Live Thread: Cavs @ Trail Blazers
2023-11-15Good evening CtB!
The Cavs have traversed to the banks of the Willamette River to take on the tanking Portland Trail Blazers to wrap up their first west coast swing of the season. It’s silly to say that a November matchup against a tanking team is a must win game, but that’s exactly what this is because of how the Cavs have stumbled out of the gates to start the season. Georges Niang has been a complete disaster, yet J.B. Bickerstaff continues to give him minutes in hopes that he’ll actually start making some jumpers. Tower City looks extremely mediocre at best. The Cavs as a team are bottom 10 in net rating so far, with poor ball movement, poor shooting, and poor rebounding. They look like a team full of selfish prima donnas, unwilling to do the dirty work to grind wins out when they’re playing poorly. The only player upholding his end of the bargain so far this year is Donovan Mitchell (and perhaps honorable mention to Max Strus), so it’d be hard to blame him if he’s looking to jump off this currently sinking ship.
As the great John Madden said, “Winning’s the great deoderant.” This game is perfectly teed up for the Cavs to get back on the right track. Hopefully they seize the opportunity… if not, Mitchell’s name may be joining Zach LaVine as trade deadline darlings for teams looking to make a move.
Tip off is scheduled for 10:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio, Go Cavs!
From the Twitter gallery:
Spi
Mad Max!
Really good Mobley game!
Game. Set. Match.
Don wants this over.
Strus – right down Euclid!
Caris got clobbered.
Wow Mobley!
Cavs have tightened up perimeter D, having an impact.
Thybull has glue mitts.
When Mobley is a play finisher, he’s really good.
Le Vert!
Kinda wild as the holidays approach we have Reath but no Garland.
Dude.
Reath really playing well.
Another product of my home town.
Blazers are foul machines 😂
Most lift Allen has had all season.
Georges “Bag-o-donuts” Niang goes down in a heap.
Stretch bigs the Cavs’ kryptonite.
Cavs not attending the 3 pt line sufficiently.
Man. Cavs turnovers still inexplicable.
Allen brain fart
Spida block.
Wow Mitchell!
JB win a challenge challenge two games in a row!
No one predicted this.
Strus very annoyed at the foul call.
Looks like he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
Wow, overturned.
LeV3rt
Sorry I’m late. Just caught up to the game. Blazer stink. Mitchell doesn’t.
Love the Mobley/Allen high low work
Cavs need to play this Q hard, get separation and give the bench from run in the 4th. But that seems unlikely.
That jump hook has to become money…
Dumb foul by Don
The Blazers are bad
Close it out
Boy, Georges
Niang WTF??
Craig Porter showing up
We continue to look like this is our first time playing together
Cavs D looking sharp
Spidah man
Money Mitch
Mobley needs to keep producing in the paint. If he does, Cavs will be fine.
Can we stop pretending 3 second violations are good
That was a quick 3 seconds violation
Caris “‘Skywalker” LeVert
Was that a travel?
Ok maybe start trying again
Run a play
Not a bad quarter. But certainly not a great one.
Could be worse
Do Cavs have a motivational catchphrase this year? “Could be worse” might be appropriate.
Lol. Pretty much
Porter schooled by Mays right there.
Niang w/ b2b turnovers 🤦♂️
Hit yo dang FT’s fellas
Niang stuffing those body bags with donuts for the haters!
Well ok I am feeling more relaxed about things now.
Blaming those back to back turnovers on your laissez-faire attitude.
Guilty. I’ll show myself out.
It’s early.
SPIDA!
Sweet dish Mitch
Nice pass Spida to Mobes
The Strus is loose!
NICE FINISH MOBLEY!
Wow Draymond suspended for 5 games.
Should be more.
DEAN WADE BABY
Awful defense JA…. guard the paint!
Simmo, this on at 10 am Aussie time?
GREAT DEFENSE WADE NICE ATTACK MOBLEY!
LeVert the backup PG?
yup, def why Wade’s starting
This might be a good game to get Mobley some reps.
EVEN THE LEBRON TEAMS HAD DIFFICULTY WINNING AT PORTLAND—— NEED A POSITIVE FAST START——-A WIN TONIGHT AND AGAINST THE PISTONS WOULD PUT US AT .500 ———I KNOW SIMMO——- “ SLOW DOWN NOMAD “ —— HEAR THE SAME FROM THE MRS NOMAD 🤪🤪🤪👺
DEAN WADE AGENDA LETS RIDE
https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2023/11/why-cavs-are-starting-dean-wade-in-place-of-darius-garland-in-wednesdays-road-trip-finale.html
https://twitter.com/ChrisFedor/status/1724976056183230493?s=20
Yes this should be an easy win. Looks like Scoot and Simmons are out for the Blazers.
Pump thy brakes, Arch!
Easy, if they take care of business. A headache if they play down to competition.
Feel like the Cavs have a history of disappointing performances out in Portland combined with playing down to opponents.
This is true!