Live Thread: Cavs vs. Heat
2019-11-14We’ve got an earlier than usual game tonight as the Cavaliers have returned from their three game road trip and prepare to host the Miami Heat. Dion Waiters will have to sit this one out as he is still being punished for his gummy bear incident. For the Cavs, Kevin Porter Jr. and Matthew Dellavedova are both listed as questionable while Dylan Windler apparently is still at least a couple weeks away from returning.
After the nail biting loss to the Sixers this Cleveland team has shown that they can scrap and have a chance against most any opponent. Tonight that means trying to contain Jimmy Butler while also getting their first shot at break out undrafted rookie Kendrick Nunn.
If it helps their confidence, the Cavs can look back to see the Last Two Minute Report from the previous game admitted that the refs missed Embiid throwing Collin Sexton out of the way for a rebound, so there is that. Now it’s time to look towards the future and hope that a mix of bonding on the road and the return to home cooking puts the Cavs in the right mindset to take down the current third seed in the East while inching towards a .500 record.
One continuing trend to watch is the consistent plus/minus studs of Tristan Thompson and Cedi Osman. Thompson’s rating is +27.9 and Cedi’s is +24.9 (via Fear the Sword). While both have had some good moments (TT having a lot of good moments) it is most telling that they are the two players that don’t have a true positional backup. Until Windler, Henson, and Zizic get back it is just something they will have to fight through and hopefully the Cavs can hold things together through force of will like they have so far many times this season. If they can limit Jimmy Butler and keep the Heat’s youth contained Cleveland has a real shot to steal a win here tonight.
I’m going all in on hope and predicting Cedi does a surprisingly sufficient job containing Butler while Love and Sexton have some good bounce back shooting. It’ll be close, but Cavs 111 to Miami 107.
Go Cavs!
Delly dime!
Dang. We had a shot there to really get back in it.
Love so.much more engaged with Sexland on the bench.
Love from deep twice! Down to 10. Nice quarter. Good to see Garland get going a bit as well. LNJ balling as well.
Time to execute now. No more iso
KPJ sneaky good defender for a rookie…
Not even sneaky
Good to see they are taking my advice and sticking with it!!!!
It’s been Delly and Porter Jr. getting this done on defense.
Can…not…compute
10!
Down to ten!!!
That was my moral victory target! If they haven’t exhausted themselves, we might have a game here.
I hate Clarkson sometimes.
As a player, I hate him 98.7% of the time.
Dirty play by butler
Which one? All of them?
NOT A BAD IDEA “COACH ” NATE —GO BIG OR GO HOME
Delly’s d and his willingness to pass has been why he’s outplayed the starters this game.
That should be a foul. Banged his hand on the rim for no reason.
YEP AS LONG AS YOU SEE “FIGHT —NO QUIT ” FOR AN ENTIRE GAME —–I / CLEVELAND WILL SUPPORT THEM
I’d consider giving the big lineup of Nance at the 3 some run here.
Interesting how when I first suggested it we all (me included) that it would be weird, but i can see more and more wisdom in trying it.
Much better quarter. Cut it to ten before the last 3 minutes and that’s a suitable moral victory coming back from an atrocious first half.
Done!
How about they just keep going and steal this game?
DID I “PEEE ” ON GARLANDS WHEATIES ——GOOD TO SEE HIM COME OUT THE 2ND HALF / SHOW UP / START TO LIGHT EM UP
Delly gave herro the left and he took it
Call a gd over the back.
Miami punishing the Cabs’ tiny guards.
Cavs gotta be more physical on D. Keep this run going.
Cedi!
Cedi so cold tonight.
Garland heating up… Finally!
Garland finally heating up!
Jinx
Finally caught up to live. Still not looking good.
Do Sexton and Garland realize that Butler is among the best defensive guards in the NBA? They keep trying to take him one on one.
Love’s D has been lousy tonight.
Osman missed 3 straight.
Sexton is garbage tonight. Refuses to run an offense.
DG hits a pity deuce
Sexland is impotent tonight.
SEE WHAT WORDS OF WISDOM CAN BE IMPARTED AT HALF TIME BY BEILEIN —GONNA NEED A FULL SQUAD ” CAVS WHISPERER ” TONIGHT
Ooof. Heat shot 60%+ from the field. Cavs 1-14 from deep.
“BUCKS ” SQUAD —HERO / NUNN GOING ‘SUPER NOVA ” ON THE CAVS : (
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1195133992955207689?s=20
Sexton stunk it up that half with the hero ball.
Cedi. Gotta practice freebies.
Terrible d, Clarkson.
Jesus. Collin. This is a boat race.
Cavs got some road legs and not running the offense through love. Gonna be a long night.
Beilein gonna have to take a tech to get the Cavs in this.
Another bs call. Should’ve been on butler .
Can’t stick around to watch this game – looks like Cavs may be overmatched. Hope they stick with it & keel fighting.
Keep, even.
Had to start the game late, so im still working to catch up…
Sexton trying to play hero ball.
Pass the GD ball, guys.
Might be the best team in the east here.
Miami or the Bucks. Boston before Hayward got hurt.
Not Boston. Never was Boston.
Nunn killing them. Where’s buck?
Bigs gotta get on the shooters.
Garbage officiating
COMING IN LATE —–SEE THE CAVS HAVE KEPT IT CLOSE —–“REAL GAME ” IS THEMATCH BETWEEN UPCOMING SUPERSTARS —GARLAND VS HERO : ) —–CAVS PLAY TOUGH BUT LOSE 114–106——CAVS DO BREAK THE CENTURY MARK IN SCORING PROMPTING FREE ” GUMMY BEARS ” FOR ALL—UNFORTUNATELY IT IS THE NON -DION VARIETY –GO CAVS !!!
Cavs with a nice comeback to get back in the game.
That was lousy d, Kev.
Kpj!
Hope those free-throws get Delly going.
Blatant uncalled travel by Herro
Gotta shoot there, love.
Dragic traveled.
Flail by butler.
Read a little too much of their own press.
Cavs getting blitzed. Gotta stop turning it over and run through second and third options.
There was no travel there. That was crap
Lol. Arguing over goaltending when the ball went in anyway
Nice bucket, Cedi
Garland struggling.
Rough start
Lol
On the pic.