Live Thread: Cavs versus Rockets
2015-01-07
The 23-11 Houston Rockets come in with a healthy Dwight Howard. They’re 5-5 in their last ten, but that’s against a schedule with only one bad team on it. Dwight is averaging 14 and 9 in the last five games, but only .6 blocks in just under 30 minutes a night. The key to stopping Houston is stopping MVP candidate, James Harden who’s shooting a scintillating 62 TS% for 25 points, 4.4 boards, and 3.6 assists with only 2.6 turnovers in 32 minutes a night. Oh, and keep him off the line where he’s shooting 96%.
J.R. Smith and Kyrie Irving will suit up tonight for the shorthanded Cavs, who have a tall order in shooting down the Rockets. Let’s go Cavs.
Why are Kyrie and Kevin sitting at same time?
JR should be the designated half court and beyond shooter. He seems to relish it.
Cavs energy since Kyrie came back in the 2nd quarter has been outstanding. Been impressed with the defensive intensity. If not for turnovers and lack of rebounding, they’d be winning
This cavs team is really good
ARGH! How many times they gonna let Harden change his pivot foot!
You’re right about Harden, Arch. Can’t look at him funny without a foul.
Not only that but he takes a few too many steps at least a couple times a game.
this is fun game to watch maybe turn of events for this team?? playing with more energy than they have in awhile
JR plays better defense than I thought.
yeah he’s an underrated defender and rebounder. Super athlete
Cavs give up that right corner 3 way too much. They need to change how they defend the dribbler coming across the lane from the left side.
This is a lot of fun!
Best Kyrie move ever there?
Kyrie saw Harden was guarding him and licked his lips
Bench minutes gonna be huge. Gotta be better than 2nd quarter.
more hustle and aggression on D by this team..played like this against 76ers would’ve won by 30
Kyrie going for 50 tonight?
Kyrie is the best player on the court
Really lazy pass there by Love.
Best energy out of the locker room in the 3rd this season.
Those Horseshoe commercials are just the worst.
@RuiterWrongFAN: Griffin on those who said they “gave up the farm” last 3 days – “Well we had an unbelievable farm”
I hope Mallory is having fun
“Kyrie on the penetration, and everybody comes…” Hee hee. Never change, Campy.
Kyrie has more arc on his shot than he did before he went out. Obviously, it is working.
Kevin, buddy, we are begging you. Put your hands up. Please. I am tired of asking.
The one time he did: BS foul call!
Cavs have to avoid Haywood touching the ball on offense on anything other than rebounds. Guy can’t even execute a handoff. He’s a human turnover.
rebounding and defense should be his only requirements when out there
that pass he threw was hilarious
That’s ending up on Shaqtin the fool.
Shaqtin’ a Fool worthy!
that was fun half to watch but Cavs need Mozgov badly cuz Tristan is in foul trouble and Love doesn’t like to bang bodies….not sure if Cavs can keep up but we will see…need somebody other than Kyrie to step up
Thank god for Kyrie
If we didn’t have Kyrie in this game, we’d be in trouble.
Mark Jones of ESPN asks, “Does anybody take midrange shots anymore?”
Mark, let me introduce you to one Dion Waiters…
Dion plays tonight for OKC.
harden literally gets every call….hes not even a superstar and gets more calls than lebron wade and kobe and durant combined…just unreal!
Jones has been a real positive surprise in the last few weeks.
James Freaking Jones!
Cavs are so unathletic. It’s killing them on d boards.
cavs have missed at least 5 bunnies at the basket and not rebounding is killing them…didn’t realize Ariza was a good 3pt shooter…oh and Harden has traveled at least 4x and only called on it once
Too many damn opportunities.
Did Patrick Beverly sing for the Fugees?
GREAT FREAKING DEFENSE!
Mozgov looks like he came out of a clone vat.
The Kyrie Irving show!
Will Mozgov be the last Cavs move in terms of personnel?
Can we put out an all white line up?
@mcten: Cavs make the Timofey Mozgov trade official. They send OKC & MEM’s 1st Rd picks in 2015 to get him. CLE gets a 2015 2nd Rd pick from DEN too
No defense at all been played by both teams.
Kyrie is going video game.
Shawn Marion missing layups is becoming really annoying.
The Rockets are playing ultra aggressive. Jumping every pass and being extra physical. This is the kind of stuff that doesn’t work against LeBron.
I think the Cavs can run some PnR with JR Smith as the ball handler.
What’s Anthony Bennett doing at the game? Oops that Chubby Checker!
Nice way to end the quarter. A Josh Smith chuck and miss followed up by a JR Smith chuck and miss. To be fair, JR didn’t really have a choice as the clock had 2 seconds.
Wow. Refs owe Cleveland two now.
The refs really screw the Cavs when we play Houston. I was at the game last year and I’ve never seen so many phantom calls on Harden.
BS call on Love.
Love is really struggling.
J.R. Smith with probably the best post entry pass I’ve seen all year from a Cavalier on that last Love miss.
Houston on a 11-0 run
haywood solid defensively but does nothing on offense which is weird….and ball definitely stopped moving as JR Smith just chucking shots…cavs gotta get back in gear…rockets are beatable tonite
The ball has stopped moving.
That call was crap.
These are some really ugly possessions.
Horrible.
And that Haywood pass was why Blatt doesn’t play Haywood.
Harden gets so many bogus foul calls.
Where the hell was Haywood throwing that ball?
Get that weak stuff outta here!
JR is coming in to the game.
It’s amazing how much better things seem when threes go in.
Delly with a Kobe assist!
It’s raining 3s deep at the Q
BS foul on TT…. Haywood in
Delly trey!
I hate Houston’s McDonald’s unis.
Nice. I always thought they were a little too Ronald McDonald.
@twithersAP: LeBron says back and knee are feeling better. He plans to travel with team on road trip . #Cavs
@mcten: LeBron James says he’s “on target” to return in a week. Says he’ll possibly play on the West coast trip
@mcten: LeBron compares Iman Shumpert to Chicago’s Jimmy Butler.
@SamAmicoFSO: JR Smith says he hasn’t yet talked to LeBron or learned Cavs’ plays. But he will indeed play tonight. “My motto is, ‘When in doubt, shoot.'”