Cavs absolutely quit within the first three minutes of the start of the second half. Granted, once the Celtics get a double-digit lead in the second half at home, your odds of winning are slim to none, but you could just put a stamp on each blue jersey on the floor for the mail-in job they did. Deplorable.
I just don't understand what the Cavs are trying to do on offense. Ilgauskas comes out on fire draining jump shots off passes in the first quarter. I think he got one or two such looks in the last three quarters combined. Ilgauskas is NOT an effective scorer playing with his back to the basket. Get him into position to face up and shoot the 15-17 footer. He hit those in the first quarter, and LeBron had room to attack the basket. They quit feeding the big man, suddenly LeBron turns into a jump shooter the rest of the night. And I think a couple of those shots nearly broke the rim. Yikes.
How about running a play or two to get Daniel Gibson or Delonte West some shots from the perimeter? And, Ben Wallace's mystery ailment aside (Akron Beacon Journal writer Brian Windhorst said at first they were told it was vertigo, but then told it wasn't), exactly what is Varejao doing to justify staying on the floor? Train wreck.
Which about sums up the Cavs' collective effort tonight. Just disheartening. If you're gonna get beat, go down swinging.