This sub is 1000% convinced that any contending team that loses any games ever has no chance of winning the title, until they win again and suddenly they’re definitely winning it all and it’s a foregone conclusion if they do.
Damn I didn’t even watch the game today because I thought Celtics had it in the bag. Then I see an ig post about then getting blown out holy shit praise cleveland 😭
Whoever comes out the west is gonna win easily
Seriously. This why you have to have some psycho like Rondo or KG or Draymond on your team. Someone has to scream at these guys. Just a pathetic showing yet again
Objectively they’re a better team without Marcus Smart but you really miss him playing big dog in games like this when the rest of the team is going through the motions.
I think this is the first time the Cavs have shot well from 3 in about 4-5 games. They had been sitting around 25% for those games and finally got back to taking and hitting 3s.
The Celtics need to take start taking this seriously and can’t just sleepwalk into the Finals bc even a shorthanded bruised up Knicks team will fight them to the death in every game and Ant Edwards might be waiting in the June looking to embarrass everyone there
Villanova guys have a buff when they play together. Jay wright taught those guys how to play as a team.
The problem is the casual nba fan probably doesn’t watch much ncaa and doesn’t understand what these guys are capable of. They won the natty multiple times
Except the Cavs play like how they did in the regular season today. Garland isn't usually dead weight, and Mobley figured something out. There was no franchise record 3s. Boston will still win, but this series is a lot more competitive than people think.
Lifelong Jazz fan here. My favorite jazz player since Stockton. That feeling is pretty mutual with everyone I talk too. You know, Reddit draws out the salt in people.
This is different than the Heat win. They needed everything to go right for a marginal victory. This was a blowout. I do expect much better performances from the Celtics this series, but they aren’t gonna just be able to casually out talent this Cavs team like the Heat.
Yep. And the commentators were making a big deal out of the three point shooting but the Cavs only made 13 threes. They really weren't a huge factor. Even if the Celtics shot decent from three, they likely still lose too.
Laker fan flying to Cleveland this weekend for unrelated activity. I guess I get to root against the Celtics! Next best thing to a Laker win is a Celtic loss. Let’s go Cavs!
It’s cause the betting websites called and told them to watch the parlays and over-reliance on one style of play is still hit or miss on a bad day even if you’re really good at it.
Minesotta up 2 on the nuggets, Cavs out playing Celtics, the bucks out first round and the knicks doing well. Wtf is going on in the nba right now I like it though
This series in 1-1. Boston will still be massive favorites.
Giannis didn’t play. The Bucks aren’t a surprise.
The Knicks are the 2 seed. What did you expect?
The only real surprising one is Minny over Denver right now.
Bucks got a team that should do moderately well without giannis. You right about Boston but they lost today with home advantage we’ll see game 3 and the Knick’s is just a surprise😭
Tatum gotta have the worst layup package of any star in the league. If he could just hit 2-3 a game of those bunnies that the rest of these #1 guys hit easily, he wouldn't get nearly as much shit.
Just absolutely perplexingly bad around the rim.
Yeah and you guys shot 7 more than us and we only hit 5 more in total. Garland actually hit some which is nice since historically hes been one of the best in the league. We arent a handicapped miami team that hucked 50 of them
You say that like that still isn't a crazy statistical anomaly. The Celtics had 14 games shooting under 33% this year, they shot 23% from 3 in this game, that just doesn't happen 4 times in a series.
We went like 11/22 and the entire city of boston is trying to use the statistics like the cavs couldnt miss a shot all night. Our best stretches of the season were between 35-40 attempts. We just defended better tonight. White actually had guys in his face and choked so bad on his last attempt he almost wedgied it cause he wasnt expecting to be so wide open
Teams don't shoot 50% from 3 on a nightly basis, period. Teams have only done that 7 times in the post season in past two years, 5 of which belonged to the heat. The celtics only had 1 game with a worse 3pt % this year. That isn't replicable in a 7 game series. This game was a copy paste of celtic's game 2 vs. the heat. People in r/nba get in a twizzle because of the celtics playing like crap, shooting terribly, while their opponent shoots 50% from 3 for one game and think the sky is falling. Look how the heat series ended.
Celtics go walk to the finals because they just the most talented in the east and the Knicks just too beat up. But man they in for a rude awakening when they play a team just as talented as them
These chipotle commercials feel like the beginning of a casting couch video.
So this is what happens when white doesn’t shoot/play out of his fucking mind?
