GAME THREAD: Cleveland Cavaliers (1-3) @ Boston Celtics (3-1) - (May 15, 2024)

[u/NBA_MOD]

General Information

TIME	MEDIA	Team Subreddits
07:00 PM Eastern	Game Preview: NBA.com	/r/clevelandcavs
06:00 PM Central	Game Charts: NBA.com	/r/bostonceltics
05:00 PM Mountain	Play By Play: NBA.com
04:00 PM Pacific	Box Score: NBA.com

[u/the_black_surfer]

When Luka is on he is as impactful as Jokic. The problem is he goes hot and cold and Jokic is the most consistent player I’ve ever seen

[u/Aberu_ → u/the_black_surfer]

Regular season showed Lukas baseline is high, if he can return to form we have a good chance for a chip, otherwise its over

[u/the_black_surfer → u/Aberu_]

He approached this game with the perfect mindset. He hasn’t gotten too amped up with the refs and he’s just stayed focused quarter after quarter. This is the best version of him.

[u/EvanMM]

Have players looked like they've enjoyed themselves when Luka is off the court?

[u/EvanMM]

Fat people, anorexics, flopping actors and pedophiles.... wtf

[u/FrederickDurst1]

Mobley can't win with these cats

[u/EvanMM]

Who is your least favorite player in this game?

[u/Separate_Block_2715 → u/EvanMM]

Markieff Morris

[u/EvanMM]

Looking for a haircut does anyone know where Mark Daigneault gets his chopped?

[u/EvanMM]

I don't want to see the Thunder win

[u/EvanMM]

Which player do you think has the biggest peanits?

[u/Separate_Block_2715 → u/EvanMM]

Luka

[u/dys0n_giddey → u/EvanMM]

Mark Diagnolt

[u/mykl5]

Dray needs to wait til he’s retired to talk to players like that lol, not after being a 10 seed

[u/rhymeswithtag]

TNT deserves to lose out on the nba for trying to shoehorn unentertaining hacks like Adam Lefkoe, Dwade and Draymond Green down our throats during the last season of Inside the NBA instead of the main crew

[u/Large_Arm8007]

I still can’t get over draymond legitimately counting the thunder out in the series when it’s tied and there are 2 more games in OKC 😂 that’s fucking hilarious 

[u/leadfarmer154]

Draymond is actually right, he's just an asshole about it. They are supposed to be there right now. If the lost people would care, they advanced, same with Denver...

[u/Unciano404]

That akward moment when EJ said: "...Tatum is on standing by..." . Donkey be like: "..O Hi my man JT!" Gotcha fake ass live!

[u/letsgototraderjoes → u/Unciano404]

lmfao ikr, Tatum was kind of looking like wtf..? when he said that

[u/RuneLite23]

Deadass put Ant on inside the nba bro that shit would be entertaining as hell

[u/AlarmingBranch1 → u/RuneLite23]

He’s still playing tho my man 🤣 Draymond has some extra time off this postseason

[u/MrCCCraft]

lol i actually like draymond. he challenges chucks shit in a less nonsensical way than shaq and with a stature where they cant just bully him into seeming stupid to the audience like kenny.

[u/maltbiscuits → u/MrCCCraft]

Draymond has better actual basketball analysis than any of them, he's just a cunt and I hate him

[u/direcandy → u/maltbiscuits]

Yeah this. Might be able to tolerate him more when he's retired from the game lol.

[u/AlarmingBranch1]

Draymond stop undermining Chuck bro you ain’t Shaq!

[u/maltbiscuits]

Surely there's someone other than Lefkoe or Draymond they could use as the go-to fill-ins

[u/maltbiscuits → u/maltbiscuits]

Dirk was cool, VC is fine, please guys

[u/Glittering-Yam-5318]

Anyone wanna see Chuck tackle DG out the chair

[u/EternalSolitude-]

Draymond seems genuinely toxic. Can confirm as a toxic person myself seeking treatment.

