those 30 point thrashing but it takes guts to win when not playing at your best and when the other team is snapping and fighting and not going away

[ozgod]

We'll probably still win this, but I'll be real, the last three 4th quarters this series have not been good. There will be games in the ECF and Finals that are super tight, and where we'll be very tested

I keep thinking about our potential problems when we get to the finals against an elite team.
But we will be in for the fight of our lives in the upcoming ECF vs either Knicks or Indy.

Celtics/Knicks in an ECF - Lawdy, the memories from the early 70's.

We'll beat a depleted Knicks team in no less than 5, just like we did in the regular season. We actually very well may sweep them given all the hype the New York Media Machine is putting on the Knicks undeservedly, such that we won't play down to the competition as much.

The question is- do the Celtics want an easy matchup or do they want to fight grit and earn it? Which of these two remaining teams pose that grit for them?

I think there might be a bit too many of us here that think the matchup looks easy on paper and it will be like that on court. I don’t think there are any easy matchups, but there are easier matchups. If they’re walking and thinking they’re gonna beat the team by 30 points they’re probably gonna lose.

Regardless of who it is I think it should be 4-1 or maybe 4-2 but other than one game where we shoot 50% from 3 and blow them out each one will be tightly contested I think

[GreenEnvy]

I don’t mind the ugly wins, as long as they are wins. They still had to execute down the stretch which is what they needed.

I still think we have an extra gear and I haven’t seen a full A-game since the playoffs began.

I personally don’t see a what serious problems the Knicks or Pacers present, so hopefully it’s more of us just working stuff out and getting KP back.

We’ve only lost two games. Everyone else left has lost 3+ and very well could lose 4 before advancing.

Even the 2008 C’s lost 3 bad games to a lowly Atlanta team. Then couldn’t score against Cleveland. It’s been a LONG time since we made the ECF in 10 or less games. We are doing what we are supposed to do.

[keevsnick]

If you'd just listened to this game without seeing the score you'd swear the C's were down 10 the entire game instead of basically leading the entire game and winning by 15.

Get ready for more of the same in the ECF. If C's win by 20+ its "what they're supposed to do." If they win by less than 20+ then "they are coasting, not impressive." Winning the title vs Jokic is the only way they will get respect for this year of dominance.

[ozgod]

If you'd just listened to this game without seeing the score you'd swear the C's were down 10 the entire game instead of basically leading the entire game and winning by 15.

Get ready for more of the same in the ECF. If C's win by 20+ its "what they're supposed to do." If they win by less than 20+ then "they are coasting, not impressive." Winning the title vs Jokic is the only way they will get respect for this year of dominance.

We've been spoiled to the point where anything less than leading by 30 in the first quarter and growing that lead by 5 each subsequent quarter is seen as a fail 

[SparzWizard]

If you'd just listened to this game without seeing the score you'd swear the C's were down 10 the entire game instead of basically leading the entire game and winning by 15.

Get ready for more of the same in the ECF. If C's win by 20+ its "what they're supposed to do." If they win by less than 20+ then "they are coasting, not impressive." Winning the title vs Jokic is the only way they will get respect for this year of dominance.

We've been spoiled to the point where anything less than leading by 30 in the first quarter and growing that lead by 5 each subsequent quarter is seen as a fail 

I mean that's the thing too, the Cavs were without 3 of their main players (Lavert, Allen, Mitchell). The perception is (at least starting Game 4) is that the Celtics should've been blowing them out from the getgo. 30 points in the 1st quarter might be too much but I was thinking maybe a 18-20 point lead by half would be more reasonable? Esp at home lol

[ozgod]

If you'd just listened to this game without seeing the score you'd swear the C's were down 10 the entire game instead of basically leading the entire game and winning by 15.

Get ready for more of the same in the ECF. If C's win by 20+ its "what they're supposed to do." If they win by less than 20+ then "they are coasting, not impressive." Winning the title vs Jokic is the only way they will get respect for this year of dominance.

We've been spoiled to the point where anything less than leading by 30 in the first quarter and growing that lead by 5 each subsequent quarter is seen as a fail 

I mean that's the thing too, the Cavs were without 3 of their main players (Lavert, Allen, Mitchell). The perception is (at least starting Game 4) is that the Celtics should've been blowing them out from the getgo. 30 points in the 1st quarter might be too much but I was thinking maybe a 18-20 point lead by half would be more reasonable? Esp at home lol

There's also that phenomenon where when you take one guy with 40% usage out of the team the rest of the team can play better because they get the ball more and they get underestimated.

I just been watching this game too long to take any NBA team for granted especially in a playoff game. Anyone who expects that the team should be winning by 20-30 points each game is going to be disappointed and upset with the team more often than not. Some of these guys on the other team are playing for contracts for next year, they want to stay in the NBA. Certainly never expect a 20 point lead as a given...to me that's a bonus more than anything else, especially in today's NBA where everyone can shoot open 3s 

Don't get me wrong, I expected a 4-1 win, with the 2nd game being the loss, and we got it, but I wasn't expecting 30 point blowouts each time. I expect each game to be tightly contested but our quality and talent to win out over the course of each 48 minutes 

[cman88]

Notice how every other team that has had injuries gets the excuses but the Celtics lose a 21 point and 7 rebounds a game guy in KP and it’s glossed over.

True.

KP adds a dimension to this team that is irreplaceable. Rest of the guys have gotten use to the luxury of him on the floor . The game looks easy for Celtics when he is ball n .
You see how hard they have work without him .
His presence is like KG , it s a dominant one .

it's almost like the celtics Offense is entirely different without a 7ft 2 big who can space the floor and shoot in the post....then when he is out there.

and yet everyone. fans, media etc. ignore that fact. without KP this team is just a version of the last 2 years teams. with KP its a whole new dimension.

hopefully he's back soon.