Live Thread: Cavs @ Heat
2023-03-08Good evening CtB!
The Cavs venture to the beaches of South Florida to take on the Miami Heat in a pivotal late season Eastern Conference tilt. Miami is desperate for wins to hop into the sixth seed and avoid the play-in while the Cavs are fighting to hold onto the fourth seed. It appears that former Cavs and NBA champion Kevin Love is probable for the game, but the Heat will still be missing Kyle Lowry. The Cavs are fully healthy, exactly where they want to be heading into the playoffs.
What do the stats say about the Heat? That they’re not a good team and if the Cavs lose to them (which they already have once this season), it would only add ammo for those casual NBA fans who think the Cavs are a fraudulent team. While the Heat still have an excellent defense (ranked top 5 in the NBA in defensive rating), their offense is a disaster (ranked bottom 5 in the NBA in offensive rating). It shouldn’t have been a surprise to see the desperate Heat pick up Kevin Love and start him because their roster outside of Jimmy Butler is overrated and stinky. Unfortunately for the Heat, Love’s shooting woes from January have carried over to Miami in his short time there. The fact that Erik Spoelstra has this team above .500 is a miracle.
What will the key to victory be for the Cavs? It would help the Cavs to push the pace against this poor shooting team, as they prefer to keep the game a half court grind much like the Cavs do. Rebound and run will help mitigate the Heat’s excellent half court defense.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio, Go Cavs!
DG literally just moved out the way and gave up that layup!
Cavs defense giving up 30 to this offense? Unserious
Especially with all their turnovers.
It’s not only the.. Heat is shooting 70% from the field (12/17)..while we are at 45% (9/20).
Allen malaise continues.
PASS THE BALL OUT JARRETT THEY’RE DOUBLING OFF OF ALL THE NON-SHOOTERS
How do you let that happen?
Every game.
JA never gets even the obvious fouls called…
There you go. Exploit the double.
GREAT PASS RUBIO
Terrible D Ricky.
I don’t understand the Cavs’ offense.
Cavs get the 4-3 advantage and don’t hit the short roller.
Allen gotta learn to screen. Good lord.
great look for DG just missed
Allen missed an easy screen.
Argh. So much Stevens.
Nate did you pin your comment?
Did. Thanks.
Nice to see Ricky nail one early…
It’s the only one you’ll want.
Fricken Butler led with his shoulder. #refballed
he’s a free throw merchant
And we don’t have anyone like that on our team ?
Butler is top 9 in free throw attempts per game at 8.3.. Bam is at 5.6.. .. we don’t have anyone in the top 25z
Kev was a pretty good one back in the day.
Shoot the effing ball, Stevens. Good lord.
Got love in the air and afraid to finish.
RICKY!!!!
Is Love playing 48 minutes tonight?
Led with the elbow! Good lord.
Rubio and Caris. *LeSigh*
3 non-shooter lineup, JB hates offense
Where’s Tyler Zeller?
Let’s go for the captain bandaid touchdown
What a dumb rule.
holy shit this five man lineup hasn’t played 1 minute this season LMFAOOOOOO
Flagrant…
By the letter that should be a flagrant even though I hate the rule.
Get your mics fixed refs
Are they checking to see if this is flagrant?
I’d assume so
NICE PLAY SPIDA FLOP AWAY AGAINST THIS RAT TEAM
2 on bam
Nice dish Allen. Cavs gotta stop biting on pump fakes.
Cavs defense stinking up the joint.
NICE PASS ALLEN!
well at least this lineup means DG/Spida can chuck away
Good d on Love by Okoro
Nice ole defense by Stevens there,
Ooto turnover.
The Ice/Okoro lineup continues
😂
We need to get Eric Snow to run this Ice/Okoro line up.
Dear god
Okoro Stevens Allen lineup
somehow that trio is +22 this season, but Ice/Stevens alone is -10 with a 98 offensive rating LMFAOOOOO
Stevens and Ice on the floor together 😂
no, Ice got benched… same diff tho clanking open 3s LMFAO
maybe i’m mistaken, JB really going with that lineup???????
😂😂😂
No. Stevens came in for Mobley.
Llama first off the bench. Gonna be living off last game for weeks.
Gained a lot of trust.
Cool, Stevens first man in and gets owned right away.
Ball don’t lie
Refballed again
Love with 4 points and two drawn offensive fouls
Stop fouling. Cripes.
JFC…are the refs going to give Love all that garbage?
Mobley shouldn’t drive into the lane without a plan.
Love is owning the Cavs LMFAOOOOOOO
Cavs getting sonned.
Nice outlet Mobley to Spida to Allen.
Really 🤦♂️
Transition d a problem
WTF WAS THAT DEFENSE MOBLEY????
ICE!
CAVS RUN, CAVS GET AN EASY BUCKET!
JA-alley pop
JFC, Ice. U gotta know that’s coming.
YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE JB?????????
Of course Love draws an offensive foul on Okoro
well it’s not that hard, not like Okoro has a bag LMFAO
Lowry is just an awful contract.
LMFAO U LIKE WHAT YOU SEE JB?
Good start
DG FROM ORLANDO!
Know Kev wants this. Stay down on the pump fake.
DG3!!
Looks like Love is playing. I don’t see him on the injury list.
he’s starting
Miami with a bottom 5 o rating despite 3×20 point scorers is kinda crazy.
Their bench is scrubtastic.
They overpaid a lot of scrubs
100% shoutout to Duncan Robinson and Kyle Lowry! LFMAOOOo
Hopefully not a Miami flu game.
AC voice* ITS WINNING TIME
Sup, C! Thanks for getting LT!
YES SIR!