Live Thread: Cavs @ Bulls

Live Thread: Cavs @ Bulls

2016-04-09 Off By Cory Hughey

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LeBron James is to the Chicago Bulls, what Michael Jordan was to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Those Price-era Cavs teams played cohesive team basketball, but the song remained the same every year as they had no match for a generational talent like Jordan. Believe me, there’s plenty of aspects to LeBron’s career, and his Magic 8-Ball personality that you can criticize, but he has absolutely owned the Bulls. A LeBron led team has booted the Bulls from the playoffs in four of the past six seasons.

On the surface, this is a meaningless game. The Raptors aren’t going to catch the Cavs for the top seed in the conference, and the Bulls aren’t going to catch the Pacers for the last. A Cavs win, will lock both of those scenarios though, and could end the Rose-era Bulls run years before we would have expected.

Tonight’s showdown airs at 8:30 on ABC. Let’s dish.

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JONPHL

Love making Mirotic looks great

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running jumper

Good JR

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EvilGenius

TT just KILLING it inside for JR Swish #200!

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EvilGenius

I don’t think KLove knows how to guard Mirotic…

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EvilGenius

Very nice motion from LBJ on that three!

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EvilGenius

Hey Hubie… it sure looked like Gasol extended the arm… smh…

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EvilGenius

A better look at LBJ’s swat…

https://vine.co/v/iTqXwFUKMH9

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EvilGenius

What are the Bulls celebrating? Is this their last home game?

https://twitter.com/JasonLloydABJ/status/718977636010213376

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Phil Hubbard

The end of their playoff chase?

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JONPHL

Had a surplus left in the FY16 budget

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JB225

JR and KLove missed a few wide open 3’s in that quarter. They need to make those wide open opportunities in the playoffs.

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EvilGenius

Thanks to CFrye, Cavs bench is only getting outscored 21-6…

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JONPHL

I refer you to the garbage can pic you posted down thread…

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JONPHL

GS vs. MEM game tons o’ fun

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Phil Hubbard

That’s the “Cleveland edit.”

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EvilGenius

It was the only good part of the play… ;)

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Nate Smith

God that half was crap. Should be killing these guys.

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JB225

The Cavs went away from the ball movement in the first quarter and become stagnant but still the Cavs got a couple good looks for KLove and JR on that second quarter when the starters came back in the second quarter but they couldn’t cash in.

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Phil Hubbard

In the Life Is Unfair department: Monster LeBron swat leads to Mirotic 3.

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JB225

Lol I thought the same.

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EvilGenius

WOW! That block from LBJ was SICK! Unfortunately… it went right to Mirotic who hit his 24th three of the first half… smh…

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Nate Smith

What the hell is hubie talking about? That isn’t an offensive foul in any league ever! Dunleavy was crossed up and had his arms in a bad position.

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EvilGenius

Probably some play he remembered from 10 years ago… dementia is no joke…

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Mike Podracky

LeBron knows finger roll

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Phil Hubbard

Tribute to the Iceman.

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EvilGenius

LBJ with the ice cream scoop!

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Nate Smith

Why didn’t Kevin shoot that? Mirotic gave him 8feet.

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Nate Smith

Cavs should be destroying this team. Seems like there are never five guys playing hard at once.

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EvilGenius

Something happened to Love’s shot while he was on the bench…

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JONPHL

His normal post Q1 swoon

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EvilGenius

Uncle Drew Trey!

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Tom Pestak

That was a fierce dunk. Sounded like a canon.

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Nate Smith

Omg. Someone vine Mirotic the human bobble head getting clowned by LeBron.

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Phil Hubbard

Mirotic helpless in retreat against James.

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JONPHL

LBJ sniffed the rim on that stuff.

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Nate Smith

Wow. Want Moz to succeed, but he was so bad in that stretch.

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Phil Hubbard

Bear is sad.

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Phil Hubbard

Frye makes Bulls see red again!

Ok, I’ll stop now.

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JONPHL

Is that the 3-point line or the flames of hell flickering through a crack in the earth?

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Nate Smith

Lol.

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EvilGenius

FRYE HEATING UP!

