Live Thread: Bulls vs Cavs
2018-12-23Tonight at 6PM EST, the Chicago Bulls take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in what could be the most important game of the season for these two teams.
The losing team of this game will take the lead in the race for the 2019 first overall draft pick.
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— Basketball Tip Off (@BBallTipoff) December 23, 2018
Happy Christmas Eve Eve, Cavs fans. If you watched the Browns dismantle the Bengals, you’re probably feeling pretty good, and now you get a heaping helping of Cavalier basketball. For the Cavs, Rodney Hood is out with a sore achilles while David Nwaba is questionable.
For the Bulls, Bobby Portis, Zach Lavine, while there’s no word on Jabari Parker who’s missed the last four games with illness and being crapy.
The loser of this game will have the worst record in the league, and be in the lead for the Zion Williamson tank battle. Truth be told, these young Cavs could use a win, and with Lauri Markennan back and Lavine and Parker sitting, this team is no pushover. Let’s hope Sexton, Cedi, and Co. can take a step forward and build some confidence.
CLIPPERS / WARRIORS IN A ‘DEFENSIVE ” BATTLE–71-67 @ HALF
TRYING TO AVOID “PANIC MODE ” WITH DRAFT PICKS—–STILL SOMEWHAT EARLY—-HAVE BEEN / WILL CONTINUE TO BE A YOUNG BULL SOPPORTER —BUT HAVING SOME CONCERNS IF WE PASSED UP ON PLAYERS WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN—-HOPE YOUNG BULL PUTS ALL MY CONCERNS TO REST——OPINIONS / THOUGHTS ?
JASON WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE A SMART ASS —-WE MIGHT HAVE TO “REVISIT ” NEXT 5 / 4 GAMES AS BEING THE EASIEST ——-AFTER GETTING POUNDED BY THE BULLS —INJURIES MOUNTING —–THINK THE ENTIRE TEAM ” MIGHT HAVE HIT THE WALL “—–EVERY GAME IS GOING TO BE A BATTLE TO EVEN BE COMPETITVE –LET ALONE WIN
FAMILY GET TOGETHER —MISSED GAME —( JUST CHECKED SCORE–GUESS I AM FORTUNATE )—–HAS SEXTON ” OFFICIALLY ” HIT THE WALL ——-AGAIN NOT OUT TO CRUCIFY —BUT MAYBE DREW JUST HAS TO SIT HIM A GAME OR 2 —–LAST FEW GAMES HAVE BEEN —-WELL OUCH !!—–CEDI WITH 4 TH SOLID GAME / ROW —–LNJ CONTINUES TO MARVEI AS DOES DELLY ———CAN YOU SAY “ZION ‘
For 2+ quarters we were quite good, really. Nance, Cedi, Burks, Clarkson, Nwaba & Delly had good halves. Channing hit a 3.
Sexton was awful. You cannot bench him completely given how few healthy players we have. I expect mistakes. But I also expect some sort of learning curve.
Learn to drive & dish. Use the backboard. Get us into our offense quicker. Do not settle for long twos with a big on you. Stop aimless dribbling. Learn to change speeds and/or keep the dribble alive on drives.
Other than one decent pass to Nance and a steal where he dove in to help in the post, I cannot remember one positive play.
Our D continues to be abyssmal.
We went a whole quarter without an assist.
7 thru 3 quarters.
In good news, Detroit & NO lost again tonight. Desperation level has to be rising in both places. And Sac won again.
Nance & Cedi with nice games. Burks solid.
Missed this stinkeroo, thank goodness.
Oof, just a listless second half. That’s probably the worst loss of the year. Sexton has hit a bit of a wall.
Agreed
Collin can barely beat markennan off the dribble.
Sad thing is, not settling for a contested 21 footer is progress.
And then he blows two layups while refusing to use the glass.
This team has no confidence. Sexton has to get demoted or this team is gonna completely check out.
Everyone knows we are tanking. We have a ton of injuries, one guy away from the team, and an open roster spot we are not filling.
We are last in defense. Our rookie PG is nothing of the sort. And almost everyone knows they could get dealt.
Without Love & TT (and now Hood), we are legit the worst team in the league.
Agree we may have to sit Sexton/ start Delly. Like what Boylen did sitting Parker. We should do the same.
We won the tank battle.
