Live Thread: Bucks @ Cavs
2023-12-29Good evening CtB!
The Cavs welcome Central Divison rival and championship contender Milwaukee Bucks to the shores of Lake Erie for a big time Eastern Conference showdown. And luckily enough, Donovan Mitchell and Sam Merrill appear to be available for the said showdown.
The 2023-24 Milwaukee Bucks are a different version of past teams. Their defense isn’t great, but they’re winning now with insanely efficient offense with the addition of Damian Lillard. Their biggest weakness statistically speaking is their defensive rebounding, so it would behoove the Cavs to get after it on missed shots. The Cavs also need to slow the game down as the Bucks try to get into a fast break game.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live and nationally on NBATV, Go Cavs!
Thank God we signed Niang this year; really needed another Love who couldn’t play defense, couldn’t hit 3s, and this one doesn’t even rebound!
LeVert dribbling into midrange shots is not what the Cavs need right now smh…
Fire Georges I to the sun.
Cavs were up 50-35 with 6:44 left in the third.
Since then, turnrkvers and letting the bucks get easy buckets in transition/semi transition.. have been outscored 48-23 in the last 14-15 min .. so basically 38 pts or so points in 12 min prorated.
In these minutes:
Bucks: 20-32 (63%) – 6/10 on 3
Cavs: 12/33 (36%) – 1/11 on 3
Quite a turnaround.
Before:
First 18:45 min:
Cavs: 21/39 (54%) – 2/16 on 3
Bucks: 13/31 (42%) – 5/13 on 3
Cavs were 12/15 in the paint
Bucks were 6/13 in the paint
Man Giannis just hooked JA
Euro step? More like Euro Vacation…
C’mon CPJ lets energize the team
Do t like the energy here.
Missed threes and hero ball killing any momentum…
Let Jarrett eat!
Keep feeding JA…
Why does Strus keep challenging Lopez at the rim as a help defender.
Its a little frustrating watching Mitchell kill the offensive flow. He’s scoring now but the ball has energy and no one gets to touch it with the way he runs it
Can’t argue.
Sloppy…
Okoro can’t play that far off Lillard.
Nice drive by Okoro.
Cavs trying to use JA as a decoy instead of just letting him eat.
Jarrett Allen is eviscerating Brook Lopez’s drop coverage. Spam that button.
NEED THAT “START OF THE GAME “ ENERGY TO START THE 3RD QTR
Cavs 17 assists on 26 field goals. Solid ball movement.
JUST BRING UP ELDER FOR NIANG ——MIGHT GET SURPRISED LIKE CPJ // SAM DID
Giannis doesn’t like playing guys like JA and TT when they’re on their game…
Great half.Good to see some grit.
BS CALL
Very much so
Good no challenge.
It was a bullshit call, but an impossible challenge to win.
Cavs iciness from deep the only thing keeping this game close tbh…
Big man Strus !! So tough
FINALLY
Strus with an incredible defensive series on Middleton
BUCKS HAVE 6 MORE 3 s
Cavs taking a lot and missing a lot
Niang ice cold from 3. We sure this guy is a career 40% from 3 guy?
He struggles to make them when the pressure’s on.
TURNOVERS ARE ONLY GOOD AT BREAKFAST 👍🤪
LeVert patently awful tonight thus far…
That was him the other night in the first half in the game against the Mavs.then he won the game in the fourth.
Cavs overpassing. Shoot the open shot.
10-0 Bucks run.
The no DM, no COJ, no LeVert lineup makes no sense.
One of those 3 should be on the court at all times.
Agreed.
Didn’t notice it. Who was it?
Great deadleg shot by max
Frodo eyes ain’t happy.
Cavalanche?
GOOD TO SEE JB s TRUST IN THE BENCH——-10 STRONG BABY
Boom!!
Canadian 🧨 in effect!
SAM MY MAN 🏀🔥
I swear…when Mitchell soars for those rebounds he gets energized! Every time!!! He becomes Robocop after he sits in his power-up chair! LOL
Yosemite!!
Cam Payne for my real friends and real pain for my cam friends…
LMFAOOO
Wow Bucks D has really slid swapping Jrue for Dame…
Yeah. Plus Middleton got ooold.
And Allen is showing how Brook is a terrible primary defender.
Donny en fuego…
Wasted minutes for CPJ if he’s not on ball and distributing…
If you’re not gonna let him play point guard, play Merrill.
Exactly…
JA just so smart in the post…
The crazy thing is the last few games have been from out of nowhere. He hasn’t been playing like this so far this year.
Wonder if he has been deferring too much? Now we need it and it is coming out
Two on Dame…
AGGRESSIVE ALLEN AWESOME
Man? I just feel like the Cavs match up really well with the Bucks.
Sure seems like it… especially if they continue to make Dame work on D…
Can’t figure why that wasn’t continuation…
The foul was way up top but the whistle wasn’t for like a second and a half.
👍
“”DITTO “ WHAT EVIL 👿 POSTED
HAVE ALWAYS SAID IF JA COULD CONSISTENTLY MAKE A 15’ ELBOW/ SHORT CORNER SHOT HE WOULD BE TOUGH
It’s also just him not being passive.
Why are the Cavs doing anything other than passing to Allen rn?
Glad we’re getting some CPJ minutes!
Lopez can’t guard JA… at all
IT S THE JA SHOW
Just pop a shot for JA
Good lord.
Allen wearing Lopez like a cape!
Sweet J too!
Giannis
Shut up and play.
JA has become death… destroyer of boards…
He’s been awesome.
Jesus. Allen.
Beautiful! JA!
Thanks for getting LT, Chris.
Yes sir!
POSTED BATES / ELDER HAVING GOOD GAMES WITH CHARGE TONIGHT———-NO NANCE—- IS HE / CAN HE DRESS FOR THE CAVS?