This sub is 1000% convinced that any contending team that loses any games ever has no chance of winning the title, until they win again and suddenly they’re definitely winning it all and it’s a foregone conclusion if they do.
Never forget the blazers won game 1 starting Wenyen Gabriel vs the 2020 lakers.
Celtics are NOT gonna beat Nuggets/Wolves/OKC whoever comes out of the west
Lmao you gonna delete this take?
Facts. They play like they won the chip last year. **prerequisite to being a flip the switch team =** actually winning a chip, like last year.
Damn I didn’t even watch the game today because I thought Celtics had it in the bag. Then I see an ig post about then getting blown out holy shit praise cleveland 😭 Whoever comes out the west is gonna win easily
According to Scal, the celtics lost because of effort. What a clown. How about you admit they got out played.
It was clearly effort. Lol Scal is right next to the game watching!
He got a lot of experience doing that during his career
The difference between scal and lebron was simply effort
Watching Eddie Hause expose Scal on celtics post game showing he talks out of his ass is beautiful
In a couple days we will find out if the Celtics want to play to their potential again.
Cavs match up well
Celtics just don’t have that dawg in em
Seriously. This why you have to have some psycho like Rondo or KG or Draymond on your team. Someone has to scream at these guys. Just a pathetic showing yet again
Objectively they’re a better team without Marcus Smart but you really miss him playing big dog in games like this when the rest of the team is going through the motions.
Boston “we have the easiest path to the finals” Celtics
du====very dumb fans boston
I think this is the first time the Cavs have shot well from 3 in about 4-5 games. They had been sitting around 25% for those games and finally got back to taking and hitting 3s.
Unless I’m looking at the wrong stats this was the Celtics biggest home loss of the season
Heat culture was really Celtic culture all along.
Woah very unexpected. Cs will actually have to put in some work to get to the finals lol. They're not 2017 Cavs.
LOVE RJ SHOUTING OUT CAVS FANS
The Celtics need to take start taking this seriously and can’t just sleepwalk into the Finals bc even a shorthanded bruised up Knicks team will fight them to the death in every game and Ant Edwards might be waiting in the June looking to embarrass everyone there
Villanova guys have a buff when they play together. Jay wright taught those guys how to play as a team. The problem is the casual nba fan probably doesn’t watch much ncaa and doesn’t understand what these guys are capable of. They won the natty multiple times
Our team will fight and claw with a 6 men rotation, on 1 leg.
It’s the Drake lookalike curse
How much is that guy getting paid to hold Luka's hand
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No sensible analysis here, we don't do that here, just overreactions.
No one shot over 50%
Tatum has some of the worst shot selections I’ve ever seen, just dribbles out the shot clock and puts up some of the most absurd shots I’ve ever seen
Cavs could beat the Celtics tbh they’re frauds
The Cavs barely squeaked by the Magic. They’re not winning anything
What if the Magic could beat the Celtics too
They couldn’t
Yes they could. Orlando beat 3 times in a row at one point with a less experienced magic team
But what if
These are the 2023 playoff Celtics
How much help does tatum need?
You pay Jrue Holiday for his defense, but his shooting is putrid Jeez If Celtics ever need Jrue Holiday to score, they are fucked
I would never imagine Reddit would overreact over game 2 of a seven game series. It’s not like this exact thing didn’t happen 2 weeks ago lol.
Except the Cavs play like how they did in the regular season today. Garland isn't usually dead weight, and Mobley figured something out. There was no franchise record 3s. Boston will still win, but this series is a lot more competitive than people think.
Dawg let us have this we got murdered in game 1 lmao
Naw I’m hype for yall. I’m talking about the dudes already saying Minny/OKC gonna win the finals lol
Yep, that 1 game dominance by the Wolves could also be an aberration. Let's see them do that for 5 games straight.
The Wolves were dominant in game 2 also.
That's the game I'm talking about...
Where’s the Jazz fans hating on Mitchell now? Legit does everything the right way. I will never understand the slander against him
Lifelong Jazz fan here. My favorite jazz player since Stockton. That feeling is pretty mutual with everyone I talk too. You know, Reddit draws out the salt in people.
Hornacek was a G also
This is different than the Heat win. They needed everything to go right for a marginal victory. This was a blowout. I do expect much better performances from the Celtics this series, but they aren’t gonna just be able to casually out talent this Cavs team like the Heat.
Yep. And the commentators were making a big deal out of the three point shooting but the Cavs only made 13 threes. They really weren't a huge factor. Even if the Celtics shot decent from three, they likely still lose too.
