Sorry about the late post on the live thread, guys. We might have to start them all at halftime, though, cause it’s currently 75-40, with the Cavs shooting 61% to the Hornets 41%. In addition, Cleveland is outrebounding Charlotte 30-17. Keep it up, Cavs! THIS IS CLEVELAND!
The Cavs should start pulling people from the stands to sub in. Almost over 50 point lead.
LOVE seeing the bench guys play this hard!
Up by 46 and still playing D? That’s sick.
SHUMP! (Gotta spell SHUMP with all caps -Nomad has to spell it in all lower case)
LMAO….and if Haywood scores then every Cav has scored points.
Nice first game for SHUMP. Both he and JR Swish should be all smiles after serving their time in purgatory. JR’s been purged.
Totally unrelated but when will Patrick Ewing get a head coaching spot? What does the guy have to do to get a shot?
I like this idea. Maybe Orlando opens up soon?
HAYWOOD with a big time rebound, hook shot pass to Shump and a THREEEEEE!!!!
If we can blow out teams by 40 before the 4th Q more often, then Miller, Haywood and Jones might actually get quality minutes.
YES! Bench bunch playing tough D and force the 24 second violation!
I LOVE seeing all the bench guys play and have fun in a blowout. Even Miller hit a three!
And they force a shot-clock violation, followed by a steal. They might keep Charlotte under 80.
Shump might replace Delly at backup point, IMO.
He played PG at Georgia Tech I believe.
You would hope so. At the very least we don’t see Joe Harris for the rest of the year. If he isn’t playing now then…
Shump has played smart and unselfish, too.
Shumpert with the sweet give and go to James Freaking Jones!
Delly can’t finish for crap. But say what you want about him, he’s a hell of a passer.
Blatt needs to put Love and Mozgov in so they get 15 points each. Gotta keep the streak going
They read this blog on the bench, so I’m betting they’re getting back in.
I’m debating whether I ought to call down to the bench and have them put back in.
:(…………… ah well, guess a 129-90 victory over a team that is top ten in opponent point allowed makes up for it
This game might get Steve Clifford fired.
Nah, they won 8 of 9 before this beatdown
How about Blatt? You think he’s safe?
Hah. Well never mind then.
If Byron Scott was our coach we would have coughed up the lead already.
Just got my GetGo message from Cavs.com for my free 22 oz Pepsi since Cavs have scored 100. Earliest ever!
Enjoy it, big fella.
I don’t think anyone beats the Cavs tonight.
SHUMP with a nice rubber rim drive!
the dude is long. Long guys aren’t usually that quick footed.
MATRIX RELOADED!
The Matrix took a drink from the fountain of youth before that dunk. Could it be magic?
THE MATRIX RELOADED!!!
you beat me to it!
Great minds…….
I think Andy is wearing Liberace’s last jacket.
Yeah, that thing is U-G-L-Y
I don’t know why that makes me laugh because I bet Andy thinks he is high fashion. My grandparents used to punish my sister and me for misbehaving by listening to Liberace 8 tracks or vinyl records
Is that…velvet?
JR!!!
Lebron’s happy he doesn’t have to carry the team anymore. Kyrie, too.
TT so glad he’s not the only big man that has to bang.
Shumps around to play D, too.
Everyone on the team should be happy.
OH MY GOD!!!!! J FREAKING R!!!!!
Don’t know why Biyambo gets buried on this team. He always seems to show up against the Cavs. He might be a nice Tristan replacement if they can’t afford TT.
They’ll make TT work.
I wonder if they will loose TT and have to make a low ball offer for a journeyman
THAT WAS AN ” INTOXICATING ” 1ST HALF — ALMOST AS GOOD AS EXCESSIVE DRINKING OF CHRISTMAS ALES—-GO CAVS !!!
Cavs must have all read the Bill Simmons Grantland piece today…
Jr Needs to teach delly how to rhythm shoot. Smith has no memory of his last shot. Can be good or bad
Nice challenge from TT. Bitch Smack is a load out there. I’d still like him on this team…
As a backup to timo would be fantastic. Andys contract is the albatross going forward I worry
I really don’t want to say this, but if he can’t get healthy, he might be a stretch pay candidate.
That might be the only option considering the team as it stands
Kevin love looks really not pumped to be playing. Am I wrong?
Maybe. Maybe not. No negative comments tonight.
Hard to read too much into anything in the second half tonight because of the huge lead and the breathtaking first-half energy that they couldn’t possibly sustain.
J.R. might break C.J.’s single game three record before season’s end.
You gotta do it in one game.
He just might after THAT ONE!
Got our 100 in three quarters.
JR HITS THE 100!
Love is really not looking to shoot much. Passing a lot.
Delly needs to slow down out there
Marion showing al Jefferson has nothing on his post game!
Matt did you decide on a new nickname, or are you sticking with Matt Gordon?
