Live Thread: Pacers @ Cavs
2017-11-01
The Cavs take on the 4-3 Pacers at home tonight. The Pacers are coming off a comfortable 18 point win against the Kings less than 24 hours ago. Yup, the Cavs get to play fresh against a team playing the second night of a back-to-back. This game really is Cleveland’s chance to start righting their early season performance issues.
Indiana is a team the Cavs shouldn’t struggle against. The Pacers take just 24.7 3s a night which is 26th in the league. That’s good because the Cavs are allowing teams to shoot 40.7% from beyond the arc so far this season. They’re also letting opponents jack 34.1 long balls per game. Both of those numbers are bottom three in the league.
And, as of now, Indiana’s shot blocking and 3-draining big man, Myles Turner, is out for this game due to the concussion protocol. In his only game played this season, Turner hit one 3-pointer on his way to 21 points, 14 boards, and four blocks.
Victor Oladipo has come on though and will definitely be a challenge for the Cavs. He’s shown the ability to jet up the court off of quick outlet passes, and he is 13th in the league in scoring with 23.9 points a night. He’s also shooting 45.7% on deep balls this year. He will shred the Cavalier’s perimeter players in isolation and will run the pick and roll a decent amount forcing Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson to make some tough decisions.
Still, the Cavs can load up on him and have a great chance of making this game a statement win. Yes, I said statement win. The Cavs are at that point right now.
If Cleveland can get out of this game healthy, show a dedication to at least running on close outs in their haphazard defensive trapping scheme, and consistently work guys open off the ball, tonight will be worth watching. I’m picking the Cavs 113-103.
We are winning a basketball game.
How things have changed. Crowd & commentators go crazy….for a 2 pt lead in the second quarter.
for the opponents..
JR finally.
Gotta live a five point possession.
HOPING THAT GETS THE SWISH STARTED
at this rate id rather not make the finals. it would just mask our glaring deficiencies.
Don’t worry, we won’t.
This team right now won’t, but if IT comes back healthy (IF), and there will probably be at least one trade before the deadline, they probably still will…
that would make me happy.
Lance’s dances.
we can’t defend anyone my goodness.
Stephenson you loser
Flagrant? Please.
how can anyone make this team care?
I don’t think it’s about caring. It’s about poor fit and bad players.
disagree with bad players, its the head coach and defensive coach
So you think Shump, Green and Calderon are good?
Agree with that. Wade and Rose can’t replicate what Kyrie and RJ brought to the team, which though inefficient at times, was covered by their offensive capabilities (Kyrie) and the lack of need for the ball/shots to be effective (RJ). Neither wade nor rose can do.that.
Besides Shump and Green(at times), we have good veteran players. It’s not the players.
freakin stephenson…holy crap dude settle down. is it an auto flagrant if you just slap someone in the balls like that?
LeBron sat longer than normal….didn’t go well
Lance going after LeBron’s jewels!
wow…we’re an actual trash team right now.
AGAIN CAN WE GET ANY STOPS——-DAMMIT CLUELESS—PLAY CEDI / ANTE / FRYE YOU MORON
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You could build a replica of Key Bank Tower with the amount of bricks the Summer of Corby brought to the Cavs.
Wonder what it would be like if we were to grow some young talent?
I miss the days of destroying opponents with the 3 ball.
If you’re gonna foul, don’t let em get the bucket.
YES THAT YOUNG 76ER’S TEAM ( MUCH TO THE JOY OF THEIR FANS ) IS STARTING TO MATURE —PLAY SOLID BALL
JAE IS WHY EVERYONE IS SO UPSET——–ALL THIS ( SO CALLED ) TALENT BEING TOTALLY UNDER UTILIZED WITH THE ‘ NO NAME ” OFFENSE
OLDEST PLAY IN THE GAME…AND WE CANNOT DEFEND IT
Alright this unit seems to be playing well.
Lue will ruin it.
Green en fuego
NFL FEELING SORRY FOR THE BROWNS—-REINSTATED GORDON
Watching Sixers is fun.
