Live Thread: Cavs @ Lakers
2021-03-26https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1375539411086143495?s=20
LeBron, AD, and Jared Dudly are all out indefinitely for the Lakers.
Cedi replaces Collin in the starting lineup, who is out. Should be interesting to see the ball movement with another Sextonless night. The rock really moved against Chicago, and without the King, the Lakers are really swooning, having lost four straight. They’ll be gunning for a win tonight, with a full contingent minus their two superstars.
Excited to see the crew play another winnable road game. I’d like to predict a win, but my guess the Cavs keep it close then get jobbed by the refs in the fourth quarter, as often happens in L.A.
As much as I rag Sexton, we are offensively challenged.
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Ice & Windler are TO machines tonight.
So much for that lead.
Lke to see Stevens on.
Cedi with a ponderous possession. 7-0 run, Lakers.
Bit off a bit too much Larry
Nance HAS to shoot that.
24 first half TOs combined (Cavs 11). Not a thing a beauty, but I will take it up 7.
Both teams shooting pretty well (from 2) when they hold onto the ball.
Made 3s: Cavs 3: Lakers 1.
Gotta get up super early…ugh. Enjoy the 2nd half, all.
Later Mike!
Is Okoro hurt or in foul trouble? Haven’t seen him much.
I think neither…
Also reading comment stream on my feed here. Lakers fans mostly. A lotta love for LNJ.
deservedly so
They calling him “Larry Fancy Nance” & “Larry Dance”.
Not a great drive, Brodric.
Wow. Tough shot, Darius, then feeds Allen who makes a ridiculous catch and finish!
Such good hands.
Dang. 3 on Larry.
Right after we opened up a 10 pt lead, too.
That call was GARBAGE on nance.
LARRY WITH THE FOLLOW AND ALMOST TEARS DOWN THE NET!!!!
Feast continues. Opportunity for some separation here.
Oh my! Nance with the putback finish!
Nice movement there, DG knocking it down.
Vogel unhappy. Uh oh. Harrell hurt.
LARRY THUNDER DUNK!
Enjoy Nance dunking when he’s right under the basket…
Cavs D has been really good, especially closing out shooters.
Are we gonna make a FT at some point?
I love this Thomas kid.
Thomas block! Misses the triple, though.
Time for some separation.
Gasol moves like a late career humpack whale
Like the Ever Given
?
A large ship…..that doesn’t change direction easily….
Thomas in.
Kind of a haphazard drive by Garland there.
That baseline teardrop becoming garland’s signature move.
Caruso doing his TJ McConnell impersonation.
LMFAO on that layup. But jesus with the turnovers.
No one gave garland an outlet. Someone has to make themselves available.
Schroeder wearing DG like a glove
How is what Caruso just did (shooting well after the whistle) not timewasting?? Ref had to go collect it. Douche.
Delay of game. I like Caruso though.
Man, Garland is so slick sometimes…
Looks like a 3 man rotation at 4-5: LNJ, Allen, & Wade.
If history is any indicator, we may see stevens in the second half. They’ve been running different rotations in each half with the bench to maximize the rotations.
Austin sounding a little groggy.
ICE! Nice drive!
Time to put Garland back in.
Once Delly is back, we should let Cook go and let Thomas have some run.
Darn tootin!
Cook has such an old man game anymore.
Big question is when do they rest Allen…
Right? They could really use some stevens minutes at the four/five.
Cook is one of those players that could so easily not be in the NBA and no one would question why.
That being said, he does give some continuity to the offense when he’s in.
Turnstiled on defence right there.
Cook working on catching Sexton as the most blocked Cavalier.
Windler really struggling. 8 TOs as a team. Headed for 25+.
The fancy camera angles just make me dislike the Lakers more.
Just for fun, pick 3 Cavs players whom you think are positives on both ends of the court.
1. Nance
2. Allen…..
3. Wade??
Nice little rally at the end once we stopped turning it over. 6 in a quarter is not good. Most of them late.
WHOOO nice close with the Allen to Windler connection!
HAHA Wade totally gets a trash bucket.
Wade not taking prisoners, love his presence of mind.
Developing a hoops crush on Wade…
Ball movement without Sexton gotta get better.
Dotson got bailed out big time on the 3…
Horrid offensive possession by Cavs as a whole then. Lucky.
Thought it was cheap, but it was a good foul call.
I’ll take Turnovers for 200, Alex!
Yikes.
God. Cook is such an awful defender. Just looked like he was in cement against Schroder there.
Any chance we can leave him with the Lakers?
LNJ is gonna feast tonight
Dotson 2nd Cav off bench.
Wade is good. I second that.
Dean Wade is good.
so solid
This Lakers squad is in TROUBLE
Without Lebron and AD, it’s just a godawful team…
That is the case when 1 guy is essentially the system (LeBron). It goes to pieces when he is gone. Exacerbated with AD out.
Bulls won 55 games with Pippen as alpha dog running the triangle.
Vogel with his 2nd first quarter TO. ;)
Garland is like peas and carrots with Nance and Allen…
LOL bailout call for gasol
Wade 1st Cav off the bench.
Woof, Okoro
Ice with some TOs early.
I hope Korby is watching the ball move without YB.
Osman! Another pretty drive for the Cavs.
Garland so much better without Sexton…
Yep. Suggesting this to the Cavs Twitterati is difficult tho.
Darius slops another in
Whoo, pretty drive Darius!
JA! Showing the touch from the right corner!