Live Thread: Thunder @ Cavs
2022-01-22Good evening CtB!
Tonight, the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the shores of Lake Erie taking on a rested Cavs team who finally got two days in a row off. Conversely, the Thunder will be playing their second game of a back to back after a thrashing in Charlotte at the hands of the Hornets. The NBA season is truly merciless.
Supposedly the Cavs will have both Rajon Rondo and Lamar “Top Dawg” Stevens available to play tonight. The Thunder come into the game with all meaningful hands on deck.
UPDATE:
Rajon Rondo is out tonight for the #Cavs against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) January 22, 2022
In their previous meeting in Oklahoma City, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley had virtuoso offensive performances to stave off a feisty effort of the Thunder. The Cavs should be prepared for any and all attempts by the Thunder to neutralize DG’s impact on the game offensively.
The game within the game for the Cavs is staying mentally focused against an inferior opponent. The Cavs are favored by double digits, the challenge will be handling the expectations and maintaining the “scrap” as Coach J.B. Bickerstaff loves to say.
Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00PM ET and will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, GO CAVS!
OKC squad looking sneaky confident in their huddle just now.
The good news is he walked off the floor (even supported) likely a several week ankle sprain.
Yeah, looked like a classic sprain…still sucks, but not the end of the world…
Yeah that’s my thinking. Hopefully just mild ligament damage
thank you Nate for the update i had to switch the channel.
Hearing Caruso broke his hand?
yup, needs surgery out 6-8 weeks.
Yeah. Off a Flagrant from Grayson Allen.
Argh that’s so shitty
Bone in his wrist, I believe…off of a cheapshot foul…
I imagine wade might finally see the court? Unless JB really hates him…
If we don’t see him, it will speak volumes.
JB seems kind of weird about player minutes…
I think Windler will get first crack but JB loves his 9 man so doubt we see Wade unless Windler flops
Also, DG could barely buy a shot that half…
SMH- free throws, outside shooting, rebounding…. So much to improve
OKC shot 30% on 23 threes, not great, but Cavs shot 19% on 16 threes…
Missed tons of dunks . Another bad ending to the 2nd quarter. Had a chance to really extend it and just don’t
Jfc. Get a rebound
Well if you won’t get a rebound…
Or defend…
Giddey looking so good
Ice great finish!!
JA with a man’s dunk…
F f f f f f
I hate these dumb flukey injuries in the NBA…
The guy just starts getting confident in his shot and boom,,,,,gone.
DG never flops, and I’m glad he doesn’t, but imagine how many FTs he’d take if he flopped constantly like Harden or Trae…he gets a lot of contact that is never called because he doesn’t sell it…
F f f.
Just absolutely snakebitten this year geez
Oh damn LM down. Not good.
OH NO
Damn that one looks bad
Lauri, crap…
Oh shit
damn DG tough shot!!!
Oof ugly perimeter may right there
Cavs need to be extending the lead…Thunder playing pretty assy right now…
LOVE IT AC knows ball….” sometimes you got to hit a guy let him know don’t stand too close to me!!!”
Dort brrrrrrrrick,,,
STEVENS playing well!
Gotta get the ball to Love in non-DG minutes,
Omg outside shots looking so bad right now
Terrible job by JB, No Windler, no Wade no Point Mobley
Yep yep yep
1/10 from 3 not great
Mobley fall away looks unbeatable
Cedi brrrrrrick….
You can kind of envision Mobley in a couple of years, when he will be a monster in the post…you see those flashes, like when he rebounded his own shot in the first qtr, quick as a snake…
Pretty ugly quarter. Still ahead.
Defense fantastic, offense struggles without DG, but they can grind this one out on defense.
Steven’s with a much needed drive.
CEDI AND STEVENS MAKING SOME PLAYS!
Stevens straight back into his role. Dude is so dependable.
Defense looking a lil porous here.
Lousy call on that foul…
Osman looki g lost on offense again.
Missing Rubio…
Hope we see good Cedi tonight…
ALL ABOUT THE BIGS!!!! THEY ARE PUTTING ON A SHOW
Garland putting on a show getting em the ball too!
100%
God. Garland is just insane.
JA: “MY HOUSE”.
Another rejection. i love watching this team.
Cavs with a million times more energy tonight.
GET THAT WEAK STUFF OUTA THERE!
Ice with a sick finish.
Ice playing to his strengths
ICE MAN COMETH!!!!
they are showing DG a CROWD, he’s getting LeBron treatment.
Vit krekji looks like a young David Lynch.
DG being more flamboyant with his passes lately…
he’s in a groove, he’s gonna wow us for the next decade
MOBLEY GOT HIS LEGS BACK!
Amazing what a couple of days off will do.
DG is so freaking good…
Great feed Okoro. JA just blew dunk.
Mobley’s jump hook. Just unstoppable.
PROBABLY GOING TO BE “SURFUNG ” BETWEEN CAVS GAME AND PACKERS –AS I AM “PART OWNER OF THE PACKERS—-1 STOCK ” :-)
I will no doubt be annoyed by Dort again tonight…he’s a good player, it’s hard to say what his contract should be, though. Presti is facing that decision very soon…
Shooting guard version of Marcus Smart.
https://twitter.com/AmNotEvan/status/1485037909317193729?s=20
NBA TV doing a Mobley feature!
GETTING STEVENS BACK AND HOPEFULLY SOME MIN’S FOR WADE WILL BE A PLUS
CAVS NEED TO POUNCE ON THEM IN THE 1ST QTR—FRESH LEGS VS TIRED LEGS—-” STOMP ON THE NECK “
100%
CONGRATS TO THE BENGALS—-” WHO DEY “
THANKS NOMAD!!!
WHO F******** DEY!!!!!!!!!!!!