I think the Cavs must be averaging about 7 seconds per shot on offense… They are playing so fast
Livin large like those Nash Suns teams years back.
Well we had it over 40 for a minute. Let’s get it over 50 now!
Now Lebron stops moving? What is going on?
Seriously, Bron, not guarding anyone or getting over half court? LAME.
I think he’s gassed from jailbreaking every possession tonight
And JR with another 3 now has 15 points.
MAN this is RIDICULOUS!
Someone txt cols to get on here to post. He can say I told you so because I know he had this type of game in mind back in November.
Is kevin love hurt? Why did his effort drop to zero on that weird possession?
Probably cause they’re up by 40.
Holy stat sheet Lebron
JR with ANOTHER one!
Jr with the 3 pushes the lead to 40.
JR and Love w/only nine points. Might break their string of all starters scoring 15.
Check that. It took JR about 8 seconds to hit two threes.
Now it’s Love’s turn.
(Players on the bench must be reading this blog, too).
Someone told jr swish you posted that.
Love still at 20% on the jump hooks.
They have been giving him it late in shot clock too
Bron wants to get to 100 this quarter for sure…
First easy basket of the night for Charlotte.
Damn. I really want to see Love’s shot start falling… It was a good move
Cavs STILL flying around on D. I’m super psyched to be going to the game next Friday.
LOVE the Moz body english to get that first FT to fall…
KLove playing some good D
I think you can tell he is using his positioning and raising his hands. I bet love reads this blog. :)
Love, Blatt, Griffin, Gilbert. They all read it…
Who told you that?
Really that was the first tech in Kyries career?
No more Mr. Nice Guy ;)
Thanks for the post Nate. Bummer your dvr are the first part. My boys were eating a 5 guys burger and were cheering between bites. Frequently.
For the game I’m impressed the guys are engaged still on defense.
Definitely but IDEAL game to sit the guys in the 4th.
No question give the second team heavy minutes. Plus I think Haywood and miller are rusty. Same with shumpert
Kyrie and LBJ just driving AT WILL on this team…
The timing of this game (this run of games) against Simmon’s Trade piece is hilarious.
And just illustrates how out of touch BS can be at times…
Personally, I love Simmons. He had a heavy hand in this genre. When I saw him in LA I was legit star struck, which I’ve only been by him Jimmy Page and Jack White. The past couple years he’s been spread too thin.
How bad was it? Haven’t read it yet.
He really goes hard at KLove’s struggles with this team
Only Part one but it basically calls Mozgov an overrated bum. “… if Timofey Mozgov is the answer, then I don’t want to know the question”
Says Kyrie is not even in the top 10 PGs. Love is a bum (that was expected).
The question is “who could the cavs trade for that would turn their season around and cause Simmons to eat so much crow…?”
Timofey Mozgov
Oh gosh! He is down on Mozgov like crazy and thinks he sucks. It really is funny because Mozgov is single handed it. responsible for our uptick defensively
I wanted a “mercy rule” pic for the post, and I googled it and it came up with a Kirk Cameron flick. I was really tempted to post it, but I felt like it would be my fault if something bad happened.
Your discretion should be applauded on that decision…
Nate – they’re re-showing this at midnight.
Not on Dish Network… Damned kangaroo.
Wasn’t a bball play but doesn’t seem like a flagrant.
It’s okay… it’s only MKG at the FT line
So not a trap game I take it? Missed first half due to kids being up late. Great job by the Cavs though.
It was only a trap game for the live thread…
LMAO!! Cavs the blog staff trap game
This game will be re-shown at mid-night. If you missed it, or your DVR missed it you can catch it then. It’s not a school night.
Now I’m gonna be disappointed if Cavs don’t win by 60…
Mozgov – A seven footer playing at full speed. Too hard to handle. (Makes free throws too)
Kyrie looks like a man possessed on D
The interested Kyrie is a very good defender. I’m not afraid to go there.
he’s played great D tonight
I’d like to see K Love hit three 3’s in a row here soon.
Are the refs feeling sorry for the Hornets? That phantom call….
I am beyond pissed. My DVR ate the first 22 minutes. I’m about done with “The Hopper.” This is like the 5th or 6th time this has happened this year.
Plus they have a STUPID kangaroo mascot…
Yeah, but it’s voiced by Fat Amy.
Feel badly for you. Actually, the first half was really only so so.
Well done. Very compassionate of you,
Yep, that’s right Nate. It was mainly the refs who were responsible for the lead.
They replay the game at midnight.
They should replay the game every day on FSO for eternity…
No replay. Fox sports on Dish Network is crap. I may be done.
There’s almost too much good stuff to keep track of for the recap! Every possession is a jailbreak that ends with some new awesome play!
That entire half was a highlight reel
It’s actually 75-40–so astounding Nate couldn’t believe it.
WOW! WHAT A FIRST HALF! HISTORIC!
I almost want to stop watching and let the first half “aftertaste” linger.
Like you said… don’t EVER erase that from your DVR