No Love, No Lackin - Bulls vs Cavs Semi-ECFs Thread

[Dr. Narcisse]

Mozgov needs a big game.

Gave up 2 first rounds for this dude. Time for him to drop a 16/10 kinda game

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

lol in truth, i see Lebron continuing where he left off in the post, backing down and shooting those mid range fade aways against butler. If he's making them to start the game (keeping the score close) and Dunleavy isn't hitting anything from 3 to where it's just Rose, Butler and Gibson again... Bulls may be in trouble once the Cav's 'good' lineup comes in.

Nah. Just like what happened from game 2 to game 3. Jimmy Butler will guard LeBron a lot differently. He's going to fight for position and he's going to push LeBron out to the 3 point line.

 

[GoldenGlove]

In truth, Cavs will always give the Bulls an opportunity for a fast start because Blatt starts every game with Mozgov and TT, which lets Thibodeau off the hook with his Noah/Gibson lineup. We saw it the other day, the Cavs got down double digits playing that traditional stuff at the start but as soon as they went small, it was like the 2k sliders went from Hall of Fame to Arcade mode.

So it wouldn't surprise me if the bulls had another strong start, nor will it matter too much b/c ultimately it'll be when the cavs bring in james jones at the 4... or later when they get serious with the Thomas/James/Shump/Smith/Irving ensemble that we'll see what type of game its going to be.

The Bulls will do what they do. Get off to a fast start, then Noah and Kirk will be on the floor to start the 2nd quarter and the Cavs won't have to defend 2 out of the 5 that are out there.

 

[GoldenGlove]

The one thing I do foresee happening, just like the other post-seasons from Thibs is for him to have a short leash on his bench tonight. He'll ride the starters hard, and be quick to get them back in if they fall a bit.

So it could be a scenario where the Bulls have better lineups in the game for the most part, but down the stretch they might fall apart due to them playing extended minutes.

 

[Primetime]

Nah. Just like what happened from game 2 to game 3. Jimmy Butler will guard LeBron a lot differently. He's going to fight for position and he's going to push LeBron out to the 3 point line.

Well, Lebron is going to push back... and he's shown he can bully his way regardless of his starting point. Hopefully the refs let them play tho, so that Butler wouldn't be saddled with foul trouble.

The Bulls will do what they do. Get off to a fast start, then Noah and Kirk will be on the floor to start the 2nd quarter and the Cavs won't have to defend 2 out of the 5 that are out there.

I see this to. Should be a Bulls blowout.. but likely will be a 1st quarter blowout (or a first 5 minutes of the 1st quarter blowout.. lol) before the Cavs storm back and make this a seasaw game until the end.

 

[Brozay]

Need Niko to wake up and drop 15-20 BADLY

 

[Dayco23]

I have a feeling Kyrie is going to have a 30 point game. His confidence is back since receiving the MRI. Seems like he was worried about injuring something when he was playing before then.

 

[Brozay]

I have a feeling Kyrie is going to have a 30 point game. His confidence is back since receiving the MRI. Seems like he was worried about injuring something when he was playing before then.

He had 25 the other day ... I think hes slowing ramping back up

 

[Teko]

Close out game tonight. The Coli server is not ready for the excuses we are about to witness

 

[Jplaya2023]

thank god gasol back

thibbs should start gasol and gibson to give us a little bit more spacing.

Rose is going to have to play like a former MVP.

Butler will need to mirror lebron's minutes and we need to play snell on lebron at times (2-3 minute burst) to give jimmy additional rest while he's on the court.

 

[MillionMills]

I was hoping the Bulls win this series. I think Bulls can push this to a game 7, but I have a feeling Cavs and Clippers move forward tonight

 

[Illuminatos]

Cavs need to wrap this up tonight. I don't feel like waiting 3 more days for the Bulls to lose.

Plus it'll be funny watching LeBron celebrate on the Bulls homefloor.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I said it at the start. I'll say it again.

Bulls don't stand a chance. They are lucky there even is a game 6.

Cavs wrap it up tonight easy.

 

[charmander]

tonight is the end of the road for the bulls and their delusional fans

 

[Illuminatos]

I said it at the start. I'll say it again.

Bulls don't stand a chance. They are lucky there even is a game 6.

Cavs wrap it up tonight easy.

Yeah if the Cavs had Love and a healthy Irving this series probably would have been done in 5 games.

Not sure why people thought the Bulls were better.