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Loafing. Loo should get involved. Absolutely crappy.

What could go wrong playing folks who seem interested/ Maybe they don't score, might miss some rebounds, but they hustle. Act like you give a damn. Take it to the paint. Missing threes? Sit. ANYBODY.

While yesterday's loss was ugly, I will say this about it: Game 1 losses when on the road (ie: no home-court adv) seem to be Lebron's M.O. He seems to have been that way for awhile now.

He'll coast for the first game, trying to feel the other team out. Possibly trying to give them a false sense of security? If they can make a push late in the game and come back and steal one, they'll do it. (See Raptors last series), but if they don't think they can come back, they'll go ahead and take a 20-30 point loss while not exerting themselves too much and letting the other team think they have the series in the bag. Then they come back Game 2, actually try, and attempt to steal home-court before taking the series back home, hopefully with all the momentum.

LeBron Game 1 on the road

2018: L @ Celtics
2017: L @ Warriors
2017: W @ Celtics
2016: L @ Warriors
2015: L @ Warriors
2015: W @ Hawks
2014: L @ Spurs
2014: L @ Pacers
2012: L @ Thunder
2011: L @ Bulls
2008: L @ Celtics
2007: L @ Spurs
2007: L @ Pistons
2006: L @ Pistons

Relax.

https://twitter.com/DownWithDamon/status/995799964277075968

LeBron James on Cleveland Cavaliers' loss: 'Game 1 has always been a feel out game for me'

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I think Lue needs to shake-up the lineup against Boston. I think Love would benefit from playing the 4.

I would insert TT into the starting lineup and also give Nance some minutes at the position.

I would play Green a bit more when Love rests.

I would like to see how Boston would try and match-up against TT--Love---LeBron if they were all on the floor together.

I think Clarkson and Hood should get some time, especially if Smith and Korver start off cold.

The Cavs thrive or dive depending on how hot/cold their outside shot is. But, we need some size and toughness against Boston and we need to do a better job on the board, thus I think it's imperative that the Cavs go a little bigger against Boston.

In games where we start out fkat, i would insert cedi and nance floor a bit early on. 2 high energy guys to get things moving. Probably can’t go with that lineup for long because of their offensive deficiencies but for a brief spurt i think it would change the whole feel if the game.

Golden State vs Rockets tonight on TNT @ 9 PM for anyone that is interested.

I just hope I can stay up for a half

Tell me about it. Me too.

Me 3.

I'm gonna record it and watch it up to whenever I can, which will probably be the end of the first or second quarter. I'm getting sleepy!

Well the Warriors are stupid good.

The Rockets are easily put back in their place: after all of the narrative and support for Houston during the season .. the Warriors may sweep them.

And this is why lebron leaving and going to the west isnt happening..He goes to the west and he'll never sniff another finals rest of his career. Unless he takes vet minimum and goes to GS, which would damage his legacy beyond repair. But lebron on Philly or Boston and they'd give GS all they could handle.

Yea, the Warriors are obviously the real deal.

Rockets started off well, fans were electric. But the Warriors are better then them/the best team out there. Good game.

Which isn't that crazy to think. Harden has been a playoff dud for most of his career and Chris Paul has had bad injury luck (his or Griffin's). Neither of them has any experience on how to get it done in the conference finals, let alone against a healthy Warriors team firing on all cylinders. This Warriors team may go down as one of the best NBA dynasties ever. We're freaking lucky to have won in 2016.

We've been sold all year how great the Rockets and Warriors match up will be and that it will be the de facto Finals, but here we are and it's a snoozer.

GO CELTICS

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It blows my mind w/how much complaining D. Green gets away with. He should have been tossed a couple of times last night.

Yep.

I thought he was going to, right at the beginning.

He does add a lot of drama to the game when he gets like that, which can be fun to watch.

Pretty nervous about tonight.

to me, this feels like it's it for the Cavs. Lose tonight and it's REALLY tough sledding

How bent would the league/fans be if the Cavs get one of the top three picks?

I’m betting the Magic get the #1, then Suns and then the Griz.

Suns get 1. Ayton to PHX

We're selecting 8th.

Hope we swing it for Kawhi

LBJ sucks at the foul line...

So much for TT slowing Horford down

Lebron hitting just about everything!!!

If hill won’t play defense play jose

Defense is trash

LBJ fade away three ball, sick...

Offense trash, just standing around, it’s like we don’t have a coach

TT comes in and gets right back to being owned

I liked nance out there

Korver is draining everything...

Korver playing well, thank God.

Would've been nice if Hill threw up a better pass and he was able to dunk that ball...

Need a third wheel on offense, Korver and James can only take us so far

Hill has been worthless, I rather see Jose. I like how the team runs with Jose. Not sure what happened to the hill from Toronto series