Live Thread: Cavs @ 76ers
2022-03-04Tonight the Cavs have ventured down Interstate 76 to the City of Brotherly Love to take on the surging Philadelphia 76ers in a massive Eastern Conference clash. The Cavs are now fighting for their playoff lives as the sixth seed and two games up on the 7th seeded Toronto Raptors. The Sixers are making a run at the top seed in the Eastern Conference thanks to the James Harden acquisition. The chips are stacked against the Cavs, but that’s exactly how they like it. Some quick thoughts headed into tonight’s action:
DG finding another gear
One of the most disappointing aspects of Darius Garland’s performance last game was the seven turnovers, which should’ve been converted into shot attempts given how hot DG’s shooting was that night (13-22 from the field). The next level of DG’s basketball maturity is finding that 40 or 50 point game with 30-35 shot attempts when the moment calls for it. Does Garland have a “scoring dawg” in him, willing his team on to victory on the offensive end? He’s capable of MVP statlines along the lines of James Harden or Steph Curry, tonight would be the perfect night to bring it out.
Tower City defense
The Cavs need its defensive leaders, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, to dominate the game for the Cavs to have a chance. Joel Embiid is having an MVP caliber season, this is the perfect opportunity for Tower City to continue to make a name for themselves league-wide.
J.B. Bickerstaff play Dean Wade Challenge
Seriously J.B., the harping on about defense, dawg, and grit, yet you don’t play one of the grittiest dawgs on the roster? What gives? Unfortunately, Dylan Windler’s out so that rant will have to wait for another day.
Tip off scheduled for 7:00PM ET and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, Go Cavs!
18/16 assist/fg ratio is good, we are rebounding and actually scoring so happy about that. Less to’s and better defense need to happen in the 2nd half and then we’ll get this win.
Honestly, the way Cleveland has been playing lately I don’t even get too excited when they are up in the first half or even third quarter.
I mean I’m happy they are up and if they win, it’s a big win.. but they’ve been so inconsistent lately.
Growing pains are … painful.
they arent automatically “growing pains”…sometimes teams just get worse
Yes, but that’s what I choose to believe. At this point.
me too. but my belief affects nothing. this will be on JB and staff
Their first quarters have been disastrous lately. At least tonight they didn’t get behind early.
That is a boneheaded move.Shit like that loses games.
Sigh.. Cleveland need to start ending quarters well. From being up 60-42, to the Sixers ending the quarter on a 21-11 run..
Plus side, offense massively improved, down side, defense still sucks.
WTF Stevens
Really dumb foul, Lamar…
Unlucky I think.
mobley’s floor is way lower than i think we all thought
Rookie status will cover him for a another month or so.
him and the coaching staff making zero adjustments on his offense is concerning.
Agreed
All rookies have periods where they struggle…
Not a great choice there, Cedi
Harris balling
Best Sixer tonight I’d suppose
Keeps getting it really close to the rim…
WHY IS ICE STILL IN THE GAME THATS THREE IN A ROW
photoshop jb’s face on the “one does not simply…” meme and add take ice out
LFMAOOOOOO
CEDI WHAT A FINISH!
Love the patience on that play. Cedi threeeeee
Huge three from Cedi at the shot clock buzzer…
Mobley’s been too focused on trying to make a play lately rather than just making the right play
Take Ice out Coach, missed a 3 badly and just passed up a wide open layup
Mobley handle is an automatic turnover
Mobes really needs to work on getting his dribble tighter and lower in the offseason…
AC on the money, Sixers in a zone.
Sixers making their run Cavs have to respond
Goodwin getting killed on defense
refs will not let this one get out of hand in philly
Milton is pretty annoying…he’s not very good, but he’s always going to look to drive…
Cavs playing great, I would like to see them get JA a little more involved, though…
what is happening??
That was my question. Partly rhetorical.
DAWGS HAPPENING
Philly fans booing already.
Close the half strong!
Cedi’s haircut a key improvement to his game.
CEDI HESI
DARIUS GARLAND BETTER
God, DG is a sorcerer…
Maxes picking up DG full court, good luck with that sucker
STEVENS completely fucked up Harden
LOL what is happening
3 fouls on the Turd…
D FREAKING G!
Stevens hometown game lets go!!!
STEVENS
Just give the Turd FTs every time he drives and be done with it…
WHERES THE FOUL THERE WAS NO FOUL
Mobley gotta win his matchup against Milsap
mobley hasn’t won a matchup against a broomstick in a long time
In my dreams James Harden is driving the lane in 2022 and goes through a timewarp and ends up in 1992 staring into the face of Bill Laimbeer. I don’t think i have the stomach to finish the dreams…
Haha. Post of the night
Defense still kind of sucks but at least they’re winning the dawg stats: rebounding and assisting.
Definitely seems like more effort so far…
Hahahaha. Harden
Nice flop attempt, Turd…
and now Harden’s locked in, gotta ball game now.
The Bearded Turd makes an appearance…
WOW, total bullshit call for Harden
he walked a freaking quartet of dogs in the lane…brutal call
GOODWIN GOOD ATTACK!
Steven’s in. COME ON DAWG
Really more of what Ice needs to do every game…they need 14+ points from him every game…
Need Goodwin, Cedi, and Love to keep bringing it with the bench mob
Really promising to see the Cavs jump on them early…they used to do this every game…
ICE JUST BEASTED ON MAXEY
ICE BRINGING IT!
JA attack the rim LMFAOOO
Beautiful downcourt pass to ICE, who gets hammered…
LAURI HUSTLE DG DIME ICE STRONG@!!!
Way to hit the freaking boards!
Cavs looking like they came to play. Gotta keep their foot on the pedal
ICE EURO AND ONE!
He Hardened Harden
ICE!!
Brilliant PnR play DG to JA…
DG wide open layup and turns it over, terrible play
DG MAKES UP FOR IT!
DG FROM WAY DOWN TOWN!
ICE!
Really looking forward to all the exciting FT action we’ll see from the Sixers…
JA taking Embiid to task!
Nice roll for JA…
nice to see JA attack Embiid off the jump, good pass DG
Agree with your comment about DG’s turnovers…he was really good overall, but some of those turnovers were off of really, really careless passes, and it seems like most Cavs turnovers go the other way for opponent fast breaks and easy buckets.
this will be a tough game to win, and I expect a loss, but a win would put a new spin on the post All Star break season.