Live Thread: Hawks @ Cavs
2021-10-23Good evening CtB!
A wounded Cavs team (per Chris Fedor, Darius Garland and Dylan Windler are out) faces the unenviable task of playing a sharp Atlanta Hawks in the second game of a back to back. The Hawks had a resounding win over the playoff-minded Dallas Mavericks on national TV.
#Cavs Darius Garland to miss second straight game because of sprained left ankle; Dylan Windler also remains outhttps://t.co/C93rSUOHex
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) October 23, 2021
The head of the snake for Atlanta is obviously Trae Young. It appears that the 10th pick of the 2019 NBA Draft Cam Reddish is poised for a breakout season in a bench scorer role. Gorgui Dieng is a key veteran pickup who paid immediate dividends Thursday night.
The tip off is scheduled for 6:00pm ET and CtB veteran Elijah Kim will be in the house for some extra mojo. GO CAVS!
MOBLEY TAKING OVER!!!!!!!!!
BIGS FINALLY REBOUNDING MOBLEY WITH THE HUSTLE!!!!!
Cavs up 5…
SEXTON BLOW ON REDDISH!!!!
MOBLEY BLOCK!!!!!!
SEXTON TO MARKKANEN!!!!!! RAGE TIMEOUT!!!
Nice pass Rubio!!!
wtf was that Allen??? get your mind right!
GREAT PASS RUBIO!!! NICE CUT MOBLEY!
c’mon with this bullshit… Hunter quit your flopping
Rubio and Sexton making a more concerted effort to feed the bigs, Lauri Markkanen please make a f***** shot.
Close at the half, I’m pretty surprised…
Love, Sexton, Rubio, Okoro in that closing lineup
Sexton’s passing tonight >>>>>>>>
Love with 8/3/3, +4 haters in the mud
I still don’t understand why he doesn’t start over Markkanen.
frankly, he should be starting for Mobley… Markkanen can’t play the 4 IMO
Markannen can’t play the 3 either. Rather Mobley play the 3 on d and cross match on o.
He’s been fine, more problems than Mark at the 3 so far this season.
Defense. Against spot up 3 and ds he might be ok. Anyone that can move with the ball I am skeptical.
Disagree, not supported by the stats so far this year.
Was he guarding Heyward or Bridges a majority of the time last game?
IDK, I do know that Rubio, Okoro, and Allen had worse drtgs… so I’d say it was a collective failure.
RUBIO FOR THREE!!! LOVE HUSTLED FOR THE REBOUND!
LOVE TO ALLEN !!!!!! GREAT PLAY!
Allen a disaster on offense, Lauri and Sexton 2-13 shooting… Sexton’s playing a better game tho with his passing.
dammit Love two good looks can’t make em
c’mon Allen put pressure on the shot!
this is the lineup again that made a run yesterday.
LOVE EASY MONEY!!!
nice pass Okoro, nice finish Allen
RUBIO FOR THREE!!!! need that
CEDI HUSTLE!
Capela beasted on Allen one on one
Mobley good shot, just missed.
Allen blows the layup, Lauri cant make a thing.
my god terrible turnover Allen
Okoro had Dieng on him and just passed right out.
that was ugly ass offense,
Cavs jacking bad js. Taking firsy shot available ever time.
awful second effort defense, awful rebounding
MOBLEY STEAL!
damn good pass Sexton Mark just missed.
Reddish is feasting on Finnish delight.
Center playing SF.
great pass Sexton! Lauri with the finish!
Cam Reddish torching the Cavs
Lauri just jacking bad js.
SEXTON TO MOBLEY!!!
Mobley another lazy closeout SMH
turnovers holding the Cavs back in the 1st quarter, 5 of them already.
defense much improved, perimeter defense suspect though.
MOBLEY ON THE SPOT!!!
Can’t tune in, going to count on you all for the report. Go Cavs!!!
MOBLEY CONTEST!!!
MOBLEY BEASTING!!!!!
nice pass Mobley, Love drawing fouls
Mobley lazy closeout on Reddish 3
Ok. The Hawks a getting a gennnnerous whistle.
Sexton at the point, a necessary change from last night
Okoro has got to start attacking closeouts
nice pass Sexton, nice attack Mobley
Sexton just passed up a wide open three, to dribble it into a double team and almost turn it over LMFAOOO
Cavs have given 4 offensive rebounds already LMFAOOO
When they’re facing a new Moses Malone every night that’s gonna happen…
Capela hive stand up!!
Rubio with no plan again. That was frustrating. Gotta nash till there’s a passing angle.
Rubio terrible turnover, Trae Young makes them pay immediately
LOVE IS IN THE AIR!!!!! GREAT READ RUBIO!
Good hustle , ice.
THAT WAS BEILEIN’s FAMOUS PLAY!!! Markkanen just missed the open shot.
OKORO IS BEASTING!!!!
Yezus this is a terrible ball game already.
OKORO DRIVE AND DISH TO ALLEN!!!!!!!!!!!
this is the lineup in that was great last night, lets see how it holds up.
WTF?? THATS NOT A FOUL!
well, the defensive effort looks night and day different!!!
especially from the bigs.
Wish I could watch it…but I’ll follow here…
ugly offense so far LMFAOOOO but great defensive effort!
Lauri’s gotta pump fake and draw the foul, predetermined his shot.
Mobley attack turnover, work on the left hand.
Sexton blows the layup, had the pass and didn’t make it.
Nice hustle, Lauri
MARK TO MOBLEY!!!!!!!!!!
RUBIO TO ALLEN!!!!!!
Rubio too much sauce should’ve just laid it up
Sexton another great pass to Allen, Allen blows it
Sexton garbage defense
POA defense fail
Allen blows another bunny!!! LMFAOOO
great pass Sexton, hits Allen in the face LMFAOOO
WHAT A FINISH RUBIO!
Rubio awful start…
Nice cut and move Markkanen
Girlfriend watching the game with me, “I know what the Cavs’ problem is, they’re too nice, they have no one tough.”
LMFAOOOO
Also no one to play the 3.
that’s right!
Doesn’t appear to be on tv here, probably a good thing, as I expect this one to be a laugher. I’m in agreement with Chris, it’s impossible to play Lauri at the 3 without also playing Okoro at the 2. This seems obvious after two games, but I don’t expect it to happen anytime soon.
Going to be watching very closely at the POA defense against Trae.
Hold on to your butts.
Another fade the public opportunity!!!