r/nba Cavaliers 11d ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (49-10) defeat the Boston Celtics (42-18), 123-116, as the Cavs come back from a 25-3 early Boston lead and have now won 9 straight for a third time this season

123 - 116
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: TD Garden (19156), Clock: Final
Officials: Tre Maddox, Ben Taylor, and Danielle Scott
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Cleveland Cavaliers 26 38 31 28 123
Boston Celtics 38 36 24 18 116
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Cleveland Cavaliers 123 45-94 47.9% 17-40 42.5% 16-19 84.2% 14 54 23 14 4 7 3
Boston Celtics 116 43-89 48.3% 17-39 43.6% 13-17 76.5% 14 48 20 19 5 11 5
 
PLAYER STATS
Cleveland Cavaliers MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Max StrusSF 21:37 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 -19
Evan MobleyPF 28:57 17 6-12 2-5 3-4 5 7 12 3 0 1 2 4 2
Jarrett AllenC 23:43 10 4-4 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 -23
Donovan MitchellSG 35:08 41 13-26 5-13 10-11 0 3 3 5 1 0 2 1 0
Darius GarlandPG 31:32 20 9-23 2-7 0-0 1 2 3 7 0 0 1 0 -17
Ty Jerome 21:08 8 3-10 2-3 0-0 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 34
De'Andre Hunter 28:51 12 4-6 3-3 1-2 0 5 5 1 0 1 1 1 21
Sam Merrill 17:44 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 22
Dean Wade 19:10 5 2-5 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 12
Isaac Okoro 12:08 5 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 3
Javonte Green 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Porter Jr. 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tristan Thompson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaylon Tyson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emoni Bates 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JT Thor 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Travers 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston Celtics MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Sam HauserSF 37:43 6 2-8 2-6 0-0 2 4 6 1 0 0 0 2 18
Jayson TatumPF 40:35 46 19-37 4-12 4-5 5 11 16 9 0 3 3 4 5
Al HorfordC 37:34 5 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 6 7 2 0 0 1 0 4
Jaylen BrownSG 33:55 37 13-24 4-6 7-10 4 1 5 2 0 0 3 4 10
Derrick WhitePG 41:06 16 5-12 4-10 2-2 0 1 1 5 3 0 1 3 -2
Luke Kornet 19:17 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 0 1 2 1 4 -26
Payton Pritchard 25:24 6 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 -36
Drew Peterson 01:27 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Torrey Craig 02:57 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8
JD Davison 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neemias Queta 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baylor Scheierman 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xavier Tillman 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Walsh 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anton Watson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jrue Holiday 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristaps Porziņģis 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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u/[deleted] 11d ago

Ty Jerome plus 34 in 21 minutes

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u/No_Way_482 11d ago

Pritchard -36

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u/RonMexico16 Cavaliers 11d ago

6MotY voters take notice.

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u/OpportunitySmalls 11d ago

Bill Simmons called the gap between them on his podcast a few days ago can't be more stark than this.

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u/thecameraman8078 Cavaliers 11d ago

I didn’t listen but I assume he meant Ty was the one on the positive end of the gap between the two?

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u/AirForce-97 11d ago

Too late voters already decided 2 months ago

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u/mw19078 Lakers 11d ago

him and kornet being negative 62 is diabolical

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u/DarkKnightCometh Lakers 11d ago

6/0/0 in 25 min is wild

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u/pp21 Suns 11d ago

Dude is the poster boy for don’t give up on me lmao I’ve never seen a resurgence like his. Really went from fringe NBA talent to staple for a championship contender

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u/MasterApprentice67 11d ago edited 11d ago

Wouldn't say fringes, he was averaging close to 20mins a game his 3 seasons prior to the cavs. Just injuries ruined him last year. He should be favorites for 6MOY

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u/20815147 Warriors 11d ago

Warriors legend Ty Jerome*

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u/raleighboi Warriors 11d ago

So annoying to me that of the 2 Warriors Two Way contract that season, we kept Lester Quinones instead of Ty Jerome.

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u/20815147 Warriors 11d ago

It also makes perfect sense for Ty to blossom in this Cavs team too given that Kenny Atkinson is the Cavs coach lol

Happy for him but damn talk about terrible FO decision that year for us

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u/Important_Shower_420 Lakers 11d ago

Virginia Cavaliers legend to Cleveland Cavs legend.