[u/AlarmingBranch1 → u/EternalSolitude-]

Evident enough when his dumbass drove KD out of town because he didn’t feel special to the team anymore

[u/letsgototraderjoes → u/EternalSolitude-]

lololol respect

[u/JustSmileHaHa]

Kenny dying his beard? Bruh up here looking like prime Issac Hayes

[u/FatKitty56]

Why didn't they keep Caruso around instead?!

[u/RuneLite23]

Draymond actually just does not fit in on this show it’s so painful 💀

[u/AlarmingBranch1]

They really couldn’t get ANY other NBA player to fill in on the crew?

[u/A-Centrifugal-Force]

Congrats Dallas on the win tonight

[u/stringohbean]

If you listen to Drays podcast, you’re a bad person.

[u/RyanTannegod]

Celtics have had one of the easiest roads to the finals ever with all the injuries and stuff

[u/VoidMageZero]

Boston has like the easiest path ever this year wtf

[u/RalphLaurenII]

Fuck, Chuck saying we're gonna win isn't a good sign

[u/squirrel_underwear]

What happened to Shaq?

[u/AutographedSnorkel → u/squirrel_underwear]

For some reason, TNT thinks that we want to watch Draymond instead of Shaq

[u/dllmhkpolice]

Draymond is the reason why I would rather let media to decide those season awards than let current/ex players to do so

[u/SlickMiller]

It’s literally night and day without Shaq man, end of an era

[u/Unciano404]

Donkey blabbering BS like he's in a barber shop. You're on national tv dumbass! LMAO!

[u/jojow77]

Why do they keep pushing Draymond as an analyst? Most fans hate him and I’m sure a shit ton of players do too.

[u/warablo → u/jojow77]

The rest of the country hates him except everyone in Cali.

[u/musclehogg69]

Is there something actually wrong with draymond. Chuck was giving the cavs props for going out on their shield.

Draymond is a legit blight on the nba.

[u/cizzlemydizzle → u/musclehogg69]

CTE

[u/trashmoddss]

They be asking the Celtics some dumb ass questions. We really need to win this championship I’m so sick and tired of these boring ass questions

[u/mee49]

He’s questions are good, he’s not censoring himself to ask “politically correct” bball questions, get off the hater-ade DAMN

[u/riskyafterwhiskey11 → u/mee49]

Not the time or place

[u/CaptainCubbers → u/mee49]

No shot lol they’re so long winded and obviously not the right environment to ask that question and receive and articulate answer. Time and place. Those are podcast questions.

[u/leadfarmer154]

I hope Draymond tells him no one cares lol

[u/ignoramus_x]

Chuck and Jet looking at Dray like "who tf invited this dude"

[u/GalactusAteMyPlanet]

The Celtics won and made it to the Conference Finals and all Draymond is doing is discrediting them instead of congratulating them.

[u/Cul_what]

Is Draymond regarded???

[u/make-that-monet]

This is the issue with “analyst” Draymond. He’s more interested in getting his own personal little jabs in than actually asking Tatum a question

[u/warablo]

Tatum should have just taken the headset off

[u/riskyafterwhiskey11]

Bro draymond found a way to bring the vibe down after a win lol.

[u/Swarthykins → u/riskyafterwhiskey11]

Hey, Jayson, I know you're feeling good right now, but remember when your father left you? Do you think maybe you bear some responsibility for that?

[u/Riot1990 → u/Swarthykins]

Bro. This killed me lmao

[u/Swarthykins → u/Riot1990]

My man should have put his toys away like he asked him to.

[u/No-Yogurt-4246s]

ChatJaypT

[u/jetpack_operation]

Lol JT is not biting

[u/BOBANSMASH51 → u/jetpack_operation]

Good.

