Preseason Live Thread: Cavs @ Pacers
2021-10-15Good evening CtB!
The Cavs take a trip across the border to take on the Indiana Pacers in what will be their fifth and final preseason game. According to Chris Fedor of cleveland.com, Collin Sexton (shoulder) and Dylan Windler (hip) will be held out for precautionary reasons, and the core rotation players will probably only see a quarter of action at most.
As #Cavs J.B. Bickerstaff told us earlier this week, starters/regulars are only going to play 6-8 minutes, one final burn, in tonight's preseason finale. Sources tell @clevelanddotcom Collin Sexton (shoulder) and Dylan Windler (hip) will not play. Lauri Markkanen starting at 3
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) October 15, 2021
Lauri Markkanen will start at the small forward position, one last look at the big lineup which has been successful so far in the preseason. It will be a chance for the end of bench and two-way players to prove their mettle before the regular season roster is finalized.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM ET, and will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Ohio. GO CAVS!!!
damn Kyle Guy sweet Nowitzki!
Great follow, Wade.
CEDI OSMAN IS ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!
Wannamaker is such a talentless goon.
Cedi looks so much more under control and like he knows where his shots are coming.
he’s letting it fly!!!
Haha. Remember how much bitadze just jacked last time? Up to it again.
PANGOS BALL FAKE!
Damn Cedi’s jumper!!!!
Cavs shot 56% from the field, held Indiana to 43%…. dominating performance LMFAOO
Ed Davis was really the final piece, huh?
Does JB have the balls to bench Sexton, or are the Cavs gonna run him as a token starter?
LMFAOOOOOO i think we know that answer!!! LMFAOOOOOO
Bulls friend just texted me, said “Okoro looks good at the 2 again, why do they keep starting him at the 3?”
I replied “collin Sexton, literally” LMFAOOOOO
Sabonis is the best below the rim finishing big in the association.
Can’t wait till the real season opener…gonna be a brutal start to the schedule, but I’m pumped…
Valentine passes up a layup to kick out to Stevens, leading to a turnover.
His game now…. Not so much
Torrey Craig thumps. Indy wants to make a good showing against the Cavs’ scrubs. This is good run for them.
Stevens dribbles the ball about as slickly as I do…
Hey! that was a nice spin! Then attacks the rack!
Stevens is is a junkyard dog. Just never stops competing. Really like him so far.
Always enjoy watching him play, definitely think he has an nba skill just not sure if he can improve other areas to be a consistent rotation player
yup agree with both of you…. i don’t know if he can get to the lane consistently on offense, but he can do it sometimes!
Reminds me so much of a taller David Nwaba.
The screen chemistry with Tacko and Pangos is nice. Tacko’s a massive body to get around.
top to bottom team improved over the preseason!!!
Call me crazy, but Tacko looks good tonight.
You’re crazy. But he’s looked good…in preseason, of course.
he does LMFAOOOO
Pangos is tiny. looked like a little kid next to sabonis.
yeah he’s small, PG only player
I thought that was a pretty good move by Stephens
nice drive Mobley, just missed.
Nice to see a real offense tonight, 13 assists already
good timeout. I bet this is it for the rotation guys.
yup
good shot Love just missed.
good passing Cedi just missed.
Kevin Love looks better than I’ve seen him in three years.
he’s energized and looking healthy
RUBIO READ THE MISMATCH EASY MONEY MOBLEY!!!
Freaking Mobley…
RUBIO TO MOBLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND ONE!!!!
Oh, great feed, Cedi! Mobley blew the bunny.
Another terrible call. Wannamaker is garbage.
More great lines from the Mrs.: Rubio is “Tattooed Jesus.”
He really is!!! Cavs’ Jesus!!!
Putting the clamps on Indy so far.
Mobley got the foul there, but still loved that play…
Great kickout, Evan! To James Dean Wade for 3!!!!!!!!!!!!
CEDI TO LOVE POST UP!!!!!! EVERYTHING IS WORKING!!!
Nice look from Mobley…
WADE!!!! GREAT DEFENSE AND A GREAT SHOT!!!
WHAT A PASS LOVE AND MOBLEY!!!!
My wife keeps calling Kevin Love a “silver fox.”
don’t feel threatened Nate he is Kevin Love!!! LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO
oh, no. She threatened to not watch the cavs at all if they traded him. He’s great for my marriage.
LMFAOOOOOOOO that’s so real LMFAOO
Wade at the 3, JB is on fire tonight
Looks good early!!!
once DG chilled out it looked good
Did he miss all three? Ball don’t lie.
LMFAOOOO did he i wasn’t paying close attention
CEDI FOR THREE!!!!!!! man if his shot is fixed????!!!
Well that call was garbage.
He just jumped into Rubio.
Good call forgot they calling that
Cedi at the 2 with Rubio, JB getting a look at the right things tonight IMO
DG IS COOKING NOW!!!
LOVE FOR THREE!!!!
GREAT DEFENSE!
DG with 3 assists, and 2 steals!!! impacting the game without the shot falling outside the 3.
Way to hit the trailer, DG!
The Finnisher!
Love way too sloppy with the pass, he needs quit that crap… that’s what got him in trouble with team USA
I think so much of Okoro’s issue is no role at the three. He needs to get burn like he’s getting tonight.
yup, he’s a two, and it’s maddening we’re dealing with the same issue going on year 2 now LMFAOOO
The Cavs defense with Markkanen at the 3, Mobley 4 looks dominant…. Pacers flinching at the longer contests
DG WITH THE THREE!!!!!! Smart play!!
Good to see Okoro taking that shot more comfortably.
Mobley probably ain’t ready for Sabonis in the post…
WTF LMFAOOO Okoro with the 3!!! that looked good!
JA with the and1 slice!
More of that, Jarrett…
great iso d, mobley.
terrible turnover Okoro on a very routine pass LMFAOO
Garland with a bad turnover.
DG bad pass tried the bounce instead of the oop
didn’t even need to oop, just throw it over top of D
yeah that’s what i meant, i just call it an “oop” pass
Cavs offense produced two great shots, DG and Allen not ready to score.
STRONG MOVE OKORO!!!!
Curious to see how tonight’s starting lineup fares. Been beating the drum for Rubio, but I could see this working too.
Do we not have a studio show anymore?
I only saw a 10 minute pre game show that started at 7
Yeah they’ve dialed way back for preseason, I would hope for it to return once the season starts