https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY4TuheKUbQ
In case you didn’t check out EvilGenius’ superior piece from earlier today, “On Determination,” it should get you sufficiently pumped and in the right mindset for tonight’s game. After that, check out this Uninterrupted video about LeBron’s mindset for game two. Then, note that Delly’s starting tonight.
Let’s finish that off with the greatest motivational speech in the history of motivational speeches. I’m not talking the Gipper either. Here’s the final verse of Alfred, Lord Tenyson’s Ulysses, the poem of an aging King, older, home, and returning to the sea to take on new quests with his wizened mariners, the outcomes of which are unknown.
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
There gloom the dark, broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toil’d, and wrought, and thought with me—
That ever with a frolic welcome took
The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed
Free hearts, free foreheads—you and I are old;
Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;
Death closes all: but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:
The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep
Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,
‘T is not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Go Cavs!
Now, This Instagram post from JR I think sums up how we felt about him tonight lol.
Thank God for teammates cause I played like pure s&@$!! #OnToTheNext #TheLand #TheFinals
https://instagram.com/p/3p-XqGtfNt/?taken-by=teamswish
Posted video above. Please release it.
U know what I just realize, u saw that Curry airballed that jumpshot to go up 1 and no one is saying anything really. If lebron did that, u know we wouldnt hear da end of it saying da he aint clutch , he choke blah blah
@uninterrupted: VIDEO: @KingJames on the “big-time” Game 2 win #NBAFinals http://t.co/J9ZrDvZcwJ http://t.co/3TuhjKE0vJ
When you can’t see through your unibrow.
https://twitter.com/mandrecic5/status/607763028520615936
Kenny Smith won’t give CAVS credit.
All Kenny cares about is his Clutch City documentary getting upstaged…
Cavs bench outscores Warrior bench 21-17…
Won rebounding battle too!
Really glad to see. James Jones was big in the first half, and eventhough JR was bad on defense he still was one of our key scorers for the game after Lebron and Mozgov
Alright time for bed. We broke 900 comments!
I can finally watch ESPN, NBA TV, go on ESPN and Read about basketball after this game. Couldn’t do it after our Game 1 loss and Kyrie’s injury.
This year’s finals commercial is my favorite ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xckG4Ekncjg
DELLY ON SC right now
Delly live on ESPN now!
I wonder if Kyrie will be able to go to the Q for Game 3?
Wilbon still can’t say Dellavedova…
TT’s Instagram post…
https://instagram.com/p/3p70bbQDAr/
Ok…say Delly shuts curry down in the next three games. Curry doesn’t shoot better than 40% the rest of the way. Does he sneak an map trophy if we win or are lebron’s numbers going to overwhelm the voters?
Mvp trophy…auto correct is made of evil
You KNOW it! ;)
I TOLD YA. THUMBS UP
https://instagram.com/p/3p_GJ4zh44/
Haha! I’m sure Delly’s parents are glad there’s no funny business.
LeBron only the second player in history (James Worthy) to go for at least 35/15/10…
G.O.A.T.
Delly has got to be one of the greatest Cleveland Sports Folk Heros of all time.
Bring us ring and that bucked tooth face is getting a statue
Dellys parents are here! Love it!
Man,these national media journalists, writers, commentators have such shallow commentaries, such asinine analyses. Drives me crazy sometimes.
@Rachel__Nichols: They’re celebrating in Cleveland tonight https://t.co/2MODdt99yo
Just wait until Tuesday!
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Matthew Dellavedova’s parents are here from Australia sitting with the press for Delly’s podium time.
OH NICE!!!! Man they have to be beside themselves right now
Well, DWade DID say LBJ needed to play like Magic AND MJ tonight…
Most points through first two games of the Finals:
Jerry West 94
LeBron James 83
Shaquille O’Neal 83
@SportsTimeOhio: WATCH: Timofey Mozgov talks @cavs effort & LeBron’s leadership with @FSOAllieOop
https://t.co/lrMNiQCWlP
Maybe green gets suspension after review
for what? I just hope the cavs send the league some tape on all the pushes and holds that Bogut and Green are getting away with and it calms down.
They should seriously send film of Green fouling on jump balls or he’s going to keep getting away with it.
I really really hope they play this clip on the screen at the Q. Our fans have been giving like 50%. We need to step it up!
Delly gonna be on the podium in a few minutes
Hope they ask him if he is a dirty player, that’s always an evocative question.
I want a picture of delly icing down in the trash can.
Lebron calling for the noise from Cleveland fans coming into game 3. Delly coming to the podium!! Get ready for short two sentence answers folks!
Hahaha that is so true with Delly, he’s still new I guess dealing with the media. He’s just walking in now
EG, no, think this is the first finals with the first two to OT. I think the broadcasters said that? Sorry if I’m mistaken.
How much fun is that for even casual NBA fans? ABC has to be LOVING the ratings!
Yeah, haven’t seen the ratings, but with the Lebron narrative and this fun Warriors team, along with the games, this has to be a bonanza.
Game 1 of the NBA Finals drew its highest television rating since the Finals moved to ABC in 2003.
ESPN said Friday that the nearly 17.8 million viewers were up 21 percent from the almost 14.7 million for the Finals opener last year between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.
LBJ talking about how the Q will be MUCH MUCH louder!
LeBron is flat out challenging the Cavs fans to step it up next two games. Basically implied we haven’t been loud since opening night
They all need to wear #Determination shirts… gonna need to get them printed up quick!
I’d like to see the cavs dance team wearing “peanut butter delly time” on their uniforms. Brian griffin shaking the maracas on the big screen and delly gets introduced as the starting shooting guard holding a baseball bat.
Delly, trending.
Delly gets his guy
LeBron is masterful nay
king-like in the win.
Team effort prevails
embodiment of hard fight
Take three to the Tin
Delly is now 3-0 as a starter in the Playoffs…