Live Thread: Cavs @ Spurs 2021-04-05 Off By Nate Smith Well, crap. I had the time on this game totally wrong. No Nance or Allen but the Cavs are leading at the half! Live Thread: Cavs @ Heat Recap: Cavs 125, Spurs 101 (or, Darius Detonates)
SO WITH JASONS INFO –(THANKS JASON ) OF UPCOMING SCHEDULE —JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE —ARE WE ALL IN FOR PLAYOFF BERTH (PLAY IN ) OR DO WE “MEANDER ‘ INTO SEMI TANK MODE FOR THE PROMISING DRAFT CLASS
I don’t think they are making a playoff/ play-in, so I’d prefer to be in position for draft.
agreed, odds stacked against them IMO, just not enough good perimeter play for the Cavs to actually make a run at it.
agree. Also – how often has a team gone from lousy to contender without some tanking?
IDK honestly, great question for which I’d love to see a well-researched answer.
updated EPM:
#47 Allen +2.4
#110 LNJ +0.8
#182 Hartenstein -0.3
#219 Sexton -1.0
#269 Cedi -1.6
#270 Wade -1.6
#284 DG -2.0
#299 Prince -2.2
#328 Stevens -2.5
#345 Love -2.8
#346 Dotson -2.8
#372 Thomas -3.3
#389 Okoro -3.5
#396 Windler -3.8
FWIW, if we are going to make a move towards the play-in game, now is the time.
Our next 13 games (6 H, 7 A) feature exactly 1 team with a winning record: Charlotte at 25-24, with Hayward and Ball both out. We get them twice: at OKC, TOR, NO, at CHA, GSW, at Chi, at Det, Chi, at Cha, at Wash, at Tor, Orl, Wash.
Remaining SOS: Cavs (29th), Indy (26th), Wash (24th), Orl (22nd), Cha (19th), Chi (16th), NY (7th).
Man Prince had an amazing game too!!! +31!!!!! stuffed that box score too
watching the replay, Wade and Love create so much space in the paint it’s insane LMFAOOOO and they both had great games, rebounded and defended really well. Their passing was amazing too, both with 3 assists.
Hartenstein amazing too, with his finishing around the rim, doing his best Jarrett Allen impression!
Looking fwd to the full squad playing together. New players that lift the Cavs passing game is a very very good thing.
oh yeah, Delly, Hartenstein, Prince, Love…. major lift in the passing department!!!
nice job darius.. impressive..
JARED BUTLER!!!
looks like Suggs getting outplayed by Baylor’s guards, to be expected honestly.
sorry i missed ya NOMAD!!!!! gonna watch the replay after the baylor zags game!
Smart guy take.
https://twitter.com/MZavagno11/status/1379257651993919497?s=20
Baylor always looks unbeatable when they’re hitting every three (like everyone does). They have guys who can hit them at a good rate, of course, but a lot of that first half was insane. At least it’s a game now, we’ll see what happens. Gonzaga needs to defend better to start.
Good win. Things that impressed the most. Tovs or lack thereof. Hartenstein passing. DG obviously going off. Crucially he only had one tov to 7 assists. Prince was good.
Perhaps under radar was effect that Love and delly had. Ball movement was especially noticeable when they were in together. When they went out in the second qtr we had about 7 possessions in a row that ended in floaters by Sexton or Dg most of which scored or fouls were drawn. Floaters were off of single drives.
Garland with 37 for the night. Some nice passes by Hartenstein in the 4th, Spurs TV comparing the guy to Larry Bird
not sure why Sexton is still out there but anyway
Yeah that is bizarre.
Almost time for a hell of a game…Zags and Baylor…
God. If Hart can just cut out the dumb fouls.
he is slow and out of position constantly so thats why he fouls
Very unexpected without Nance and Allen….I thought it might be competitive, but wasn’t expecting this…
Hartenstein is a really good passer.
He’s a nice player…not bad return for that trade…
Agreed
Been impressive. One spectacular. Also the variety is impressive. Post passes to cutters. Bounces from high post to cutters thru traffic. The cross court skip. Some bigs can do post passes. But what separates is the variety. Chris webber could do every kind of pass and obviously Jokic as well, not that he is or ever will be anywhere in the same universe as those guys.
Hes hitting cutters off the dribble.
Yes appears very adept at that. My jaw dropped at the high post top of the key bounce thru traffic leading to sexton fouled. But the cross court skip to Thomas was impressive as well. In the shooting pocket.
Croatia beats Germany on that take
Man. I should start the LT late more often.
Another nice hart pass. This time cross court skip to Thomas who just missed an open trey. Spurs announcers noticing Hart passing. Emphasized twice.
