Playoff Live Thread (Game 5): Cavs vs Magic
2024-04-30Good evening, Cavs fans. It’s put up or shut up time for Cleveland. To say that the series hangs in the balance for Cleveland would be an understatement. There’s no way the Cavs can win the series of the don’t win tonight. But let me digress. Looking ahead feels like it’s been the entire problem for Cleveland so far this entire season. Donovan Mitchell recently said he wants to be “the face of the NBA,” and the Cavs’ have made no secret of the fact that they think Evan Mobley is a future all star or more. Maybe the Cavs, their fans, their players, their front office, etc. should stop looking at what the future holds and start looking at the now. Win the possession, the quarter, the half, the game, no matter who is on the floor (and Jarrett Allen may not be due to broken ribs).
One thing I love about about Nikola Jokic is that he doesn’t worry about being the face of the NBA, endorsements, regular season awards or records… He just focuses on making the best basketball play every single fucking possession. And the right basketball play is the one that helps his team win the quarter, the half, the game, the series, the playoffs. So stop talking about the summer. Stop talking about the past two games. Get on your horse and give it to Magic every fucking single play.
Mitchell is sucking up the joint offensively and defensively. Morris and Tt need to play more
Horrendous close to the quarter
Mitchell has got to take that shot. He threw Okoro a grenade.
Strus needs to do something other than turn the ball over and brick shots. We are also losing the rebound game which has been an issues since last years playoffs.
They are giving Strus a lot of touches in the half court, maybe he should do more cutting without the ball rather than asking him to be a secondary creator so much
They need someone to run this offense. JB clearly can’t do it.
Ugh horrid offensive set
They need to play Morris more.
Refs choking on their whistles.
Suggs with 2 pts so far. This is good.
I had to say it…
Just 4 PF on Orlando and 2 are on Wagner the lesser.
It’s ridiculous how few call the Cavs are getting.
Ice trey! Then he spots Mitchell on the break!
Mobley block to I3E!
Eight points. Keep going downhill! Rim wide open
Cavs can’t buy a call. gettin fouled on every play.
Maximum effort! Takin the charge!
Starting to play dumb
Cook em, Spida.
Wagner initiated all the contact.
Magic getting a generous whistle.
Noice Morris.
Need Spida to climb out of the shooting slump stat
Damn DG has 17 points in the Q!
And sat for 4 1/2 min to start second. Let’s roll DG!
I’m so annoyed that Morris sat for 4 games.
MORE MORE MORE. 20 by halftime
Cari3!
Let him cook!
What a close to a quarter!
Hell yeah Caris
Nice close to the quarter.
DG huge.
There we go, Darius!
And with DG hitting from 3, Merrill should have more space.
KEEP CHUCKING DG
50 BURGER INCOMING
LET’S FUCKIN GOOOOO
Can’t gice Orlando anything cheap.
Morris and Merrill both coming in before (hopefully in place of!) Niang.
Merrill in during the first quarter!
IKR?!?!
I don’t know about that call. Seemed like he drove right into a double team.
Where has this Darius been?!
Think he’s been way too comfortable. It’s put up / shut up time and he knows it.
He’s a gamer. It was like that in the regular season. He’d be awful against like Tre Mann but erase Trae
Aight, good stop!!!
Morris comes in and immediately sets two good screens.
Morris in for Niang.
Morris should be playing
We are too little/skinny without JA & Wade.
Gonna need a huge Spida/DG game and some big help from LeVert/Strus/Mobes.
Gonna need some Jones minutes.
He’s awful but I agree just need length and leaping
Looks like Morris was at scorers table before the timeout
Stop. Slipping. The. Screen.
And the lead is gone.
Mobley looks overmatched in the paint.
Yep
Bah. Garbage call on Strus. Probably good if didn’t get Called. On Mitchell.
Good start.
TOs & defensive glass could improve a bit.
I love a good hard foul!
Ice Ice Baby!!!!
Ice trey.
Good contest by Garland.
Darius usefully aggressive early. Magic missing some open shots — don’t expect that to continue
What a start!!! Lfg, im ready to be disappointed
Lol.
Love it.
Slick move, Darius.
Grab the ball, Mobley. There u go.
This is going to get ugly
Okoro is starting. Can’t take dB fouls like that.
Mobley gotta finish stronger than that
Come on mobly
There we go, Darius.
Going with Okoro over Morris or even Jones here makes no sense.
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Definitely oppty for Evan to arrive. Expect ORL to hunt him for fouls early
Cant believe our second best player is out
Mitchell’s out too!?
Lol touche. But agreed until further notice
😂😂😂
If there were ever a stage for Mobley to show out…
Apparently Allen hurt in the fourth quarter
Oh brother.
Tough luck. Snakebit on injuries this year.
We beat the Knicks in MSG without Allen in a rock fight.
NBATV sez third
Hey Cavs bench. Must win at home. Time to contribute. Including you fellows that have gotten roughly zero minutes recently. Razzle dazzle not necessary. Just solid contribution during your minute(s) on the court. For the team. For the 216.
Ice starting?! Jfc he is a terrible rebounder
Yes. Damian jones instead?
He’s ass too. Let’s just let it play out
Morris for me or even TT. Need to inject some bruising nastiness against these fuckers
Whelp. Better step up, JA. I’d 100% start Morris here.
At the arena. Don’t see JA warming up. Ugh
Allen is out 🥺
I am not optimistic, especially with JA iffy/hurting.
Hope they prove me wrong.