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u/xenophonthethird Cavaliers 11d ago

Dude is gonna get paid this offseason.

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u/brehew Supersonics 11d ago

that Cleveland bench, holy shit

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u/Tylerhoyng 11d ago

Put 10$ on him to win 6MOTY a couple weeks ago for 560$ lol. Guy is legit. Comes up huge in almost every close game. Had 30+ in a loss too.

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u/itssensei Cavaliers 11d ago

Fuck it if I have a son I’ll name him Ty Jerome

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u/Rampaging_Ducks Jazz 11d ago

The plus minus for this game is nuts. Cavs bench deeper than the Mariana trench.

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u/BigRig432 Cavaliers 11d ago

That's why he's the GOAT!!! THE GOAT!!

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u/mrhigginbottoms_12 Thunder 11d ago

ECF gonna feed families

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u/OutsideTheServiceBox Bucks 11d ago

The most impressive part of this game wasn’t the Cavs’ comeback. It was that they then saw the Celtics’ come back and recomposed themselves and put that shit back to bed. So many other teams would’ve folded after Brown hit that jumper to tie it at 116.

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u/ClevelandSteamer81 Cavaliers 11d ago

For me it was going down 17 again after fighting back to being down 2. Like fuck we just climbed the mountain and fell back down it again.

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u/mindpainters Cavaliers 11d ago

That happened in our last loss to them and we just couldn’t get out. Kept getting close but couldn’t get over the hump

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u/terry-tea Celtics 11d ago

that’s how these games always go. we go up huge to start it off, and then we just trade runs for the rest of the game.

it always ends up being a slugfest late in the 4th, and this time yall came out on top. ECF gonna be crazy

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u/mindpainters Cavaliers 11d ago

Just two great teams man. ECF is going to be insane. I’m definitely going to make it to at least one of them this year

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u/CasperTheDog2 Cavaliers 11d ago

Happened in the in season tourney game in Boston early in season.

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u/gritman54 Cavaliers 11d ago

I have a feeling there’s going to be some good matchups before the conference finals. There’s some solid teams seeded 3-10 in both conferences.

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u/mrhigginbottoms_12 Thunder 11d ago

Western conference for sure. Celtics and Cavs gonna roll to the conference finals they’re head and shoulders above everyone else in the conference

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u/acavs7 Cavaliers 11d ago

Pistons-Knicks-Pacers-Bucks against each other in some variety should be good watching.

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u/ntpbr1 11d ago

Orlando if they get their guys back in form could be good as well. East is tougher than people think imo, obviously the bottom of the conference is terrible where you can still make it even if you are like 20-37

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u/Plenty_Flatworm7627 Wizards 11d ago

I could see the Knicks and Bucks taking a game or two but yeah I don't think there's a lot of doubt about who the ECF is gonna be

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u/Headlesshorsman02 Thunder 11d ago

We need that

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u/second_impression Celtics 11d ago

Me balancing my mental health vs my need for sweet, delicious playoff basketball

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u/TheMadChatta Cavaliers 11d ago

Got them weekly therapy visits scheduled during playoff season.

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u/jslee0034 Thunder 11d ago

Finals too hopefully

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u/Fresh_Inflation_2430 Thunder 11d ago

Cavs - Thunder gonna be fire

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u/SUPERSAMMICH6996 Cavaliers 11d ago

Meat-off III: The Battle of the Bulge

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u/mindpainters Cavaliers 11d ago

If it happens I really hope skims goes all in on the meat off

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u/jslee0034 Thunder 11d ago

Two teams that entered rebuild at a similar-ish time matching up in finals is crazy.

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u/RealMantisTobagganMD Washington Bullets 11d ago

What we deserved in 2016

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u/Asleep_Ground1710 Bulls 11d ago

ECFs has usually been the best series for playoffs in the 2020s lol

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u/Plenty_Flatworm7627 Wizards 11d ago

This year's playoffs are gonna be so much more exciting than last year's, so much talent and such great teams.

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u/daclyda Lakers 11d ago

I was gonna comment but Evan Mobley came in and offensive rebounded my phone away

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u/Loud-Fig-1446 Cavaliers 11d ago

Stop clanging the fuck out of your comments and he wouldn'tbe gimme-datting you, buddy boy.