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Phil Hubbard

Red light for Frye! In a good way.

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EvilGenius

Much needed Frye triple!

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EvilGenius

I was about to say “where’s TT” and then I remembered he started…

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Mike Podracky

Bench isn’t doing it again. Thank goodness mist mins will go to 7-8 guys in the playoffs

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EvilGenius

If Moz can’t guard some dude named “Felicio” then he may be well and truly lost…

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Mike Podracky

Moz looked better for awhile, and now he has regressed again. Playing soft

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JONPHL

Cavs bench hands the Bulls a “tie-the-game-for-free” card

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Nate Smith

Is it me or did the Cavs get screwed on three out of bounds calls in a row?

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Kevin

Frye and Timo are the worst 7 foot rebounders in the league!

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JONPHL

Jesus, how many balls can Cleveland bat out of bounds?

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Jesus

Quite a few, my son.

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JONPHL

HA! Glad to know you’re watching.

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EvilGenius

comment image

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Mike Podracky

Moz thinks he is playing volleyball

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Nate Smith

Cavs pissing away Possessions on both ends of court. And rebounding like crap.

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Phil Hubbard

Evil, did you have anything to do with this? LeBron working as “Ron” at the Pasadena Blaze store when the Cavs were in LA:

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:15167394

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EvilGenius

Not directly, but I knew it was happening…

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EvilGenius

Felicio = scrub fuego

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Nate Smith

Wow. That was a bad possession call.

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JONPHL

Chris Broussard interviews Chris Broussard to start Q2

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Nate Smith

I was thinking that too!

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JONPHL

Cavs working hard to keep it close at the end of Q1

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Mike Podracky

Turnovers kept the lead from being bigger. Six is about three too many.

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JONPHL

And the bench is playing like garbage

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Nate Smith

Ugh. Delly. Gotta wrap up there, or let it go. Lousy transition D.

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EvilGenius

Well… that was a pretty terrible sequence of events…

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Kevin

Did Love hurt his back a couple plays ago?

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EvilGenius

He hurts his back every couple of plays… so on schedule… /s

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Phil Hubbard

Just noticed ABC is still using the revolutionary 3-point-line highlighter. How’d we ever get along without it? /s

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JONPHL

So, that’s where the 3-point line is!

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Nate Smith

Might be worse than the glowing puck. Feel like I should yell “no whammies” when people shoot.

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Nate Smith

Multiple Sauces tell me that Kevin Love is playing harder.

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JONPHL

Yet honey mustard refuses to acknowledge it.

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EvilGenius

Yet another BIG first quarter for KLove…

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EvilGenius

KLOVE FOR THREE!

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Phil Hubbard

Did JR say anything interesting about Lue? I’m watching without sound due to circumstances beyond my control.

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Mike Podracky

Yes the Bulls have had the injury bug, but Thibs made them better. They probable regret the change.

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running jumper

But they ain’t going nowhere with Thibs. They maximized that team already

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EvilGenius

The lob and the JAM!

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daspec90

A thing of beauty!

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EvilGenius

Just saw this!

https://vine.co/v/iTqZKpmYBiZ

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JONPHL

They’re having a hard time missing shots so far.

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EvilGenius

What’d I miss?

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daspec90

Some nice passing and hot shooting by the Cavs.

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JONPHL

Bulls trying to lull Cavs to sleep

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Nate Smith

Everyone touches the ball,

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Phil Hubbard

At least 4 passes (more than a vine’s worth) using the whole court to open up the lane before LeBron throws it down!
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/718965613478158336

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Nate Smith

What do you guys think of pitching gasol on a ring chase next year?

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Nate Smith

Love me some love. Bulls are on vacation already.

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Phil Hubbard

Cavs killer Mirotic to the bench early with 2 fouls.

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Phil Hubbard

LeBron made a pound pound pound step-back J from the right side!

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Germ

Lets go Cavs! Time to wrap up the 1 seed!!

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Nate Smith

Looks like Shump is out tonight. Hope the Cavs trounce them.

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JB225

I hope the Cavs approach this game the right way. Basically this is a playoff elimination game for the Bulls so it should be a good test for the Cavs as they get ready for the playoffs.

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