Live Thread: Pelicans at Cavaliers 1/2/2017

Alrighty folks, it’s the Pelicans at the Q on this Monday night. Anthony Davis and his krewe are coming into this one at a disappointing 14-21 overall and 4-11 on the road, although they are 8-3 against Eastern Conference teams and have the aforementioned Anthony Davis, who comes into the game 2nd in the league in scoring at 29.2 points per game.

Things to look for:

Anthony Davis is going to be a test for the Cavs’ undersized frontline — we’ll see how this goes. As long as the Cavs can make him work at both ends of the floor, I don’t mind if he ends up with a big game on the box score. It’s all you can do against players like him sometimes.

Kyrie out again tonight, with McRae again getting the start. I’m suspicious, but he made the most of his previous opportunity to start, so let’s hope he can keep it going.

Good chance we’ll see some Kay Felder tonight, as he’s also coming off his best game of the season. There are minutes to be had in this rotation, and if a young guy could snatch them up it would be great. (It would be better if Felder got them, but McCrae has earned a game of my patience.)

Looking for Shump to get back on track a bit — I love you, Richard Jefferson, but I’m not ready for months of you as the second-best wing on the team.

Alright, let’s stay undefeated in 2017. See y’all tonight for the recap.