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[Trey]

There's goes 12-0 vs 12-0

All we have left is the 16-0 dream.

 

[LyleLanley]

playoff Marcus Smart

He's not Marcus Dumb.

Is LeBron James a fraud

Gotta think so at this point.

 

[SCChappy]

This is all part of the Cavs plan to create adversity so that they are better tested for the Warriors

 

[Chase17]

playoff Marcus Smart

Untradeable

 

[HiiiLife]

LeBron set to take his talents to South Beach now.

 

[Celcius]

This is not the ending I wanted but at least it means more basketball games.

 

[Dizzan]

All we have left is the 16-0 dream.

Has that ever happened?

 

[eBay Huckster]

clearly Cleveland threw away its gameplan for "Boston without a midget at PG" at the half. now they just have to fish that out of the trash can alongside LeBron and they'll be just fine for 4 and 5

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Lebron's gonna need to come out angry as fuck next game, get a rhythm going early, or this shit can happen again.

 

[DopeToast]

Gonna try and mostly ignore the hot takes from everyone on the radio tomorrow and just hope the Cavs rebound and clean up on Tuesday.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

He's not Marcus Dumb.

He'll have 0 points next game.

 

[FZZ]

This game

Will be the beginning of LeBron getting old!

Spoiler

the only explanation

 

[msdstc]

Celtics fans really gonna do this, after sucking his dick for an entire season?

Would you really be saying that if the Cavs won by 40 tonight?

I'm the resident IT hater here, try to keep up.

 

[spyder_ur]

Celtics fans really gonna do this, after sucking his dick for an entire season?

Would you really be saying that if the Cavs won by 40 tonight?

No, Celtics fans are not, idiots are. Isaiah was incredible, downright inspiring, all season long and through the playoffs. There is nothing to support him quitting on the team, absolutely no evidence.

I'm not surprised they got some energy tonight and looked a bit different, though I'm surprised they won. What an incredible effort.

 

[bbd23]

LMAO WHAT CAVS LOST?

oh my

 

[Dizzan]

This is not the ending I wanted but at least it means more basketball games.

And the Warriors will have a longer rest than their opponents

Spoiler

The Cavs

 

[Mix Master]

At least we have a competitive series now, but I think cavs are gonna lose game 4 too. This shit is going to 6. Toronto did the same shit to 'em last year.

 

[HiiiLife]

LMAO WHAT CAVS LOST?

oh my

It's called falling with style.

 

[Dynomutt]

This game

Will be the beginning of LeBron getting old!

Spoiler

the only explanation

Or that Hyperbaric Chamber ran out of oxygen...and choked...

 

[LyleLanley]

He'll have 0 points next game.

Along with a hundred assists and rebounds.

 

[Tall4Life]

IT is absolutely not a quitter, injuries happen and they fucking suck. I am greatly surprised that we could win without him though, it's pretty interesting. But IT is not at fault

 

[crazyprac]

LeBron just had an off game. MJ had those all the time in the playoffs..

😏🤔😂

 

[Celcius]

And the Warriors will have a longer rest than their opponents

Spoiler

The Cavs

You don't think the Spurs can come back?
...
Guys?
....ok, you're right

 

[FTF]

Wow, impressive.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Along with a hundred assists and rebounds.

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

God the dumb Lebron/IT hot takes will be insufferable.

Game was a fluke people. Smart will never shoot that good from 3 the rest of his career.

 

[Duxxy3]

I forgot all about the Ewing Theory.

 

[Darkness Unleashed]

Good fight from the Celtics, that final shot was quite lucky but they deserved the win on this one, but I'm also glad the Cavs got this slap on the face now and not on the finals. They better come out with fury on game 4.

 

[Dynomutt]

Everyone at First Take...and The Undisputed tomorrow...

 

[Mory Dunz]

Shaq no speak

 

[Trey]

Has that ever happened?

Nope.

 

[Dougieflesh]

IT not being there really allowed the Celtics to not have to send help on defense for whoever he was checking. His defensive liabilities were outweighing his offensive contributions after game 2 of last series.

 

[GravityInsanity]

Holy shit, LeBron only had 11 points? I didn't watch the whole game but thats very surprising considering what he has done this entire Playoff series.

 

[spyder_ur]

The Celts did this while enjoying a silly 36-12 free throw discrepancy in favor of the Cavs AND with the Cavs shooting 41% from 3. I don't understand how, but incredible effort.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

At least we have a competitive series now, but I think cavs are gonna lose game 4 too.

No.

 

[msdstc]

IT is absolutely not a quitter, injuries happen and they fucking suck. I am greatly surprised that we could win without him though, it's pretty interesting. But IT is not at fault

Look he's not a straight up quitter, but he takes a lot of plays off when things aren't going right. Sloppy turnovers or half assed "defense" when teams are on a run. He's done a ton of that this series and he's done a ton of forced offense. The Cavs went up 20 but the Celts kept strong, those are the situations where IT will bark at refs or half ass it to try to shoot his way back in.

 

[Mix Master]

Undisputed gonna be LIT tommorow. Shannons cavs lost and skip's Spurs gonna get swept. Beautiful

 

[Dynomutt]

Shaq no speak

He looked a bit shook...

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Well if LeBron had a shit game in his future (and I'm surprised he did) this was the time for it.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Good fight from the Celtics, that final shot was quite lucky but they deserved the win on this one, but I'm also glad the Cavs got this slap on the face now and not on the finals. They better come out with fury on game 4.

It actually would have been unlucky if it missed, it was right on line and deserved to fall.

 

[MugiwaraCole]

The one game I don't watch smfh

 

[Lexxism]

The Celts did this while enjoying a silly 36-12 free throw discrepancy AND with the Cavs shooting 41% from 3. I don't understand how, but incredible effort.

IT is not playing. So....

 

[LyleLanley]

God the dumb Lebron/IT hot takes will be insufferable.

Game was a fluke people. Smart will never shoot that good from 3 the rest of his career.

I agree, Smart's going to shoot even better from here on out. The ceiling is the roof.

 

[msdstc]

Good fight from the Celtics, that final shot was quite lucky but they deserved the win on this one, but I'm also glad the Cavs got this slap on the face now and not on the finals. They better come out with fury on game 4.

TT will never shoot like that from the line again.

 

[Tall4Life]

IT not being there really allowed the Celtics to not have to send help on defense for whoever he was checking. His defensive liabilities were outweighing his offensive contributions after game 2 of last series.

We're also maybe able to run our system more effectively without IT, because our main goal is to get open and make 3's, while IT tends to force shots and drive without caution. We doubled down on our system and coaching and we pulled it off

 

[VeeP]

Wow. Celtics fans really calling IT a quitter? Smh.

 

[eBay Huckster]

The Celts did this while enjoying a silly 36-12 free throw discrepancy in favor of the Cavs AND with the Cavs shooting 41% from 3. I don't understand how, but incredible effort.

how:

1) LeBron with as many turnovers as assists (and more turnovers than field goals)
2) the Cavs as a team going 2/17 from 3 in the second half
3) the entire bench combined for 9 points on 3/14 shooting
4) Marcus Smart randomly catching fire

 

[TuXx]

Poor Lebron. He can't go one night without being superhuman for this squad.

 

[Hyperactivity]

Kevin Love lost an eastern conference game in the united States..

He still has yet to pose a playoff series though

 

[Bread]

cool angle of avery's buzzer beater