Live Thread: Cavs @ 76ers

The Cavs are in Philly tonight to take on the winless 76ers. Cleveland, 5-0, is the only undefeated team in the NBA right now. There is little chance Philly, 0-4, will pull off an upset, despite having some interesting young pieces on the floor this season.

Sixers center Joel Embiid has been an animal anytime he gets a chance to play. He has great footwork offensively and knows how to get to his spots down low for easy buckets. He’s averaging 17.3 points, 2.7 blocks, and 6.3 boards in 21 minutes a night. Point guard Sergio Rodriquez, who used to play in Spain, has been averaging 7.5 assists, and is a big reason why Philly’s offense has been decent for some stretches during games.

The Cavs should be able to dismantle the Sixers with ease. Philly has no one that can stop Kyrie Irving or LeBron James one-on-one. And, if Cleveland wants to include the rest of the team by running pick and rolls and finding the weak side man for 3s, Brett Brown may cry. Against the Hawks, one of the more pass happy teams in the league, Philly lost by 32 points.

The Cavs can coast to a win, but Tyronn Lue should use this game to make sure the Cavs are executing how they need to be defensively. He should make it a goal to hold the Sixers to under 80 tonight.

In other news, LeBron James will pass Hakeem Olajuwon (26,945 points) on the all time scoring list for the tenth spot as long as he scores at least two points.

Ersan Illyasova will play tonight for the Sixers after coming over from the Thunder mid-week. He will be needed because Nerlens Noel is out. Philly is also without Jerryd Bayless tonight.

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