Live Thread: Cavs @ Bucks
2021-12-06Good evening CtB!
Last night, the Cavs began a brutal stretch of the schedule with a heartbreaking loss to one of the NBA’s best teams, the Utah Jazz. Tonight, the task is no easier with the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks hosting the Cavs for a major Central Division battle.
The Cavs will be shorthanded again, without Dylan Windler and Dean Wade particularly, the former being inexplicably sent to the G League Cleveland Charge basketball team to play for them tonight even though the Cavs are playing their second game of a back to back. It sure seems like that the Cavs could’ve used five to 10 minutes of Windler to spell the starting unit but what do I know, I’m just a fan!
For the Bucks, they will be shorthanded as well (Brook Lopez, Donte DiVincenzo, and Semi Ojeleye all OUT) and possibly without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is a game time decision. Just speculating but it seems like Giannis will want to play to keep the good times rolling in Milwaukee, who have vaulted up the Eastern Conference standings after a rough start to the season.
Tip off is scheduled for 8:00PM ET and will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, GO CAVS!
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STEVENS STOLE THAT SHIT LOVE IT!
nice take Mobley
TO out of a timeout? yikes… at least JB pulled Okoro.
Okoro doesn’t belong on the court tonight, sorry to say.
-20 in 18 minutes.
damn Mobley just shoot it, or JA just shoot it.
JA got refballed that was great defense on Giannis SMFH
Man, DG is a waterbug…
DG zig zag!!!!
best lineup tonight is Rubio/DG/Cedi/Mobley/Markkanen IIRC, maybe sprinkle in Love he’s usually great with Mobley.
That was a heck of an effort to stay in arms reach. Probably need one extra guy to eat minutes for us to have enough for a 4th quarter run
Yup, could’ve tried Davis on Boogie that first half.
Ice and JA really need to step up, -15 and -12 respectively
HUGE CLOSE TO THE QUARTER!!! Bucks letting us hang in a game we have no business winning.
Nice toughness, Lauri….big play…
Lauri’s Cavs best player so far no contest.
Keeping them in the game…
FEED LAURI!!!!!
Man…this shooting…
MOBLEY WHERES THE AND ONE?
Wow!! Mobes!!
Elastic man
Boogie is tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooast….
Bigs need to hit the offensive boards with the Cavs shooting like crap.
DG to JA!!! hanging on by a thread!
Finally…JA and one….
nice take JA
no juice tonight for the Cavs, big time hangover
DG needs to get the ball to Mobley on the mismatch, way too late and didn’t communicate.
Ice got refballed that was a charge!!!
Lauri doing a decent job on Giannis
Tough D lauri
damn JA was wide open and Ice and Lauri missed him.
NICE DEFENSE LAURI!
WOW Lauri tough shot!
Boogie is washed
Was washed years ago…but really washed now…
bad turnover DG, but great defense Ice drawing the charge.
Cavs shooting 27%…shooting threes at 26%…
Damn, Cavs can’t hit the broad side of a barn.
Not sure how that’s not a foul on Giannis…
why not put in Stevens for 9?
Bucks getting contributions from a guy that played 1 damn game the whole year.
Rare missed finish on the break from Cedi…that hurt…
This lineup can’t handle Giannis Got to get Mobley or JA in
yup, that’s on JB. Problem is JA already has two fouls and started off like crap.
All things considered, great quarter for the Cavs…
take that all day, their defense is locked in, just need some shots to fall.
A great defense is the grand equalizer. If they make those open shots they’re up 10
100%
RUBIO TO LOVE!!! LOVE J IS WET!
Cavs going 8 deep, Bucks going 10 deep, hope the kids slept well last night.
DG TO LOVE!!!!!! CAVS TAKE THE LEAD!
Actually I’m surprised it’s this close, Cavs playing bad.
yup, about as bad as the Cavs can play, yet only down 2? take that all day.
two turnovers in a row, can’t do that.
Horrible call
JA’s gotta take the charge there, Cousins just barrelled into him.
SMOOTH RUBIO!
Mobes diming them up…or would be, if they were hitting more shots…
GREAT PASS MOBLEY GREAT CUT CEDI!
Imagine Mobley on the same team with Curry….would be totally unfair…
Curry to the Land confirmed!
great pass Mobley, Cedi just missed.
gotta rock fight so far.
two good looks just missed.
Strong move, Mobes!
nice defense Cedi!!!!
NICE TAKE MOBLEY! be aggressive they can’t stop you!
MOB3S!
huge 3 Mobley
forced a timeout and looks like subs are coming in thankfully.
Giannis just ended Okoro :(
Never try that against the Freak…lol…
JA blew the euro dammit
LAURI FOR THREE FEED THE HOT HAND!
Great look from Mobley, Okoro just can’t hit the shot…
great pass DG, Mobley probably should’ve just tried to shoot that.
Ain’t getting that crap over Mobes, Bobby…
DG TO JA!!! LETS GO!
Lauri posts ups are good offense, try it some more.
inauspicious start for the Cavs… bricking everything.
Bring in Love and Rubio immediately try and get the vets to settle these guys down.
With you on that
MPF: Grayson Allen? (Most punchable face)
damn Mobley faked Giannis out of his shoes but couldn’t cash.
Giannis is going 110% against Mobley right now.
damn elite pocket pass DG and JA throws a terrible pass.
nice pass Mobley
Giannis playing…this will be tough…
LMFAOO ??? it’s your fault JB!
https://twitter.com/AmNotEvan/status/1468001000099393539?s=20
I hope Windy takes the opportunity to really work on his game….I agree that it’s hard to get it going when you’re barely playing.
barely played and really didn’t warrant not playing him especially in light of how bad Okoro’s been.