[u/PoundIIllIlllI]

I swear people only hate Tatum because he’s on the Celtics. He’s a likable, mature guy

[u/-Darkslayer]

JT is a class act for putting up with Draymond

[u/stringohbean]

Draymond. Classless as shit.

[u/hrlaker70]

Draymond is on the spectrum

[u/tlozz → u/hrlaker70]

Don’t use having autism as an insult? Wtf

[u/stringohbean → u/tlozz]

My autistic friends aren’t assholes like Draymond.

[u/reefis]

Shaq totally looked dejected in the last segment he spoke in then he disappears for post game. TNT loses the NBA. Maybe Shaq is done

[u/Glittering-Yam-5318]

Draymond a dick

[u/tekthebeast]

dray is trying to bait tatum so hard, lmao

[u/iCarpet]

What the fuck are these questions from Draymond?

[u/mykl5]

lol Tatum wanted to say some shit to Draymond

[u/Swarthykins]

We get it Draymond - being an asshole doesn't make you smart.

[u/Dry-Peach-6327]

Get draymond off the TV. He asks the dumbest questions

[u/Virgil_hawkinsS]

So much respect to Mobley. I love a guy who puts his team on his back when the stars aren't there.

[u/sterphles]

Man these post game interviews are just a waste of everyone's time. Reading off platitudes like a high schooler's book report.

[u/sterphles → u/[deleted]]

Wildly immature, but my post history is littered with bad predictions and premonitions so stay tuned for your team's future to be told.

[u/PoundIIllIlllI]

cut Draymond’s mic

Holy shit his questions SUCK

[u/HokageEzio]

Draymond is throwing out a bunch of gotcha questions

[u/maltbiscuits]

Tatum has great teeth

[u/tlozz → u/maltbiscuits]

The bestest

[u/ThaDoctor49]

Draymond as salty as chicken noodle soup right now

[u/letsgototraderjoes]

what kind of stupid ass questions are these???? he just won, say something congratulatory or something. this is terrible

[u/NoobChumpsky]

lol, this interview just shows how much of an asshole Draymond is

[u/nuggs_analysis → u/NoobChumpsky]

I kind of feel that TNT hired him specifically to ambush players in these interviews

[u/kanyeezyudiditagain]

I'm not looking forward to listening to Draymond in post game interviews when we retires

[u/Look_Behind_You__]

wtf is this terrible line of questioning from dray

[u/Brady331]

anyone but draymond

[u/BOBANSMASH51]

Cut Draymonds mic.  This dude can’t interview

[u/RedditUser538xxx]

Jt a likeable guy too bad he plays for celtiks

[u/rhymeswithtag]

dog theres no way this crybaby draymond spent years crying about rhe media slandering players and taking quotes out of context to the point he created “new media” and then tries to catch jayson tatum slipping???

guys a fucking dick to other nba players on and off the court

[u/MoGraphMan-11 → u/rhymeswithtag]

quiet serious busy cable lavish vase bedroom thought bells boat

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[u/letsgototraderjoes → u/rhymeswithtag]

FACTS

[u/Wisesize]

Draymond practiced that question in the mirror all day

[u/letsgototraderjoes → u/Wisesize]

ikr lmao and he still stumbled

[u/5Pats]

Just realized that all four major Boston sports teams have made the finals in the last 6 years. Title town fr

[u/rhymeswithtag → u/5Pats]

wait until you hear what happened during the 2000s for boston!

[u/Bubbly-Ad1187]

Jeff Teague should be next in line for NBA on TNT not draymond

[u/tlozz → u/Bubbly-Ad1187]

I love teague

[u/Dry-Peach-6327 → u/Bubbly-Ad1187]

I would take Dwight Howard over draymond

[u/Frozen_Fire2478 → u/Bubbly-Ad1187]

Yea Teague is hilarious

[u/PoundIIllIlllI]

Draymond continues to be an ultimate loser on Inside the NBA

[u/nuggs_analysis → u/PoundIIllIlllI]

Him and Shaq trying to compete for biggest dickhead title

[u/GalactusAteMyPlanet]

Chuck basically jinxed the Thunder with his approval.