Hartenstein with 12 boards. Love 7. Wade 7. Prince 7. Granted spurs are brick city. But still 12 boards in 22 minutes is pretty nice.
What a finish dg. High off the glass.
Ice 3-3 from deep.
Let DG get 40.
DG has destroyed them, again…2nd huge game against the Spurs…
not to fire up the Kyrie comparisons prematurely but sheesh this is nice to see
Ice corner 3, love to see that
follows with a another catch-and-shoot playground 3 from the wing, wow
K Love dagger then takes it up the floor
Challenge!
Only 4 TOs. Love and Garland 2 each. That is it.
Does make a difference…
DG 1 and Ice 1. My bad. Still only 4.
Wow. I should miss the first 3 quarters more often.
Looks like DG going nova. Solid from Sexton. Hartenstein and Prince also playing well.
No Cedi.
Spurs TV crew – “Cavs need a timeout — I think they are tired from scoring!” Forget this #BetheFight nonsense, give me #Tiredfromscoring any day of the week – see you Simmo!
Laters. Yeah, Spurs commentary a little stunned, said the home team needed the break more.
Gotta bounce, caught an enjoyable stretch. Totally watching the replay later!
later Simmo
Great basline to corner ball movement and back again by dg and prince.
OMG great baseline plays there from Prince – Garland, can’t believe Cavs are doing this on the road no doubt
Great give and go from dg to love to dg. Smooth.
That. Was. Pretty!
DG yes!!!!
Did you guys see Cedi in the 1st half?
I just realised why I like these lineups so much…
Lol yep
Oof. Yeah pretty much finito con Cedi.
Hasn’t been in yet…
33 for DG.
make that 36…
Now we need to see if they knowhow to put the foot down. Don’t expect a pop team to just go away against a team like us.
Or maybe they will…
Stevens with hustle and second chance putback. Maybe the best offensive qtr of the season.
Cavs have struggled to hit 100 for last 6 weeks. Nice to see it popped in the third!!
Hartenstein has really impressed me tonight.
100 by the 4th, lfg Lamar!!!
Hart with a fantastic bounce pass thru traffic to a cutting sexton. Fantastic pass.
Then good vertical contest.
Yeah I didn’t know it was him until the replay and I wa like whaaaaa???!!
He had some nice post passes in the first half, but that was on a different level.
Spurs picked up there energy defensively on that sexton airball. Could be a sign of things to come in fourth.
Hartenstein just picked up his 4th…took a lot longer than I expected. He’s been solid.
And that passing…..Jokic-like?? ;)
Better. Than. Jokic.
Pump thy brakes! But I like the way you think.
Hart bobbles but stevens with some heads up play and patience.
Hard to believe Stevens is a rookie – he’s got the NBA-ready body. Confident mover in traffic.
Beautiful pass from Delly to Sexton for the bunny…
That was nice. Spurs uncharacteristically losing people.
Boy spurs are brick city as jump shooters.
Agh Delly that wuz uglyy!!
Wow. Poetl blocked by Garland. Embarrassing.
God do I despise the jump shooting leg fouls.
Damn. Dg on fire. Could go for 40.
31 for DG, grats, dude…
Boomer versus zoomer (millennial) trivia in spurs commercial is just awkward and cringeworthy. I am a millennial and didn’t know half the pop songs.
DG just looks fresh tonight, for whatever reason…looks like he’s having the time of his life.
Garland still on fire. Sexton finally hits from deep
Is this a b2b for Spurs? Lamar looks tired…
No. They did play an OT against the pacers a couple days ago.
DG still gets bullied on drives. Wade with a nice reverse
Garland trey. Wowser. Well expect he’ll get that career high. 4 points away apparently
HAVE TO SIGN OUT —BUNCH OF US COACHES GETTING TOGETHER TO WATCH THE FINAL TONIGHT AND “PROBABLY ” THROW SOME COLD ONES DOWN —NO KISSING THE DOG AND PETTING THE WIFE TONIGHT —-GO CAVS !!
Enjoy. Hopefully we’ll get a full scouting report on prospects lol.
NIFTY MOVE BY D.G. THERE
Have missed those KLove outlets
Sexton with a smart entry to love who pinned a guy. Couldn’t quite get the mitts on it
Wonder if DG is going for a career high tonight…he looks really bouncy…
He does, his footwork is crissssp!
What is his career high?
seem to recall something like 28?
Think it’s around there.
Wade saves a possession after a bit too much dancing by DG.
Thanks Nate. Hartenstein and DG have been good. Also Prince. Really, pretty good all around.
Let’s go get a W!!!
First. Is that a thing?
Booooooooooo
Noted
Remnant of a bygone era :)
I’m a little behind on internet trends lol.
lol!