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Post by Whittaker on May 7, 2018 21:02:06 GMT -5
Toronto has been playing very physical with the goal of wearing down Lebron and making Love ineffective. It probably seemed like a good plan after watching the Cavs/Pacers series. Toronto thought their offense, being better than Indianas's, would be the difference. Guys have been hanging on Lebron, leaning, shoving and fouling. Major Kudos to Lebron for keeping his cool and powering through. Love has also stayed aggressive. A bad game from Lebron in the playoffs is a rarity. He playmakes, scores with efficiency and rebounds at a high level pretty much every game. And his defense, which was poor in the RS is strong in the playoffs. George Hill is a big help being able to run the P&R with Korver and Love. That also allows Lebron to conserve energy on the court for some offensive possessions in addition to getting significant bench rest. The Cavs need, more than anything else, a 4th quarter Lebron who is not exhausted. The veterans are coming through, even TT and JR are playable. Green has been decent but Hood has been pretty bad. I'd like to see more Nance and Cedi. I'm really enjoying watching every game. This LBJ guy is just incredible.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on May 7, 2018 21:08:18 GMT -5
I didn't think it would take 7 games but didn't think it could be done in 4. No, what you implied above was that you wouldn't be surprised if Toronto won in 6.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on May 7, 2018 21:11:08 GMT -5
Toronto has been playing very physical with the goal of wearing down Lebron and making Love ineffective. It probably seemed like a good plan after watching the Cavs/Pacers series. Toronto thought their offense, being better than Indianas's, would be the difference. Guys have been hanging on Lebron, leaning, shoving and fouling. Major Kudos to Lebron for keeping his cool and powering through. Love has also stayed aggressive. A bad game from Lebron in the playoffs is a rarity. He playmakes, scores with efficiency and rebounds at a high level pretty much every game. And his defense, which was poor in the RS is strong in the playoffs. George Hill is a big help being able to run the P&R with Korver and Love. That also allows Lebron to conserve energy on the court for some offensive possessions in addition to getting significant bench rest. The Cavs need, more than anything else, a 4th quarter Lebron who is not exhausted. The veterans are coming through, even TT and JR are playable. Green has been decent but Hood has been pretty bad. I'd like to see more Nance and Cedi. I'm really enjoying watching every game. This LBJ guy is just incredible. Expect way more than "very physical" from Toronto in game 4. Nothing they do could be more embarrassing that what's transpired in the first 3 games for the #1 seed in the East.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 6:09:16 GMT -5
Wow a sweep. I thought the Raptors would win 1 or 2. But the way the Cavs have always played them, a sweep was likely.
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on May 8, 2018 6:54:18 GMT -5
This is the 10th time the Cavs have swept a playoff series. All of them have been in the LeBron era (3 during his first stint, 7 in the current stint)
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 7:56:51 GMT -5
How many have been the Raptors?
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on May 8, 2018 17:29:54 GMT -5
How many have been the Raptors? Here's the full breakdown 3 - Atlanta (2009 2nd Round, 2015 Conference Finals, 2016 2nd Round) 2 - Toronto (2017 2nd Round, 2018 2nd Round) 2 - Detroit (2009 1st Round, 2016 1st Round) 1 - Indiana (2017 1st Round) 1 - Boston (2015 1st Round) 1 - Washington (2007 1st Round)
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Post by DrTorch on May 9, 2018 11:23:22 GMT -5
Cool article on Love/Korver and the evolution of the Cavs offense in these playoffs.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on May 9, 2018 13:34:59 GMT -5
Where??
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Post by DrTorch on May 9, 2018 15:16:34 GMT -5
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