The one thing Green can do…
Wow that was a nice dunk by Green. Yes I am complimenting Green.
AGREE ARCH—CROWDER NEEDS TO PARK IN THE CORNER ———AND YES JOSH WE HAVEN’T PLAYED A REAL GOOD TEAM YET—-LOOK OUT FRIDAY NIGHT AT WASHINGTON—THEY WILL SCORE 140 PTS +
Should Crowder be a 3pt shooter? I would play him down low and attacking the basket.
He’s a decent catch and shoot three guy, not great, but acceptable…
their offense is so simple…one person drives/probes while players casually walk around perimeter. With so much talent on this team, incredible that Lue can’t get more out of them.
I guess that was a little better. Still a dumpster, just not a flaming dumpster.
This is maybe a .500 team as currently constructed. It’s going to be really bad once they start playing the west.
They’ll be okay once they trade Shump and Calderon for Porzingis…
Hahaha
It is. Lots of names but no chemistry nor coaching.
Crowder shouldn’t take contested 3s
That shot should had been by KK
Lue needs to go…
BOGANGDNOVIC WILL BE THE “CAVS MADE NIGHTLY ALL STAR “—-GEEEZ
Jeff Green with an athletic move to the rim = he will now hijack the offense
He is terrible…I’d rather have Derrick Williams, and he sucks…
Another 30+ quarter to a lousy team…#the new normal
Too many Cavs going for o-boards. Indy has numbers every damned time.
Reallyhate seeing Green on the floor…and it’s early in the season…sigh…
Man we really need more shooting.
Rose is terrible, can’t stay in front of his defender at all. Put a fork in him. Can we just trade for Bledsoe already?
He is not horrible. He just shouldn’t be a starter which he wasn’t supposed to.
Ok, fair enough. I may have overreacted.
SO MUCH FOR THE 2 DAYS OFF / HALLOWEEN PARTY / TEAM MEETING –STILL THE SAME OL RESULTS SO FAR
SWISH IS TOTALLY STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW——CAN YOU SAY “GET SOME STOPS
Do the Pacer go for 35+ in the first?
How does an NBA veteran not know how to defend a simple PnR?
WHAT TRANSITION DEFENSE—-AT LEAST GOOD TO SEE T.T. GET SOME REBOUNDS
JR is just off. Get him off the starting lineup.
What’s JR from 3 for the season now?
Gotta be 15% or less…
Very little per bunch of tried :)
Rose missing TT for the oop, and putting up a missed floater instead. That’s why you have a 10% assist percentage, Derrick…
A.C. WILL NOT SURVIVE THIS SEASON IF THEY CONTINUE TO PLAY LIKE THIS
Hahaha no he won’t… He’ll be on the announcers’ table with an oxygen tank next to him.
Transition defense is horrid. Ugh…
AT LEAST A LITTLE MORE ENERGY—ALL THE PACERS BASKETS ARE LAYUPS OR WITHIN 5′
Cavs defense in the paint is as wide open as the Sahara.
GET THE FRIGGIN BACK ON DEFENSE
Just run the break on the Cavs…easy dunks every time…
Rose looking good.
An early lead…something new and different!
Paint Chips Update: Sam Amico called Nate McMillan a great coach today on the radio.
AC already mad at JR :(
TT looked non dead for a change…
TT got a rebound!!!
Bogdanovic was tying his shorts up as LBJ blew past him. “Wait….!”
How did collison waltz right in???
LeBron looking aggressive
LeBron looking to excerpt himself.
I predict Thad Young will give the Cavs problems tonight.
I hope the terrors of October are behind this team.
I PREDICTED 35-40 FOR OLADIPO—HOPE I AM WRONG—IS TURNER PLAYING –HE MIGHT BE THE OTHER CHOICE TO PICK WHO COULD TORCH THE CAVS
Oladipo is going to score 36 and set a new personal best for threes, isn’t he?
He had his personal best against the Cavs when he was with the Magic.