Cavaliers (2-0) at Celtics (0-2) Round 1 Game #3 4/23/15

[CelticSooner]

Zeller is terrible out there right now.

[BudweiserCeltic]

12 of the 15 points from Cleveland can be directly linked to poor defense from Turner.

This is incredible that the great and genius coach of Stevens hasn't addressed that yet. His noobness is showing.

[PhoSita]

Well maybe the Cavs will start fast and then the Celts will surge back and take control late.

Flip the script from games 1 and 2.

[max215]

AB better not be in after the TO. But, if he is still in, he should not be allowed to touch the ball.

[Tr1boy]

Zeller and ET need to be replaced now.

CBS please why are you starting ET?? LEbron is having him for lunch

need to put crowder or wallace on lebron. Forget who is going to facilitate the offense. Slow down lebron.  Don't double team on team and give this team a chance

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

His throat fouled Bass! 

[jpotter33]

Going to have to try and slow Lebron down somehow. This looks like a repeat of game 6 2012 in how aggressive he is.

[esel1000]

Get Crowder and IT in... AB and Turner killing us

[Roy H.]

Mozflop

That wasn't a flop.  That was a pretty hard hit to the throat.

[PhoSita]

12 of the 15 points from Cleveland can be directly linked to poor defense from Turner.

This is incredible that the great and genius coach of Stevens hasn't addressed that yet. His noobness is showing.

If you take Evan Turner out, you'd have to bench Smart, too (who is playing well) and bring on Thomas.  So long as Smart is the point guard out there, Turner needs to be out there to provide secondary ball-handling.

Also, take Turner out early and then you have to play Crowder longer minutes, and you want to avoid playing him too much so he can have maximum energy to cover LeBron when he's out there.

[makaveli]

so far turner missed 3 FG, all terrible shots, and LeBron breezzzeeeeeeedddd(not enough emphasis) passed him, crownder please!!!!

[j804]

It looks like LeBron has been saving himself in this series for Game 3 in Boston

[jpotter33]

12 of the 15 points from Cleveland can be directly linked to poor defense from Turner.

This is incredible that the great and genius coach of Stevens hasn't addressed that yet. His noobness is showing.

If you take Evan Turner out, you'd have to bench Smart, too (who is playing well) and bring on Thomas.  So long as Smart is the point guard out there, Turner needs to be out there to provide secondary ball-handling.

Also, take Turner out early and then you have to play Crowder longer minutes, and you want to avoid playing him too much so he can have maximum energy to cover LeBron when he's out there.

I'd say Smart is fine as a secondary ballhandler, just not comfortable with him as the primary one yet.

[PhoSita]

Guys, it's all about continuity.

Smart and Turner have been playing in the same units all year long.  The team has played well with Thomas coming off the bench and playing with Crowder and Olynyk.

You can't just pull a guy early on, or drastically change your lineups, without disrupting that on-court continuity and risk making things harder for your team.

[SCeltic34]

Bout time AB.  Time to step your game up.