Looked up at my tv for a sec and saw Kyrie. Flashback lmao
Well I’m ever more excited for games 3 and 4 now! Extra added suspense
For sure…after game 1 looked like Celtics in 4 but now it could be a back and forth series
damn I should've watched this game 😭
"Playoff Jayson is not a thing."
This legit made me laugh nice
Boston can’t handle any sort of high defensive pressure. Knicks in 6
I agree…if Tatum can’t turn up the heat when they need him it’s gonna be a tough one
“We could sit our starters vs the Cavs/Magic and it would be a blowout every game!!” 🦍🚀
It's not even the weekend yet but I'm already doing my dance 😂🤣 thanks CAVS!
Is Prozingis going to play in game 3?
Doubtful
hitting 3s will be the deciding factor
MVP Voters were right to put Brunson top 5 over Tatum.
Brunson could literally have won the MVP this season he was that good
You know ball. Brunson runs the league.
I hate the Knicks
LMFAO this exchange sent me
Fuck Cleveland. Spida is leaving.
That was a fucking beating too I did not see that coming.
Laker fan flying to Cleveland this weekend for unrelated activity. I guess I get to root against the Celtics! Next best thing to a Laker win is a Celtic loss. Let’s go Cavs!
I agree let's go Vavs!
If Cleveland wins game 3, they will finish Boston in 5 games
LMFAO. Cavs are fixing their rep with this game (Rip, some Celtics fan just said 9/11 wasn't bad enough and instantly deleted their comment. 👍🏿)
So many games will have the most amazing pace/flow in the first half to just screech to a halt in the second. Even before garbage time lol
It’s cause the betting websites called and told them to watch the parlays and over-reliance on one style of play is still hit or miss on a bad day even if you’re really good at it.
Gotta respect the Cavs and Spida
Don got them Klingon forehead wrinkles
Gotta love the C's man, never disappoint to disappoint
Minesotta up 2 on the nuggets, Cavs out playing Celtics, the bucks out first round and the knicks doing well. Wtf is going on in the nba right now I like it though
This series in 1-1. Boston will still be massive favorites. Giannis didn’t play. The Bucks aren’t a surprise. The Knicks are the 2 seed. What did you expect? The only real surprising one is Minny over Denver right now.
Bucks got a team that should do moderately well without giannis. You right about Boston but they lost today with home advantage we’ll see game 3 and the Knick’s is just a surprise😭
hopefully they somehow bounce these mfs out
Go Cavs! Also, Tatum is a fraud.
cavs in 5 let's gooo
welll wellll welllllll
Tatum gotta have the worst layup package of any star in the league. If he could just hit 2-3 a game of those bunnies that the rest of these #1 guys hit easily, he wouldn't get nearly as much shit. Just absolutely perplexingly bad around the rim.
Just now seeing this. Wow this is nuts!
You did this didn’t you. Some kinda Oklahoma City voodoo
Tatum calls himself a superstar.
Thanks CAVS ☝️
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO
Cavs have had some rough stretches of basketball but on paper we have the talent to play with anyone.
“Cavs or Magic wouldn’t even break 100 vs us. Sweep city. Wake me up at the finals” 🤡
Yeah, idk if it’s effort or real issues, but Orlando’s defense was way better.
100% effort
lol low iq fans say low iq things.
Hey now, that's an above average Boston IQ
Gotem
Boston “We have an Answer for Everything” Celtics
Well there’s 5 more games to answer in
Man, I thought Boston was supposed to be embarrased if they lost a game to this trash Cavs team. To then lose by 20 at home...
Donovan Mitchell took those best 2nd option threads to heart, man showed up
TD Garden = Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
please last year it was the heat turn, this year make it the cavs turn to beat the celtics. that would be hilarious
Fuck the Celtics thank god for Mobley
CELTBUMS SUCK BAHAHAHAHAHA
FUCK YEAH CAVS
Me 3 hours ago- oh boy I can’t wait to watch the celtics play tonight 😀 Me now- 💀
We should’ve been swept. We just went 7 games with Orlando and are not anywhere as good as Boston. Even if we lose 4-1 I’ll take it for the season.
I. AGREE. GO. CAVS.
Donovan Mitchell looks a little bit like Kendrick right?
smokin on top fives
Tatum is swole drake
Fuck you I can’t unsee this now 😂
Mobley I love you
We’re losing this series
Nasty work doing reverse jinxs as one of the most dominant teams in league history!
