Live Thread: Cavs @ Lakers
2015-01-15
Well here we go. You have to think that David Blatt is coaching for his job tonight as the Cavs take on the moribund Lakers, who’ve lost four of the last five. Kobe Bryant has only played in two of those games, and is only 5-31 in those two contests. Let’s hope that Kobe can go tonight, and that the bone broth that is succoring him in his twilight years has its desired effect. The Lakers are coming off one of the ugliest games in years, a 78-75 suckfest that they dropped to Miami. Let’s hope the Cavs rebound tonight, in every meaning of the word. If you haven’t checked out my article from earlier today, I gave Blatt tips on coaching from my years in Youth Girls Basketball. You can read it at halftime.
Another 60 points allowed half for the Cavs. Can’t win like
Maybe you shouldn’t have traded Andrew Wiggins for a guy with a history of injuries…
But it’s OK Nate because the championship they will win this season will make trading Wiggins for a rental they could have signed this offseason will make it all worth it.
Geez mangled the English language something fierce there
Some pretty good analysis from the halftime guys.
if Love back is hurting – sit his ass
I assumed Blatt was going to sit him anyway in the fourth. Too soon?
So who putsoney on us winning? We seem to have finally figured out our equal. The 2014-15 lakers.
Kobe just took out a fan with that BB Gun chuck.
Fatality!
yeah that reminded me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5yJA2UUj64
Touchdown pass! That is hilarious. Of course I hope that kid is okay, but with pain comes comedy.
Ed Davis, two years, $4 million. Just as good as TT.
Haha yeah…he isn’t tho but good one
Yeah, it’s not as funny as “Tristan Thompson turns down 4 years and $52 million” though.
People don’t want to hear it, but LaVoy Allen… Solomon Hill
http://www.fantasypros.com/nba/compare/ed-davis-tristan-thompson.php
WHERE’s that move been the last week, Kyrie!?
WTF was that!? That looked like the beginning of a very low budget porno.
I have a problem with Lebron jawing with Kobe giving the current state of the team. Knock him around during the game. Go out with him afterwards.
What?? This is basketball. Lebron shows up like mad when he gets jawed at. You should want him to try to outdo Kobe as long as it’s at the rim
Yeah, Kobe hit a 3 with about 24 seconds left and Lebron had to outdo him, took a bad shot with a few seconds left, and we ended the half down 61-57 . . . instead of looking for a better shot and maybe ending 61-60. Outdo him at the rim? Yeah, I saw a good example of that when he missed the dunk. All Lebron wants is his 20 million, his entourage, have fun playing streetball and entertain fans, and win enough games so that we feel he’s desperately needed. He’s not in this for a championship. This should… Read more »
God. I’d have fouled the crap out of Kobe there.
Haha can you imagine if he smith did that? He’d have been shot
LeBron just Whifffffed!
Been that kind of night, Cavs so much more talented but playing just bad enough to keep the Lakers in it.
Watching Kobe make a bunch of fancy moves and then get swatted was pretty funny, and a little sad.
Wow Love must be hurt. He was sooo slow getting that ball up.
His back hurts according to reports.
YEah. Caught the report earlier.
There you go… Really nice ball movement.
Whoever loses this game has to play Mike Brown while he coaches the Sixers. #WorstCavsCoachTourney
I want to see someone shave Swaggy Ps stupid haircut in his sleep.
Ah, this is more like it
Honestly we have a shot at 35 free throws.
Nice look by LeBron to Love.
UGH. Guards over collapsing on rebounds to see the ball go right over their heads to the free throw line (Where you’re supposed to collapse). WTF.
Did Kevin Love actually clear out TT so Kelly could score? WTF??
Wow. Ryan Kelly drives all they way in for a layup. There’s no way that should ever happen.
That rim miss won’t help TT get $13 mill a year.
“Get ready for Kevin Hart’s funniest movie ever!” …Way to set the bar high, guys.
He and Cols are superfans who kidnap Al Horford during the playoffs?
