Live Thread: Cavs @ Celtics
2023-03-01Good evening CtB!
The Cavs have ventured to the shores of the Massachusetts Bay to take on the Boston Celtics in a primetime, national television showcase. This game features two of the elite of Eastern Conference, and certainly revenge will be first thing on the Celtics’ mind as the Cavs took the first two meetings against them early in the season. Caris LeVert had his best game of the season in the first matchup and Darius Garland put on a virtuoso performance in the second matchup. Much has changed for the Cavs since those matchups, so it’ll be interesting to see how the Cavs handle the hype of the game. So far, the Cavs haven’t handled big time matchups well so far in this recent stretch.
Statistically, the Celtics are the class of the NBA. There’s nothing they don’t do exceedingly well. If the Cavs have any designs on winning they will have produce their A-game.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live regionally on Bally Sport Ohio/Great Lakes and nationally on ESPN, Go Cavs!
P.S. Make sure you check out Adam Cathcart’s Atlanta recap!
SOMEONE CUT TO THE PAINT WTF
DG 0-3 from the FT
Hit some FTs, guys…good god…
5th team foul on the Boston .. we need to attack the rim..
DG WITH THE KISS
And the miss
Finally abused hauser.
Filthy move, Spida.
Dumb foul by DG. Have a free point.
Still a bad play by DG. At least he made up for it on the other end.. now make your free throw.
Phantom call on Tatum – all that whining paid off
He’s not gonna play Cedi, is he?
KNICKS WINNING BIG IF WE LOSE. THEY ARE ONLY 1 GAME BEHIND IN THE LOSS COLUMN GO CAVS YES AGREE WITH NATE WTF IS CEDI
How much do I need to hear about Tatum’s son?
Tune in to Bally and you won’t have to…
Getting outrebounded and outassisted, not sustainable against these guys.
2 missed free throws and then giving up 6 points on 3s.. come on guys
4 counting the Mobley misses.
We leave too much on the table, and take too many poor shots early in the clock to beat elite teams.
Lost assignment leads to an open made 3.. sigh
DG misses two. One wide. Pathetic.
Good TO. Getting too ISO heavy.
Cavs keep isoing hauser and it’s not working.
Dumb plan cuz Hauser’s a decent 3 and D guy
Confusion on transition D to a wide open 3
PASS THE BALL DG WHAT ARE YOU DOING
Seriously with the free throws? Slow down and focus, guys.
Missing short or long is one thing. We have guys missing left or right. That should not happen.
FT woes!
Not good and may prove the difference.
PASS THE BALL TO CARIS DG CMON
Ricky!
NICE ATTACK! Rubio/Mobley PnR got the switch immediate post up
JB into his playoff 8 man rotation, going to burn these guys out
yeah Mazzula love shrinking his rotation and he’s going 9.
Caris nice attack Rubio for three!!!
Gotta hit your freebies, guys.
Good attack, good call.
Where is Cedi.
I hate Derrick White but would love him on the Cavs
Hell yeah. About as good of a start as we could’ve expected and a great close to the first.
They hit 2-3 bailout triples and Briwn made a prayer over Mobley……and we are still ahead.
Cavs have done a pretty good job of making these chumps put it on the floor, they need to keep it up. Half that team can barely dribble.
What a pass by Rubio and finish by Caris !
RUBIO TO CARIS!
Espín announcers absolutely slurping the Celts, good first quarter !
That’s the way you finish a quarter. Alrighty!!
Great pass Rubio!
Celtics going 9 deep,
We have gone 8. So far.
Horford is killing us.
Did not like the LeVert iso or DGs last 3. 2 poor poor possessions in a row. 3 really, Spuda bailed the previous one with a triple after JA fumbled it with a small on him.
Still only down 1.
You can’t leave horford for white. Come on. Also smack him on the elbow.
Every time Horford hits a three, I literally puke…I have a barf bag alongside me tonight…
He should do ads for antiemetics “Do I make you feel ill? Pop one of these & you’ll be right as rain. Take a second one if my sister starts tweeting”.
JA sucking wind out there, no closeout on Horford gave up an open 3.
WHERES JA FOR THE REBOUND?
Been watching 2 min and I like what I see.
DG has the touch tonight
Spida & Allen sucking on offense. Garland & Okoro very good early.
Smart is one of the NBA’s most giant douches
Horford too
Agreed.
Mitchell struggling. Allen got fouled a couple times with no call
JA’s offense stinks early
Okoro breakout game so far.
Ice +1!
ICE OFFHAND FINISH AND ONE!
Great, aggressive, move ICE!
Nice cut Ice!
DG on early, great sign…
Okoro was wide open but Mobley got it on the trail. Good stuff.
MOBLEY GREAT CUT AND FINISH!
DG superstar shot!
Horford sonning Mobley so far
Celtics not bothering to guard Mobley at the corner 3.
Nice play okoro
Boston one of the worst offensive rebound teams in the NBA, Cavs already giving them an extra possession.
Celtics not bothering to guard Okoro,
AC doing the game, probably staying away from ESPN, personally…
See below. U should.
OMG the Boston fluffery on ESPN. It’s almost enough to go against my pick of them absolutely pantsing JB and the Cavs tonight.
That’s why despite on being on ESPN, I’m watching the Bally Ohio Feed.
It’s awful but I want to hear them absolutely eat crow!!!
In order to have a shot, we need 20-30 points from Okoro, LeVert, Rubio, Wade, & Osman.
Just a matter of how many 3’s the Celtics will hit, because they’re going to shoot 60 of them. If they shoot well, Cavs lose, if they shoot poorly, Cavs may win. God, I hate their brand of basketball.
God Jalen Rose is insufferable!
Another reason to hate Michigan.
Brown expected back for the Cs. Muscala game time decision.