Live Thread: Cavs vs Spurs
2023-02-13The Cavs are what has to be a 2023 record for them: a 15 point favorite. The Cavs have zero names on the injury report while the Spurs are piled abourd the hospital car of the Wembanyama Limited.
- F Keldon Johnson (ankle) probable
- G Tre Jones (foot) out
- F Doug McDermott (Achilles) Out
- F Jeremy Sochan (back) probable
- G Devin Vassell (knee) out
If you think the Cavs aren’t taking this one seriously, I would argue that JB probably had a nice highlight package of the Dec. 12th meltdown, and charged Cleveland with payback. What I really want to see is what the rotations look like on a fully healthy Cavs squad, and to see the wine and gold start sharpening the little things that they need to shore up before the playoffs: screens, freeing off-ball shooters, double post offense, and shoring up the shooting for guys like Caris LeVert and Evan Mobley. I’d also like to see Jeremy Sochan in action. But first, win the game, please, and don’t look like d-bags doing it. I think they get it done. Take the over.
Wemby Limited pulling away
Sub em out!
I’m a few minutes behind. Man does this Spurs team play hard.
…i mean…kinda. They do cuz they are a Pop coached team…but there is no excuse for not burying them. We underachieve consistently. The expected wins stats indicate that. This should be a dominating win that only approached the spread because of garbage time. We did not play hard and its started with JB
Gotta pull that, Ice.
Agreed. He is improving but may be on a Tristan Thompson improvement curve.
Closing time. Starters back in.
Mitchell with the Koby assist.
GiMobily!!!
Branham having a nice night.
Took a dip. Looks like spurs are competing.
Yeah…When do they not? Question was why wasn’t JB in the 3rd
Garland hurt? Or he get pulled for losing it on the ref?
One of his worst games this year…should have been pulled faster
Back to back bad games for him. His variance this year seems to be high.
Rhythm high usage guy no longer getting the touches he got. Expected the variance but didnt expect JB to just leave him out there for whole quarters when he sucks this for into the season
Headbutts arent considered techs? When did Zidane join the spurs?
What is the clear lane foul and why wasn’t that called? No contact with the ball
Ain’t nothing going right atm. In the bonus at least.
Fortunately spurs turning it over.
We do actually have a coach right? And like he is allowed to choose the guys who play?
Tower City Need to show up!
Look to what is allowing guys into the paint. His name is Darius
Cavs are leaving one of the worst teams in basketball have their way.. 30 pts in 2nd, 32 in 3rd and already 8pts in 2 min in the 4th..
1st Quarter in the paint:
Cavs: 7/12
Spurs: 3/7
since then:
Cavs: 13/21
Spurs: 20/33
And then another paint point by Spurs..
Philly is up 20 on Houston.
We gonna lose this one.
Lifeless
Took foot off gas.
Gonna have to pray to DonoHIM
This game is slipping away.
Pretty weak technical
Spurs have 11 off rebounds…
wow those sochan freethrows are wild
He has really improved since switching to shooting them one handed.
an actual play for a score… but Spurs is having their way in the paint..(8-17) while we are 7-8 in the paint and 2-9 from 3…(Spurs 3-7)
Ok,that’s the first wide open play on an inbounds I’ve seen in a few yrs so clearly things are looking up.Well done JB and the lads.
Milestone!!!!!!
Cedi having a nice night. Rubio as well.
But this is a game.
Bleh
This game feels very losable
Spurs are playing harder.
Garland not playing well. LeVert either but DG is more below par.
Coach making zero adjustments this quarter.
Garland has no feel right now
Getting three happy.
Boring
Ditch coach challenges
Cavs foot not on the gas at the moment…thank goodness for mitchell being healthy but this is a home game against the worst in the league. C’mon guys
Our lead this quarter has decreased like a Rusjlh album: 21:12.
21-15 run by Spurs.. since we were up 72-51 and started the quarter 7-2
Spurs scoring pretty easily. We better buck up or this coukd get competitive quickly.
Mobley doing too much, causing that turnover…and then they got 3 pts from it.
We are a borderline contender with a healthy and high usage tower city. Theyre going to give even the best teams fits with all the extra touches
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1625305716897599488?s=20&t=o7xr_ou4mAyjObBF34bjaw
Amazing.
Okoro setting a solid screen there.
https://twitter.com/nba_university/status/1625146516460474368?s=46&t=jteVVpr9mZR36t0fyORKvQ
Not a lot of defense played that quarter from either team. Good shooting and plentiful offensive rebounds.
Thought the Spurs made some tough buckets against decent d and Cavs had a lot of good ball denial.
Honestly spurs have made a lot of tough shots just to be down 16
Disparity in 3PM and FTM is the difference since they are shooting 50%.
Absolutely. And TOs.
We are +12 from deep. +8 from the FT line. And have 5 fewer TOs.
Damn, Spida. .
DM with the crossover and 3pt.. loving the reaction of the players like Okoro like “ooooh nasty”
DG scratch!
Let’s get DG cooking here. .
Caris on the board!
Spurs still shooting 45.2% and 5 offensive rebounds..
Unlike in early losses where the offense was struggling, the Cavs have been defending hard, and are holding the line against the Spurs.
Nice dish Caris
Two! He and Allen have nice chemistry
Mitchell again looking spry & fly.
No Herro for the Heat hosting Denver. Hope that help widen the gap between us & Miami.
Nets vs Knicks also tonight.
I’m rooting for a MIA, ATL, 76ers, IND, Bulls loss.
Good TO there. Time to come back with Mitchell & Allen.
DG with his 3rd straight uninspiring first half.
God
Ricky is insane. Not only is he unbelievable with the ball. He’s one of the best off ball screener and cutters in the association at PG.
Sloppy.
Yep. DG & Caris the only guys who have not scratched yet.
Caris had some sloppy handles.
Mobley’s hands are bad tonight.
Great opening quarter !!
Mobley FT practice incoming.
They’re doing a job of staying in their roles.
I want a blowout for two reasons:
1) Main guys rested for Philly.
2) Windler on the court!
Neto-Windler-Stevens-Love-Lopez.
Blowout still equals starters playing until the last two and a half minutes on the 4th.
Well, the Spurs are bad and have some inportantguys hurt and traded some key guys at the deadline for future assets. This could get real ugly. 30 point ugly. Halfway there now. More if Mibes had made a FT. And we just punished them inside. It was not a hot streak from deep.
Like a football game where 1 teams gets 8 yards on every handoff. If the other team can’t stop that….it can only get uglier.
Great start. Good TO. Let’s not let them back in.
Jimmy Dean Wade!
They’re dialed in.
Mitchell dives on the grenade pass.
Lol.
Frontcourt 20. Backcourt 2.
I love it. Layups, dunks, and FTs.
Ice trey!
Just keep playing hard, guys.
Great start!
Good lord that finish.
Bad d Mobley. Gotta peel off your man to pick up the shooter. But mobes gets three buckets to make up for it.
DO NOT I REPEAT DO NO HAVE A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF THAT “ TRAIN WRECK “ THE LAST TIME WE PLAYED THEM PUT THEM AWAY EARLY