NBA Playoffs! Round 2, Game 3: Toronto Raptors 103 - Cleveland Cavaliers 105 (CLE 3-0)

[A.I]

Lebron gets hacked all the time. He's the best I've seen. Everybody has their opinion so I'll just leave it at that.

Not the way Jordan got hacked. Those Pistons would have to forfeit games due to too many fouls or ejections in this era.

[Zainab]

Watch Demar Derozan’s reaction to the Raptors tying the game Vs the rest of the bench �������� my boy is UPPPPPPPPPPPPset pic.twitter.com/4D81rijsKs

— GodFather BigStacks Porzingis (@PeeWeeDaPlug) May 6, 2018

this is so messed

[veda-parabolist]

WOW. Cripple your team and then act all bitter?

Guys, I wouldn't put much stock in that clip. Flash of his face for about half a second and he looks weird. That happens. He was in a funk all game, down on himself, etc. Don't think it means he's a bad teammate. Yea he played bad. But all season if you watch him he's encouraged the bench mob and given them unending props for what they do.

[MixxAOR]

Not the way Jordan got hacked. Those Pistons would have to forfeit games due to too many fouls or ejections in this era.

I mean it's Jordan's fault he had no three pointer if he didn't wanna get hacked on drives.

[Other Scott]

Guys, I wouldn't put much stock in that clip. Flash of his face for about half a second and he looks weird. That happens. He was in a funk all game, down on himself, etc. Don't think it means he's a bad teammate. Yea he played bad. But all season if you watch him he's encouraged the bench mob and given them unending props for what they do.

Yeah the look isn't like sad or upset or anything anything it's like "whoa I can't believe this is happening"

[tDotted]

Teams were able to constantly triple team Jordan because there wasn't as much shooting/spacing in that era. Compare the league averages in threes taken/made to now. It's not even close.

Dumb comparison

[tDotted]

This play right here is why coaches get fired. #OGFilmRoom pic.twitter.com/2WDDN3fSCF

— Scott O'Gallagher (@ScottOGallagher) 6 May 2018

[Since95]

Guys, I wouldn't put much stock in that clip. Flash of his face for about half a second and he looks weird. That happens. He was in a funk all game, down on himself, etc. Don't think it means he's a bad teammate. Yea he played bad. But all season if you watch him he's encouraged the bench mob and given them unending props for what they do.

Sorry man, I don't buy it. He should have been up already supporting his team. We've all seen benches react - we've seen DeMar react - 100% feeling sorry for himself.

[Mindlessness]

I doubt DeMar feels negative about the team coming back.

I actually feel bad for him, he has depression and it's getting compounded with some bad play and bad luck for his team. All he's got is basketball right now, and tonight he didn't even have that - at least, in terms of playing.

I know the board, especially after this game, thinks we should move on. But I think there's a good chance Masai will let Ibaka/Lowry/DeMar's contracts run out in 2020 before moving on.

[Other Scott]

To be fair on the last play - if you double Lebron and try to press Cleveland is going to likely get an open look. The shot Lebron got had an incredibly high degree of difficulty. If he didn't make it then no one would be complaining about the defense on it.

[MACK11]

It's JV's birthday tomorrow. What a shitty birthday present lmao

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[S.R.]

Teams were able to constantly triple team Jordan because there wasn't as much shooting/spacing in that era. Compare the league averages in threes taken/made to now. It's not even close.

Dumb comparison

That's an oversimplified dismissal of how much better of a passer Lebron is. Lebron's a point guard in a power forward's body who up until very recently could guard 5 positions. He'll also happily score 45+ points and hit game winning shots as needed. Thems all facts.

I'm a huge Jordan fan btw. Think Jordan had the killer instinct and Lebron's achilles heel is his GM tinkering, he screws up his own rosters. MJ had a nice, stable, very good Bullls team for a long time.

[consmap]

I doubt DeMar feels negative about the team coming back.

I actually feel bad for him, he has depression and it's getting compounded with some bad play and bad luck for his team. All he's got is basketball right now, and tonight he didn't even have that - at least, in terms of playing.

I know the board, especially after this game, thinks we should move on. But I think there's a good chance Masai will let Ibaka/Lowry/DeMar's contracts run out in 2020 before moving on.

As much as I think moving on from this core is the best decision, this is probably what's going to happen.

On the bright side it will allow our young guys to play on a winning team (not including the playoffs), which is good. The rest of the East will get better but we should still be playoff bound for the rest of the time our current core is here

[A.I]

I mean it's Jordan's fault he had no three pointer if he didn't wanna get hacked on drives.

Well he had the mental toughness to fight through it. 3 pointers were a novelty shot at that point. Not many players shot it and no teams gameplanned to shoot 3s.

[The Great One]

If Casey is not fired after this season......