[EC First Round] (4)Cleveland vs. (5)Indiana

1st half: Oh LeBron is the mVP , what a great performance to get his team going

2nd half: LeBron needs more help

 

kevin love isn't even "deceptively athletic." turns 2 layup attempts into a block and a "get the ball ripped out of your hands because you're trying to shove the defender away so they can't block you."

 

Repeat what I’ve said: Indiana is a dumb team.

Oladipo takes terrible shots. Maybe he really did learn from Westbrook

 

Both teams are sucking wind and the 4th quarter hasn't even started.

The winner tonight will take the series. I agree with Charles Barkley (this time) the Pacers will lose the series if this goes back to Cleveland 2-2.

 

Pacers took the lead in the 4th! Hard to imagine LeBron lose in the first round in the weak eastern conference.

 

lebron can't go the whole second half without driving again. he hardly shot in the 3rd so he should have no excuses for not having energy.

 

Ref Mafia taking over this game.

 

turner and sabonis are 14-17 and 4-4 on 3's. kevin love is 2-9 and 0-3. that's probably not going to lead to a lot of wins.

 

This Pacers team just feel more talented than the Cavaliers, even with LeBron.

 

These refs have their butts clenched super tight. LeBron's legacy is on the line here and so are their jobs.

 

Oladipo is a no show, this series would be theirs if their leader showed up today.

 

Lebitch and his squad are a joke.

 

Is LeBron nearly exhausted or is he saving his energy for the final 3-4 minutes?

It's time for him to do what McGrady loved to talk about: Impose his will on the game.

 

his legacy is not on the line lmao

hes a top 5 player of all time regardless

 

at some point this is on lebron. the game is there for the taking and he's not doing anything. just dribbling at the 3 point line for a few seconds and giving it up. if sabonis and bogdonavic can shut you down in the second half of back to back games, you're slipping.

would it be nice if anyone could do anything other than lebron? sure, but you have to just accept they won't/can't and be aggressive. watching clarkson get 5 feet from the basket then practically fall down trying to draw a foul instead of just shooting a 5 footer isn't going to win the game.

 

haha that dude is living inside lebrick's head

 

maybe the mileage is just finally taking its toll, but he shouldn't be tired in this particular game. he's at like 14 fga's and i wouldn't say he's killed himself on defense.

 

Yes it is.

A first round exit here would close the door on GOAT contention.

 

C'mon Victor.... he's not feeling it tonight

 

lol 16 straight quarters the league hasn't even taken a 12min break from trying to make sure lebron doesn't go out in the 1st round