Live Thread: Cavs vs Pelicans
2021-04-11The Cavs’ bid towards a run at playoff relevancy took a big hit with a disastrous start against the similarly ranked Raptors, Saturday. The Raptors dropped 87 in the first half, and though Isaiah Hartenstein and the Cavs cut it all the way back to 12 after trialing by over 30, Cleveland couls bot overcome Malachai Flynn’s timely buckets and assists (20/2/11)as whell as Gary Trent Junior’s nuclear shooting (44 on 17-19, from the field!).
Despite Sexton’s 29/0/5 and Garland’s 19/2/8, their defense was putrid. Only Isaiah Hartenstein (12/8/6 three steals, four blocks) shined for Cleveland with defense, rebounding, a heady floor game and relentless hustle. Hart will be rewarded with a start tonight against the Zion led Pels.
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— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) April 11, 2021
Missing? Sexland. Collin is sitting with a groin injury and Garland tweaked his ankle. To be honest, I’m surprised Kev is playing on a B2B too. Of course Nance, Allen, and Windler are also sitting.
New Orleans is missing Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker. I expect Zion to feast, especially after Hartenstein gets in foul trouble, but I’m excited to see Ice at the two with Delly feeding him. Should be an interesting one at the very least. Lets hope they bring the D.
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OKORO HUSTLE!!!!!!!! GREAT BALL MOVEMENT!
DEAN WADE IS A BUCKET!!!!!!!!
WAD3!!!!!
FROM WAAAAAAAAAAAY DOWNTOWN!!!!!!
WOW Prince got fouled on the drive!!!!!! call the foul ref!
WHAT A PASS OKORO!!!! GREAT FINISH WADE!
GREAT ONBALL DEFENSE WADE!!! dammit NOP got lucky on that.
damn Wade wide open, just missed.
Just too easy for Zion, all year…
NICE TAKE OKORO!
Wade bad decision just shoot it!!!!!!!!!
Love should’ve just shot it too honestly had Bledsoe on him.
OKORO TO CEDI AND 1!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A FINISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
huge bucket! stopped the NOP mini-run!
good shot Love just missed.
WTF Cedi got hammered?????
well got away with a foul on the other end LMFAO
nice pass Cedi, Delly just missed.
DELLY FLOATER!
Cavs with their 1963 lineup. A lot of white meat out there… haha
I REALLY APPRECIATED WHAT JAVALE DID// BROUGHT TO THE CAVS —BUT MAN HART HAS TAKENOVER RIGHT WHERE JAVALRE LEFT OFF AND IS 10 YRS YOUNGER—-GOTTA GIVE KOBY CREDIT ON THAT ONE ——MAYBE WE GET “LIGHTNING IN THE BOTTLE ‘ WITH KABEGELE ALSO
bad turnover Delly, just make the simple pass.
WHAT A PASS LOVE!!!!!!! WADE RAINING THREE!!!!!!!
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1381393470590439432?s=20
Cedi looks like a completely different player when he’s allowed to handle the ball and make decisions on the perimeter. Another guy who’s best on ball offensively that we’ve tried to make a spot up shooter…. for 4 years now!
Got him a coupla birrrrrds. Haven’t listened to AC for weeks, what a tonic.
THE DOG AND MRS NOMAD ARE FEELING RATHER SAFE AT THE MOMENT :-)
LOVE HIS “ANIMALISTIC ” SCREAM WHEN HE DUNKS —VERY INSPIRATIONAL
GOTTA HAVE “HART-A DUNK “
WHAT A BALLFAKE CEDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HART FINISH!!!!!!!
Shaqenstein…
HARTENSTEIN HUSTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WOW WHAT A DRIVE AND FINISH STEVENS!!!!!!!!
PRINCE STRONG DRIVE AND FINISH!!!!!
WHAT A PASS HARTENSTEIN!!!!!! GREAT READ CEDI!
SIMMO AND CLF “TEAMING UP ” TO MAKE ME —–LMFAO
we like to have fun here!!!
UNLEASH THE “KRACKEN “
So Cedi got a haircut, this would seem to affect his shooting %.
LMFAOOOOOOOOO the anti-Samson!
This is a fun gane.
WHAT A PLAY KLOVE CEDI AND KABENGELE!!!!!!!
FUTURE HOFER KLOVE FROM DEEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God, all these 3s…almost looks like NBA basketball…
CEDI STEPBACK???!!!
Osman work on your left hand handles!!!
WHAT A TAKE CEDI!!!!!!!!!!!
should’ve been and1!!!!
What the actual? I guess this means Cavs win or lose by 25 again?
STEVENS GREAT DEFENSE ON ZION!
wooo nice pass Kabengele!!!! nice cut Thomas.
Agreed
DELLY WITH 5 ASSIST ALREADY SUCH A GREAT FLOOOR LEADER
WHERE WAS THIS EFFORT LAST NIGHT —-SEE IF WE CAN SUSTAIN IT
Sexland sitting helps.
CEDI AND THOMAS DEFENSIVE HANDS!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT DEFENSE!
HOLY CRAP TAUREAN PRINCE???!?!?!?!?!?!!?!!!
LO)L, Prince circus shot and 1!
STEVENS BULLY BALL!!!!!!!!!! STRONG TO THE RIM!
This game makes one thing obvious so far. The lack of three point shooting of Sexland isn’t about coaching. It’s about decision making amd lack of backcourt size. Cavs are firing away from deep without hesitation without them.
WADE IS A DAMN BUCKET!!!!!!!
WADE IS RAINING THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least this lineup heaves the 3s…
They have BBIQ!!!
WADE FOR THREE!!!!!!!!! CAVS UP 4!!!!!
FLOP
Bledsoe just flopped for that call SMH garbage call.
YEP CONGRATS TO HIDEKI—GOING TO MAKE MILLIONS WITH JAPANESE ENDORSEMENTS
really cool story, happy for him!!! Didn’t expect a stoic man such as himself to be tearing up!!!
What will this look like when Delly sits?
TP and Cedi have passing chops, but they’re going to have to do it with defense.
LOVE FOR THREE!!!
RAGE TO NOP!!!! SVG not happy!
that was clear path 100%.
these refs are a joke.
WTF?????????? WADE GOT ELBOWED IN THE FACE!!!!
Ouch! That Zion arm to Wade’s face…no call of course…
Hart with some great positional defense!!!
Two great screena from Hart already
Oh delly.
Ice.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1381383878556987392?s=20
Congrats to Hideki Matsuyama… first Japanese player to win the Masters!
Agree Nate, Okoro at the 2 is something to watch.
It is where he should be. Too small for the longer 3s. And it makes one of Sexland sit.
Garland, Okoro, 2021 1st, Love, Allen
Delly, Sexton, Prince, LNJ, Hart
Thomas, Cedi, Stevens, Wade, Kabengele