Live Thread: Cavs @ Hawks
2018-12-29
Winnable game alert: the Cavs are 1-1 versus the Hawks and the Hawks (like the Cavs) are on the second night of a back-to-back. Of course, this Atlanta team now includes one of the NBA’s best sophomores, John Collins, and is 4-1 in their last five. They also play at the NBA’s fastest pace…
Hawks are 1 st in NBA in pace 106.07, 3rd in TO'S forced,16.9- 4 bath in bench scoring, 44pts, 4th in 3 pt shots attempted 34. Their problem they lead the NBA in pts allowed 118
— Austin Carr (@MrCavalier34) December 29, 2018
So another tough game for the Cavs who are still without David Nwaba, Ante Zizic, Tristan Thompson, and Kevin Love while Rodney Hood is questionable. The Hawks are missing only Dewayne Dedmon.
If I’m the Cavs, I’m starting Nance at the four to counter John Collins who very well could destroy Cedi Osman or Jaron Blossomgame atthat spot. Moving Cedi to the three and starting Burks gives the Cavs a better inside presence, but risks foul trouble for Cedi. While it’s nice the Cavs signed Patrick McCaw, Cleveland could really use another big man.
Let’s hope Cleveland gets up for this one and that they have the juice to make it a game. Should be fun to watch Young and Collins. I’m hoping for some Delly/Nance second unit romance. As always, go Cavs.
Got my cable back in time to see Alec Burks, Larry Drew, and the Cavs piss this game away.
Terrible look.
Even worse. They had two timeouts.
Yezus. That is the worst turnover ever.
Use the damned glass!
JUST IN TIME TO SEE A CAVS ‘W” ; )
Too soon 😐
Argh. That was a frustrating stretch of not being able to watch.
Cedi And1! Sexton big rebound! My cable is working!
My cable still out… :(
Not looking too good… down 10 on second night of back to back… time to check out the Bama/OK game…
Dinner break…
Cavs still not boxing out well…
Three for the lead!
Cedi really attacking the hoop this game…
Baze just fell over. Awful call.
Cedi should’ve had his hands straight up.
Baze blew a tire… went to locker room…
Nance on pace for a 40 minute night.
Cedi with three the hard way!
Bandit can’t buy a three…
Sexton looks more decisive so far this quarter…
Larry is EVERYWHERE…
WHAM WITH THE RIGHT HAND!
Larry fighting for that board…
Nice start to the second quarter by Young Bull…
Collin Sexton’s parents seem nice.
Really nice people…
Mom must be an insomniac because she says she’s up all night when Collin loses…
Young Bull’s folks still look pretty young…
Honestly lucky to be down six. Sexton did a nice job of getting to the line.
Completely agree…
Jalen Jones 20 footers with 20 seconds left on the clock : not a winning recipe.
Not so freaking on those…
Nice follow by JFJ tho…
That Cedi attempted trey just chipped glass off the backboard…
Jfj with a nice follow.
#FreezeOnSight
#FleeTheFight
#BeThe Flight
This is rapidly turning into a 20+ point blowout…
Sexton with no damned clue what he’s doing.
And nobody really to show him the way…
Austin Carr just used the phrase “Standpoint of view.”
I know it’s been said before, and recently, but the Cavs just don’t have anyone teams need to respect as a shooter right now outside of maybe Clarkson’s mid-range…
Argh. Cavs guards suck at boxingbout or stopping penetration.
So many mid-rangers… so many alley oops and kick out treys for them…
JUST TUNED IN AND —-YOUNG BULL ” ON FIRE ” !!
It’s pretty clear what the Hawks are trying to do offensively… Cavs just aren’t picking up on it…
JUST TO BREAK UP THE MONOTONY OF YOU 2 CONVERSING WITH EACH OTHER——–PROUD PAPA —-SON JUST INDUCTED TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL H.O.F. ——-TAKES AFTER THE OL MAN ; )—OK WILL LET YOU 2 GET BACK WITH YOUR TALKING—GOCAVS !!!
Congrats nomad.
Congrats!
Nice drive JC!
Kind of surprised they’re not posting Delly on young.
Do they ever post up outside of LNJ anymore?
Larry could get his career high in scoring this game probably…
This got ugly in a hurry…
Frye was kind of a disaster there
Young from somewhere in Florida…
11-2 run in like 35 seconds… yikes
Well that was a disastrous close to the quarter.
Hey Nate, how are your holidays? Clear up that Smithalus outbreak?
Yeah all cured. My last holiday party was today too. Thank God.
Nice
Way to choke away the end of a decent quarter Cavs…
Jeez… John Collins…
Matador defense…
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Delly trey!
Is the pressure bursting the pipes metaphor the most totured one in AC’s repertoire?
He’s killing me this year.
I might have to switch to the Hawks commentators…
Great hustle for a three round possession!
Jalen Freaking Jones! O Board!
Sweet move Cedi!
Nice spin Cedi!
John Collins is going to be good for a while…
Collins has a ginormous head
Just getting home… how have they looked?
Good! Except for Sexton. Larry playing awesome and Cedi scored the first five.
Hope Sexton can turn it around…
I fear cedi after he makes a couple.
God I hate sexton’s shot selection.
Cedi big three to start.
Nance starting instead of Frye tonight.
Like to see a bounce back game from Sexton.