lebron has sucked as well (the only time he goes to the basket is when he watches the pacers tip in an offensive rebound), but the cavs' role players have turned back into pumpkins in the 3rd quarter. 1-5 on open 3's, kevin love has somehow lost the ball 3 times out of bounds just in the quarter, george hill not bothering to run back. they can't score now. unheralded thaddeus young and bogdonavic are showing them how to be tough, hustle, and contribute. edit: clarkson doesn't even look like an nba player in this series. that was an attempt at a fastbreak? drive into traffic, shove one guy out of the way, and still barely hit the rim.
Oladipo is the only guy on either team with a pep and bounce in his step. Everyone else out there looks exhausted.
Cavs just letting Vic get a running start to the rim allowing him to create offense for everyone else.
lebron is playing like he's tired. and this team has among the most garbage playoff role players i may have ever seen so they can't withstand that. hood/nance/clarkson are absolutely refusing to hit a contested shot (or most open ones). you have to occasionally give your team something other than an occasional wide open jumper. or stop just straight up ****ing everything up. i mean lebron throws hill a bailout in the corner. does hill just raise up for a jumper? i guess that would be too easy. instead he drives baseline, throws it away, and starts a fastbreak for the pacers. meanwhile bogdonavic is basically carrying the pacers himself with 7 points in 2 possessions and i think 5 3's this game. cavs have 20 point in 18 minutes this half. their D has been fine, just awful O. that insane stat about the the cavs being 40-0 after leading after 3 seemed like it was in danger when the 4th started and now is on life support. seriously, how have the cavs won 40 straight games when leading after 3? they were awful for huge stretches this season. not once was one of those awful games a 3rd quarter lead?
Bogdanavic or however you say his name wears jersey #44.. INTRESTING. 44 in gematria means "conspiracy", the name "JAMES HARDEN", and the same number matches the prophet Moses from the bible Harden also scored 44 in game 1 againist the twolves