Live Thread: Cavs vs. Wolves (#HungryLikeTheWolves)
2018-02-07
If there’s one thing the Cavs are not these days… it’s hungry. At least they don’t act that way. Well, the young and very hungry TimberWolves are waiting for them tonight at the Q… looking to devour what’s left of the reigning Eastern Conference champs after they got gunned down by the Magic in Orlando last night. The last time the two teams met, Minnesota crushed the Cavs 127-99 on January 8th at the Target Center, and things haven’t really improved for the wine & gold since. Cleveland is also 0-8 on nationally televised games since Christmas… and of course, this game is the featured one on ESPN (so much for LeBron suggestion).
I’d like to believe that the Cavs will be competitive, especially since they still own a 19-7 home record. But, my instincts tell me they’re once again going to be lambs for the slaughter. Who knows, with any luck this will be the last time we see a few of these guys in a Cavs uniform with the trade deadline looming.
Prediction: The young Wolves make a meal out of LeBron, IT and co… leading the pack to a 124-109 feeding frenzy.
There’s always hope that tomorrow will bring at least some new faces to root for, and allow us to say goodbye (and good riddance) to a few others.
SWISHHHHHHHH!!!!
SWISH!
Wow… continuation for TT… LOL
That tt call was generous.
They got crowder the ball in his spot. It’s amazing. He shoots better from left wing and right corner and they have literally put him in the opposite of those spots all year.
Crowder got the small shoes on tonight…
Let’s see if IT can do anything…
Taj is tough.
Bullshit call
The world loves a prowling, furious Thibs.
Bron not having the same trouble driving past guys tonight…
Another look…
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/961417230985695232
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/961416803246313472
It’s like your team plays better when you play their best players. Mind blown.
The real test will be if Thibs exploits IT and JR when they return in a few minutes…
Rose has his quicks tonight…
Lue should play him 10 min max and let him go 125%
Whoa Cedi overclubbed there.
Too wide open…
Cedi making a difference on D…
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/961415576089346049
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_cl3WIO6A
When did Dieng become this good of a shooter?
College.
That can’t be true…
This makes me so happy.
CUT-ZUS!
Why isn’t green starting over Crowder?
Reputational myopia….
What was Butler thinking?
Cavs dodged a bullet…
What was LeBron thinking?
More Korver/Bron two man game please!
WOW… that was some great ball movement! Followed by some awful transition D…
Dieng is supposedly available.
https://twitter.com/mcten/status/961414203415449600
Nice drive, Cedi.
Cedi know how to foul people to stop them from easy layups…
Lue tryin’ to prove IT’s comments about him not making in game adjustments wrong? Who knew that’s what it took… to get called out by his agent of chaos… wish it happened a month ago…
Can actually hear the Cavs communicating on defense tonight
Held the Wolves under 30! The new benchmark for good defense by the Cavs.
Competitive first quarter… Lue doing some things he should have done much earlier… maybe due to foul trouble… but I’ll take it!
Held them to under 30!
Watching early Cedi makes me angry and happy at the same time.
How about when he hit that sweet three?
Early Cedi is good Cedi.
Lue really F’d up playing Cedi…
THE FORCE IS STRONG!
Wiggins blows the 2 for 1…
Great follow by Uncle Jeff
Early CEDI! What’s happening?
Cavs fans be like…
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/020/001/krabs.jpg
That was a terrible call on Isaiah… CEDI IS IN WHAT A GREAT CAL ON ISAIAH!
I think the Cavs would have five more wins if Chowder could make an open corner three even 40% of the time…
See… why don’t more three point shooters follow their shot like Channing just did?
Channing is better than Tristan at literally every phase of the game right now. Maybe rebounding, but that’s about it.
I like the early Frye…
CHANNING!!
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/961411173206736898
https://twitter.com/CavsFredMcLeod/status/961410992486875136
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/961410676945190912
“Smith has come out piping hot”! Props to the ESPN announcer.
Man… JR’s stroke looks really good… maybe just in time for him to get moved for George Hill…
http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2683976.1466622508!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_750/nba-cleveland-parade.jpg
I hope he has a monster game. I got a pic I’ve been waiting to use for a year and a half.
We’ll take that dumb foul from Towns, which sends him to the bench.
I don’t know how Bron spun that one in!
Did Hubie just say, “Had to be a charge, or it could have gone either way”?
He’s in three minds.
Hubie: “Well that had to be a charge… or it could be called either way.”
When was the last 24 second violation the Cavs forced? Seems like it’s been a while…
Nice drive by KAT for Bron…
KAT just raining a three…
Practice your throws King…
https://twitter.com/mcten/status/961379403744907264
They are both idiots
Better defensive effort for the first five…
JR is at least hitting threes early again… maybe this time he won’t stop…
If you had the Wolves for the first intrasquad squabble tonight, you just won a lot of money.
Well… at least they look aggressive…
JR hot in first quarters lately.
Wow… they really are going with the grey Land unis until they win…
Stick with what’s working! Just like Lue’s rotations.
TT blown dunk to start the game, then Crowder with a toe on the line.
He can only make them with the toe on the line…