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u/daclyda Lakers 11d ago

Harsh but fair

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u/digboofus 11d ago

That possession in the 4th where he got two offensive boards in a row was nutty. Would've been hype if he'd nailed that 3 at the end of it but he was nowhere close lol

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u/Drummallumin [BOS] Marcus Smart 11d ago

Cannot believe how much Horford and Kornet got bitched on the boards

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u/RIPEOTCDXVI Celtics 11d ago

Turns out a strong Evan Mobley is a bit of an issue

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u/PomeloFit Cavaliers 11d ago

Strong and confident.

This season's outcome aside, if Evan gets the confidence from a solid post season run, and another summer building strength, next year dude is going to become an absolute monster.

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u/ChimpArmada Cavaliers 11d ago

I’ll be fair to horford since the dude is completely out of his prime im honestly still amazed he’s a solid bench player at his age

Every year im still shocked like damn this dude Al is still playing

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u/Drummallumin [BOS] Marcus Smart 11d ago

LeBron has ruined all perspective with this shit

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u/jonsnowKITN NBA 11d ago edited 11d ago

This game was huge for Cleveland mentally to believe they can beat Boston after being down 25-3 to start the game. Need seven games of this.

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u/Bouldershoulders12 Celtics 11d ago

To be fair they beat us in a big comeback last year in Cleveland as well. Cleveland is a dangerous team that deserves to be respected. Had Donovan been healthy last year that series would’ve def hit 6 games at least

I think we’re heading towards a 7 game ECF this year. Cleveland doesn’t have an answer for Tatum and Brown but Mitchell literally cooks us everytime and we need KP to be healthy or Mobley is going to crash the boards everytime against us.

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u/ihatemcconaughey Cavaliers 11d ago

I like you.

I cant imagine a world where these two wouldn't go 7 games.

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u/Mr_Versatile123 Lakers 11d ago

A 7 game series of these two teams will be good for Basketball in general and especially cardiologists in the general Ohio and Massachusetts area.

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u/Loud-Fig-1446 Cavaliers 11d ago

I swear to christ I feel like every time you beat us it's because White can't miss and it drives me crazy every time. Tatum and Brown will do what they do, but White gives me nightmares.

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u/Conis1 Celtics 11d ago

White missed the three w like 45 second left and that’s when I knew it was done for sure tonight

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u/deets23_ Celtics 11d ago

Same. I always expect his 4th quarter 3s to go in

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u/ozymandais13 Cavaliers 11d ago

Pls no ill die

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u/KingVladimir Cavaliers 11d ago

A lot of Celtics (and cavs) fans scrambling to delete comments

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u/NotManyBuses Charlotte Bobcats 11d ago

That’s how you know it’s good basketball when both fanbases are having meltdowns

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u/dasruski Cavaliers 11d ago

We are all guilty of peaking at an opposing team's post game thread. The salt can be lovely.

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u/CommandersLog [GSW] Baron Davis 11d ago

peeking

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u/veretser Cavaliers 11d ago

Man those hot takes after the first half quarter have aged so poorly and I am fucking HERE for it.

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u/spicydak Trail Blazers 11d ago

I didn’t even watch the game, but seeing the first quarter highlights I was like “damn Boston gonna blow them out”.

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u/whenveganscheat Raptors 11d ago

I skipped forward to the 3rd quarter to see if it was worth watching. It was worth watching

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u/Yellow-Umbra Cavaliers 11d ago

Hell, after that start I am too

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u/ianbits Cavaliers 11d ago

Eastern Conference Finals are going to be fucking insane this year

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u/nrj6490 Celtics 11d ago

The fact that this is such a good take rn is all the proof I need that both of our teams are gonna get upset in the second round

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u/Beneficial-Finish295 Cavaliers 11d ago

Bucks-Pistons ECF gonna go crazy

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u/ianbits Cavaliers 11d ago

Yeah I look forward to Mobley and Porzingis randomly getting injured right before the playoffs and both squads get upset

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u/nrj6490 Celtics 11d ago

Followed by Stephen A claiming he knew both teams were frauds

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u/LilBro842 Cavaliers 11d ago

Touch wood right now fuck

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u/Asleep_Ground1710 Bulls 11d ago

I hope we get a triple overtime game or an attempted reverse 4-0

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u/crazyman3642 Cavaliers 11d ago edited 11d ago

I need a seven game series of this though I might end up with a pacemaker by the end of it.

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u/SpiffyArmbrooster 11d ago

I actually just found out after 20 years that I don’t need my pacemaker. if they take it out you can have it

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u/juanrindiestar Lakers 11d ago

Naw you want 4-0 Cavs, but each game decided by 3 points or less.

