Cavaliers (50-27) at Celtics (50-27) Game #78 4/5/17

[Tr1boy]

At least people's expectations can come back down to earth after this beat down.

I think so...

The Celtics are just below OKC right now...

future looks good... CBS just has to stop playing Crowder (really a bench player) , Jerebko so many min

start developing Brown, Fultz (or Jackson next season), Ayton etc.  .. don't hold these top talents back

[Denis998]

LET KELLY GO! LET KELLY GO! LET KELLY GO! LET KELLY GO IN THE OFF SEASON! NO MORE KELLY!

[Chief]

Kelly girl needs to learn how to block out. Another useless player on this team getting major minutes.

Scared he might break a nail.

[mr. dee]

Why do I keep watching when I could be playing Mass Effect?

Andromeda is terrible

[Clench123]

It's like they wake this team from a nap before every game.  They just come out LAZY as hell every single game.

[jpotter33]

A grand total of 3 points from our bench up to this point.

I've also lost count of how many simple rotations we've missed tonight.  You'd swear that we're actually trying to lose this game.

Speaking of that, Toronto now up 4 with 25 seconds to go. So we'll probably get the worst of both worlds now: Chicago, Toronto, then Cleveland if we make it that far.

[Banner18now!]

The fact that so many guys have laid an egg in such a big game is more than disappointing. It's like the fans realized the importance of the game and too many of the players did not.  To have a realistic shot at best record (and the playoff advantage you get from it) and put in this kind of performance is just inexcuseable.

If you lose you lose.  But if you lose like this?  A performance like this given the stakes shows you're not a serious contender.

They are not as bad as they are tonight but they  are also not as good as a #1 seeded team is. They are a middle team that will make the second round.

[RockinRyA]

The fact that so many guys have laid an egg in such a big game is more than disappointing. It's like the fans realized the importance of the game and too many of the players did not.  To have a realistic shot at best record (and the playoff advantage you get from it) and put in this kind of performance is just inexcuseable.

If you lose you lose.  But if you lose like this?  A performance like this given the stakes shows you're not a serious contender.

I would feel better about this Cleveland game if it was last week. With AB coming back from injury, Crowder's issues, long layoff, I didnt feel too confident in this game. But still I wished they didnt stunk this bad.

The 3rd is almost over and we still cant get to 65

[Rosco917]

LeBron has made Love a much better player. I guess that's what great players do, but Love is playing hard, smart basketball, and his effort on D is really not bad. Plus he still has all the skills he's always had.

[RJ87]

This one is pretty embarrassing.  Until we actually win a playoff series with this team, I think we can drop the eastern conf finals talk.

IT is great during the regular season.  Once teams start to focus in on him for multiple games in a row, his lack of size and def really hurts us.  There were multiple def possessions in the 1st half where I was saying, wth are you doing IT guard someone...

IT isn't the problem. He needs help, particularly on the offensive. Teams can load up against him bc they know no one else is a real threat.

[Tr1boy]

Kelly girl needs to learn how to block out. Another useless player on this team getting major minutes.

 

[jambr380]

A grand total of 3 points from our bench up to this point.

I've also lost count of how many simple rotations we've missed tonight.  You'd swear that we're actually trying to lose this game.

Looking like that bench number will increase about mid-way through the 4th when it officially becomes garbage time.

But wth, we might as well bring in the back of the bench now.

[crimcartel]

Kelly can't even step up and contest Kyrie off the pic leaves him for an open jumper

[Clench123]

Second night of back-to-back, no Tripston Thompson, our 3 days full rest, and we are putting up this kind of performance.  If we get blown out on our homecourt against our rival, this team should be booed out of the building. 

[Chief]

This is the point in the first half that we made a run.