Live Thread: Cavs @ Celtics
2022-10-28The Cavs are in Beantown tonight to face off against last year’s Eastern Conference finalist Boston Celtics. As yours truly mentioned in last game’s recap, this is a proper measuring stick road game. If the Cavs take this one tonight, it would be a massive skin on their season résumé.
So this season the Celtics are playing championship level offense. Jayson Tatum is looking like an MVP candidate, Joe Mazzulla the Celtics new coach looks like a legit replacement for the departed Ime Udoka. Malcolm Brogdon has been a savvy pickup, and Derrick White looks to build on some great playoff play.
But they aren’t without their troubles. Danilo Gallinari tore his knee up, Grant Williams is suspended for tonight, and Robert Williams III is also out with a torn up knee. Obviously the Ime Uduka situation was a massive distraction in the beginning of the year. Now Jaylen Brown has his own headache to deal with from the Kanye West fallout, deciding to depart from West’s sports agency. So far it looks like the basketball court is a sanctuary for the Celtics, but will it last?
As for the Cavs, they are still without Darius Garland and Dylan Windler, but it hasn’t stopped them from establishing themselves as one of the best teams in the NBA so far, leading the entire league in net rating (+12.4). What do they need to do tonight? Get Tower City going… they had a great performance last game, and they need to dominate the game against inferior competition.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio, Go Cavs!
P.S. Darius Garland updates
#Cavs J.B. Bickerstaff says he isn't sure about Darius Garland playing Sunday against New York. Part is tied to the swelling, which is tough to measure. He said it is also safety issue and the team wants to make sure Garland is protected when he's out there.
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) October 28, 2022
#Cavs Darius Garland is officially listed out tonight against the Celtics. But he still traveled here to Boston. And he was the last player on the court this morning following shootaround, with the swelling around his eye noticeably reduced.https://t.co/ySlaE9Y62N
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) October 28, 2022
Foul fest
Mobley NICE HUSTLE!
Avery winnable game if we extend ourstarters. They are small and weak and also ready to foul. Get to the line. All night.
good shot Caris just gotta make it.
Ugh. Dumb foul but probably wouldn’t have affected the outcome of the shot.
But can’t give refs any excuse tonight.
Mobley loses focus and commits a dumb foul
Wow, Mobley 23 seconds of great defense then a foul.
great defense by Caris, no rebound
Mitchell made a stupidly difficult drive, but I would have passed to love on the post size mismatch.
Mitchell WOOWW
MY GOD MITCHELL!!!!
KEEP COOKING CARIS!
NICE HUSTLE MOBLEY!
Can we figure out how to leverage Wade and Love in a bunch lineup? Its not small ball per say…but it is spread ball. Imagine lanes for caris and ceding and spot up 4 and 5
Wait till DG gets back.
Need some cool heads here. I would keep Love on.
MITCHELL BULLY BALL LETS GOO
Come on Cedi, what are you doing there?
Garbage last 7 minutes of that quarter…dumb play by Cedi to set up that gift three, too…
Bench is getting roasted tonight, no answer for Hauser and Brogdon
Great start to the qtr, terrible last 4 minutes. Not sure why cedi had the ball on the last possession.
Why the effing heck was cedi in charge of that posession???
hero ball
Doubt Cedi has any green light for hero ball.
yup, trying to do too much, easy fix.
Terrible end to quarter. Wade is clearly the better option. Okoro needs gleague time
Terrible choices, poor ball movement. Ugh.
yup, bench struggled.
Celts in the bonus in a tightly officiated game. Not the time to try to bull thru a screen.
Okoro with quite a sequence here.
Maybe he doesn’t want to play.
Very tight officiating tonight.
BENCH OKORO WHAT ARE YOU DOING JB
Set play for Horford. Cavs could use some of their own.
Brogdon was a bigger pickup for the celtics than White. And White was massive.
Make fts.
Mobes simply *needs* to get a handle on his turnovers…happening way too often…
He needs to be on a two dribble limit… if takes more than 2 dribbles, he should get benched.
in half courts sets that is of course
mobes getting out in front of his skies.. whoa, young man..
Celtics clawing back. Good TO by JB.
Mobley tunnel vision, terrible turnover.
Mobely’s handle…..
Mobley!!! You are so much better than this
Lol trying to take on Love in the paint. No no no.
Let’s get those FTs tonight.
LMFAOOOOOOOO BROWN KICKED IN THE NUTS SHEESH
our second unit pick and roll offense is so much better with Caris and Raul now
Caris moving he ball so much better this year and making such better decisions.
LOVE MIDDIE MONEY!
BROOKLYN CONNECTION!
Caris getting a little too deep there for my taste, take the open pull up jumper. but at least he’s aggressive.
Can Windier come in for 12 mins and play solid d and launch 5 threes a game and shoot 40%? I keep forgetting he is still around
Caris Ballin.
LETS GOOO CARIS AGENDA TO THE MOON!!!!
Caris sharp shooting!!!
Hot from trey to start the year. Huge development if it holds around 38-40%
I love em but Fratello and John Michael are a snooze fest.
Blake Griffin is such a putz.
Wow at this rate they’ll be in the bonus for more than half the qtr.
Allen playing great.
We can play the bully role in this game. Celtics are small
100% should be the game plan, foul them out!
JA 3….? Keep punishing down low.
MOBLEY BULLY BALL!!! LETS GOOOO
Allen shooting threes??? form looks better gotta admit
MITCHELL MVP LETS GOOO
Mobes getting more comfortable entering traffic. Confidence in the ankle equals domination boys
Feasting inside. Timout looming?
MOBLEY WITH THE DRIVE!!!!! LOOKED LIKE A BABY DEER BUT GOOD!
bambi
Like the emphasis to bully them down low on o.
Seems like a “who adjusts on D better” game. Give me Dean Wade over Okoro every day and then some.
Caris needs to practice layups that was pathetic LMFAO JA bailed his ass out
LETS GOOOOO CAVS SHARP
They are alert, no doubt. Needed a good start.
Good rotations on d
u jinxed it!
WADE STRONG DRIVE! LETS GO
Might be tough without DG. If they’re competitive to the end that’ll say something.
yeah i think if they cover that’s W…. could get ugly without DG.
holy shit in other news: https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1586136947327586310?s=20&t=lyddw7AU4BBoNIgGZ_8y5A
6’6″ 7ppg.. sign him.. a #12 pick..
Any info on why? He needs to be in cleveland if nothing weird is going on
something weird is def going on
Lot’s to be learned tonight. Hopefully Celtics will be rusty and cold from outside. Bench needs to have a good game, I think to be in this.
yes sir lets gooooo!!!
Pumped! Bummed we don’t have DG, but with the Celts are also missing a key piece in Time Lord perhaps that will give a more even evaluation of where we’re at.
hell yeah love the DN LMFAOOO
A real test tonight, can’t wait.
yes sir lets goooo