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

[Who]

Thompson is an awesome offensive rebounder.

Much better to block him out with a legit PF than a C like Zeller. Zeller too slow to deal with Thompson's quickness.

anyone can be good at one thing if that's all they do.

I agree. Not a fan of him overall.

[shrinkage36]

Boxing out is not about jumping, it's about effort. Doesn't take much effort to face the basket and box someone out.

[BASS_THUMPER]

Still not over..

[makaveli]

Sullinger, Smart and Thomas should had played more.

ditto

zeller sucked so hard today

[jpotter33]

Fascinating seeing the talent gap between these two teams. We are going full throttle and executing as well as we are capable... Meanwhile they are jogging through the entire thing and in complete control.  They can take over the game on a whim.  It doesn't even look like lebron broke a sweat in this game.

TP.  We just don't have anybody who is a threat offensively no matter where they are.  We have a couple guys that can hit shots at a slightly higher than league average, but we can't really force our game style on anybody.  Meanwhile, the Cavs are just making impossible shots.  I'm proud of the Celtics out there, but I'm really wondering how many of them we bring back

I'm happy for our effort, but this entire series has gone like this:



When lebron needs to take over this game, he will.

That is such BS. They're down 3 points right now because they're "toying with us." Give me a freakign break.

They have been up by two possessions for the vast majority of this series.  We have had admirable effort, but the cavs have been in control of all of these games.  These games weren't as close as they appeared.

I literally just don't know what to say to your ridiculous comments anymore lol  You predicted this series wouldn't be close, so you're sticking to that prediction.... no matter what the evidence might suggest....

[BASS_THUMPER]

We can win four in a row...

Sippin

[willyd24]

Now Smart comes in...

[SHAQATTACK]

Where KObe JR

[Vox_Populi]

I can't believe offensive rebounding has been the death toll in two straight games.

[LarBrd33]

Proud we kept two of the games under double digits. That's way more than I could have asked for.  Really nice.

[droopdog7]

I mean, Stevens, how many threes has Love nailed on Bass? Stevens looked horrible tonight. Keeping Bradley in, hardly playing Smart, STILL PLAYING BASS... All part of the learning process I guess..

Seriously, this is a huge mismatch talent wise.  Nothing Stevens could really do and your suggestions would have made no difference at all.  Smart brings almost nothing.  And who are we replacing bass with?

[tomrod]

Still, Zeller, Bradley and Jerebko are the only guys with a positive +/- so maybe Stevens knows more.

[Roy H.]

This is about all you can ask for in a #7 vs. #2 matchup, but it's still frustrating.

[CelticSooner]

Fascinating seeing the talent gap between these two teams. We are going full throttle and executing as well as we are capable... Meanwhile they are jogging through the entire thing and in complete control.  They can take over the game on a whim.  It doesn't even look like lebron broke a sweat in this game.

TP.  We just don't have anybody who is a threat offensively no matter where they are.  We have a couple guys that can hit shots at a slightly higher than league average, but we can't really force our game style on anybody.  Meanwhile, the Cavs are just making impossible shots.  I'm proud of the Celtics out there, but I'm really wondering how many of them we bring back

I'm happy for our effort, but this entire series has gone like this:



When lebron needs to take over this game, he will.

That is such BS. They're down 3 points right now because they're "toying with us." Give me a freakign break.

They have been up by two possessions for the vast majority of this series.  We have had admirable effort, but the cavs have been in control of all of these games.  These games weren't as close as they appeared.

LeBron has played 42 minutes tonight. This series hasn't been a walk in the park as you make it out to be. Their better talent shines through late as it should. That's the difference.

[LarBrd33]

Fascinating seeing the talent gap between these two teams. We are going full throttle and executing as well as we are capable... Meanwhile they are jogging through the entire thing and in complete control.  They can take over the game on a whim.  It doesn't even look like lebron broke a sweat in this game.

TP.  We just don't have anybody who is a threat offensively no matter where they are.  We have a couple guys that can hit shots at a slightly higher than league average, but we can't really force our game style on anybody.  Meanwhile, the Cavs are just making impossible shots.  I'm proud of the Celtics out there, but I'm really wondering how many of them we bring back

I'm happy for our effort, but this entire series has gone like this:



When lebron needs to take over this game, he will.

That is such BS. They're down 3 points right now because they're "toying with us." Give me a freakign break.

They have been up by two possessions for the vast majority of this series.  We have had admirable effort, but the cavs have been in control of all of these games.  These games weren't as close as they appeared.

I literally just don't know what to say to your ridiculous comments anymore lol  You predicted this series wouldn't be close, so you're sticking to that prediction.... no matter what the evidence might suggest....

... This series wasn't close.