Live Thread: Grizzlies @ Cavs
2025-02-23Good evening CtB!
Cavs fans are eating good as we get to experience yet another prime time, national TV NBA showcase as the good guys welcome the Memphis Grizzlies to the banks of the Cuyahoga River for a possible NBA Finals preview. The Grizzlies have found their way back to prominence in the Western Conference, and they play the exact brand of basketball that beats the Cavs: they are the 2nd best rebounding team in the NBA by rebound rate. Whoever wins the boards, will win this game.
The sneaky thing about the Cavs recently is that they’re steadily improving their rebounding to where they’re sniffing the top 10… tonight will be the exact test needed to measure if their improvements are mirage or something more. Stay tuned…
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live nationally on ESPN, Go Cavs!
INJURY REPORT: DG out, JA in… all hands on deck for both teams.
Let’s move on. Who cares
Though I would have enjoyed TT backhanding Morant
Fight club!
AGREED CLF !!! —— FOCUS ON THE GAME— NOT THE CALLS —— YES GOOD PLAYOFF TRAINING——GO BIG -OR GO HOME!!!
Memphis is tough.
GET OKORO OUT OF THERE KA
He just hit a 3 and has been doing a good job on Ja and the glass.
And just played great transition d.
Maximus Strusimus!
Think a lot of the shooting stuff is just rhythm with dg being out, new guys being in. I bet it picks up.
Good point about DG’ absence. And although Mitchell in theory is starting 1 tonight, he’s focused more on scoring than play-making; and that’s not a criticism.
Someone other than Mitchell finally hit a 3!
But other than that, we have been excellent.
20/30 from two, a cool 66.7%. 32-18 on the glass. 14-8 on the offensive glass. Only 5 TOs. Morant has a quiet 10 on 3/6 and JJJ only 6.
Max!!!!! Finally broke the seal on non-Spida 3s!
Strus is loose!
Attaway Max
God, we stole Hunter.
Niang has 27 for ATL tonight. 7/14 from deep.
The 3-pt shooting tonight other than Donovan is reminiscent of the second OKC game. But the rebounding at both ends and the defense is top notch, unlike that game.
THATS RIGHT SOME JUNKYARD DAWG SHIT SHOUT OUT TO JBOZO
Cavs (mostly Donovan, now Mobley) have hit more “toe on the line 2s” in this game than probably any other this season.
Best rebounding I’ve ever seen from Okoro tonight
THEY DISRESPECTING YOU MOBLEY #LETEMKNOW
Cavs getting caught up about calls, just play quit whining to the refs they’re not calling shit now this is how it’ll be in the playoffs.
DRE REMINDS ME OF A MINIATURE TIM DUNCAN IN THE PAINT/ KEY AREA—- KEEP s / SHOOTS THE BALL HIGH
I’ll take a foul in the bonus 95 feet from the basket
THEY CANT STOP HUNTER THAT GUY IS A BUCKET
Get em, Kenny.
SHOOT THE BALL HUNTER OKORO CANT
Other than Mitchell Cavs are cold from 3!
More than cold. Absolute zero.
Spida is 3-6. Rest of team? 0-18!
Damn. that Morant pass to Aldama was elite. That Jarrett Allen and1 dunk was eliter.
JARRETT ALLEN RIGHT DOWN ONTARIO
Jarrett has twice dunked with authority, so the finger must be okay.
CRAIG PORTER JR INSTANT JUICE THIS GAME!!
I like Hunter driving to the midrange there for his shot. The whole team outside of Donovan can’t hit a 3.
TOO SMALL SCOTTY PIPPEN JR
The upgrade from Niang to Hunter is so palpable.
Don’t hurt yourself, JA
Ball don’t lie!
CAVS OUTREBOUNDING THE GRIZZLIES 25-10 LMFAOOOOOOOOO
SPIDA MVP
He’s been a scoring professional this game.
I see you working, Sam.
SAM MERRILL IS A DAWG
Spida with a skyball shot.
Eady looks like a poorly rendered video game character
JAVONTE TIME??
Up 4. Should be more.
Not the greatest close. Got a little sloppy on d.
3 on Jerome.
Yeah. They caught him reaching.
3’s keeping them in it.
20-7 on the glass.
If someone besides Spida could hit a 3, we’d be up 15-20.
0-10.
The passing has been ridiculous. Anyone see that Allen no look to Mitchell?
Jerome pulling a bucket out of his ass like he always does. :D
Cannot hit a 3 for beans.
Cavs killing it on the o boards.
These Cavs passes are crazy.
We are doing work on the glass.
ICE HAS 4 —- STRUS ALSO EATING UP THE GLASS—- DO WE SEE JAVONTE TONIGHT
ESPN jipped Ice out of a board. I count 4 so far.
Spida MVP agenda. pretty finish for his 12th point of the first.
Hunter crafty
Obvious foul on Allen”s drive not called.
Hunter for Mobley.
MOBES UP TO THE CHALLENGE SO FAR 👍💪🏀
Okoro three d boards already. Gotta be a quarter high for him
Spida hot.eady a stuff
Okoro not a willing shooter Gumming up the offense. Did have a Great d board though.
Maybe one possession. Also drew a fould on Morant with a mice drive and a 3 boards early.
Mobley bricking 2 wide open threes and a TO has gummed it up more. And a Spida heat check.
SURPRISED/ CONCERNED ABOUT JA PLAYING
He looks fine.
We are 11th in total rebounds. We are 11th in Def Reb% and 17th in Off Reb%.
I wanna see Tyson and CPJ early if the Cavs play soft out the gate.
With DG out does Jerome start? Or does DM play the point and Wade/Hunter/Okoro join Strus on the wing?
GOT A NEW FAVORITE BEVERAGE. “ GARAGE “ BEER 🍺—- SO FAR IT HAS PASSED THE TEST 👍
Thanks for getting lt, Chris.
YES SIR!!!
REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE IMPROVED REBOUNDING—- THIS WILL BE NEEDED COME PLAYOFF TIME—— LOOKING FORWARD TO GET A GLIMPSE OF JAVONTE / HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT HIM 👍💪🏀
I AGREE GO CAVS