Live Thread: Cavs @ Mavericks
2017-11-11
Tonight the Cavs face off against the 2-10 Dallas Mavericks. This game screams trap game as Cleveland tends to not put any effort in against opponents of Dallas’s stature. Add to that this game is away in the middle of a tough road trip and coming off of a tough loss to Houston last Thursday and things could get dicey. Derrick Rose is still day-to-day with an ankle injury and may not go tonight. The Mavs will be missing Seth Curry and Josh McRoberts.
To win, the Cavs will need to put in at least 75% effort levels. Don’t expect an improvement on the defensive end, no matter how much effort they are putting in. The Cavs should be taking this game seriously, though as their performances against the dregs of the league have been abysmal thus far. I do expect a bit more than usual, however, and hope Cleveland can start to get things back on track. I expect a win tonight, maybe I’m being naive, hopefully not. LeBron says he is still in “improvement mode” as well as “championship mode” so we should still continue to give him the benefit of the doubt as they continue to improve. Despite their rocky start, no one in the organization is panicking quite yet. This one should be a gimme, so go Cavs!
anyone see that Cavs for Mavs T shirt the guy in the front row was wearing? Classic!
Run a play for love.
geez this is sloppy.
What is LeBron doing?
Not one of his better games…
A little late.
Bron with 2 staight TOs.
Turnovers get Mavs right back in it.
where would the Cavs be without Korver this year? Only reliable 3 point threat
Also one of the hardest playing and smartest playing Cavs…
Chasedown!
Nice second pass to get Korver the corner 3.
Hot. Effing. Garbage.
Dwade should have been nowhere near this game.
Dwyane Wade bricking long twos like it’s 1999.
Lol…if this goes down to the wire, it’s ridiulous…
I’m really over Wade right now
0-5 with 5 turnovers
Quite the stat line…
Put. Kev. Back. In.
Argh. They got so lazy on that Dirk three.
Whoa! Running deep 3 by Korver!
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Nice little play for KK,
Korver D earning the 24 second violation
Ugh. Bench Wade.
Korver ran farther than love or Wade trying to stop that barea drive
Wade is useless this game. Just run the damned offense. He’s settling for long twos early in the shot clock.
Turns it over on cue
I love how he does a terrible jump pass and then yells at Korver.
Gonna be trick or treat with Wade all year, most likely…he really sucked last year, I don’t care that he averaged 19 or whatever…he was on a garbage team and had super high usage…he did not help them win…
LeBron looking for was when he should be looking for korver
Barea with a nice shot there to get an and1. Terrible positioning by JR though. Get your hands up.
Like to see Holland get some run tonight.
Absolutely.
Base half court d has been good this quarter.
Good thing JR and Love are hitting shots tonight…
JR just airballed a free throw. Weird
2nd time this year…
2nd time this week
Well, offensively, Love & JR have been awesome tonight. Crowder going inside some. Starting 4 + Shump with a nice run.
Wade won’t be good very often two games in a row. Especially after the monster effort last game.
Once, just once, can the Cavs blow it out & get Zz & Cedi some court time???
Great run to put the Cavs up 75-66
Jae attacking so much more. Kevin with some really good. Defense to go with his stellar o this quarter
Crowder much better so far this half.
http://www.williesimpson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/All-you-Need-Is-Love.jpg
It’s mid-level genius
http://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/02/10/the-predator.jpg
Crowder just stared at Dirk instead of pressuring the shot.
Only 30 minutes ago….
https://twitter.com/mrcavalier34/status/929533363089739778
They do look like they’re scrambling on some possessions
Love just does not go for the block
And Crowder stared at multiple rebounds.
Good God. Jae Crowder is freaking awful on both ends of the court tonight.
Pretty embarrassing half…
LBJ’s body language as he walked off = furious.
I would take Dennis Smith…trade the Nets pick for him…too bad Mavs wouldn’t do it…
Well…the mavs are sure fun to watch for a bottom feeder. Yogi and Dennis smith Jr are a fun backcourt. Wesley Matthews is a GRUMPY defender
Wow. Crowder on that Smith dunk just decided to slide out of the way.
Defensive rebounding is overrated.
Just let Smith go the length of the floor for a dunk, when they are already in a half court set…good job, guys…
Really like shumps game so far….and he throws it out of bounds
Crowder scored a point!
Two!
Crowder has been scalding hot garbage
Haha. Mejri lighting up the Cavs who are sleepwalking through this game.
Still no cedi sighting. Jae Crowder keeps getting caught out of position on offense and defense, and i think he probably doesn’t sit on the right seat on the bench either. Dude just looks like a shell
Danny would not have traded Crowder if he thought he was good…
LBJ giving Shump some filthy looks after an easy Mavs layup.
That’s a bad charge call
Guys the Jeff Green experience has been the total opposite of what i remember from him. Good defense, solid under control drives, and decent shooting. WTH?
I know. It’s insane.
Wade is garbage tonight. Turnovers and dopey midrangers.juat pass the ball and run the offense.
I’m at the game…this is pretty poor basketball from both sides
Well, nice recovery. JR & Love got going. Green with a nice jumper at the buzzer.
Time to win 3 in a row & get over .500 & stay there.
Is there anyone we want from this mavericks team? I’d think anyone would be available.
Not really…Barnes, but not on his contract…
Man this Dallas team is TERRIBLE
Nice finish to the quarter.
Looks like the lowest opponent scoring quarter of the season…
Smart foul by JR on the break, more of that, please…
Nice drive and kick by Shump to set up love for three
Cavs are gonna end up giving AC an heart attack
At least it didn’t take Lue forever to take a to.
Same old defense…layup line…
Argh. This team needs a perk infusion
Well, this has been fun… Cavs chucking lots of bricks tonight. Cavs still think the three point line is 3 feet closer than it is.
So tired of Crowder non corner threes…I don’t even recall him making one…
Basketball Reference says there is a 92% likelihood the Cavs will fail to make the playoffs.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/playoff_prob.html
I will take that bet.
It’s because they have lost to a bunch of bottom feeders early, I’m sure, but no…
Losing this game would be a disgrace. It should not be close, frankly. Rose being out will help…