Live Thread: Cavs @ Raptors
2022-10-19Good evening CtB and welcome to the 2022-23 NBA season!
The Cavs hopped over Lake Erie to the shores of Lake Ontario to take on the Toronto Raptors to open their 2022-23 NBA season. The Raptors will certainly be one of their main adversaries to securing a playoff birth at the end of the year, so the atmosphere should be absolutely rocking with a playoff-like energy.
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The mystery is no longer, Caris LeVert will be the starting small forward. I think J.B. made the right call and now it’s up to Caris to secure that bag. The one thing to watch for tonight? How about Evan Mobley’s Rookie of they Year snub revenge tour. This is the kind of situation in which Mobley thrives. LET’S GOOOOOOO!!!!
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Ohio, Go Cavs!
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Garland clearly fouled on the finish. Thank god it went in. Cavs getting nothing from the refs
this game is UGLY but they’re back in it!
DG made a shot, but sandwiched around two TOs.
Cedi with a triple!
Down six with the ball. Spida time.
Cavs refuse to push it and yet are still some how reckless.
CEDI!!!!
1 game in and I already don’t understand jb’s rotations.
I think the pbp guy called him a mad scientist. Maybe it wasn’t a compliment.
Refs are pretty determined to let Raps get away with loads of contact…
C3DI!!
this floor sucks!!! why is everbody slipping???
Cavs getting absolutely no calls… and they’re playing sloppy
GET THE DAMN REBOUND WTF THAT HIT THREE CAVS HANDS!
I wish defense was allowed. Every play the defender gets jumped in to and gets called for the foul
Yeah those calls were atrocious
First trick play for Cedi…hope he has some treats in his bag…
DG another TO.
Take care of the damn ball.
Or just launch it at the backboard like Cedi. Cool cool cool.
Both teams with 6 TOs. Cavs have more OBoards. Poor shooting is the main issue (8/22).
We had the ball with under a minute left with it tied. 2 TOs and 2 Raptors triples equals down 6.
Rebounding sucks, ball movement sucks… but still grinded thru the quarter for the most part.
Awful finish to the quarter.
F*** THESE REFS!
Nets down 32-14 after one to the Pels. In Brooklyn.
LOVE IT!
Mobley electric so far.
THREE MAN LOVE MOBLEY DG!!!
DG with a pick and a dime!
LOVE IS IN THE AIR!
Nice Kev! We needed that!
Feel like DG getting a little overwhelmed trying to run through all the sets. Cavs need to set some mean screens to back the pressure off.
FWIW, acvording to the ESPN tracker, Mobley, and not Diakite, is the 13th man.
We need to feed the Fro. The one area we have a size advantage (when he is in).
This officiating be shit. Cavs not getting the same calls.
Been on 15 for a while.
WTF Okoro had a wide open drive to teh hoop and passed the ball, the young guys are coming out pressing.
DG completely out of sorts,
Looks like Raps size and hands bothering him…
Cavs need to run some hard ball screens. Maybe take an offensive foul.
DG struggling early with TOs. At least 3.
Great recovery qaxe
Okoro gotta back off just a touch, but that was a flop.
Mean Fade seeing time early- rough omen for Cedi to see him follow the quick insertion of Love and Okoro
BALL DONT LIE GET UR ACT TOGETHER REFS!
Sone weak ass foul calls sheesh
that was terrible! great defense Ice right htere
damn, Ice can’t handle the ball pressure that sucks
Fred Van Vlop
Way to know your personnel on D.
Attaway Dean.
Wade. Dean Wade.
DEAN WADE DRIVE AND FINISH!!!!
Great D Mitchell.
CARIS FROM DEEP!
DMITCH LOCKING UP!
Cavs surviving the early game jitters, just need to catch a rhythm offensively
Interior defense on point, but Allen gotta convert the bunnies.
Too cheeky by Barnes. Get that weak stuff out here.
JA AND MOBLEY REJECTIONS!!!!!!!!
Offense tights, D lookin ferocious!
DG MIDDIE >>>>>>>>>>>
DMITCH DANCE TO THE HOOP!
Barf. Terrible sequence.
TERRIBLE CALL REF!
MOBLEY ATTACK~~!!!! great play, Caris shoot the layup right hand it was right there!
Mobley aggressive early.
Mobe3
MOBLEY FROM DEEP!!!!
good shot D Mitch, just missed.
REBOUND THE BASKETBALL
Rebound fellas.
Liking the black jersey.
This game taking forever to get started, lfg!!!
Every win this regular season likely will be big. Let’s get this one…
Watching Pacers/Wiz Mathurin, Hali, and Kuzma looking good.
nice!
Hali looking explosive. Gonna be Garland’s ASG competition.
Back. Healthy.
This should be a good test for the DG/Mitchell pairing. No one is longer than the Raps (Siakam, OG, Barnes, etc) on the wing. And they have the most continuity in the league. If we can beat them on day 1, away, without Rubio, that will put a marker down in my book.
Raps should win. But if we do…..
Go Cavs!!!
I AGREE GO CAVS
We’re back baby! Thank the sports gods for distraction from the poop in the football field!
Hey Scotch! that’s right lets gooo!!!!