Live Thread: Cavs @ Lakers
2018-03-11
The Cavs play a second straight at the Staples center tonight, and the injury bug has bit them hard. Out tonight are Kevin Love (hand), Tristan Thompson (ankle), Cedi Osman (hip), and Rodney Hood (lower back). Jeff Green (back) and Kyle Korver (foot) are both battling injuries but are expecting to play tonight.
#Cavs going to have to try to beat the Lakers with a bench of Clarkson, a banged up Korver & a handful of G-Leaguers, all while starting Jeff Green. Could be a long night.
— Adam Copeland (@exiledclevelndr) March 12, 2018
Jordan Clarkson looks to get more run at the two, and Calderon and John Holland will probably get some run too. Let’s hope Jeff Green spends his entire night at the four, and that he either starts shooting threes or making more than he misses.
I don’t expect the Cavs to lose this one. LeBron James doesn’t forget much, and he wont forget Isaiah Thomas’ sullenness in Cleveland. Meanwhile Larry Nance and Jordan Clarkson will be looking to show Magic Johnson and Luke Walton what they’re missing. James might actually play defense and box out tonight after posting a -16 Friday. Stopping the Lakers will take a balanced effort as they routinely have 6+ players in double figures, with Kuzma, Randle, Lopez, Ball, Thomas, and Caldwell-Pope all capable of getting it going in the scoring column.
Larry Nance remains key, but he and Ante Zizic will have to balance protecting the rim with protecting from backside lob as DeAndre Jordan and Montrezl Harrell ate the Cavs for dinner on a diet of alley oops, Friday. Despite battling a solidly playing Lakers team (4-2 in the last six) and the undefeated L.A. nightlife, I’m betting James tries to put the Lakers away early, and Jordan Clarkson goes off. 122-104, Cavs.
turns off game :(
Wonder if EG is going to beat the traffic
yeah this is fun
punish IT please
Argh. Kyle doesn’t need to swipe down there.
Jeff…you do NOT have korver’s green light from 3 dude…put that shot away and go to the hole
And Green does Jeff Green things when the game gets tied
Showing some energy on both sides of the court finally
Nice run here actually predicated by some aggression by Hill.
Lebron literally wouldn’t pass to anyone but him, basically saying “lonzo is on you. tear him up, dude…”
Hill Woke up!
i would seriously be more comfortable with our offense if we just had JR and Korver shoot every shot the rest of the 3rd quarter. We would probably score more point.
HILL! FINALLY! Some aggression!
encouraging to see nobody talking in the huddle, lue not talking to any of the players, nobody even looking at each other…good god we are in a terrible state
I would almost rather see Calderon at point guard
wait…there defensive strategy is give Kuzma an open three…then after he decides not to take it, give him a free lane to a layup…hahahaha. Can’t believe he missed it though
Jeff Green fooled ALL of us. HE IS WHO WE THOUGHT HE WAS. What a sad realization.
Every fanbase eventually comes to this realization.
wow. just wow. they are on pace for 39 assists
We brick more wide open threes than we make it feels like
The team never does what Jim Boylan says at half time
ty doesn’t have ‘ any stones ‘ to get on his players —one of his many deficiencies as a coach
Halftime Report:
The Cavs run only the most rudimentary post-ups, pick-and-rolls with no weakside action, or isolation sets. They still scored sixty because of LeBron’s frequent “look what I found” plays. Defensively they’ve given up 8-19 to the Lakers behind the arc. KCP has 15, Lopez 14, and Julius Randle 13. The Cavs are so afraid of giving up offensive rebounds that they’re playing everyone inside and the Lakers are getting wide open looks. Fortunately, the Cavs have only given up two turnovers.
IT at plus 8 leads the Lakers in +/- ?
Cause the Cavs have not punished him. They’ve played an absolutely stupid offensive game. Thankfully they’re not turning it over much.
He has one stinking assist. Thought he was much better running an offense
Lebron just effing around but his teammates barely doing anything like hill jr green to name a few
Starting to dislike George Hill’s game a lot
Coach needs to chew him out and tell him to get his a** in gear. It’s as simple as that. he’s not even trying on offense.
Hill just has cratered from deep compared his Kings shooting
Absolutely no foul on the Cavs there. Randle just bully balled them.
Why the EFF aren’t they putting Lopez and Isaiah in P/R every time?
Calderon Plays point guard while George Hill stands around and does nothing.
maybe the cavs forgot to turn the clocks ahead —slept in tooooooo long ——-2-4 on this road trip —-book it
Luke Walton quote from huddle, “You can get a lot better shot on these guys” Everyone in league knows defense scheme incompetent.
That was a terrible foul call.
George Hill seems terrified of doing anything but the simplest thing on offense.
Agree. He is scared to shoot the three and just does that back and forth dribble routine,
The Cavs are sooooooooo bad. Ty Lue, take a bow.
LNJ JUST NEEDS TO PLAY HIS NORMAL GAME ——we look unprepared because we have the same clueless coach
A little late, but…
x2!
Good god. This Cavs defense looks so lost and the Lakers aren’t running anything special.
This is a loss. Good thing the Pistons & Hornets both hit the skids.
why do the cavs look unprepared every game…
Just as we thought they started playing defense….
Hard to say this but Zizic has looked better than Nance so far
Calderon also playing well.
Cavs defense is sight to behold
Randle took about four steps haha
James with a sweet double clutch.
Zizic played well. Positive on both ends.
Larry Nance is struggling tonight.
Trying too hard? May do better in the second half.
Yeah. James, Hill, Korver, Zizic, & Calderon have been our best so far.
Nance was fouled twice on that hook.
We should run a play for Korver.
A few plays…
Ball is the worst shooter ever how is he in nba?
So much overhelping by the Cavs defense. Ugh.
Wasn’t lue the defensive genius of 2015 finals???
Any reason everybody on the team sucks at one on one defense
IT didn’t have his powers back in the first quarter by Lopez and KCP did
Zicic and clarkson have nice two man game going
There’s no reason to double anyone on lakers for any reason on defense
Criminal that Cavs aren’t looking to get the ball to Korver…
Even Jose missed him when he was open
We don’t move the ball well. We don’t exploit mismatches well. We don’t play good defense (effort or cohesion). And we don’t maximize the guys we have.
Some pretty awful defense so far by the Cavs…
Cavs making KCP into an all star this game.
WHY ARE YOU HELPING ON THOMAS!? Make him hit a shot before the entire D collapses.
Everybody wants to block him. Team unity!
Fans here can’t decide whether to boo or cheer LeBron…
LOL at Luke calling timeout in the middle of IT’s drive…
Put Lopez and Thomas in the pick and roll on every play. IT’s not rocket science.
See what I did there?
Haha, nice.
Why we don’t drive every time against this team is beyond me…JR is horrible
Oh man. Isaiah is what the Dr. order for Clevelnd
They are rightly going right at him nearly every possession…
If only the Cavs so called shooters could be consistent. But this season they haven’t been consistent at all.
Not hitting shots or playing defense….why is JR starting yet playing?
Exactly.
Who else you gonna play tonight?
Holland or Perrantes or Calderon or anyone with a pulse haha
But he (JR) can try to drive the ball and play some defense too.
George Hill has GOT to be more aggressive. He’s handling the ball less than J.R.
JEFF GREEN STOP MISSING THREES!
Jeff Green STOP TAKING THREES
Exactly
JR and Green just have to contribute tonight with the injuries. So far no dice
At this one too… seats not as good but hoping for a better showing by Cavs. Already a good sign… Black Unis instead of gray…