Live Thread: Cavs vs Bucks
2024-01-17Whelp. The Cavs play three of their next five games against the Bucks and the first tips off tonight. The good news for Cleveland: Giannis is out. A late game scratch, the Alphabet is clearly ducking the red hot Cleveland crew who’ve won 10 of their last 13 (against admittedly the softest part of their schedule).
Joining Giannis on IR, TyTy Washington and Jae Crowder, who’s still working his way back from hip adductor surgery. For Cleveland, Darius Garland is back to some practice and his jaw is no longer wired shut, but he’s not a go yet. Caris LeVert is a game time decision with a sore right wrist (I say let him sit and cue the CPJ music). Ty Jerome and Evan Mobley remain out.
The Cavs signed Cleveland Charge’s Pete Nance to a ten day contract, likely due to their need to get to the NBA roster minimum through the trade deadline, but I doubt that he gives them anything other than garbage time.
This will be the Cavs’ second chance to see Baby Dame Dolla in a Bucks uni, and from some of the comments this morning, Isaac relished the opportunity. I don’t actually have the comments, because it’s 15 minutes to tip and the artist formerly known as Twitter sucks, but trust me. Ice was relishing.
Go Cavs.
Bucks starters still in.
Last year Lopez was a tough matchup for JA, but today he is roasting him.
JA is getting better.
Brook is getting older.
He’s too quick for him. Mobley killed him too last year.
Brook took a sign and retire deal.
Unreal stretch.
Hilarious challenge by the Bucks. It will be unfortunate if they win it.
Incredibly comical!
White flag time?
The offense just runs smoother when you’re not trying to get the ball to two non shooters in Mobley and Allen at the same time.
Okoro & Allen are 2 non-shooters.
Yup!
Magic number is 70 as between 3s and layups. Mobley and Allen are so fast and finish great from the elbow. We will trade some 3s for 2s but the rim pressure, big to big passing, and quick pace will generate easier buckets.
OUT IN THE STREET WE CALL THIS MURDER
James Dean!
Ice having a solid game
Ice! Putback!
Shoulda challenged
Ball dont lie
Challenge it
Cavs playing amazing.
Damn… almost have a 30 point lead.
What a pass by JA!
Bucks are a great 3rd Q team.
1st half Stats:
Points in the Paint:
CAVALIERS 32 (16/26)
Bucks 16 (8/16)
2nd Chance Points:
CAVALIERS 5 (2/6)
Bucks 0 (0/2)
Fast Break Points:
CAVALIERS 22 (9/10)
Bucks 2 (1/5),
Such a dominant half, especially on the break and the paint.. and these fast break points are coming off of misses and not really turnovers as the Bucks only have 4 so far.
and out of 34 misses, the Cavs have 29 defensive boards… really eating up the glass.
See what Milwaukee cooks up in the second half.
Cavs are killing it.
Great half of bball. Bucks also played like crap.
Up 25. Play a good first 6 minutes in the 3rd and the Bucks should wave the white flag.
Sweep the leg!
Great outlet DM to DWade!
Man. They’re playing amazing.
Nice pass Ice to JA
Shouldn’t Bally be on Amazon soon?
Don’t know. Hope not.
They just saved them from bankruptcy. Minority ownership. I doubt it will be Prime only, or might be paid thru Prime, but Prime will certainly be involved somehow. They did not pay all that money to not show the games.
Niang with 20 points.
Close it out
Brook is cooked.
Holy shit. This is an audition to trade Garland for LeBron.
That pass!!!!
Really wish this was on Bally to hear Cavs commentators on this run.
I’m watching it on Bally.
I’m stuck on the ESPN Feed.
Sam I Am!
Damn Niang!!!!
this is why Nate is always saying Niang should get more minutes
I was cursing his name to end the first.
Wow.
Niangs best game as a Cav
for sure.. solid 6-6
oh excuse me… 7-7 !!!
With plenty of time left in the 2nd quarter.
I don’t think the bench played that poorly. It was all Lavert hijacking the offense.
niang is HIM
Great pass Merrill!
I mean what am I watching?That was killer.
It really was!
Feed the minivan!
Kevin love impersonation by Niang.
Sam I am.
this is the best niang ive ever seen
G Wagon!
CPJ action
Cavs bench was shit that quarter.
Which I expected… at the 3 min mark when the starts went out.. 28-11.. 17 pt lead and then the Bucks went on a 11-4 run..
+10 is pretty reasonable in the end; didnt expect the bucks to pull a Wizards
Not a great close to the quarter
But still a 10 point lead
Love the fire.
Refs letting them play out there; i dont mind
JA needs a rest. Missing easy shots.
Okoro stole that hook from TT.
Mike Browns ref rant may be paying off tonight for the Cavs.
I wanna sweep the Bucks so the Haslams want nothing to do with Cleveland anymore.
final score will be 160-8
Wow! Dean Wade is everywhere on D. Mitchell is ENFUEGO!
Mitchel on a mission
Spida is 🔥
CAVALANCHE! 20-2.
Spida & JA with all the points save for a nIce dunk.
What a sequence!
🕷️ 🕷️ 🕷️
It is the Spida & JA show early.
The JA show!
I don’t think this is likely…..but if we swept the Bucks we’d be tied in the loss column.
That’s the spirit
No Giannis means we have a chance.
Hopefully DG will be ready to play a bit by the time we get to Milwaukee.
Think the Cavs kill em.First game on National TV in a while. They wanna make a Statement.
They need to win these types of games. The race is so tight if they lose they go from 4th to 8th seed.
Pacers & Knicks making moves, as well.
Didn’t they play the Bucks once already?
I thought Dame was out that game? Editing.
I didn’t see it. Maybe he wasn’t?