Oh....BS.
They are lacking talent compared to the top three teams in the league and showed tons of pride in the previous two series..
They have no pride....BS. They got tons.
BS?
This team is not 30 to 50 pts difference in talent no matter what team they face!
It's basketball. Get a stop. Make a shot. Commit a hard foul.
Do SOMETHING.
ITS LIKE THEY'RE PLAYING THEIR BIG BROTHER AND KNOW THEY HAVE NO SHOT!
The problem is we don't match up well at all with the Cavs. Our PG is banged up and he's 30 of our points. You can't make that up with out an other legit scorer. He's not the best defender, but with that hip issue, it's even worse.
Crowder is an overrated defender. Can't move his feet, and Lebron is blowing by him. Our best guy is a rookie, still raw, and gets little respect from the refs especially against LEbron. Couple of those fouls were bogus.
Horford would be better against Love, but we have know one to Check Thompson except for Smart who gives up 5 inches. And when the Cavs go small with LEbron at Center, Celts can't match that.
Plus the Cavs are just clicking. They're rested and on a mission. Stevens even said they are better then they were a couple months ago, and they are VERY well balanced with their roster.
We just battled in two series and had a day to rest and get ready for them. The C's are cooked, physically and emotionally.
Pride can only go so far. When you see a superior team toy with you with very little effort, kind of takes the wind out of you sails.