NBA Playoff Megathread
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Brad Stevens took Lebron out of the game. Ben Simmons I can understand but LEBRON.... yea coaching hardly matters in the NBA but Brad Stevens is a huge difference maker.
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Impressive game by the Celtics, but I’m going to assume LeBron will bounce back.
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What Boston is largely able to do by throwing enough bodies on LBJ is that they can largely wall up the paint on him and force him to have to shoot from the perimeter. Even the 10-15 foot fadeaways are examples of good defense and congratulations to LBJ when he makes them. Those shots aren't going to beat Boston 4 out of 7 games. The other side to that is that with LBJ not able to get into the paint at will it doesn't compromise the defense to the point that the Cavs role players are able to get good clean looks. The pick and roll with Love isn't really that great of an option because of the way Boston is defending it ... even if they get a small on Love there is a big right behind him and the first opportunity for the small to switch off they are. The rest of the Cavs can't create shots and the open 3's they are used to having are now contested 3's that aren't the same shot.
Offensively, Boston is able to exploit Cleveland's pourous defense given that by inserting Morris into the starting lineup ahead of Baynes, they don't have a weak spot on offense. Even when Baynes comes into the game, his ability to screen and pass creates openings and that ultimately leads to easy opportunities for him. Perhaps even more importantly with Boston's offense is that there's no place for LBJ to hide defensively and rest. He's got to play on both ends of the court and that's ultimately going to wear him down a bit offensively.
Game 2 is now a MUST WIN for the Cavs ... they aren't beating Boston 4 out of 5 games if they lose on Tuesday.
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Boston isn’t going to shut down LeBron, he’s going to get his. The question is can Boston shit down the rest of the Cavs? I think they can.
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dnc said:
Boston isn’t going to shut down LeBron, he’s going to get his. The question is can Boston shit down the rest of the Cavs? I think they can.
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What is shutting down LBJ?dnc said:Boston isn’t going to shut down LeBron, he’s going to get his. The question is can Boston shit down the rest of the Cavs? I think they can.
In my mind, keeping him out of the paint goes a long way to shutting him down.
His Points were down today but his Rebound and Assist totals would have looked good in the box score to the average person that didn't watch the game. By and large, LBJ was a complete non-factor today. -
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Boston just shut Lebron down.dnc said:Boston isn’t going to shut down LeBron, he’s going to get his. The question is can Boston shit down the rest of the Cavs? I think they can.
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@whlinder we are fucking steam rolling our way to the cup.
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Honestly if I were Lebron I'd call for some down screens to curl off of myself to get something at the rim. He needs to hit outside shots or they fucked.Tequilla said:What Boston is largely able to do by throwing enough bodies on LBJ is that they can largely wall up the paint on him and force him to have to shoot from the perimeter. Even the 10-15 foot fadeaways are examples of good defense and congratulations to LBJ when he makes them. Those shots aren't going to beat Boston 4 out of 7 games. The other side to that is that with LBJ not able to get into the paint at will it doesn't compromise the defense to the point that the Cavs role players are able to get good clean looks. The pick and roll with Love isn't really that great of an option because of the way Boston is defending it ... even if they get a small on Love there is a big right behind him and the first opportunity for the small to switch off they are. The rest of the Cavs can't create shots and the open 3's they are used to having are now contested 3's that aren't the same shot.
Offensively, Boston is able to exploit Cleveland's pourous defense given that by inserting Morris into the starting lineup ahead of Baynes, they don't have a weak spot on offense. Even when Baynes comes into the game, his ability to screen and pass creates openings and that ultimately leads to easy opportunities for him. Perhaps even more importantly with Boston's offense is that there's no place for LBJ to hide defensively and rest. He's got to play on both ends of the court and that's ultimately going to wear him down a bit offensively.
Game 2 is now a MUST WIN for the Cavs ... they aren't beating Boston 4 out of 5 games if they lose on Tuesday. -
Yes, they shut him down today.Tequilla said:
What is shutting down LBJ?dnc said:Boston isn’t going to shut down LeBron, he’s going to get his. The question is can Boston shit down the rest of the Cavs? I think they can.
In my mind, keeping him out of the paint goes a long way to shutting him down.
His Points were down today but his Rebound and Assist totals would have looked good in the box score to the average person that didn't watch the game. By and large, LBJ was a complete non-factor today.
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backthepack said:
@whlinder we are fucking steam rolling our way to the cup.
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GTFO of the NBA thread with that homo soccer on ice shit.
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OK!PurpleThrobber said:GTFO of the NBA thread with that homo soccer on ice shit.
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SHHHHHHHbackthepack said:@whlinder we are fucking steam rolling our way to the cup.
I refuse to acknowledge that they are kicking ass and taking names right now for fear that the Caps will inevitably revert to their Caps/CougIt form of the past 40 years. -
Fuck that, I'm going to game one of the cup if we win this series. If we don't it's sepekku.whlinder said:
SHHHHHHHbackthepack said:@whlinder we are fucking steam rolling our way to the cup.
I refuse to acknowledge that they are kicking ass and taking names right now for fear that the Caps will inevitably revert to their Caps/CougIt form of the past 40 years. -
So Cavs in 6 then.
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Harden sitting on the rail, like a Bitch.
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Caps fans are Russian bots.
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24 first half points, like a bitch.
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@allpurpleallgold how about your boy SWAGGY P making an impact when it matters?!
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Rockets need to unleash Capela in the 2nd half, P&R was non existent
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Capela has a chance to be what deandre Jordan wanted to be. He's the wildcard this series for sure. If they can get him involved offensively watchout.WilburHooksHands said:Rockets need to unleash Capela in the 2nd half, P&R was non existent
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He also has the only chance of guarding Durant.Doogles said:
Capela has a chance to be what deandre Jordan wanted to be. He's the wildcard this series for sure. If they can get him involved offensively watchout.WilburHooksHands said:Rockets need to unleash Capela in the 2nd half, P&R was non existent
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Ball is sticking in Durant’s hands too much.
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Would you guys stfu about this soccer on hardwood crap in OUR hockey thread???
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Durant is en fuego
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fuck Harden man
