![]() ![]() No one expected the seemingly overmatched Pacers to reach a seventh game against the Cavs, but there we were. Cavs 105 – Pacers 101ĭespite opening in 1994, Gund/Quicken Loans Arena had not hosted a Game 7 until this April. He made the right choice.Ĥ.) Game 7 – Eastern Conference Quarter Finals. I love the below image, in which James has the choice to either chest bump Cedi Osman or Isaiah Thomas and he chooses the young Turk. The announcer actually says, “heads-up play by Smith as he turns to call the timeout.” *Shudder* With exactly one second left, Jeff Green found James posting up downcourt and The Chosen One calmly turned and knocked down the winning 17-footer. In the waning seconds, The King blocked a Jimmy Butler shot before calling a quick timeout. In a tense back-and-forth affair, James logged almost 49 minutes on the court including overtime. Perhaps worst of all, LeBron did not seem happy. Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose were clearly not working. Kevin Love had received some not too subtle shade from his new teammate. Isaiah Thomas was clearly unhappy and not at full strength. The Cavs were a deeply flawed team when the hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves a day before the trade deadline. Still, it’s damn fun to watch.ĥ.) February 7, pre-trade deadline. While there is certainly an argument to be made that this was one of the best games of the year, it just barely missed the top five. This was LeBron’s buzzer beater over the Pacers. Game 5 Eastern Conference Quarter Finals.Also, it says in the box score that someone named Dwayne Wade played 28.5 minutes for the Cavs. LeBron James scored 29 and Irving countered with 22, but KI missed the would-be tying shot in the dying seconds as the Cavs secured a cathartic victory. The NBA did not miss a step and scheduled the two clubs to clash on opening night. Cleveland was still smarting over Kyrie Irving’s trade demands and subsequent defection to Boston. Herein is a pseudo-scientific review of the team’s top five games of the campaign: ![]() While Cavs fans found little joy in The Finals, Cleveland still managed to win their fourth consecutive Eastern Conference Championship and fifty regular season games. With the Cleveland Cavaliers’ future as uncertain as its been since 2010, this feels like a great time to review the 2017-18 season’s best games. The NBA calendar year concludes on Saturday, June 30. ![]()
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