Angelus on 16 May 2018
| Dark_Lord_2008 said: Replay looked like a cheap shot by Tatum on James towards the end of the 2nd quarter. Derozan's cheap shot looked softer than Tatum's cheap shot on James. Tatum's cheap shot helped the Celtics outscore the Cavs by 20 points in the second half to turn around a 7 point half time deficit into a 13 point win to make the series 2-0. |
That wasn't even remotely a cheap shot. He clearly went for the ball, with both hands. The shoulder to jaw contact was completely incidental. Really nothing to see there at all. Two players moving at some velocity in opposite directions at the baseline, where there's simply very little space.
Edit: And your assertion that that foul helped boost the Celtics to it's second half performance, or conversely is to blame for the Cavs coming out flat in said second half, playing atrocious defense, etc...is absolutely ridiculous.
