Live Thread: Cavs @ Hornets
2017-11-15
The Cavs are in Charlotte tonight to take on the Hornets. This is the fourth and final game of the their road trip. They’re 2-1 so far, which is better than it seems. They needed hot Kyle Korver fourth quarters in their wins against the Mavs and Knicks. It’s not going too far to say that they got lucky twice.
Charlotte gets Nicolas Batum back for the first time this year tonight. Batum is at the sweet spot between All-Star and Very Good Role Player. Fortunately for Charlotte, the French forward seems to know this and plays a pleasant brand of basketball where he keeps the rock moving and is at least near the right spot on the defensive end. He’s going to help.
The Cavs need to come out strong and shut down Charlotte right away. Kemba Walker is a very good guard and will be able to manage a lead at the end of the game for the Hornets. On top of that, Charlotte is averaging 13.8 turnovers a night, which is the tied for fewest in the NBA.
They aren’t going to give this game away. They also have Dwight Howard. He’s averaging a double-double and might be a bit of an issue for Cleveland without Tristan Thompson being available to stop him from rim running. Charlotte is also full of capable defenders, including Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who in theory will be on LeBron James for parts of this game.
If the Cavs pull out a win tonight, this road trip will be a success. However, with the Hornets not being one of the better teams according to record right now, they’ve lost four in a row, Cleveland may very well sleep walk their way into another loss because of effort. I’m picking Charlotte 110-97.
Wade with the awful turnover and then gets beaten by the blow by not once, but twice on the same possession
Wade should have shot that.
Jae Crowder not doing much again tonight,
Cavs not playing great but still in this game…only love and lebron really doing much
Nice flop by gilchrist
Put in Cedi.
I think he should be playing some every game…I mean how many of these guys are playing so well that you can’t take them out?
Agreed. Though Lue is probably trying to integrate the veteran new guys first.
Miracle shot by mkg
Haha Bron might end up on Shaqtin for that shot off the backboard
Anyone feel like the players on our roster really don’t like each other anymore?
No
Hornets getting a ton of bailouts tonight from the refs.
Bulls going aggressively for the worst record…
I know it’s early season but I cannot see shump lasting much longer with this team
No one else wants to pay him $10 million a year to suck.
Some dumb gm will do it kolby needs to work his magic
Shump is not an asset. The Cavs would need to be giving something to dump him…
JR swish!
Gotta shoot guys stop pump faking
Indeed
Shump from the Larry Hughes “I just a made a good shot, now let me take a terrible one” school of offense.
What a dumb shot by Shumpert.
Shump from the left corner of the shower!
See ya in the fourth, Dwight!
Kevin. Focus.
I’ve never yelled at anyone more than I yell at shump
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/930984148495491072
Cavs need to stop bounce passes in traffic and quit settling for 3s…they need to drive and rebound…rack up fouls…they’ll be good
https://twitter.com/Mike_CTBIPL/status/930979671788982272
Get Mr. miyagi in here because we no can defend.
Shumpert is the worst. At least if he was decent on D you could put up with his awful offense.
67 point half.
Terrible foul there.
Not sure why cavs aren’t driving to basket constantly need to do that in second half
67 points to the Hornets…not great…
Started out ok and then our defense caught up to us.
Kemba get IT fouls haha
64pts to the Hornets. I can’t even…
Crowder screened his own man on that last d
Jesus what an awful closeout by crowder on Marvin Williams.
Maybe play some Zizic for cheap. Fouls on howard
This D is atrocious.
The one theme from this season that is consistent…
Stupid turnovers
Bounce pass in traffic
There ya go love…bout time!
Bounce passes into traffic are not working yet cavs keep doing them
Love not showing up again
Kyle Korver is everything we wanted Mike Dunleavy to be
Yeah, it’s crazy how good he is at his age. How hard he works.
Kyle Korver the TO at Point Guard. ESPN says, “Former SEC player of the year.”
So glad I’m watching the Cleveland feed
I’m switching to FoxSportsGo lol but Jeff VanGundy is pulling for the Cavs
Lobbying for a coaching gig.
Poor defense rebounding by cavs do they who the hornets bigs are?
Might wanna guard Monk.
“Good Defense by Channing Frye with Shumpert with the tailpipe on the other end.”
Wade might benefit from just falling on the floor every trip down.
There you go, Dwyane. Attack the rack.
Wow. ESPN praising Ty Lue for the play at the end of the first. They said, “A great set run by Ty Lue…”
You all are negative Nancy’s. LEBRON IS THE WHOLE SANDWICH.
Let’s hope Wade doesn’t hijack the o
Nice end to the quarter.
Solid opening qtr…felt cavs got away from driving to hoop…but they are hitting outside shots this time
The way this roster was constructed just makes no sense.
Argh.put crowder in leftwing or right corner. Terrible from right wing.
This team could be something if they had one starter level guard.
C’mere Osman
And just like that the cavs start turning it over. That last steal under the bucket was unacceptable.
Great start now marred by three lousy turnovers
Oh Shumpert.
Shoot the damned open Corney trey
Shoulda shot that corner trey
Exactly
Pouring it on. Nice to see Crowder shoot w/confidence
Love swat leads to a crowder trey!
Nice cuts by love/lbj
Few like Howard is still hyper strong athletic but never became skilled enough to remain at the level he was at before his injuries
Hornets the ones with no energy to start the game.
Nice sequences by love. He will need to hit more threes.
Might be the first charge I’ve seen kev take all year.
Smith lost Batum twice so far.
LeBron’s fault on the first basket
Malik Monk is my vote for scrub Fuego.
Ouch. Tough prediction, David. I’m. Picking Cavs.