@ChrisBHaynes: I’d be surprise if Kevin Love is able to do much out there tonight. He was laboring back to the bench. He told a teammate “My back, man.”
You can see he is wincing for rebounds…
we’re almost to halftime and I’ve been totally in agreement with almost everything Reggie Miller has said.
Dude has come a long way
LBJ vs. Ryan Kelly…win?
I actually would support Kevin Love taking a two week vacation.
Free throws….
hope we can stay within 10 to this stud laker team.
Did Lebron decide we can’t win by actually completing the 4 quarters and instead will make them default loss due to fouling out 11 players
Apparently Blatt needs more practice time.
reggie miller on cavs O “this ISO ball is so easy to guard. you can’t win playing that offense in this league”
What happen to the ball movement?
Maybe LeBron needs to take another 2 weeks off?
Holy crap Lebron sucks at free throws
LeBron with 3 straight FT misses… Make that 4.
LeBron seems detached.
He’s like “every miss brings me closer to God” (meaning hiring Mark Jackson)
Jesus. Everything going in for L.A.
Why is Delly the only player on the Cavs that knows to foul in that situation.
I wish our smartest player wasn’t out least physically gifted
Chucking party from LeBron.
Delly Time!
Blatt to Nichols…a bit slow…
I like Mozgov but I don’t think the Mozgov/Love pairing works too well, just too slow-footed. Maybe should have gone after Brendan Wright . . .
But that only would have only taken one first rounder!
Which most likely will be two second rounders . . .
Who’s gonna be the scrub-fuego tonight?
Lakers shoot 65% from the field…not surprised.
I didn’t feel like the Cavs played terrible defense in that 1Q though, Lakers just made their shots. That’s not going to keep happening.
Yeah but there were a bunch of wide open uncontested shots.
Yes, but if we can miss a bunch of those they can too.
Seems like letting Kobe shoot might be better than double teaming him and letting him set an assist record (though 30 would be pretty tough).
Lakers scored 75 last game, and the Cavs just gave them a 30 point quarter. Nice hustle on that last defensive rebound though.
lets not make an allstar out of Black
Great start, but the defense lets us down and the Lakers are back in.
I hate Boozer! WTF is the defense?
I am so tired of Kyrie driving into a lane with 4 guys on him and not getting a reasonable shot off.
Loved your piece earlier, nate. Why are you ignoring me on gchat?
couple sloppy turnovers for KI already
WTF is wrong with Love? Why can’t he shoot? I’m pretty sure the basket is the same size as it was in Minnesota.
Gotta hit those shots Love.
not liking this defensive scheme. why double kobe all the time?
L.A. scares me. Kobe looks like he got up on the right side of the bed, and you have to figure this is one of his last shots at national relevance.
Like this as a joke…isn’t he being shelved soon?
Errant pass by Irving there. He tries to get too flashy.
And then godawful transition D by Smith.
Ugh. Two blown assists there.
Jordan Hill, how about putting a body on him.
This looks like…confidence?
JR Smith is certainly an upgrade as far as three point shooting goes…
Two straight plays to start the game!
That Mozgoz/Love double pick was intriguing.
The double screen with TT and Moz, on the other hand, was a disaster. Both guys can’t roll into the lane.
Jordan Hill is going off with those elbows
Man those trades: Jeff Green to Memphis. Brook Lopez to the Thunder. Anyone else thing that the Cavs could have gotten much better trade terms if they’d waited a week? Cleveland went from the G.M who had to win every trade to the one who had to lose every one.
Brook Lopez scares me because he can’t stay healthy. I like the Green move, would have loved to see him with CLE.
Agree on both counts. Want to get KG when Nets buy him out.
This game also reminds me I would also have been happy if the Cavs had taken some fliers on young guys like Tarik Black and Ed Davis (to say nothing of Hassan Whiteside) in the offseason instead of signing Lebron’s old buddies.
There you go KLove! Also that Alley-Op to Mozilla was sick!
J.R. is still red hot.
Looks like they’re running some plays!
Hee hee. Kobe’s shot selection makes Dion’s look judicious. Sadly, LeBron just trumped them both.