Live Thread: Cavs vs. Hawks (#GoingForThree)
2019-12-23Quick thread post because I completely forgot about it in the midst of last minute holiday shopping…
Cavs go for their third straight win for the first time this season, as they take on the sliding Hawks… losers of seven straight. Atlanta gets back PF John Collins tonight, following his 25 game suspension for violating the NBA’s drug policy. Before his absence, the Hawks had gone 2-3, but only 2-18 since.
The Cavs will be without Larry Nance, Jr. who is out with knee soreness.
Even though Collins usually has big games against the wine & gold, I’ll stay positive in my prediction and say the Cavs win a holiday barn-burner by three… 129-126 to win their third in a row.
Catch all the action starting at 7pm EST on FSO… and as always, sound off here with all your Cavs takes and yuletide joy…
11 turnovers in the middle of the 3rd… not great.
Good block by TT
Defense went up a notch after that TO!
aggressive move Cedi!
That completes the Bingo card…missed Reddish dunk…
Garland floater!
Love two good looks, just couldn’t get them to fall.
Great 1 on 1 move Sexton on Young.
Kev cold
John Collins… still on the juice…
LMFAO
12-3 run to start the third… yeesh
How many steps for Collins??
Ugh. Love rejected by Carter.
Cavs haven’t hit a shot since I started watching… lol maybe I’ll just turn it off and watch it all on DVR…
LOL… regression to the mean was inevitable!
Time for Love to get a shot.
I guess my final score prediction might not have been aggressive enough…
Goodbye Capt!
Nnnnice
Man, sweet cross court pass Love to Cedi for 3…
What’s up with Clarkson? Injured? At the game. Wondering why Knight has been in instead of Clarkson.
Traded to Jazz.
Young is as paper thin on defense as our guards.
He makes Kyrie look like Tony Allen…
Ha truly.
That is saying something.
Sexton what a finish! 71 points!!!
Man hunter is beasting and clina killing too. Gotta stop sagging odlffthe forwards
Cedi looking good…
smart decision Sexton, and what a move Love!!!
Hunter a mid range jumper god this half…
He’ll never be a superstar, but he could be a valuable contributor to a very good team.
Yeah, he’ll probably be what I expected…really solid player. Knows his role, and is good at it.
crazy difficult finish for Sexton, sweet pass Delly to Love!
Missing Clarkson’s o and hunter is hitting a lot of shots.
Sorry guys… just got home… will catch up
savor it, some fantastic offense!
There will need to be some captain bandaid farewell gifs…
Woj article up.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28362393/sources-jazz-agree-deal-dante-exum-picks-cavaliers-jordan-clarkson
His article has factual errors. Clarkson was not 12/27 vs Memphis. He was 12/17.
Likely a typo.
Nice dish Delly to Love!
nice defense Cedi! moved his feet!
Stuck with it & executed
Cedi looked shaky there, but finished lol!
On the whole Hunter v KPJ thing:
Hunter: 29 g/29 gs, 31.8 mpg, 12.7/4.0/1.9. 39.9% FG, 34.5% 3PT.
Porter: 28/1, 21.1 mpg. 7.9/3.0/1.9. 43% FG, 32% 3PT.
Way early for both. Pretty similar.
Delly with a heat check LOL
There ya go TT, first finish tonight.
McKinnie nice stop and pop
KNIGHT FROM DEEP!
WHAT A FINISH PORTER!
LOL… they dared Garland to shoot that, made them pay!
Down to 3 quickly. Gonna be a lot of points in this one, methinks.
Delly with a monster 8 point first.
nice pocket pass Garland to TT
Pretty good d by Garland. Just a better shot.
I know it’s beyond early in their careers, but to this point, I take KPJ over De’Andre Hunter…I think he’ll be a bit more versatile. Of course in two years I may or may not have a different opinion…
So, Knight, Garland, Porter, McKennie, TT.
Is LNJ hurt?
Edit: I am a dork. Yes, LNJ is out.
yes
Yes, LNJ battling a knee injury, I believe…
Sweet drive DG!
Delly will be happy having another Aussie around the club.
Love & Sexton & Delly carrying us on offense.
Is 8 pts a season high for Delly?
Pretty close I reckon
42 points in the first quarter!!! Love and Sexton in double digits already!
42!
Nice finish Garland!
great transition defense from Porter.
Man, Cavs broadcasters don’t seem to know about Clarkson yet…just saying they are told JC is ‘unavailable’…
Probably can’t comment till it’s official
Will be interesting to see what we do with the 2nd unit now that Clarkson is gone.
I mean, I like Larry, Henson, KPJ, and Delly, but someone is going to have to score, yes?
Cavs winning the battle of ugly so far
Trae being owned by Delly. Worst defender in the assoc.
He’s always going to kill them there…I don’t see him getting to Curry’s level on D…bu it’s worth it if he can drop 47 point games, I guess…
Hard to believe the Hawks have been playing Reddish so many minutes…he’s been absolutely terrible…
is it? they’re a horrible team.
They miss Collins a lot. Len, Collins, Hunter, Huerter, Young is their preferred V, I think, if everyone is healthy.
Wow. that call after the BS young foul
Terrible call…get rid of the 3 shot three FTs, for the love of god…
What a flop
Cavs offense looking nearly flawless.
https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1209265979538235392
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1209262499800981504
WOW Garland and Love with some deep 3s!!!
Long distance 3 from Love!
Clarkson traded to Utah for Exum
Really? Had not heard that…may as well, I guess, but I expect nothing from Exum, frankly…
and 2 2nds i think according to woj.
Damn. Well, I was holding out hope JC would really turn the corner here. Flashes only.
At least Exum has some size (I think). But he is always hurt. And another PG.
Lot of energy in the warmup. Think they want this one.
Me in my ctb shirt just on the jumbotron.
Pretty sparse tonight.
Nice Nate!!
Livethreading live!