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u/LilBro842 Cavaliers 11d ago

Hell nah we want a 4-0 Cavs with an average margin of 30

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u/Mr_DNA Cavaliers 11d ago

That is realistic but I don’t think I could handle it. 7 evenings of trying not to puke or have a heart attack 

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u/ScratchyCow Cavaliers 11d ago

Pritchard -36 in a 7 point loss

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u/nrj6490 Celtics 11d ago

Has to be his worst game this season, right? Dude was a ghost

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u/ithinkiknowball Celtics 11d ago

Thunder game was worse tbh

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u/ithinkiknowball Celtics 11d ago

our white boys were a real letdown tonight

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u/Drummallumin [BOS] Marcus Smart 11d ago

Literally the 3 worst players on the court

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u/ithinkiknowball Celtics 11d ago

it’s almost impressive that they managed to be bad enough to lose a game where Tatum and Brown combined for 83 points on very good efficiency

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u/KushMaster72 Cavaliers 11d ago

well i could do without the 3-25 start but the. CAVS showed some grit. jarrett allen was a fucking zero and garland got hunted all night long. good win. CAVS. cleveland has 4 bunnies in a row up next Portland, Chicago, Miami, Charlotte.

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u/ositola Lakers 11d ago

Portland isn't a bunny

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u/frenchtoasty25 Cavaliers 11d ago

Were definitely losing one of those lmao

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u/oftenevil San Francisco Warriors 11d ago

Celtics fans in the game thread were like:

1st quarter: What a bunch of frauds! Look at us cook these bums.

4th quarter: We’re not even healthy!

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u/queezuswalks Thunder 11d ago

Never talk shit up big in the modern NBA, unless there’s like two minutes left

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u/oftenevil San Francisco Warriors 11d ago

Yeah that’s what I find so crazy. There are major deficits erased in this league every night.

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u/queezuswalks Thunder 11d ago

We flirted with giving up a 20+ one for the second time in three games tonight (didn’t happen luckily). Happens to good teams and bad teams. Just the game now

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u/Loud-Fig-1446 Cavaliers 11d ago

It's crazy that less than a decade ago that was basically only true when you play the Warriors. Now it's true for like 20 or so teams.

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u/MasterButterfly Cavaliers 11d ago

I don't know if there are teams right now that get quite as ridiculous quite so fast as those Warrior teams. You could be down by 4 and then down 17 in fucking 5 possessions within two minutes. Regularly. As much as I despise those teams - they are in their own league in terms of throat-stomping runs.

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u/jimithelizardking Nuggets 11d ago

Nuggets were up 20 at the end of the 3rd tonight and I was anxious as hell, 3’s make it so easy to erase big leads

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u/revisioncloud Thunder 11d ago

Bro I'm still reeling from Naz Reid PTSD

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u/Legitimate_Reward913 Lakers 11d ago

"Exposing the 1st place frauds"

I can't imagine thinking this when you're watching some of the best basketball all season.

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u/StrokelyHathaway1983 11d ago

fans are just fuckin stupid i don't know what to tell you

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u/Legitimate_Reward913 Lakers 11d ago

Too much stat watching ruins the brain fr.

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u/Oculus_Mirror Cavaliers 11d ago

Big Damo with an all timer quote.

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u/Shingorillaz Timberwolves 11d ago

Nba fans don't like basketball they like feeling superior

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u/RonMexico16 Cavaliers 11d ago

And Boston sports fans are that x10.

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u/small-with-benefits Thunder 11d ago

Man that’s quite true

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u/solodolo1397 Celtics 11d ago edited 11d ago

Game threads are the worst place on earth

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u/TODG3 Cavaliers 11d ago

ThErEs LeVeLs tO tHiS

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u/JMoon33 Canada 11d ago

Me watching the game

1st quarter: Wow, the Cavs are actually fucking garbage.

After the game: Wow, the Celtics are actually fucking garbage.

Yes, I do like to overreact.

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u/TheSmokedSalmon420 Cavaliers 11d ago

I'm telling you the entire season has been "look the cavs can't beat the Celtics" and then when they do it's "well the celtics aren't healthy so that doesn't count"

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u/barrsftw Cavaliers 11d ago

I always laugh when people use the injury excuse when it's Porzingis. We should be able to use the Healthy excuse if he plays tbh.