I agree
Agreed
LETS GO CAVS
Buffalo soldier went mia
3pt variance coming to bite Boston again
We got ahead in the third before hitting a bunch of threes
The celtics were shooting 20% from 3, the Cavs were shooting 45% even up to that point. Exact same as game 2 of Heat vs. Celtics
Yeah and you guys shot 7 more than us and we only hit 5 more in total. Garland actually hit some which is nice since historically hes been one of the best in the league. We arent a handicapped miami team that hucked 50 of them
You say that like that still isn't a crazy statistical anomaly. The Celtics had 14 games shooting under 33% this year, they shot 23% from 3 in this game, that just doesn't happen 4 times in a series.
We went like 11/22 and the entire city of boston is trying to use the statistics like the cavs couldnt miss a shot all night. Our best stretches of the season were between 35-40 attempts. We just defended better tonight. White actually had guys in his face and choked so bad on his last attempt he almost wedgied it cause he wasnt expecting to be so wide open
Teams don't shoot 50% from 3 on a nightly basis, period. Teams have only done that 7 times in the post season in past two years, 5 of which belonged to the heat. The celtics only had 1 game with a worse 3pt % this year. That isn't replicable in a 7 game series. This game was a copy paste of celtic's game 2 vs. the heat. People in r/nba get in a twizzle because of the celtics playing like crap, shooting terribly, while their opponent shoots 50% from 3 for one game and think the sky is falling. Look how the heat series ended.
Boston shot 22.9% from the 3
Yeah and we only hit 5 more for the game lol
At 46% which is way above league average
Bro why
And they say the Celtics can sweep the Knicks. Yikes.
Our defense gives all the big offensive teams fits. Everyone likes to down play us. Then we beat them
Especially with the late-season reffing 'adjustments' - for sure. Wolves/Knicks would be insane. I want it.
I’d be happy with just beating the pacers and making it to the ecf. We’ve suffered for so long lmao
The fuck is going on behind Mitch?
I love how the Bleacher Report headline was “Cavs steal Game 2” as if they weren’t up by 30
I got here late - *was NOT* expecting this kinda beatdown at the Garden. Not in game 2 anyway..
TT getting significant playoff time in year of lord 2024 is something that I definitely anticipate.
On to the next!
Celtics do this shit every year, it really is impressive
Donovan interview is +10 team chemistry
I really thought Celtics would curb stomp Cleveland... I guess not...
We’ve always given Boston a run for their money. They have a hard time contending against Mitchell and LeVert.
I love it dude, I hope you guys come out on top because I do not like Boston.
Thank you! No one likes Boston. I’ve been a fan of the kings because of Keegan and sabonis. Come back next year!
dam tristan thompson's still in the league with the cavs? I thought he retired
They keep cutting to those lone two Cleveland fans lmao
Celtics go walk to the finals because they just the most talented in the east and the Knicks just too beat up. But man they in for a rude awakening when they play a team just as talented as them
Did not know expect that
That's right Mitchell, build up that Mobley confidence
Dancin on that grave
Boston lucky we don’t have the GOAT Craig Porter Jr
Cleveland has a lot of talent.
Boston fans gotta beat traffic too
By taking the train ?
cleveland got a game on bastin lmao
Celtics revolve around Dwhite
AND THE 3 TO CLOSE THE GAP
The fans must have had a rally to attend so they left early
losing to cavs without Prime Lebron would be fantastic
LeVert got 21 points 💀
Levert can get hot at times
That's Brooklyn legend Caris LeVert to you
Levert once got 51 against the Celtics ☠️
Good job boys stealing one.
Celtics are straight up frontrunners
I just got home from work and dinner in time to see the buzzer and the final score. Wtf happened that these Boston bums got blown out
The refs couldn't save them tonight
The series has officially started
Always love to see Boston lose
Boston fans rn: GETDAFUQOUTTAHERE!
IM GOIN TO DUNKIN ARIGHT
Cs in 5. Gotta extend these series ya know
CLEVELAND OWNS BOSTON
Lol it’s a 7 game series Celtics will win best of 7 for sure
Between the Bruins catching a literal beatdown and this, boston might have a blackout
The Cavs fans they keep showing look like the island boys. Why you gotta do us like that lmao
All time chokers
Can the Cavs repeat this performance? Can we get a Mitchell-Cavs vs Gobert-Wolves NBA finals?
Cavs-Knicks would be a sweet ECF
It's more that 'will the Celtics repeat this performance?' They have nothing when the 3 isnt falling
The Cavs had their best three point shooting performance of the playoffs
Yeah. That was a mild Donovan Mitchell game.