Leave it to J.R. Smith to almost spoil the Cavs‘ first-round sweep of the Pacers.
In the closing moments of Game 4, Smith stole the ball and then attempted a poorly thought out behind-the-back pass. Naturally, the Pacers stole the ball but were unable to convert on the other end, which allowed the Cavs to come away with the 106-102 victory and a ticket to second-round.
Smith's boneheaded play was met with much ridicule on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/856231430506110979
JR Smith forever.
— Chris Trenchard (@ChrisTrenchard) April 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/status/856230224450789376
Shoutout to J.R. Smith for tryin' to help with predictions. #TheStarters pic.twitter.com/eOodw9CzNL
— J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) April 23, 2017
JR Smith went behind-the-back for no reason with 10 seconds left. Because JR. Lucky to get bailed out.
— Tas Melas (@TasMelas) April 23, 2017
JR Smith has never JR Smith'd as hard as that
— Scoops (@ejmaroun) April 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/noamschiller/status/856229890030538752
LMAO. JR had the audacity to throw a behind the back pass there. Unbelievable.
— Chris Herring (@Herring_NBA) April 23, 2017
Pass the pipe
— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) April 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/danecarbaugh/status/856229804479205377
THE FULL JR!
— Lang Whitaker (@langwhitaker) April 23, 2017
JR threw a behind the back pass in a 3 point game with 10 seconds left
PEAK JR
— conrad kaz (@conradkaz) April 23, 2017
Never change J.R.. Never change.