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LeBron bumped by Olynyk on his fastbreak layup attempt. I guess you could call it a foul, but I wouldn't in the playoffs. He then loses Olynyk on the backdoor. That guy was slipping and backdooring a ton in this game.
Great hands by Kevin as they finally start to play Olynyk to pass. LeBron knocks down the top of key jumper. I really don't think his shot has looked bad this game. He's always kind of had a flat shot, and he missed some pretty good looks in the first half.
Reggie says Jerebko needs to play more in this series, but once he comes in, the Cavs go at him without mercy. Love turns him inside out on a free throw rebound right after LeBron puts him in the spin cycle so bad he has to foul. The Cavs can take advantage of that guy. Then Love beats him off the dribble (Kevin Love!) for a layup. Jerebko is trash.
Horford really throws his shoulder into you on his post ups. Cavs should try pulling the chair next time he has it.
So halfway through the 3rd, and the Cavs do appear quicker and sharper defensively. However, the dropoff in man movement from the Celtics is noticeable. Now, some of this can be contributed to the Cavs getting up in them off the ball, but Boston has also decided to run more Smart PnRs... for some reason. If you're Brad Stevens, why are you going away from what worked so well in the first half?
LeBron is a basketball genius, example 2,532,124: Kyrie is dribbling the air out of the ball trying to get around Marcus Smart on the baseline. He has JR behind him on the wing wide open. LeBron, in the opposite corner, points to JR on the other side of the court. Kyrie gets the ball to LeBron and he FIRES a perfect cross court pass to JR for the open three. In the moment, I thought this was a bad sign because LeBron was passing up an open look, but I was wrong.
LeBron and Kyrie have a breakdown on the next play as they both leave Smart to chase Bradley. It's fine though because Smart is open, but can't have that moving forward.
If the league were still handing out penalties for flopping, Marcus Smart would have had to write quite the paycheck after this one. Flops on his missed three, then flops on defense two plays later.
Tristan once again jumping too far out as Olynyk slips right to the rim. The Cavs really need to start playing that guy to slip every screen. He makes up for it on the next defensive possession by staying back against the slip.
I know Brad Stevens doesn't have a ton of big options, but a very head scratching decision to bring in Zeller right after the Cavs have taken the lead. He comes in, gets roasted in the PnR, fails to get a rebound, gets ripped by LeBron, then is slow to come over and block the Kyrie lob. Slow on the Kyrie drive again. He's just... not good.
The Lake Erie Monsters play at the Q don't they? Is their ice under the floor at all times? Guys are slipping all over the place.
Great hands by Kevin as they finally start to play Olynyk to pass. LeBron knocks down the top of key jumper. I really don't think his shot has looked bad this game. He's always kind of had a flat shot, and he missed some pretty good looks in the first half.
Reggie says Jerebko needs to play more in this series, but once he comes in, the Cavs go at him without mercy. Love turns him inside out on a free throw rebound right after LeBron puts him in the spin cycle so bad he has to foul. The Cavs can take advantage of that guy. Then Love beats him off the dribble (Kevin Love!) for a layup. Jerebko is trash.
Horford really throws his shoulder into you on his post ups. Cavs should try pulling the chair next time he has it.
So halfway through the 3rd, and the Cavs do appear quicker and sharper defensively. However, the dropoff in man movement from the Celtics is noticeable. Now, some of this can be contributed to the Cavs getting up in them off the ball, but Boston has also decided to run more Smart PnRs... for some reason. If you're Brad Stevens, why are you going away from what worked so well in the first half?
LeBron is a basketball genius, example 2,532,124: Kyrie is dribbling the air out of the ball trying to get around Marcus Smart on the baseline. He has JR behind him on the wing wide open. LeBron, in the opposite corner, points to JR on the other side of the court. Kyrie gets the ball to LeBron and he FIRES a perfect cross court pass to JR for the open three. In the moment, I thought this was a bad sign because LeBron was passing up an open look, but I was wrong.
LeBron and Kyrie have a breakdown on the next play as they both leave Smart to chase Bradley. It's fine though because Smart is open, but can't have that moving forward.
If the league were still handing out penalties for flopping, Marcus Smart would have had to write quite the paycheck after this one. Flops on his missed three, then flops on defense two plays later.
Tristan once again jumping too far out as Olynyk slips right to the rim. The Cavs really need to start playing that guy to slip every screen. He makes up for it on the next defensive possession by staying back against the slip.
I know Brad Stevens doesn't have a ton of big options, but a very head scratching decision to bring in Zeller right after the Cavs have taken the lead. He comes in, gets roasted in the PnR, fails to get a rebound, gets ripped by LeBron, then is slow to come over and block the Kyrie lob. Slow on the Kyrie drive again. He's just... not good.
The Lake Erie Monsters play at the Q don't they? Is their ice under the floor at all times? Guys are slipping all over the place.