Cavaliers (41-17) at Celtics (38-22) Game #61 3/1/17

[liam]

What a great game! Jaylen was great on Bron. Avery was insane on Irving. Smart had 2 drawn fouls in 2 positions in a row.

We were in it the entire game; keeping them close. We looked like we could hang, and they weren't taking it easy on us.

LETS GO C's!

I thought so too. Maybe it was my imagination, but there were a few possessions where it looked like LeBron didn't want to drive the ball against him.

He only really went at Jaylen like one time that I remember.

[BringToughnessBack]

No better way to end Wednesday than beating Lebron. We apparently have some closers this year at the end of the game! 3 games back of first seed..Go Celtics!

[kraidstar]

We beat Cavs and the refs. Nice !!!!

True dat!

Jeff Foster IMO is one of the toughest opponents in league history. Definitely most underrated.

[jambr380]

A lot of things had to go right down the stretch, but I'll definitely take it. Great defense is wonderful to watch.

I fear thy the additions of Bogut, Love, and JR will put our slim chances out of reach; however, we have a very resilient team and it's not like the Williams' didn't play great tonight.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

We overcame Cleveland and the refs. That should definitely be a confidence boost for us moving forward. That #1 seed is within reach.

Man, Jaylen and Mahcus. I love them.

[SHAQATTACK]

after , we're never out of the game

Until Rozier enters

[PickNRoll]

I could watch Bradley retire in green. Along with Smart, Brown, Jerebko (who has been playing bad since the face mask), he is one of my favorite Cs. Glad we gave him a chance even though the fans were calling him a bust on his first season.

Normally, I'd guess Ainge would trade his grandma if it served him.  But Bradley is special.  Stevens said, without hesitation, AB is our starting SG.  i.e. it doesn't matter what anyone does over the course of 15 games while he's hurt.  He's part of our culture.  He's been the hardest working guy over the course of 7 years.

[SCeltic34]

Those back to back charges taken by Smart was really something else.  Especially the first one.  He basically took a straight on full speed tackle from a huge mofo in Derrick Williams.  That seriously had to hurt.  Definition of taking one for the team.

[BitterJim]

The ticker on the bottom of the screen just said Crowder had 17/10/10, had to recheck and it wasn't even close to a triple double, he had 2 assists not 10 lol

[positivitize]

What a great game! Jaylen was great on Bron. Avery was insane on Irving. Smart had 2 drawn fouls in 2 positions in a row.

We were in it the entire game; keeping them close. We looked like we could hang, and they weren't taking it easy on us.

LETS GO C's!

I thought so too. Maybe it was my imagination, but there were a few possessions where it looked like LeBron didn't want to drive the ball against him.

He only really went at Jaylen like one time that I remember.

He definitely didn't do the whole "Pick on the rookie" thing. I think word is out that Jaylen can play D.

[Rosco917]

C's need to find a way to keep Brown on the floor, kid is really making a difference.

[jpotter33]

One good thing a matchup with Cleveland does for us is it allows us to play small a significant portion of the time.

When they go to that small Kyrie, DWill/Smith, Korver/Shump, Lebron, Love lineup, we can actually counter with a lineup of IT, AB, Smart/Brown, Crowder, and Horford.

[bopna]

A lot of things had to go right down the stretch, but I'll definitely take it. Great defense is wonderful to watch.

I fear thy the additions of Bogut, Love, and JR will put our slim chances out of reach; however, we have a very resilient team and it's not like the Williams' didn't play great tonight.

They can only play 5 guys at a time and depth is overrated in the playoffs as coaches usually go 8 deep in crucial games so even if they add all them players its still just the 5 on the court that will give you the victory

[liam]

C's need to find a way to keep Brown on the floor, kid is really making a difference.

Yes they do and also keep Rozier off.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Always nice to get a scheduled win here and there, fellas.  We'll be sitting pretty at 39-22.   

Just gonna leave this little nugget right here.