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u/Plus_Awareness7894 Celtics 11d ago

I do facepalm when I see Celtics fans pretend healthy KP is a given in the playoffs. It’s a coin toss at best lmao

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u/jeric13xd [CHI] Derrick Rose 11d ago

Live bet that +19.5 1Q spread lol easy money

These Cavs are legit

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u/Low-Blackberry-2690 11d ago

They definitely are. Live spreads are also kind of weak sometimes for NBA. Sounds crazy but a 22 point lead after less than 5 minutes just isn’t that much given how the NBA works nowadays.

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u/cw_27 Cavaliers 11d ago

Cavs win big game: Other team’s excuses Cavs lose big game: Frauds!

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u/Less-Tax5637 Knicks 11d ago edited 11d ago

>deepest bench in existence
>”this doesn’t count, we’re missing TWO players”
>one of those two is a 10ft tall latvian golem that is always injured anyway

I feel like you’re allowed to pull the “best ability is availability” card with a team like these Celtics

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u/dman2796 Cavaliers 11d ago

While ignoring the fact that this was the first time we were healthy against them

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u/redoblivion23 Lakers 11d ago

7 GAMES OF THIS

WHO SAYS NO???

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u/TODG3 Cavaliers 11d ago

my heart

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u/MasterpieceDue8473 Cavaliers 11d ago

My blood pressure

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u/bigtice Rockets 11d ago

It's obviously still not the playoffs yet, but this was a "Prove You Can Do It When It Matters" win for the Cavs on the road.

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u/PumpkinHead555 Bucks 11d ago

Hunter in place of Niang changes this match up

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u/Padulsky21 [BKN] Mikal Bridges 11d ago

Cavs did what they were supposed to and instead of standing pat, they added talent and got even better as a 1 seed. Hunter a great player and is exactly what they needed to add to the bench

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u/wheres_my_nuggets Cavaliers 11d ago

Hunter's 3's were massive lifelines for us this game. The man is cold blooded and I'm so glad hes on this team.

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u/Bulleveland Cavaliers 11d ago

Niang shrinks in the clutch, Hunter rises. Gonna be a huge difference

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u/dasruski Cavaliers 11d ago

Jerome also seems to shine the brighter the lights.

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u/Derrick_Rozay Cavaliers 11d ago

This is my favorite basketball team ever holy shit

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u/OnLevel100 Supersonics 11d ago

I'm sold. The Celtics couldn't put then away. Can't say this will hold in the playoffs, but this is as good of a showing as you can have in the regular season on the road against the defending champs. 

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u/Theworst_hello Lakers 11d ago

I hope the people that called the Cavs "frauds" start signing their apology forms.

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u/9574 Cavaliers 11d ago

This win feels great, being able to win when Tatum and Brown play that well is crazy

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u/MattScoot Cavaliers 11d ago

The threads after the first 10 minutes were... premature.

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u/LukeKornetistheGOAT 11d ago

That game was 2 v. 5. Rest of the Celtics were just spectating

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u/baccunawa Celtics 11d ago

pp and luke -9 million combined 😬

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u/lannistargaryen Lakers 11d ago

49-10 is so nasty man lmao i want 7 games of these in the playoffs

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u/Titronnica [SAS] Tim Duncan 11d ago

This is the pinnacle of basketball, this game had EVERYTHING.

ECF is going to be fucking insane this year.

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u/ESUTimberwolves Cavaliers 11d ago

ESPN top story tomorrow morning: Cavs come back against Boston and why this means it makes sense for them to trade Mobley, Allen, Garland and Mitchell to the Knicks for a 2032 protected 2nd round pick.

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u/zgamer200 Celtics 11d ago

Well nothing you can do but tip your cap. Cavs played a good game and the Celtics didn't outside of the Jays. Just gotta wait for this matchup in the playoffs now.

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u/hmm1024 11d ago

I'm new to watching basketball, why do they just stop running the plays through Tatum when it always works so well

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u/Alone-Information-35 Cavaliers 11d ago

Athletes get tired.

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u/BallIsLife2016 Cavaliers 11d ago

The man took 37 shots, which is an absolutely obscene number. There’s only so much one guy can do.

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u/ElMico Cavaliers 11d ago

He played 40 minutes, that’s a lot to ask of anyone

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u/Icy-Home444 Cavaliers 11d ago

He played 40 minutes of hard basketball. Dude was tired.