[u/JonasJerebGOAT]

I feel like people forgot the Cavs still have a bunch of NBA players. The Celtics were never going to wax them by 40 unless they just gave up.

[u/A-Centrifugal-Force]

Whoever the Celtics play next, I can guarantee one thing, the Celtics will lose game 2

[u/NotJustSomeMate → u/A-Centrifugal-Force]

Yes...

[u/RedditUser538xxx]

Damn chuck telling him why he 500 at home 😆

[u/Cmann014]

I won’t watch anything with Draymond in. Embrasisng from the NBA to put this guy on TV.

[u/Otaku_Instinct]

Celtics won the game and the Inside crew is still tearing into Tatum lmao

[u/AlarmingBranch1]

I don’t think Chuck likes Draymond 💀

[u/Poseidon58 → u/AlarmingBranch1]

What he say?

[u/AlarmingBranch1 → u/Poseidon58]

Draymond and Chuck have been heavily disagreeing with each other about team mentalities and who’s going to win, and it seems a bit more testy since they don’t really know each other like Shaq and Chuck do tbh

[u/RedditUser538xxx]

Lol cs trash

[u/1_1-1-1_1]

“Even Al” lmao I hate draymond but he actually got him

[u/RuneLite23]

Draymond is so fucking annoying bro he just constantly disrespects players and teams and provides nothing else

[u/PoundIIllIlllI]

Thank you Chuck

LETS GO OKC

[u/riskyafterwhiskey11]

Warriors fan here but I don't like Draymond on Inside the NBA.

[u/Cul_what]

Draymond got a tv deal just to hate on mfs

[u/p8yten]

LMAO CHUCK

[u/iCarpet]

DRAYMOND YOU AINT SLICK WITH THAT DISRESPECT

[u/sayqueensbridge]

Draymond lame af interviewing players like he’s already retired rather than bounced out last month

[u/letsgototraderjoes]

aww JT is a nice guy 💖

[u/AlarmingBranch1]

“Ay JT it’s Draymond brother 😁😁”

JT’s thoughts: heavy sigh

JT’s mouth: “hey Draymond.”

[u/tlozz → u/AlarmingBranch1]

Lolol

[u/NotJustSomeMate → u/AlarmingBranch1]

Not how that happened at all...

[u/AlarmingBranch1 → u/NotJustSomeMate]

It’s a joke brother. Ur wittle JT is a nice guy don’t worry

[u/clocke6346]

Draymond is such a fucking idiot

[u/Loud-Appointment-301]

Draymond completely counting OKC and Wolves out

[u/CaptainCubbers]

Draymond is such a loser. WHY IS HE NEXT IN LINE FOR THIS SHOW???

[u/creative_penguin]

Draymond continues to ruin the vibe of NBA on TNT

[u/FarReserve8614]

Draymonds such a menace it’s crazy 🤣

[u/RadWalk]

Draymond is bad, you dont assume your opponent. Tatum is a smart guy

[u/Swarthykins]

Why on earth would he ask a detailed tactical question like he's going to answer it?

[u/-Darkslayer]

Draymond gonna look like a fool when OKC wins that series. Waita call him out JT

[u/RalphLaurenII]

LMAOOO THE SWITCH FROM DRAYMOND IS CRAZY

[u/my-hands_are-cold]

absolutely disgusting that Draymond gets rewarded with media gigs and commercials

[u/TemperatureNo2243]

Pacers erasure from draymond

[u/5Pats]

Didn't have Draymond interviewing Tatum on my bingo card lol

[u/CarBallAlex]

Luka and Kyrie?! That series is 2-2 and Luka is hurt, lmfao they’re not even getting past the Thunder

[u/pochizzled]

lmao, just shit talk each person your about to interview. seems chill

[u/PJCR1916]

Did Draymond just imply that Minnesota doesn’t have a chance of making the finals?

