Series Thread: ECF: Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavs

[WiggyRuss]

I appreciate the sportsmanship of the Celtics

was just about to post about that

Isaiah Thomas appeared to reach for Kevin Love's ankle, and Twitter went crazy

 

[Wamu]

I appreciate the sportsmanship of the Celtics

Hey if ya can't beat 'em...cheat!

 

[SoCalWizFan]

Yeah, I included Thompson because he was a starter who took a reserve role with the Lakers to win titles. But you may be right that Scott would have been a better name. Either way, those were some seriously stacked teams. Especially when you consider that Michael Cooper (who Bird said was the guy who defended him best) came off the bench too.

Yeah, DJ was great. I just can't remember if he was still top 20 at the time.

That Sixers team from the same era was also pretty good - at least the starters. They had Dr. J, Moses Malone, Cheeks & Toney all in their prime. Bobby Jones was also a major contributor - not in terms of pts but pretty much everything else. Other teams were deeper but that starting 5 was pretty impressive.

 

[WiggyRuss]

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[Heatles84]

I appreciate the sportsmanship of the Celtics

Surprised they didn't try that in the first half. Better late than never.

 

[Gman]

Boo Hoo. Cav's know a little something about dirty:

 

[TJL]

Boo Hoo. Cav's know a little something about dirty:

 

[Battlelyon]

Boo Hoo. Cav's know a little something about dirty:

Looks like an accident Smith didn't even look.

 

[TJL]

Looks like an accident Smith didn't even look.

It's called a spinning backfist

Artest didn't look when he elbow'd Harden.

 

[Gman]

Looks like an accident Smith didn't even look.

Yeah, right.

No one throws swinging backhand punches (his fist was closed) as a natural movement.

 

[mick7-1961]

was just about to post about that

Isaiah Thomas appeared to reach for Kevin Love's ankle, and Twitter went crazy

I'm leaving Sunday morning for a week long trip to Toronto, Canada......If you will pick out my month long avatar, I will change to it this Saturday.....I won't be on SH all next week, so I don't want anyone thinking that I welched on a bet..

 

[Battlelyon]

It's called a spinning backfist

Artest didn't look when he elbow'd Harden.

These Rose colored glasses can sometimes be too tinted.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

 

[trojanfan12]

That Sixers team from the same era was also pretty good - at least the starters. They had Dr. J, Moses Malone, Cheeks & Toney all in their prime. Bobby Jones was also a major contributor - not in terms of pts but pretty much everything else. Other teams were deeper but that starting 5 was pretty impressive.

Those Sixers teams were fun. Loved me some Daryl Dawkins back in the day. That dude was a character. Loved him naming his dunks and saying he was from the planet Lovetron. He broke a backboard or 2 if memory serves.

 

[Mecca]

Those Sixers teams were fun. Loved me some Daryl Dawkins back in the day. That dude was a character. Loved him naming his dunks and saying he was from the planet Lovetron. He broke a backboard or 2 if memory serves.

 

[Shanemansj13]

BOSTON is just not a very good team.
They caught a lucky break in round one with Rondo, or they would have likely been swept by the #8.

And Washington is just a cursed sporting town destined to have mediocre teams losing in the 1st/2nd round.
That city is 0 for 86 in its last 86 attempts to make a conference finals in any of its sports.

The Celtics would have been swept by the Rockets, Clippers, Spurs, and Warriors.
They probably would have lost to the Thunder, Jazz, and Grizzlies.

This is not so much about Lebron....as it is about how weak the Eastern conference contenders are every year.
Other than the short-lived Celtics teams, there has never been a true contender in the East for Lebron.

And they were honestly never really good at the same time...Boston peaked before Lebron grew up a bit.

You do realize Lebron has done this the last two years to the best team oh the planet. Lebron is at the very top of his game. Period. We will see in the Finals. I mean the last two years have been some of the best in history.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Kyrie needs to get it going

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I met him a few years back.
He was the friend of a friend.
TRULY a super nice man and a gentle giant.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

 

[WiggyRuss]

Looks like an accident Smith didn't even look.

of course it wasnt an accident- it was in retaliation to that dirty fucker Olynk acting like a baby because his team was getting its ass kicked- so he had to go hurt Love.