Live Thread: Celtics @ Cavs, Part Two
2021-11-15Good evening CtB!
Tonight on the shores of Lake Erie the Cavs will face the Boston Celtics in a rare, two-game home series against the famed franchise. Last game, the Cavs put together an unbelievable fourth quarter comeback with rookie sensation Evan Mobley leading the charge. The question tonight will be how both teams respond to such a hard fought game Saturday night.
The Cavs can expect the Celtics to be hungry and desperate for a win so that they don’t fall too far behind the top six race in the Eastern Conference. The Cavs will be looking to prove their hot start isn’t a fluke and that they are a playoff contender that should be taken seriously.
Due to Lauri Markkanen and Kevin Love also out, #Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff will have to get creative with his lineups.
I do wonder if it’s time for Tacko Tuesday eve…he is available while R.J. Nembhard is back with the Charge. https://t.co/5X9i9c1Gpu
— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) November 15, 2021
In surprising news, Jarrett Allen is listed as doubtful for tonight’s game with a non-COVID related illness. The Cavs will also be apparently missing Lauri Markkanen, Lamar Stevens, Collin Sexton, and Kevin Love. If the Cavs want to pull this game off, they will be heavily reliant upon their deep bench to hold up against a healthier Boston team. According to last reports, Al Horford will be probable for the game, and there are rumors that Jaylen Brown could be back as well.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00pm ET and will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, GO CAVS!
YOU ARE ON YOUR ‘A ” GAME TONIGHT NATE —GREAT JOB !!!
So, for Valentine, should we go Denzel or Trading Places/Eddie Murphy?
WIN OR LOSE I CAN ENJOY WATCHING THESE CAVS PLAY THEIR HEARTS OUT —LAYING IT OUT THERE —-EVEN THE MRS NOMAD IS IMPRESSED —WITH THE CAVS THAT IS –NOT WITH ME
D3nz3l!!!!!
Oh, Denzel.
That works, too.
CAVS ARE TAKING AND MAKING THREES TONIGHT!!!!
it’s raining threes and Windler has more in his back pocket, how about that inside pass to Mobley, sheesh!
Love the rebounding tonight. Valentine’s been good.
YOU BEAT ME TO IT NATE
VALENTINE TWO IN A ROW!!!
Valentine 3! He’s got a nice looking stroke
Good start to the 2nd by the Cavs
Go Cavs!!!!!
GREAT PASS WINDLER!!!!!!!! MOBLEY FOUL!!!!
Mobley: “I’ll just take the ball, sir”
DG DEFENSE!!!!!
Cava really boarding.
SKIP TO VALENTINE FOR THREE!!!
DG FOR THREE!!! AGAIN!
Ice & Cedi balling.
Maybe the “return to competition reconditioning” guys can do a little screaming between quarters about the value of little things like having possessions that contain actual field goal attempts
Markkanen is on the bench tonight to cheer on Denzel in his Cleveland renaissance, nice
Good quarter but those three turnovers late were brutal.
THINK IT IS GOING TO BE CHALLENGING FOR THE CAVS TO SUSTAIN THAT 1ST QTR EFFORT FOR THE ENTIRE GAME
great defense, bad offense, still take the lead!
Crappy close to the quarter: 0-7 run.
Man.. Celtics gotta be thrilled to only be down 3 after 1Q. Cavs didn’t end that quarter well at all
turnovers are killing us
Mobley trying to do too much.
bad turnovers DG and Mobley back to back
Cedi from Slim Duncan!
GREAT PASS BY THE “MOBES “
MOBLEY WHAT A PASS!!!! CEDI GREAT READ!
Oooooh that was a nice pass by Mobley to a cutting Cedi and super sweet finish
They’re smothering the Celtics.
stop going over the screen on non-shooters!!!
CEDI THE MACEDONIAN KING!!!!!!!! ON FIRE!!!!
Cedi had a nice quarter
Icesplosion!!
“LET’S GO TACKO —LET’S GO TACKO”—GOT MY WISH —-ALL WE NEED NOW IS A POST FROM THE ‘EVIL ONE “
Okoro beasting! Good to see!
Ice trey
OKORO IS BACK BABYYY!!!!!!!
OKORO FOR THREE!!! LETS GOOO!!!
Okoro with the nifty left hand finish and then cans a corner 3! Then steal and a dunk!!!
Okoro 6 already
OKORO!!! great play! WTF tho Tacko before Windler????
Turnovers on oob plays ugh.
that looked catastrophic, Cavs respond with a 7 point run tho, nice
Umlaut and Smart are chucking, something stinks in Boston!!!
Here comes Tacko…watch and despair…
Celtics throwing up bricks
damn Mobley gotta dunk that, maybe got fouled
dammit good idea, bad execution
Nice drive, Ice!
OKORO COAST TO COAST!
love the aggression by Okoro
DG KEEP CHUCKING EM!!!
I dont think this game is impossible. Rubio, Mobley, and Garland are playing. The rest of the guys have room to improve.
I think the Cavs can win this on effort alone. Celtics look like they’re sleepwalking through this
Windler time
good defense and couldn’t get the rebound SMH
Lovely Celtic Oop…
Ice brick.
DG FOR THREE!!!
GREAT DEFENSE OKORO!!!
Just play defense and execute.
https://twitter.com/ChrisFedor/status/1460382780882366471?s=20
Lets go!!!!!!!!!!
Bring on the three point barrage! can’t imagine we win without like 20 threes. Defensively and on the boards this could be a very rough game
WOULD LIKE TO SEE ICE HIT A COUPLE OF 3’S JUST TO BOOST HIS CONFIDENCE —GOING TO NEED HIM TO CONSITENTLY HIT SOME 3’S —-I WOULD SETTLE FOR LIKE 33% FROM HIM
“LET’S GO TACKO”—MY MANTRA FOR TONIGHT —TACKO ‘S REVENGE GAME
Gonna need good games from Ice, Windler, Wade, & Cedi tonight. Smart makes it tough on the PGs, but I am pretty confident about baseline productiin from DG & Rubio. And Mobley.
Windler and okoro going off would be ideal, hell wade too but just want them to be aggressive shooting, okoro driving and kicking or finishing.
Windler needs Jordan Clarkson’s mentality for one game.
Yup lol, for real, same with all the young guys, too worried about screwing up coaches gotta help them.
Celtics site has Brown OUT but Horford & Richardson PROBABLE.
Love is out of protocols but still out due to conditioning. Markannen still in protocols.
Yup thanks that’s the latest I’ve seen too.
If Horford and Brown can play, we are screwed.
Davis or Fall may have to play tonight. Mobley & Wade is are the only healthy 4-5 types.
We needed to get a legit backup 5 and did not do it.
According to Celtics Blog, Brown is out for tonight. We’ll see.
He’s listed as indefinite out on oddsshark so I’m thinking it’s more likely he’s out than in.
I know JA had some struggles in the first game, but hard to imagine the Cavs winning if he’s out.
Yup I think only way cavs win the game is chucking a ton of threes and hope to get lucky.