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That is maybe the biggest surprise win I can ever remember. Major props to the Celtics. Smart was awesome all game but Jerebko gets my game ball, he changed the whole game with his toughness.
 
What a win for the Celtics. I'm happy for that group, they're easy to root for.

On the other end, that is one of the worst games I've ever seen LeBron play.
 
Stevens is one of the top 5 coaches in the league, guy draws up magic ATO like nobody's business. Also, smart is one impressive cat, perhaps a long term starter for ainge?
 
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Pure guts game. It's not uncommon for a team to rally together when the star goes down but that was something else. Marcus Smart is everything Rodney Purvis fell short of being. Kept waiting for the Cavs to salt it away but it never happened. Guaranteed at least another game in Boston (not that the first two went great).
 
FartMan69 said:
Worst playoff game in Lebrons career. Giant balls from the entire C's team. Damn
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Cavs aren't pulling off the repeat unless Kyrie steps up and is able to be somewhat of an alpha by the time Games 5 and 6 of the Finals roll around. I don't want to base too much off of one game, but I think GSW looks too good for him to get away with more displays like this.
 
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superjohn said:
Don't get it, what am I missing?
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NBA's twitter handle calling dave a fan , as if shumers a good comedian or something ...hopefully that was tongue in cheek but hard tell in a tweet like that.
 
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James said:
NBA's twitter handle calling dave a fan , as if shumers a good comedian or something ...hopefully that was tongue in cheek but hard tell in a tweet like that.
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It's Chappelle, the biggest comedian in the world. Two comedian friends hanging out together, that was the joke.
 
Stairmaster said:
Cavs aren't pulling off the repeat unless Kyrie steps up and is able to be somewhat of an alpha by the time Games 5 and 6 of the Finals roll around. I don't want to base too much off of one game, but I think GSW looks too good for him to get away with more displays like this.
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Kyrie is no doubt the key against GS but IMO he actually played well tonight. He was 10-15 with 4 threes and was able to get the ball to the hot hand in Love (who played his best playoff game of his career). Honestly it really all boils down to Lebron and if he even plays mediocre they win this game handily so I wouldn't take much stock into tonight. I'm just going to enjoy and not attempt to predict GS, CLE but i can say without a doubt A) Lebron won't repeat this performance and B) Neither will Love.
 
superjohn said:
It's Chappelle, the biggest comedian in the world. Two comedian friends hanging out together, that was the joke.
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People just don't like shumer from the joke stealing drama and her bad special. I get it's a joke, clearly dave is more successful , but I'm not the biggest fan of seeing one of my favorite comics hanging out with a hack. Many agree if you examine the replies to that viral tweet.
 
James said:
Stevens is one of the top 5 coaches in the league, guy draws up magic ATO like nobody's business. Also, smart is one impressive cat, perhaps a long term starter for ainge?
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Only 23 so plenty of time to grow, but I'd brake on making too much of one hot night shooting. To this point in his career he's basically the Celtics version of Rodney Purvis.
 
1. Good job Cs - way to take one. They earned it.
2. The moving screen on the last shot was hilarious - the screener looked like a left Tackle driving a guy behind the pocket. I know fans would have screamed "fix" if they whistled it, but the screener moved the defender 3 feet with a a two armed shove.
3. Smart is a head case. Rodney has wonderful equanimity.
4. Shumer is a no-talent azzhat, shameless joke thief.
5. Chapelle is right there with Carlin on my top of the heap funny guys list. Guy is brilliant. My favorite bit by him - "Saw a woman's mag at the grocery store. Cover said, '54 ways to please your man'. 54? What? There's four: suck my ______, play with my b---s, make me a sandwich, and don't talk so much." OMG.
 
Good night for C's

Smart was great, AB with big shot, good minutes for Jonas, Brown just awful in a big spot

Tuesday will be tough
 
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superjohn said:
Don't get it, what am I missing?
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I would say in this situation I am probably the who didn't get it. My first thought was some 19 year old intern tweeted this out and didn't know who Dave was.
 
I'm a bigtime Cavs hater but have gained a new respect for Kyrie this series. He can get his shot whenever he wants and can hit from anywhere.
 
On moving screens go review Gortat in the Wizards series, nothing unique about that last play. Horford wasn't screening Bradley's man (2 defenders followed Crowder to hoop), but preventing his own man from helping which is a lot less likely to be called.
 
Moving screens are like holding in football. Happens on every play it's just a matter of whether the refs feel like calling it.
 
James said:
People just don't like shumer from the joke stealing drama and her bad special. I get it's a joke, clearly dave is more successful , but I'm not the biggest fan of seeing one of my favorite comics hanging out with a hack. Many agree if you examine the replies to that viral tweet.
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I'm not a fan of her either but she is friend's with Dave.
 
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The X Man said:
How do you leave LeBron in with 3 fouls and let him pick up his 4th?
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You mean the King actually has fouls called against him???
How dare these refs whistle the man who walks on water
 
gtcam said:
You mean the King actually has fouls called against him???
How dare these refs whistle the man who walks on water
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It really is crazy. I've said it for years. They never call fouls on him.

As great as he is, when people start talking about goat status, they really need to take a few things into consideration. Like how crazy stacked every one of his teams have been since he went to Miami. Hes had two all NBA type guys on his team. And then a ton of very good role players for the last 6 years.

And how he hasn't had to beat a legit team to go to the finals in years (since the celtics big 3).

Honestly. There are a lot of guys in the league who would go to the finals every year in the east with the teams he's been playing on.

The guy is still incredible, but you can't just ignore those things.
 
Next game is important for the finals. Cavs need all the rest they can get. While i don't agree that LeBron is markedly less athletic than he was 3 or 4 years ago, bounce back gets tougher as you age. If Boston takes it to 6, makes it less likely that Cavs can pull out a series against a rested GSW team.

In any event, I'm hoping for a series in the finals with everybody healthy. Enough of these blowouts.
 
HuskiesAllDay said:
It really is crazy. I've said it for years. They never call fouls on him.

As great as he is, when people start talking about goat status, they really need to take a few things into consideration. Like how crazy stacked every one of his teams have been since he went to Miami. Hes had two all NBA type guys on his team. And then a ton of very good role players for the last 6 years.

And how he hasn't had to beat a legit team to go to the finals in years (since the celtics big 3).

Honestly. There are a lot of guys in the league who would go to the finals every year in the east with the teams he's been playing on.

The guy is still incredible, but you can't just ignore those things.
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Just like they never called fouls on Magic, Larry, Michael, etc. As for "crazy stacked", those Lakers, Celtics and Bulls teams that I remember watching were loaded with great and good players so I don't know how you can hold that against anyone. I will agree that the Eastern conference has been full of "blah" teams that don't pose much of a threat to him, but that's on those teams to get better.
 
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