Live Thread: Celtics @ Cavs
2021-11-13Good evening CtB!
The famed Boston Celtics travel to the shores of Lake Erie to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in an important early season Eastern Conference tilt. The Cavs currently occupy a top four seed in the Eastern Conference, and beating Boston surely would make their lives more difficult as they struggle to remain a play-in team. The Cavs can expect a hungry and desperate Boston team off the heels of a momentum building win against the reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks last night.
For the Celtics, the key to stopping their offense this season will be containing Jaylen Brown, and preventing Jayson Tatum from finding his rhythm after a rough start to the season. As for Boston’s defense, Marcus Smart and Dennis Schröder are very good perimeter defenders, so Darius Garland and Ricky Rubio will have their hands full trying to break them down and get into the paint.
This is a game where the Cavs can embrace their underdog status (+1.5 home dogs at time of writing) and really establish themselves as a bonafide playoff contender, while simultaneously keeping Boston in the mud and potentially in a world of hurt if they can’t get it figured out soon with new GM “President” Brad Stevens (h/t to Evil Genius!) and new head coach Ime Udoka.
Tip off is scheduled for around 8:00pm ET, and the game will be broadcasted on national television station NBATV, as well as Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes. GO CAVS!
P.S. Injury note
#Cavs Lamar Stevens (ankle) will also be OUT tonight along with Kevin Love, Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton.
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) November 13, 2021
On the plus side, Mobley’s got 8 rebounds, he’s up to the challenge along with DG. Needs some dawgs to step up.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1459705544307003393?s=20
Robert Williams dominating the matchup against Allen, my preseason grading agenda strong as ever LMFAOOOOO
Williams is the kind of no-neck Allen struggles against.
True, but he’s also just a great role player center.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1459703477555367936?s=20
Cedi, Allen, Wade been terrible… getting outphysicaled at their positions.
O is terrible, no one hitting shots
Allen giving the Cavs nothing tonight.. needs to step it up.
Same could be said of Wade on the boards.
DG and Mobley keeping us in the game… they’ll have to have superstar nights to pull this off.
outrebounded by 6… gave up 5 oboards already
Celtics playing good defense, but Cavs aren’t doing much of anything to generate open looks…
WHAT A PASS DG!!!!! GOOD HANDS AND FINISH JA!
MOBLEY FOR THREE!!!! NEEEDED THAT!! CLUTCH!
cavs are heading to 8-9 unless they up the voltage
Give it a rest. Its the second quarter.
Man Cavs are getting refballed what the hell
Good look letting mobley operate from wing.
THERE YOU GO MOBLEY!! ATTACK AND POP IT!
Come on with these bs fouls
If you don’t like that, you don’t like Celtic hoopball…
WTF TOTAL REFBALL BULLSHIT!!!
DG TO WADE !!!!!! GREAT CUT AND PASS!
Wade elbowed in the face… Foul on wade.
wjat was okoro doing in the offeseason while the million $$ checks were being cashed ? obviously not practicing..
WTF, Umlaut getting to the paint over and over
Someone has to set an off ball screen.
Boston hitting tough mid rangers doesn’t help either.
DG and nobody else…
Okoro’s completely lost
DG KEEP SHOOTING!!!!!!
WTF was that offense??? set a screen Allen!
Not a lot of teamwork on offense. Signs are bad…
so thrilled that ainge built garbage with all those picks, and the pretty boy from butler never won squat as the coach..
Mobley needs more touches, more shots, he’s gotta step up and be aggressive finding shots.
Let’s not rip any arms from sockets pls.
yeah that was close LMFAOOO this game is chippy as hell i love it
KEEP SHOOTING GARLAND THEY CANT STOP YOU!
GARLAND TAKEOVER LETS GOOOOO!O!!!!!
Darius the great
thats right!!!
Boston playing desperate and hungry, but luckily they suck too LMFAOOOOOOo
Really glad Jabari is on the Celtics…
ain’t that the truth!! lMFAOOOO
Mobley’s hands a little suspect last couple games.
nice move Ricky!!!
holy shit Valentine that’s terrible
For real. Wtf
this is a game where DG needs tot take 30 shots and score 50 LMFAOOO
Finally a foul call
Celtics getting every call
MOBLEY DEFENSE!!!
GARLAND TRIPLE!!!!
they better pick it up.. they are on the clock.. making millions.. playing scrubs
Yay double digits!
5 turnovers, getting outrebounded, shooting 15% from the field… that was bad LMFAOOOOO
Cavs gotta get more physical to get the refs to tighten up the the game and call some fouls. Gotta lay some guys out on screens.
holy crap that was an ugly quarter
No sir. Don’t like it.
JFC call a foul
DG is the only guy who can make a shot LMFAOOO
Guys gotta take the shot…
Okoro playing some bad basketball recently. Hoping he can turn it around.
I like Valentine getting some run. Gotta shake it uo.
Windler gotta shoot that.
yeah, drive me nuts when guys don’t know their role LMFAOOOOO
Lol….Denzel…
oh shit, Valentine’s in??? we’re in trouble tonight LMFAOO
nice defense Wade.
nice defensive pressure on the perimeter, forced the turnover
Ice gotta back off off smart and make him shoot.
Finally JB,
nice pass DG, Okoro just missed.
Jaylen likely back for follow up Cavs game
Disjointed game…
Good call!
damn Okoro is struggling, he shouldn’t be starting. Go with Rubio or Windler JB
Disagree. Let him work through it.
great rebound Wade GReAT PASS DG!!! MOBLEY GOT HAMMERED????
Jimmy Dean Wade
DG COOKING!
ALLEN KICKOUT TO WADE!
DG finish!
Horford and brown out. That’s good. RWIII seems like the type that would dominate on the boards.
that’s huge, Horford too? damn
According to the Celtic SBNation site, Brown expected to travel but not play. That’ll make a big difference if so. This thin Cavs squad will need all the help they can get.
WOW, for real? thanks for the tip! that makes a big difference, unless Tatum all of a sudden puts it together LMFAO