Live Thread: Cavs @ Pacers
2022-12-29Good evening CtB!
The Cavs are in the Crossroads of America tonight to take on the Indiana Pacers in a tough Central Division clash. The Cavs will be looking to put an end to their two game losing streak. The Pacers are locked in a tight battle to get into the precious sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. It’s a game that the Cavs should win, but any lack of focus and they’ll be walking away with an L.
INJURY REPORT:
#Cavs Robin Lopez (illness) is OUT tonight against the Pacers. Cedi Osman (lower back soreness) is QUESTIONABLE.
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) December 29, 2022
What do the Cavs need to do to win tonight? Shut down Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin, both of whom torched the Cavs in the first meeting. The Cavs’ defense is the most dominant unit of the game, they need to impose their will on the defensive end and they should come away with the win.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Great Lakes/Ohio, Go Cavs!
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Twin towers!!!
SPIDA!
They’re doubling which is leading to wide open 3s.
Garland so good.
Someone needs to get in Hield’s body…make him put the effing ball on the floor or give it up…
Steven3!
Cavs just not good defending the three at all lately.
Nope
Must drive DG nuts to pass off to Stevens like that, and he does nothing with it…
That two-man game between Mobley and Stevens was a thing of beauty!
Come on… what’s with letting them get wide open 3s?!?!?
WOW WINDMILL GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE —YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH
CARLISLE WITH A 10 PLAYER ROTATION—-JB WITH HIS “USUAL ” 8—-REALIZE CEDI IS OUT BUT MAN NETO SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A FEW MIN’S AND YES IN MY OPINION “ELDER” 3-A-KITE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON CAVS ROSTER TONIGHT FOR ABLE BODIES
I haven’t watched Isiah Mobley but will never understand how Diakite’s performance against Embiid and the Sixers—which JB emphatically praised after that game—failed to earn him a long look while Wade is out.
No doubt trust issues…
8-man rotation tonight with Cedí not available; Pacers with a 10-man rotation. Hope Cavs will have the legs to finish strong down the stretch.
Clippers and Celtics on NBATV
Giving Nesmith that was absolutely pathetic.
I was gonna say nice first half for a road game, but wtf was that horseshit?
Dude how do you let him go 94 feet for a layup?
Seriously!
Garland nails out a shotty possession
Bails
That Mitchell pass was toogood
Incredible pass, but pretty hot to handle…
Some good defense the last few possessions
POSTED EARLIER CARLISLE WILL OUTCOACH JB AND HELP PACERS WIN —–DO YOU THINK CARLISLE WOULD EVER PLAY STEVENS// ICE TOGETHER —–HELL NO —-I REST MY CASE
That basket is gonna be repealed.
Was thinking the same
MATHAURIN ALREADY BECOMING A “CAVS KILLER ” AS A ROOKIE —–SOMEBODY NEEDS TO ” PUT HIS ROOKIE ASS IN PLACE ” !!!
YEP AGREE WITH YOU NATE ON STEVENS—–CAN’T WAIT UNTIL DWADE IS HEALTHY AND JB IS ” MANDATED ” BY KOBY TO GIVE MINUTES TO “ELDER AND 3-A-KITE ——-THAT IS MY NEW YEARS WISH !!
3-point contest
THANK GOD FOR ” PACER LEVERT ” SURFACING
Stevens is just annoying me.
He’s just not very good…no shame in that, but it’s the fact…
Caris on fire against his old team.
Damn. Great finish Hield.
REALLY WISH JB WOULD GIVE MINUTES TO “ELDER ” 3-A-KITE
MAN JA HAS GOT TO START PLAYING LIKE LAST YEAR ——-RAOUL I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR EALIER POST ” MEAN AND TUFF COME WITH AGE “——-THE MRS NOMAD HAS AQUIRED BOTH OVER THE YEARS TO MY DESMISE ………” MORE BEER PLEASE “
Really wish the Cavs could’ve grabbed Jalen Smith.
Cavs Cavs getting fouled pretty consistently with no calls.
SSDD…
Garbage call twice.
I like this challenge. 3 point ev
Wow, Okoro with the verticality on D!
Refs need to go back to ref school to learn what a charge is!
Surprised JB called for a challenge
I wouldn’t challenge fouls unless they’re very obviously wrong. Refs can easily justify that one…it could go either way, but I doubt they overturn.
Nice board, Ice.
Layup line for LeVert
Dic Math with a 3!
?
BeneDICt MATHurin
Damn. Garland great.
Trashcan McConnell gave up on hawking Garland
He loves to be annoying, and good for him, but DG can clown him if he just plays under control…
DG playing pretty nice…
Showtiiiime!
Okoro with some nice time
Two dumb fouls, Mobes…
Caris. So good.
Any time you think GMs know what they’re doing, remember that 11 teams passed on Haliburton and one of them was the Cavs’.
Only way Stevens and Okoro on the floor together makes sense is if two of the other guys are Curry and prime Klay…
Or MJ and LeBron
The Stevens/Okoro lineup 😂
I’m so annoyed that the pacers have Hali.
Mobes really needs to get stronger so that crap doesn’t happen…
Put a body on Turner
Some bad defense
Nice finish, Allen.
Allen with the skyhook!
DG carrying right now
Garland and Mitchell starting hot!
Why is Cedi out.
back
If Cedi is/was healthy, he is the obvious starting 3 right now. I don’t really care about JB’s trust level. He has been the most effective complement to the other starting four.
Absolutely. At least “try” it, since they’ve tried every other option with Wade sidelined.
Lamar Stevens is killing me.
Tower City getting smoked again on the perimeter.
It’s gonna be a long night with Stevens 🤦♂️
I would rather see Okoro starting, when the choice is between those two.
Easily.
Pick your poison!
Ugh Stevens know your role!
SPIDAAAA
Mitchell with a quick 5
JB said in his pregame presser that the team needs experiences to grow (obviously). And I’m convinced that is why he has such short rotations. He’s trying to speed up their game time experiences.
Go Cavs!!!
Wonder if Halliburton is playing? He was listed as day-to-day.
Yep he’s playing
CEDI OUT—MORE REASON TO PLAY “ELDER” OR 3-A-KITE OR BOTH
CARLISLE WILL OUTCOACH JB TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY BE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PACERS WINNING ——-WATCHING “ELDER” TODAY// CHARGE AND EVEN THE COMMENTATORS MENTIONED THIS—- “ELDER ‘ HAS A LITTLE MORE ” MEAN STREAK ” IN HIM AND EVAN NEEDS TO ” BORROW ” SOME OF THIS FROM HIS BROTHER ——-AGREED !!!
getting mean and/or tuff usually comes with age
IS TYRESE PLAYING TONIGHT —–POSTED EARLIER—“ELDER ” AND 3-A-KITE WERE A COMBINED 9// 13 FROM 3 LAST NIGHT ……” GIVE ME ELDER// 3-A-KITE ……OR GIVE ME ………” ME MORE BEER PLEASE “