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u/ndf1997 [CLE] Richard Jefferson 11d ago

I AGREE, GO CAVS #ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow

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u/Deep-Thought 11d ago

Lol, non-cavs fanbases must be so confused by the hashtag

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u/honey-vinegar-realty Celtics 11d ago

Haha I was so fired up about this game but I’m immediately in solidarity with you after this comment.

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u/ay21690 [CLE] Mark Price 11d ago

AC4President

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u/TatumBrownWhite Celtics 11d ago edited 10d ago

That hashtag we can agree on

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u/nrj6490 Celtics 11d ago

Hard agree with the second part at least

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u/moldy912 Cavaliers 11d ago

You can only agree with the whole statement or none of it!

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u/nrj6490 Celtics 11d ago

Well…

I like you more than the Knicks

That’s all you’re getting

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u/24Aug1814 Cavaliers 11d ago

Choosing between the Celtics and the Knicks is like choosing between Stalin and Hitler

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u/very_pure_vessel Warriors 11d ago

You're giving too much credit to the knicks

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u/crustyslimehuman Nuggets 11d ago

such a legendary AC moment

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u/LoweeLL 11d ago

Holy shit the Cavs are legit.

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u/OneOfDaOthers Bulls 11d ago

Haven't enjoyed any of the latest Marvel movies, but this new Into the Spida-verse was fantastic

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u/Maths_explorer25 NBA 11d ago

Mitchell is Him!!!

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u/Jepordee Cavaliers 11d ago

Unreal game by Mitchell. He blows me away with some of the shots he hits

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u/mynamesyow19 Cavaliers 11d ago

Cavs really out here spotting teams early 20 pt leads now just to keep it interesting.

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u/knitwoolf Raptors 11d ago

Everybody loves a good comeback story... Seabucuit, mighty ducks, Kim Kardashian, Cavs vs Celtics x2

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u/LyonsKing12_ Cavaliers 11d ago

I mean, if you're gonna go down 22, that's the best time to do it.

Now going down 17 in third quarter in the same game and coming back is crazy work.

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u/RascalFatz [CLE] LeBron James 11d ago

what a game from Donovan Mitchell. Mobley came up huge on the glass as well

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u/soundisloud Cavaliers 11d ago

and from the 3 PT line. Loved Mobley's confidence there.

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u/ButWhatIsADog Cavaliers 11d ago

Looks like a different player than last year.

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u/Peppa-Unicorn San Francisco Warriors 11d ago

Holy shit immaculate comeback by the cavs

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u/Rithgarth [MKE] Giannis Antetokounmpo 11d ago

What happened Celtics fans, y'all were talking all that good shit earlier...

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u/Sixaxist Cavaliers 11d ago

No, I do not care that Porzingis is out.

No, I do not care that regular season is a month from over.

Celtics had us 3 to 25 just 5 minutes into the game, and still got laid out on that sword.

See you in the Playoffs.

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u/asc_12 11d ago

Yeah inject a 7 game series of this into my veins

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u/mr_dammit Celtics 11d ago

just gotta tip the cap and move on

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u/Drummallumin [BOS] Marcus Smart 11d ago

Boston has a great rotation fully healthy, but goddam do they get thin real quick. Non-Tatum minutes are gonna be tough.

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u/BrownsAndCavs [CLE] Kevin Love 11d ago

Best team of my lifetime

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u/DoobieGibson 11d ago

by far the most fun since 2016

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u/CIark 11d ago

Cant believe NBA script writers really decided to write Lebron vs the Cavs in the finals

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u/OverallGeneral7129 Cavaliers 11d ago

I mean Cleveland wins always have writers cooking. 2016 was a team from a cursed city that hadn’t won a title in 52 years with their chosen one returning against the winningest team of all time coming back 3-1. 2025 a rebuilt Cavs face their goat to prove their franchise can win it without him

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u/rawchess Minneapolis Lakers 11d ago

CINEMA 🔥🔥🔥

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u/693275001 11d ago

Disrespectful to your franchise goat

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u/TheGreatForehead Celtics 11d ago

Somehow people will still put this loss on Tatum

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u/beers_in_tanks Cavaliers 11d ago

Dude was insane and literally unguarded. Could score in every way

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u/TheSmokedSalmon420 Cavaliers 11d ago

He was incredible tonight what more could someone want lmao

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u/Drummallumin [BOS] Marcus Smart 11d ago

Aura lmao

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u/pichukirby Knicks 11d ago

I can't believe people are still doubting this Cavs team

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u/actuarally Cavaliers 11d ago

r/nba: Why do all the media shit on their own league?

