Live Thread: Cavs vs Lakers
2023-11-25Happy Thanksgiving weekend, Cavs fans. This could be a get right game for the Cavs. LeBron James returns to Northeast Ohio with a Lakers squad nursing a boatload of injuries. Jared Vanderbilt, Rui Hachimura, Cam Reddish, and Gabe Vincent are all out.
Meanwhile Donavan Mitchell is back in the starting lineup and Isaac Okoro is available off the bench. The Cavs are missing Dean Wade, Ty Jerome, and of course, Ricky Rubio. The wine and gold are looking to bounce back from a moribund Thanksgiving eve loss to the shorthanded Miami Heat, and you know the building formerly known as the Q, always gets p for the King.
It should be a fun one, especially with the Cavs at full strength.
Guess we’re firing JB bc of Garland freak injury number 20
Do you hear yourself? Guy gets injured 19 times, maybe you should have a contingency plan for 20
Most teams have an Allstar backup for their Allstar point guard
It’s your bed time Mrs. Bickerstaff
The end game coaching was good!
Offense jamming up without DG damn
They should be pretty used to playing without DG at this point.
Where’s DG?
Neck injury.
Hurt
Looks grim for our heroes
Was a bad sign when they couldn’t take advantage of the non-Lebron minutes.
Agreed
3rd year in Evan Mobley still bringing the ball too low on his gather.
Gotta squeeze the orange, Mobes…
Just fucking bailout offense. Also not n shooting. Motion.
JB challenge something challenge.
OMG. Davis in the paint for like 10 seconds.
Donovan cmon man. No hero ball, keep the ball moving
They’ve been dominating the half court. Just need to keep doing it.
Cavs have been so ass in transition.
You can’t get caught in no man s land against Bron.
Shoulda been a foul on Bron.
CPJ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
CPJ!
Wood is the classic dumb player. Lebron can’t fix dumb.
8 different teams in 8 years
JB gonna end tonight with a challenge in his pocket I can feel it.
Man, Porter is good.
Get Niang off the floor my god.
Seriously…….
God LeBron is so GD good.
Hard to believe that Lebron will lose this one.
Niang is our +/- leader somehow
frequent situation
Untrue.
God damn this is our game no problem with Darius
It would be nice for sure
Get Niang off the floor.
If Niang can’t hit threes he’s useless.
He’s 3/8; thats not bad
Niang putting the ball on the floor too much
Smart breakout. Like that LeVert didn’t force it to mitchell
Ice block into a spider trey!
This game is going to come down to the Cavs surviving the non Mitchell/Niang minutes.
And winning the non LeBron minutes.
I am not sure why the Cavs are playing so fast when they’re dominating in half court offense.
Dumb turnovers. Just run the offense.
Big to big connection tonight.
Great run here.
Random comment from the Lakers feed “LeBron helped bring a title here to Cleveland in 2016. The Lakers have 17 titles.”
F$CK the Lakers
Beautiful play.
Jarrett Allen the Cavs MVP tonight.
Could we stay healthy for one damn game???
Seems like Okoro was just shoved out of bounds on that rebound attempt
Yeah that’s a big foul
Okoro shoved out of bounds. Ava can’t get a call.
Nice lineup JB, 3 non-shooters
not one point in 2 minutes… great coaching dipshit!
Jesus man relax. It’s like three possessions and Allen had a great look
Also there…is no other shooter available except Vert
Merrill, Niang, Levert
I know YOU not advocating for starting Niang. Merrill is a G Leaguer and Vert is the sixth man.
Liked Okoros minutes a lot fwiw. Good move
Prince. Lol
Offense looking great. Mitchell really picking his spots great. Don’t hate the defense either with the exception of a few brain farts on the non-AD 5s
Niang is garbage. Worthless if he helps. He should just face guard his assignment.
nevertheless, he is often the +/- leader
no he’s not, the only players worse this season are Okoro and CPJ.
Niang soch trash in d.
Allen out playing Mobley tonight.
I hate when Niang doubles.
Okoro making so many good plays.
Okoro with nice d and then rrebounf.
Way to punish them for going under screen,, CPJ.
Mobley’s pump fake is so good
Cavs figured out they gotta move Garland off bl when CPJ is on floor.
The Cavs scored 30 points in the final 5:23 of the first quarter.
Ice!
Welcome back Ice
BS call. Nice defense Ice.
Why is Niang doubling? He’s not gonna help.
Attaway Mitch
Wow. What feed, Allen.
Looked away for a sec, saw that great pass but didn’t see who it was from. Assumed it was Mitchell. Couldn’t believe when I heard it was JA
Nice to see ice back.
WTF do the Cavs have to do to get a foul call?
Nice execution on the miivan three.
Cavs look drunk
Hung over maybe?
Get ‘em some coffee stat
https://x.com/oldseaminer/status/1728578306826739723?s=20
The Cavs have got to just convert transition opportunities.
Good lord. Someone try to score.
Jfc
Lakers missed two wide open triples too.
i hate the ballys app it doesn’t play the game automatically… also thanks NAte for getting the LT!
NP
Good lord. The Cavs are sloppy.
Sigh
That was an ugly start.