Live Thread: Cavs @ Mavericks
2019-03-16SOOOOOO annoying. No Luka tonight. Instead we get the guy the Cavs should’ve drafted with pick they wasted taking on Jordan Clarkson’s contract, Jalen Brunson. Brunson has made the Mavs’ decision to move on from Dennis Smith Jr. look smart as Jalen’s averaged a cool 16/4/4 in 31 minutes a night on superb 64 TS%. Yes, you can get a good player when you draft past the lottery.
Meanwhile, the Mavs have lost a tanktastic 12 of their last 13. I look for the Mavs to be a possible destination for Tristan Thompson this summer as he’d be a solid pairing with Luka and the Zinger. Speaking of TT, he might return tonight along with Larry Nance. As for the rest of the Cavs, I think everyone is healthy. Hopefully we get a better night than we got against the Magic. Early prediction? Carlisle out-tanks the Cavs and Cleveland wins 115-105.
DOUBLE VICTORY TODAY AS THE KNICKS BEAT THE LAKERS—–LEBRON DISTANCING HIMSELF FROM TIMEOUT HUDDLES —YOU JUST GOTTA LOVE IT !!!
They’ll probably hire Jason Kidd, but I’m starting to think they should look at Laker legends Byron Scott and Kurt Rambis. Yeah, they haven’t had the most successful careers as coaches to this point, but they have learned a lot, and I think they’re ready to take the next step.
Sorry I missed this one, on vacation and been watching duke. Zion doing it all again. Barrett was awful for the tournament… Be very interesting to see how he responds in the ncaa.
Looks like cedi and Sexton went off, I guess that’s all you can ask for.
I LIKED BRUNSON COMING OUT OF COLLEGE— HAS NOT PROVEN ME WRONG—–HE IS WITH THE RIGHT TEAM / COACH TO GROW AND REACH HIS POTENTIAL ……………..NONE OF EVIL KIDS GO TO USC DO THEY………JUST KIDDING EVL !!!! : )
Well, we kept playing until the end.
But we really miss Delly, TT, and LNJ.
We’d be much better with those guys out there.
We could lose out from here. Though I think we will get someone at home.
Jackson strolled around Ante for a layup. Strolled.
Dang. Nice push and finish, Collin.
How many douchers cheated to get into Duke, like 100?
Dirk!!
Gonna be like extra annoying when they pull the starters to lose.
Haha jump ball magic.
Nwaba a little over amped right now.
Ah Chriss you gotta finish that
Jedi’s 3 stroke has been so smooth lately
Nice, Suns won in overtime.
Awesome finish by Sexton, using his quickness…
Lightning first step
Nice push sexton
Officiating getting dumb
Nice hands quiche to at least draw a foul.
They’ll play all the highlights from this game when they have the jersey retirement for Brunson…
Love is showing high on the PnR but not really accomplishing anything … Cavs are neither switching the PnR or double teaming and the roll guy is getting open layups
Dang, Dwight.
The current NBA game really favors guys like Hardaway, who can’t play much, but can hit open threes…those guys are way more valuable right now than they really should be…
Brunson having a career game, seems like…
Cedi! x2
Woo! Tough three, C3di!
Bad shot, Collin…
Yeah, you should probably defend Sexton outside the arc, guys…
You having to manually refresh when you post?
No. It seems fine now, but I had to until recently.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1105281446032347138?s=19
Sexton punishing teams with that 3 point catch and shoot…
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1107097424219328512?s=19
No Longo at the half, so disappointing…
GOOD POSSIBALITY WE DON’T SEE KLOVE THE 2ND HALF ??
NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE- (“STARQUIEESE ” )– MIKEO—–MY SUPPORT /CONFIDENCE IN HIM HAS “RAPIDLY DEPARTED ” POST ALL STAR BREAK—-NOT SURE IF I AM CAVS THAT I SIGN HIM ON A MIN CONTRACT
I think a two way contract at most…
Man only down 9.
Damnit. Kev just broke his tramp stamp.
Giving up an absurd number of points to this team, but still in it…
Hope Sexton starts finishing more of those next year. Bailed out by the Z tip.
ZZ
Sexton’s shooting….
Nice setup for youngbull by Kev.
Cavs D is a sieve this half…well all year…
20 point Mavs lead…brutal…
Not great.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1107080016939139073
Bummer. Should be OK to live without him till mid may though
IDK, that could be into round 2 vs Boston/Philly.
If he is back in 6, they are OK. If it is 8, touch & go. George Hill gonna start?
Zion carrying Duke against fsu right now.
They’re gonna kill the Cavs then purposefully piss the game away at the end.
Getting ugly.
Longo doin’ work…
TIght D on KLove and he still scores!
This lineup isn’t gonna generate a lot of good looks…
Quiche with some sticktoitiveness
Nice pass from Sauce to Chriss after the Sauce miss…
Good god, flop of the year…
Sauce!
Chriss sucks. Sorry NOMAD.
Sauce three
Ugh, bad TO by Knight, Hardaway three…
Nice drive, yongbull!
Mavs made threes keeping them in the game…
Great drive by Sexton, gotta finish, though…
C3di!
Dirk cannot handle a body like Z. At all.
Zizic with some senior abuse.
Laughable defensive breakdown on that Brunson layup…
I can’t believe they list Henson at six three.
Wide open shot for Finney-Smith…even TT would hit that open a 3…
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I’m good now, and it’s nice, thanks Nate.
Nice shot by Knight over Dirk…
Sexton for three
One thing Sexton can do to make himself more valuable is simply to draw more fouls. He’s shooting 83-84% this year from the line, that’s a weapon. Goes with being a more consistent finisher.
Airball, diggler. Nice defensive play though.
Nice find from Cedi…
Very annoying – Luka was on fire against the Nuggets.