Cavaliers (2-0) at Celtics (0-2) Round 1 Game #3 4/23/15

[gpap]

Love the energy the Celts have been playing with tonight.

Attacking the basket and being more active on the boards!!

[blink]

The C's are jump shooting team that isn't effectively good at it. They have open looks but a lot of those due to poor shot selection early in the shot clock.

Yup, that's been the "dirty secret" of this team all along.  They spread teams out and move the ball around, but they can't actually shoot all that well.

You beat me to it.  +1

Even if we aren't a good shooting team, I love our heart and hustle.  Would love for us to steal one right here tonight and make the cavs sweat in game 4...fight to get at least one game at home

[Beat LA]

Matt Barnes did the exact same thing that Turner just did and it was not called a fragrant foul.

The refs have to be concerned that the game will get chippy and there will be worse if they don't call a flagrant.  However, if you're going to flagrantly foul Lebron, I think Turner needs to do something that has a higher probability of resulting in a concussion.

the refs gave been really good to us, let's not go there guys. we've gotten the benefit of the doubt were scrapping shoving pushing etc and they aren't calling much on us. it's our offense that will kill us we aren't getting any contribution from IT/Bradley.

Really? So being fairly officiated is being really good to us now? lol We still have five more fouls than them!

Yeah, I don't know how many times one of our guys has to get mugged inside before they finally call a jump ball, lol , but that's to be expected.  Sigh.  Tristan Thompson also looks like Bynum out there, size-wise, btw.

[hwangjini_1]

The C's are jump shooting team that isn't effectively good at it. They have open looks but a lot of those due to poor shot selection early in the shot clock.

Yup, that's been the "dirty secret" of this team all along.  They spread teams out and move the ball around, but they can't actually shoot all that well.

exactly. so sometimes i close my eyes and imagine the celtics pick up a really good shooter or two. what a difference that would make.

[mr. dee]

Imagine if we can pick a Kyle Korver who can play D.

[nickagneta]

The C's are jump shooting team that isn't effectively good at it. They have open looks but a lot of those due to poor shot selection early in the shot clock.

Yup, that's been the "dirty secret" of this team all along.  They spread teams out and move the ball around, but they can't actually shoot all that well.

Anthony Morrow would be an outstanding addition to this team. Just because he can take and make a ridiculous amount of open shots, regardless of the time left on the shot clock.

And given how many players have shot not the greatest of shots early in the shot clock and have Stevens do nothing to stop it, I have to think it's what Stevens wants to happen. So......get better shooters.

[jambr380]

I'm with everybody else - extremely disappointing way to end the half. Hopefully we can finish off quarters better.

Also, why no KO?

[LooseCannon]

Bradley should be taking jumpers if he is getting a good, open look.  Given his ability relative to the rest of the team, an uncontested long two from Bradley early in the shot clock before defense is set is probably a better scoring opportunity than pulling back and going into a half-court offense.

One problem that I do have with him is that he had a fast break jumper that should have been a transition three attempt.

[j804]

Matt Barnes did the exact same thing that Turner just did and it was not called a fragrant foul.

The refs have to be concerned that the game will get chippy and there will be worse if they don't call a flagrant.  However, if you're going to flagrantly foul Lebron, I think Turner needs to do something that has a higher probability of resulting in a concussion.

the refs gave been really good to us, let's not go there guys. we've gotten the benefit of the doubt were scrapping shoving pushing etc and they aren't calling much on us. it's our offense that will kill us we aren't getting any contribution from IT/Bradley.

Really? So being fairly officiated is being really good to us now? lol We still have five more fouls than them!

Yeah, I don't know how many times one of our guys has to get mugged inside before they finally call a jump ball, lol , but that's to be expected.  Sigh.  Tristan Thompson also looks like Bynum out there, size-wise, btw.

I must be watching a different game the first 2 were horribly officiated, this one got no complaints there letting us play

[Beat LA]

Lebron has ZERO FOULS after the first half? Sigh.

[Beat LA]

Matt Barnes did the exact same thing that Turner just did and it was not called a fragrant foul.

The refs have to be concerned that the game will get chippy and there will be worse if they don't call a flagrant.  However, if you're going to flagrantly foul Lebron, I think Turner needs to do something that has a higher probability of resulting in a concussion.

the refs gave been really good to us, let's not go there guys. we've gotten the benefit of the doubt were scrapping shoving pushing etc and they aren't calling much on us. it's our offense that will kill us we aren't getting any contribution from IT/Bradley.

Really? So being fairly officiated is being really good to us now? lol We still have five more fouls than them!

Yeah, I don't know how many times one of our guys has to get mugged inside before they finally call a jump ball, lol , but that's to be expected.  Sigh.  Tristan Thompson also looks like Bynum out there, size-wise, btw.

I must be watching a different game the first 2 were horribly officiated, this one got no complaints there letting us play

Must be, lol. It's fine.

[nickagneta]

Also, why no KO?

Tristian Thompson, Kevin Love and Timofey Mosgov made KO look ridiculous on the defensive end with his poor post defense and defensive rebounding.

So we have seen Sully

[jpotter33]

Interesting lineup changes.

[jpotter33]

That a boy JJ!

[SCeltic34]

Great start to the 3rd.