East Conf. Finals - Game 2: Cleveland Cavaliers 94-107 Boston Celtics - Cavaliers' Player Ratings

JR Smith - 1/10

JR Smith

Game 1: 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal on 2-of-9 shooting in 29 minutes

Game 2 stat line: 0 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist on 0-of-7 shooting in 27 minutes

Calling JR Smith's performance in the Conference Finals sub-par is a huge understatement. He's been trash (to put it lightly) and has literally contributed nothing substantial to the team. His body language is not one you want any player to have and it impacts the rest of the squad as well.

In the closing minutes of Game 2, in what was clearly unwanted and an unnecessarily shove, he pushed Al Horford while the Dominican was in the air to complete an alley-oop. The referees were generous enough to give him a Flagrant 1 and not have him tossed from the game.

Senior VP of Replay and Referee Operations Joe Borgia joins #GameTime to explain the Flagrant 1 call on JR Smith and Marcus Smart’s lost ball and recovery. pic.twitter.com/33SARhGRZA

— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 16, 2018

Historically, over the last couple of seasons, Smith has always had a long leash and the ultimate green light but that has got to be reconsidered if he is going to consistently have such embarrassing games like he's been having in these Playoffs.