Deleterious

The lack of creativity from the coaching staff last night is stunning. Every single time down it was the exact same thing. Cade starting with the ball in his hand at the top of the key. The Cavs defense was in position before Cade even crossed mid-court because they knew exactly what was coming. The same exact thing over and over. We knew months ago this tactic would be deployed against Cade. The staff had the entire season to come up with a way to counter it, and they obviously have found nothing. Just running the same garbage over and over and hope it works isn't a strategy. Put 4 guys on one side of the floor and let Cade ISO on the other. Set the screen with a shooter instead of a big. How about starting Cade off ball. Put him on the baseline, set a down pick to free him up. Start him off ball in the corner, give it to Harris or Duren in the high post, bring Cade to the ball for a direct hand off. How about run a PnR with Jenkins and Duren and have Cade act as a weak side cutter. Get him moving! If a team is going to double a guy you want him moving when he gets the ball. Does that stop the double? No, its still coming. But maybe now its a step late because he gets the ball in a different area of the floor. Maybe it gets caught up in traffic. Maybe they just have a brain fart and screw up the double because they are seeing a different offensive set and have to think on the fly. Stop running the Cade sledgehammer from the top of the key every damn play. The fact an NBA coach and his staff couldn't come up with a different play to get Cade better looks is mind-blowing. It should concern everyone moving forward.

Both things can be true. Cade kept the team in the game pretty much by himself. But he also made some massive mistakes that let Cleveland send it to OT and eventually win it. He wandered off of his man multiple times leading to made 3 pointers. Strus picking his pocket for the Mitchell layup. Not boxing out Harden and giving up a huge offensive rebound for Cleveland.

Detroit had four shot clock violations in the 4th quarter.

Harris has come crashing back to earth in a big way. 3 points in the 2nd half and OT tonight. That is 3 more than he had in the 2nd half in game 4. Shot 6-19 and 1-7 from three.

I still can't believe they already gave JB an extension.

In game 5 of the conference semi-finals you had: Jenkins with 41 minutes LeVert with 24 minutes Sasser with 16 minutes

Pretty big choke job

Cade blows the rebound

Harden just grabbed Jenkins by the shoulders and threw him to the ground

Ball game

Not a good time for Cade to be passive

That's a foul on Harden. You can't kick your feet out like that

Reed got his rest. Get him back in for Duren

Good defense from Thompson on that last play