Everything 2018 Playoffs!

[rocwell]

Lance vs. LeBron is undefeated �� pic.twitter.com/GLLGE8qPWZ

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 15, 2018

[Hotshot]

Not so sure they will bounce back. Even if they do they may be worn down, with Lebron playing heavy minutes (as you mention) and having Lance get medieval on him.

I am hoping for a long series irregardless. No more well rested Lebron if he faces the Raps.

[S.R.]

That was so much fun.

[blackjitsu]

Not so sure they will bounce back. Even if they do they may be worn down, with Lebron playing heavy minutes (as you mention) and having Lance get medieval on him.

Lance got away with a poke in the eye AND a hit to the head after a foul without being called for a flagrant on LeBron. Even if the Cavs win the next 4 LeBron is going to take a beating.

[inthepaint]

I love Lance Stephenson when he is playing against the Cavs and getting very physical with Lebron.

There's no universe in which I would "love Lance Stephenson", but that was a good lesson on how to play LBJ.(edit: Stephenson is a straight up dirty player, probably the dirtiest in the league, but you can be physical and forceful with LBJ and be effective, without playing dirty). LBJ still came out with a triple double, but you can't do it alone, not in the playoffs. Especially when you're the 4th seed playing against a solid 5th seed. I still think Cavs advance, but they will be banged up, and it won't be as easy as they thought.

The Cavs look very vulnerable, as they have they whole season, in spite of hot stretches.

[Ebonhawke]

They need to make their threes. Cavs were awful shooting them today. Cleveland will live and die by it.

I agree that the Cavs live and die by the three. On the season they shoot 37.9% from three.

Today, the Cavs shot 23.5% (8 for 34). Had they hit at 37.9%, they'd have hit 13 threes

[007]

As fun as that was, Cleveland is still the favourite. LeBron isn't losing in the first round without a long, tough series

[Ebonhawke]

Donovan Mitchell being Donovan Mitchell

[RaptorsVictim]

Cavs will bounce back unfortunately.

Lebron playing 43 minutes is bonus.

Maybe they bounce back for a game or two, but the way Pacers are playing is just displaying every bad aspect of Cavs defense.

[wayner]

As fun as that was, Cleveland is still the favourite. LeBron isn't losing in the first round without a long, tough series

Either way it helps the Raps for round two, assuming that we get through.

[Zainab]

LeBron loses Game 1, Raptors win Game 1 and there's an ice storm in the middle of April. Normal times all around.

— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) April 15, 2018

[Zainab]

lmaoo needed humor

the most hilarious and deflating thing in the universe is going to be when the Raptors beat the Cavs and then lose to the 76ers in the ECF

— Seerat Sohi (@DamianTrillard) April 15, 2018

[Zainab]

The Cavs got booed off their home court after a timeout in Cleveland. �� pic.twitter.com/HivQXKXgMX

— ESPN (@espn) April 15, 2018

[blackjitsu]

The Cavs got booed off their home court after a timeout in Cleveland. �� pic.twitter.com/HivQXKXgMX

— ESPN (@espn) April 15, 2018

To be fair, the ACC fans have booed the Raps in the past.

Mind you, we're not the city that introduced burning jerseys to the sports lexicon. They might want to chill on all that.

[hotfuzz]

He's not scared. Sometimes you can tell when a player is scared of the moment. Lowry and DeRozan yesterday combined to take 8 shots in the 1st half yesterday. EIGHT. Lol.

And? what's wrong with that? They were playmaking and setting up their teammates. That is what we wanted. That is what the culture reset was all about. Forced offense from Lowry/Demar is exactly what we DON'T want. We've seen that movie before and we all know how it ends. They played well yesterday, setting up their teammates and not forcing the offense. That is the only way we'll have a chance of going deep.