Live Thread: Cavs vs Pelicans
2014-11-10
The Cavaliers are finally back home, after what seemed like an eternity. With Dellavedova out for 4-6 weeks and Waiters questionable with a back contusion, who will David Blatt lean on tonight to shore up the backcourt? Could we possibly some see really “big” lineups with LeBron handling the ball as a de-facto guards?
Make your predictions here.
I say 105-98 Cavs.
ANOTHER great block from CANADIAN DYNAMITE!!
TOO MUCH DRIBBLING! Ends up with (of course) a Ryan Anderson three…
Tough to get boards and second chance opps with both Brow and Asik manning the paint. Gotta try though
K Love coming alive.
Marion shouldn’t have forced that pass.
Cavs need this win. Can’t let freaking Omer Asik and Ryan Anderson be your downfall
KLOVE!! Hitting some deep shots
How in the WORLD is Asik 4-4 from the line? Isn’t the dude like 40%
So,Tom Pestak…what have you got to say about Lebron again????What…he’s not playing like LBJ of old did you say???STOP HATING!!!!!
In TP’s defense, LBJ really wasn’t looking like himself, but man was that last basket an AWESOME reminder of what he can do
hahahaha – LEBRON LOOKED LIKE A BEAST
Let’s hope he keeps it up
(He’s having a great game regardless of how athletic he looks)
That Alley Oop would have been sweet
Great stifling D to finish out the quarter. Kyrie and LBJ taking over on offense. Loved the effort from TT and from the rookie! Joey Hoops a MANLY +18 through three quarters.
LEBRON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE CAN STILL DUNK
HOW YOU LIKE THAT OLD MAN BASKETBALL NOW????!!!!!!!!!!
Much better job on the boards this half!
EVERYONE attacking the rim!
Nice D Rookie!!!
KYRIE A ONE MAN WRECKING CREW!!!
GET THAT WEAK BROW OUTTA HERE!!!!
THAT BLOCK WAS SICK
Taste of his own medicine!!
KYRIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kyrie with RIDICULOUS CIRCUS SHOT!!!!
Cans are not typically this good from three. They were shooting 50% prior to that last miss.
Cavs making the Cans pay on the few threes they don’t hit
Harris making a decent case for more minutes even when Dion and Delly get back. Kid is hustling his ass off out there. He actually had good position on The Brow that last sequence, but Andy left his man to help and they stuck the three.
loved that pass from Joe Harris just before. So decisive
Cavs going to lose this game because they can’t defend the 3 point line. Keep packing the paint and leaving these guys wide open
Andy just can’t seem to get that jump hook to fall tonight. Love the scramble on the floor for the ball though
Hope there is no dispute that LBJ is not 100%. Dude is playing old man ball on offense. Still a great player, but not LBJ.
definitely old man ball
They keep getting close, but just can’t seem to grab momentum from the Cans
Good assist numbers at half, but getting beat on the boards again (troubling trend)
Not upset with 5 point deficit. Could have been SO much worse given how bad they looked on both ends of the floor at beginning of second quarter.
True – they still don’t don’t how to get everyone involved on offense.
Doesn’t help that Delly is out (on the ball movement side) or that Dion is out (on the scoring and energy side)
Can’t believe Ryan Anderson isn’t on a C:tb Fantasy team. I’m putting my bid in now…
yeah he was a fantasy stud a few years ago
#SWOON! Like what I’m seeing from the rookie! Great heads up play
Nice that he can put the ball on the court. Didn’t expect that
He’s like a young Wally Szcerbiak (sp)
Lebron at 21 minutes already.
And pelicans have really really good depth. They might just wear us out in the 4th, especially with all the bounces going there way so far.
Yeah Anthony Davis got a ton of rest and hasn’t really even exerted himself since early in the 1st.
Ryan Anderson CAN’T have another shooting half like that. He was unconscious. But true that The Brow is rested.
Love needed that one. Nice shot Kevin!
Cavs aren’t getting many easy baskets. Out of Love and LeBron, one of them is going to need to be able to score inside.
Nobody seems to be able to hit from the left corner now
Surge of energy for LBJ. Nice to see him not give up on that last drive.
Great find Kyrie!