Time for Lingabarfi to get fired. Dead last in defense.
Longabarfi.
Sexton’s whole offensive philosophy is whack.
Lopes. With an offensive foul. No call
Why isn’t Jones playing?
Yezus.Larry finally redeem.s
We may not win another game until TT and or Love return.
That looks to be a nasty twisted ankle. Yikes.
Nwaba twisted hiseft ankle. Ugh.
Yeesjh cabs resigned to failure.
Chicago is much better now that Markannen & Dunn are healthy & Lavine & Parker are not playing.
Delly s worst game so far this year.
Agreed. He wasn’t going to have a TS% of over 70% forever.
Cedi with a nice drive.
Our best 5 out there. Delly, JC, Nwaba, Cedi, Nance. And in comes Zizic.
Minus 15 that quarter.
Cavs just gotta move The ball. They’re shortcutting the offense.
Game getting away. They have a stud (Markannen) and we do not.
Delly doing too.much.
We are struggling on O.
Wow that foul was thin as hell
Bad pass Delly. Great steal Nance.
Delly with some bad passes this game.
Team wide. Delly. Burks. Blossomgame.
That guy from Chicago is way better than Sexton at the moment.
Omg. That offensive foul call was trash.
Junior smash! Off his own miss! Moses Malone-esque.
Moses never had hops like that!
I am souring on Sexton. His instincts are just so bad. He can’t even blow by a big to create a shot.
He doesn’t even try at any time other than transition. He needs to go. To the g league to get his confidence.
Markennan so balanced when he shoots.
He is never in a hurry. Knows what he is doing & why. And that shot is deadly.
Burks (8/5/2) and Nwaba with solid halves as well.
Markannen is so good.
Nice game. Markennan is really good.
Oy collin.
Cedi cold blooded
Cedi!
Loving the progression we are seeing with LNJ. Wonder what his ceiling will be.
His only limit is his work ethic and discipline.
Up 5. Clarkson, Cedi, & Nance leading the way.
Sexton makes nothing out of something an awful lot.
And 1 – solid Mwaba
That should’ve been a foul for Sexton. Burks gets the And1 though.
Oops thought that was Nwaba – screen resolution not great here
I think you’re right actually.
Burks with a tough finish!
Deep fryed!
Sexton launches a scud missile jumper that almost breaks the backboard.
I just love it when Sexton dribbles aimlessly for 20 seconds & then passes to someone 25 feet from the hoop.
And Burks one ups him with a poor pass.
I don’t understand why he’s starting. Send him to the g league.
Yes you do.
One, he is terrible and helps us tank.
Two, you hope he gets better this year and is not terrible next year., when we may actually try to compete.
Three, if he still stinks next year (and we are bottom 10 again), we keep our 1st again & we can cut bait.
Four, Delly is the only other PG on the roster.
I’m not sure it helps him as a Player.
Yezus
Some great plays and some awful ones.
Nice steal Collin.
Junior putting Lopez on skates for another slam.
LNJ with a hook!
Cedi nails a 3! And Longabarfi yells at him.
Seriously?
Cedi with a nice game so far!
Hook! Z-Like! GO Larry!
Junior slam!
Flob +1!
Dunn is a guy I like.
Stupid passes to open & close the quarter. Cavs up 1.
Blossomgame with an abysmal outlet.
Hawks hang on. 9 wins for them.
Nwaba is going to give it a go!
Delly trey!
Cavs showing they have no clue how to throw a post entry pass.
Nice drive nwaba.
Sexton with an ugly shot
Followed by an uglier one
Nice And1 out of the to for cedi. Then a sweet crossover!
Markannen is such a talent. I would give up anyone on our team for him.
Hawks choking away a big lead late in Detroit.
Nwaba & Hood out. In addition to Love, TT, Henson, & JR.
I just love it when 2 of your 10 active players are two ways. And you have an open roster spot. No, we ain’t tanking.
Sexton, Burks, Blossomgame, Osman, Nance.
Bench: Delly, Clarkson, Jones, Frye, Zizic.
Lazy Cedi pass off the jump.
NATE —WOW –WAS THINKING OF STARTING OFF THE SAME—–“ZION TANK GAME ” …..MIGHT BE ALOT OF “MISFIRED ” SHOTS ——–WHERE LOSING IS ACTUALLY “WINNING “