Round 1 Game 1 | Cavs vs Pacers | April 15, 2017 | 3:00 PM EST

[MoFlo]

It's Playoff time at the Q!!!

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The Kings' rise to power was on an unprecedented incline..

But stayed level without him officially ascending the throne..

The frustrated king left to mature.. to hone his craft.. and to learn how to win and lead as a King..

Present Day

He returned having taken his spot on the throne as a King...

..to the LAND from which he was meant to go from King to Conqueror..

However, two of his allies were taken out..

Despite this, he came within two victories of conquering the mighty Warriors and the world..

But coming off of that disappointment, with his allies back and reinforcements in tow...

..The King put his Land on his back..

And conquered..

The..

Impossible..


Now, the Conqueror looks to build his Dynasty...

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Game 1

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1997-98:
Eastern Conference First Round (3-1): Indiana Pacers over Cleveland Cavaliers

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Jeff Teague

Monta Ellis

Paul George

Thaddeus Young

Myles Turner

Kyrie Irving

-Joined Steph Curry, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to average 25/3/5/1s on 40% shooting from deep in a single season

-Only player in NBA history to slash 43/32/85 in each of his first 6 seasons

-Joined LeBron James as the only Cavaliers to ever average 25 PPG in a single season

J.R Smith

-1 of 3 Cavaliers (LeBron, Kyrie) to average 11p, 3r, 1s per game and make 400+ 3ptM

-1 of 2 Cavs (Love) to average 2.0 3ptM per game (Min 100 G)

-Had his 3rd season of 95+ 3ptM as a Cav. Only LeBron, Mark Price, and Kyrie have had more such seasons as a Cav.

LeBron James

-Had his 13th straight season of averaging 25/6/6. There have been 26 other 25/6/6 seasons combined in NBA history

-Joined Steve Nash as the only players in NBA history to shoot 50% from the field while averaging 1+ 3ptM per game in a single season 6x

-Along with Michael Jordan, the only players to average 26/8/8 while shooting 50% from the field

-Coming off of a postseason in which he averaged 26/9/7 on 50% shooting. It's the 4th such postseason stat line in NBA history and the 3rd time LeBron has done it (Oscar)

-Only player in NBA history to reach 28,000 points; 7,000 rebounds; and 7,000 assists

Kevin Love

-His Per 36 numbers: 21.8p, 12.7r, 2.2a, 1.0s. The only other players to accomplish this (min 50 G) are: Olajuwon, Cousins, and Kareem

-Only player in NBA history to average 19/11/1.5 in under 32 MPG

-Only Cavalier to average 19/11/1.5 in a single season

Tristan Thompson

-Only 16 players in NBA history have had more Offensive Rebounds through their first 6 seasons than TT. Only 7 of those Top 16 have done so in less games

-Has joined Z and Hot Rod as the only Cavs with 4,000 points; 4,000 Rebounds; and 1,500 Offensive Rebounds

-One of 7 players in NBA history to average 3.7 OR and shoot 60% from the field (On 5.6+ FGA per game)

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The quest to 16 wins, the King and Conqueror continuing to build his and his LAND's legacy and dynasty, and the REPEAT begins...

NOW!!!​

 

[davedugan43]

You know the Cavs gotta be pissed off that everyone is writing them off.

Cavs 106, Pacers 95

 

[Andrew]

Game 1 gonna be a route.


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[Sebastian]

Once more unto the breach, dear friends...

 

[CavsRules]

Every single damn time I watch game 7. Every single damn time I watch the final 3 minutes, the final minute, or just LeBron James after the victory... The emotions are uncontainable. They truly are.

I would figure after almost a year now that I could at the very least control it. Not a chance.

Kudos on the preview. In terms of this series:

Pacers have a ton of talent. They have decent size, Young and Turner can give the Cavs fits if Thompson is less than 90%, and Love will need to insert his will inside the paint to control the glass. The Cavs clearly have the edge between the big men, but if they don't take advantage of it - the series could be a lot closer than it should be.

One thing I've waited for since the all-star break: Playoff mode Kyrie Irving and playoff mode LeBron James. It's truly something special to watch Bron kick it up another gear for the playoffs, and I believe last season Ky somewhat followed that trend. Now, I definitely believe we see that cold blooded killer that Kyrie Irving is this series and so on because it's money time - and that kid is complete money.

Can't see this going any longer than 5 games max.. Pacers, again, are talented.. I can see a game 3 victory by the skin of their teeth, but then again I could definitely see a sweep, so there's that.

Focus on turning the defensive intensity up to the max, or near max level and send a message tomorrow afternoon in downtown Cleveland at The Q.


Make them realize who the defending NBA champions are.

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[bob2the2nd]

You know the Cavs gotta be pissed off that everyone is writing them off.

Cavs 106, Pacers 95

Oh, its fantastic. I read those articles and laugh. Really you think writing about tge demise of the best player in the nba is wise...

 

[bob2the2nd]

Something to keep an eye on this post season lebron is 416 points shy in becoming the all time playoff scorer. He is currently 4th. Just a rough guess is that it will take 14 to 16 games depending on his scoring average. 14 games puts it happening in the ECF, 16 would be right on the ECF/finals line depending on length of series

 

[MoFlo]

Something to keep an eye on this post season lebron is 416 points shy in becoming the all time playoff scorer. He is currently 4th. Just a rough guess is that it will take 14 to 16 games depending on his scoring average. 14 games puts it happening in the ECF, 16 would be right on the ECF/finals line depending on length of series

*He's also 20 boards away from moving from 9th to 7th in career playoff rebounds. The only people in front of him would be:

Russell
Wilt
Duncan
Shaq
Kareem
Malone (305 away)

*He's also 3rd in assists, behind only Stockton (491 away) and Magic

*23 steals away from 2nd, 42 from 1st

 

[K1rieIrving>AllOtherPG's]

It is time people, god mode Kyrie and god mode LeBron are just starting their season

 

[Cratylus]

Pacers in 6.

 

[bigfoot5415]

I expect a slow start to game 1 and then a SCSA worthy ass whooping in the 2nd half.

Cavs in 5, only because its been so long since the switch has been flipped that their may be a brief power outage.

 

[CPK]

Love this!

 

[bigfoot5415]

I cannot wait to see what our intro video is tomorrow.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Love this!

Personally, I feel like Lebron has ways to go if he wants to reach that level.. can hire him as a coach for next season.

 

[I LOVE YOU ABBY]

Now I don't have to buy Windy's new book "Return of the King." MoFlo just summarized it perfectly.

Cavs in 4.

Let the wild fuckin rumpus begin!