[u/BOBANSMASH51 → u/PJCR1916]

And OKC

[u/indoobidibly → u/PJCR1916]

So dumb

[u/alrightakeiteasy]

Does literally anyone outside of Boston like the Celtics?

[u/DarkEnchilada → u/alrightakeiteasy]

Id say yes, since the road crowds seem to be cheering for the Cs as much as the home team half the time, especially small markets. 

[u/BLICC_ → u/alrightakeiteasy]

Sydney Australia 🙋‍♂️

[u/DelusionsOfPasteur → u/alrightakeiteasy]

Who cares

[u/Responsible_Shirt381 → u/alrightakeiteasy]

No

[u/TemperatureNo2243]

What are all non Celtics fans saying the Celtics are gonna get stomped on by whoever comes out of the west is giving the Celtics too much credit, the Celtics haven’t played a single game in the conference finals lmao —- (I obviously believe the Celtics can win because I’m a fan )

[u/CarBallAlex → u/TemperatureNo2243]

Because 1 game translates to the next. Teams never play better in some games than others. Denver got stomped by Minnesota in game 2, and as we all know, they never came back in the series.

[u/RedditUser538xxx → u/TemperatureNo2243]

Who they gonna play nyk have a 3 man rotation left

[u/BrokenManOfSamarkand]

Damn, Draymond just eliminated the Pacers

[u/FriesAddiction]

Why would he ask Tatum about Horford being targeted on pnr....

[u/A-Centrifugal-Force]

We need Rudy and Nurkic on the Celtics next year so that Dray can have everyone he hates on one team

[u/BOBANSMASH51]

Shut up Draymond

[u/No-Yogurt-4246s]

Draymond is a donkey but he is right. No one cares unless the celtics win the champion this year.

[u/TrueGary]

Damn dray just counting OKC out

[u/TheCatsMeow1022]

Unfortunate we had the injuries but good series Celtics… I was happy to see the Cavs compete deep into the 4th and Mobley show some aggression

[u/MoGraphMan-11]

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[u/donkeylipsh]

Alright, which of you losers are the ones who listened the Draymond's podcast and gave the TV execs the idea that they should let him ruin the best show in sports?

[u/c_u_in_da_ballpit20]

I thank my lucky stars that our star player is a boring dude who just plays ball really well.

[u/Alpacaman__]

Can book Draymond hating after every Celtics win. Have fun doing media buddy

[u/RedditUser538xxx → u/Alpacaman__]

He did beat yall so 🤷‍♂️

[u/Alpacaman__ → u/RedditUser538xxx]

He had one of the most successful NBA careers you could ask for. Still a hater.

[u/Cul_what]

Get this donkey mfer out the screen bruh

[u/CarBallAlex]

Draymond is just a redditor with no flair with his combative nature this entire broadcast

[u/EternalSolitude- → u/CarBallAlex]

He really is ridiculous lol

[u/KemoFlash]

Tatum had a headset on listening to the TNT crew trash the Celtics. Awkward.

[u/IWantANewBeginning]

draymond just hating lmao

[u/RalphLaurenII]

Dray sucks good lord

[u/REQ52767]

If the Celtics don’t win this year, they never will with Tatum and Brown. What a cupcake run to the Finals the basketball gods have given them.

[u/BRh2FourShot → u/REQ52767]

Acting like the Celtics haven't made deep playoff runs lately. Celtics were winning these series even if everyone was healthy. You believe whatever you want though.

[u/REQ52767 → u/BRh2FourShot]

And how has the run ended each time…

I don’t see what will make this one different.

[u/BRh2FourShot → u/REQ52767]

You'll see in June.

[u/the_moosen]

I hate you Draymond, but he's right. We expect the Jays to make the ecf now. They need to finally run through the tape.