NBA Season 2024-25

[Phantom255x]

Yikes. Ant left the game with an ankle injury that didn't look good

[SparzWizard]

Be like Steve Kerr and play like 14 players in a playoff game, Joe.

[86MaxwellSmart]

Man, The Finals are so near and the C's puke away two 20 point leads...c'mon guys.

[Neurotic Guy]

I don't think Cleveland can come back from an 0-2 deficit. Even if they were suddenly healthy.

I thought this would be a 6 game series at the start. I don't see Cleveland being able to win 4 straight or 4 in 5. Indy are too dangerous. I can't see CLE coming back from this.

Depends on who is available too.  This is very cliche,  but they just need to focus of Game 3.  Win that and Game 4 stays relevant, etc

Yeah, I am not ready to count out CLE.  Many people had CLE beating IND in 5, even without Garland.  Now if they are going to win, they are going to have to do it in 5, in the 5 remaining games.  They will need Mobley for sure and probably Garland, Mitchell isn't going to able to do it all by himself.  But if not for kind of a miracle shot, they could have won last night just with Mitchell.

The entire mindset of an 0-2 series changes when the down team wins Game 3.   If Cleveland or Boston wins Game 3 those series are still in play.  I agree that Indy is solid, aggressive and hungry and that they'll be tougher than NY (who is also playing tough and aggressive, just not as talented as Indy).

[Who]

I don't think Cleveland can come back from an 0-2 deficit. Even if they were suddenly healthy.

I thought this would be a 6 game series at the start. I don't see Cleveland being able to win 4 straight or 4 in 5. Indy are too dangerous. I can't see CLE coming back from this.

Depends on who is available too.  This is very cliche,  but they just need to focus of Game 3.  Win that and Game 4 stays relevant, etc

Yeah, I am not ready to count out CLE.  Many people had CLE beating IND in 5, even without Garland.  Now if they are going to win, they are going to have to do it in 5, in the 5 remaining games.  They will need Mobley for sure and probably Garland, Mitchell isn't going to able to do it all by himself.  But if not for kind of a miracle shot, they could have won last night just with Mitchell.

I am ready to count out Cleveland. I didn't think they could beat Indiana in 5 games. I thought Indy would get at least 2 wins against them. I have a tough time seeing them being able to win 4 straight or 4 out of 5 against Indy - even when fully healthy. Nevermind their current state.

I think Indy cause them too much problems for that. Unlike NY, who do not cause us that type of problems. I can see Boston beating NY in 4 straight or 4 out 5. I can see that happening easier / more likely to happen than NY winning 2 out of the next 5.

So I have a lot of optimism for Boston to comeback but very little to none for Cleveland.

[SparzWizard]

Garland, Mobley, and Hunter are all returning tonight for Game 3 in Indy.

I think the Cavs may flip this around. Or at least, take Game 3.

[Who]

Garland, Mobley, and Hunter are all returning tonight for Game 3 in Indy.

I think the Cavs may flip this around. Or at least, take Game 3.

Ah, I was just about to ask if anyone knew about whether those guys would play tonight. Thank you.

Good news. Hopefully it will be a good game.

[Who]

I am cheering hard for CLE. I hate seeing teams lose in the playoffs due to injuries.

Get it back to 2-2. New series. Best of 3.

[Who]

Nesmith pressuring Garland full court. Impressive show of quickness & athleticism by Nesmith. Garland is a speedy small guard. Not an easy cover for a SF.

[Phantom255x]

Hopefully the C's come out with the same attack mode like the Cavs tonight

[Who]

Cavs started the game with a 16-4 lead.

Indy has outscored them 28-16 since then.

Tie game.

Fun 1st quarter. Indy responded impressively to the Cavs strong start.

[Phantom255x]

Hopefully the C's come out with the same attack mode like the Cavs tonight

Well, besides giving up the 28-16 run immediately after 

[Who]

A game of runs.

[Who]

Is Nesmith a better SF than MPJ?

[Who]

Myles Turner is doing a good job of mixing up his offense. He has had spot up opportunities, a few drives, hard rolls on the PnR rather than spotting up on PnP, deep post ups on switches.

Impressive decision making by M Turner. Taking advantage of a multitude of different opportunities open to him.