For Joe Harris, could just go back to his college nicknames: either Joey Hoops or #Swoon
WILD CHERRY! Now that’s a better nickname
Even when Cavs play good D, they’re getting bad bounces
I don’t understand the Cavs defense. Twice they’ve left a big on an island to guard a wing player. That big has stayed in front of the wing player as he drives the lane. And then, someone else pops out to the three point line – and there is no Cavalier defender anywhere in sight.
No one’s being picked, there’s no double teaming. ?
Cherry not a good matchup with Holliday
Okay with that Brow 3 point try. If he’d hit that though…
Finally Anderson missed a couple.
Defense starting to force the Cans into tougher shots. Not sure if I’m feeling AC’s “Jumpin Joe Harris” nickname
NEEDED THAT ROOK!!
Way to go Andy! All you need to do is make Anderson try and drive the lane
Anderson missed! He is human after all…
So this will go down as the Ryan Anderson game
It’s going to be a REALLY LONG week if the Cavs lose this game.
Jimmer?? Really?? Just ridiculous
WOW! Great bullet pass from Love!
Ryan Anderson looking like a juggernaut right now. Just terrible close-out defense
Miller will get the shots when he’s out there. Just gotta knock em down Mike! daddy needs to look weirdly clairvoyant in front of people he hasnt met!
offense is running smoothly but a lack of cuts and drives to the basket overall is leaving kyrie or lebron in 1on1 situations with <7 seconds on the shot clock. Anyone else really notice our lack of athleticism in this game?
yeah it’s terrible. Once again LeBron can’t accelerate past anyone.
Cavs doing 2-man game stuff around the perimeter with the occasional drive into 3 defenders.
Weak side guys just standing there. Really ugly basketball.
(and that’s not even talking about the defense)
All you do is hate on Lebron…every-time I get on here you’re always crying about what he isn’t doing…I bet you never picked up a basketball (or for that fact any type of ball).If you can’t support your team’s star player keep the negativity to yourself…you must have been one of those idiots who burned his jersey when he went to Miami(who will one day regret that when it’s worth it’s weight in gold)
Lack of athleticism and depth is jarring. And those are not things that will improve.
Yeah almost feels lucky to only be down 4. NOP with 7 O-rebounds to our 1. Gotta shore that up. Been disappointed with the Cavs rebounding so far this season.
Why do LBJ and Kyrie try to turn every pass into a globetrotters exhibition? LBJ in particular has a at least 15 turnovers this year on passes that are easy, but become hard because he tries to turn them into look aways. The failed alley oop to Marion in the 1st Q is one example.
Totally agree. Bad fundamentals on the passing by both
Got to do a better job closing out the threes
PnR leaving something to be desired tonight. Late or lazy passes and Pelicans doing good job of filling the lanes
WHO IS GUARDING RIVERS???
Don’t like how the Cavs look right now. Pelicans look so much more in sync. Getting whatever they want now.
Feel a blowout coming…
They did beat the Spurs the other day
Not a fan of the Marion ISO
Andy bringing the energy tonight. Hope TT does the same
Mike Miller! Maybe scotch was onto something…
Hey! Mike Miller trey
LeBron’s transition passing has been awful in the early going. It’s weird
Absolutely. It’s like he forgot how to pass it’s so bad
Late with the prediction, but even before this start, imagined it would probably be a relatively lower scoring game. 92-89 Cavs.
Impressed with the defense, but not with the rebounding.
How is Davis getting all of these boards??
They’re not boxing him out. Can’t out-tip him.
Almost too much passing. Kyrie should have taken that shot
7-0 Good start. Let The Brow have as many out of rhythm Js as he wants
I could be wrong but I don’t ever recall seeing the full national anthem being televised on the fox sports pregame. I certainly hope this wasn’t shown to pile on the Dion controversy.
It was a special occasion – in honor of Veteran’s day tomorrow.
Hmmm…no Waiters could be devastating or it could be a gift. For a team stilll searching for ball movement i think it means our offense runs smooth as silk and we put up 125 points…but we are without Delly too so heavy minutes for Cherry or Harris pulls that down a bit. 115 to 101…Cavs shoot 46% from 3 and Mike Miller has 18 points
Love your optimism, but Mike Miller would retire if he had that kind of night