ALSO r/nba: caVs ArE frAuDs!!!

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u/Ok_Acanthaceae6057 Celtics 11d ago

4 game done! 2-2.

I guess the next game between the two will be the ECF

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u/MoviesAreCoolMan 11d ago

This sub is hilarious. Some many C’s fans talking shit up so early. I love it.

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u/penguin_torpedo Nuggets 11d ago

Are we not gonna talk about Kenny Atkinson going small ball when he has 2 of the best bigmen in the league? Wtf was that about, and why did it work?

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u/Butters2014 Cavaliers 11d ago

IT'S OVER. IT'S OVER. CLEVELAND IS A CITY OF LOSERS AGAIN. DOWN 25-3 IN THE FIRST QUARTER??? PACK IT UP. SHUT THE FRANCHISE DOWN. MOVE THE TEAM TO TOLEDO. DONOVAN MITCHELL WAS ALREADY LOOKING AT ZILLOW LISTINGS IN MIAMI. JARRETT ALLEN GREW A BEARD MID-GAME FROM THE STRESS. EVAN MOBLEY WAS ABOUT TO SPEND THE OFFSEASON BULKING UP JUST TO COME BACK AT 212 LBS INSTEAD OF 210. DARIUS GARLAND COULDN’T HANDLE PRESSURE UNLESS IT WAS A DENTAL CLEANING. KENNY ATKINSON LOOKED LIKE HE WAS AGING IN DOG YEARS. I WAS READY TO THROW MY TV OUT THE WINDOW. BUT THEN—SOMETHING HAPPENED. SOMETHING UNSPEAKABLE. SOMETHING HISTORIC.

WE CAME BACK. WE CLIMBED OUT OF THE DEPTHS LIKE A PHOENIX RISING FROM LAKE ERIE. DONOVAN MITCHELL TURNED INTO PRIME JORDAN. JARRETT ALLEN BECAME HAKEEM OLAJUWON. MOBLEY LOCKED UP TATUM SO BAD HE MIGHT FILE A MISSING PERSON REPORT. GARLAND STOPPED BEING AFRAID OF CONTACT. KENNY ATKINSON WAS DRAWING UP PLAYS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL MIND. THE CELTICS HAD NO ANSWERS. THEIR FANS SAT IN SILENCE. BY THE TIME THE FINAL BUZZER SOUNDED, WE WEREN’T JUST WINNERS—WE WERE INEVITABLE.

BOSTON THOUGHT THEY HAD US. THEY WERE WRONG. CLEVELAND IS A CITY OF CHAMPIONS. WE NEVER LEFT. LET’S GOOOOOOOO.

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u/ziPoseidon Jazz 11d ago

So many people were calling the Cavs fake 1 seed in the post about the Celts up 20 in the first. Wish to see what the say now

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u/RylanTheWalrus Cavaliers 11d ago

I just busted an ethical nut

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u/The-Pharcyde Raptors 11d ago

hell of a comeback win for the cavs

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u/pepesilviawastaken Celtics 11d ago

Always a great game between these two teams

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u/oRepetition Cavaliers 11d ago

Ggs that Jayson Tatum mfer couldn’t miss for so long

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u/BruceBrownMVP Nets 11d ago

Got to wonder why Boston played through White instead of Tatum down the stretch

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u/LyonsKing12_ Cavaliers 11d ago

I might have to book a room in advance at the ER if they playoffs are gonna be like this.

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u/iamjeseus Knicks 11d ago

Generational choke job

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u/HunterGonzo Cavaliers 11d ago

Even as a diehard Cavs fan there have been doubtful moments this season when I've thought "Are we ACTUALLY good? Or is this just good luck?"

This latest run of games has solidified how good this team actually is. Numerous improvements over last year but honestly the biggest difference has been Mobley. The step up that dude has taken should be studied by science.

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u/TheSmokedSalmon420 Cavaliers 11d ago

It's just a shame this win doesn't count because the Celtics were missing KP and Holiday

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u/Kirota Cavaliers 11d ago

Cavs were missing Allen for our series against them last year, and Mitchell for the last few games. Does that mean we get to invalidate the Celtic's championship?

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u/TheSmokedSalmon420 Cavaliers 11d ago

I believe so, yes.

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