Live Thread: Game 2, Cavs vs Heat (Or, Hit the Glass)
2025-04-23Welcome back for game 2, CtB faithful. The Cavs played well Sunday, but rebounding will be a big focus going into game two. Cleveland won the game and the rebound battle 43-37, but I’d bet coach Atkinson was not happy about the 11 offensive rebounds for the Heat. They need to focus on dominating the boards
Meanwhile, Okoro, Wade, and Hunter need to step up their game, as the trio combined for zero points and six rebounds in just under 29 Game 1 minutes. The Heat will be missing Love (personal issues) and Rozier (ankle) and I’m sure will try to junk up the game and win the hustle battle. Look for them to generate more looks for Adebayo and Herro who combined to go 17-40. Honestly, the teams shot pretty evenly Sunday, but the Cavs got to the line more and won the possession battle. Hopefully the Cavs pour it on tonight. Go Cavs.
Spo is gonna win this challenge
He’s going to blow the cover on our make-up call for that weak sauce on Adebayo’s fouled jumpshot right before it
Yep
Investigate the refs!
Mobley on a heater
I’m still getting used to Mobley knocking down these threes. Nice.
Strus got tackled.
Great passing on that Mobley bucket
Heat: 9/11 FG in the paint – 18 pts and Cavs are 8/14 (16 pts)
Cavs: 12 fast break points (5/8) VS HEAT – 4 pts (2/4)
We need to shore up our interior defense and keep turning them over – we have 5 steals out of their 7 TO’s.
Minutes played:
18: Mitchell
17: Mobley
15: JA
14: DG
13: Strus, Hunter
11: Jerome
9: Merrill
6: Ice, Wade
Herro got on in the 2nd.. gotta cool him off he had 13 pts, 5-6 FG, 3-3 3PT and 2 ast.
The only giluy under 50% from the field is Mitchell at 3/8 (2/2 deep).
10/5/6 at half. 1 steal, 1 TO
Cavs 57% on FGs and 63% from 3. 6/6 on FTs. 57/63/100 splits.
Miami has 1 more oboard (more opportunities) but cmCavs lead overall and with more d boards (more opportunities). Cavs only 4 TOs, 7 for Miami.
8 players have atleast 1 3!!
Max: 4
Mitchell, Merril, Hunter: 2
Mobley, DG, Ty, Okoro: 1
2nd quarter Cavs picked up the pace, easy W
Great quarter. +16 in the 2nd. 17 point lead ar half.
BS travel call
Starters + Hunter (Strus) in there.
KA needs to be working the refs hard right now. About the same point in game 1 the Cavs were taking control of the game a there was a string of bad calls to keep the Heat in the game. Need to keep the foot on the gas to end the half.
Showtime
Let try to get to half up 15+.
Woof Ice.
Tony Brothers shitting the bed at his job… per usual.
See!!!
Strus is loose!
Max don’t give a fuck
This lineup is more offensively challenged. DG really has to shine for it to work. Or Strus.
Okoro joins the 3 point club! LFG!!!
What do we have to do to get a travel call.
DG for Mitchell.
I love how we are answering all their 3s
Everyone save Wade & Ice have scored. Great balance.
Dayum. Great pass by Spida.
Lol
Celtics up 3 on the Magic at halftime
En fuego
Allen, Strus, Wade,,& Okoro now out there with Mitchell. JA & Srus loose. Cavs up 16. Heat rage TO.
A CAVALANCHE… just what the doctor ordered!
STRUS IS LOOSE@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hell yeah.
okoro comes in, immediately food for a shitty player jesus fucking christ this make a wish shit needs to end
You need to calm down. It is fine.
How about watch your tone.
Up 12 with hot 3PT shooting. Mitchell 5 domes + lowest Cav pt total on the floor.
Lets keep cleaning the glass. 2 straight piss woth OREB for Miami.
Uh oh here comes Okoro
Attaway Sam
Niice lol Merrill
4 straight 3s from us. Mobley, Hunterx2, Merrill.
2 from them: Highsmith & Robinson.
Hunter says quit yo bitchn.
Making his mark
Hell yeah!!!! Hunter, Hunter, Merrill!!!
THANK YOU HEAT FOR PLAYING ZONE MORONS
Highsmith money from deep so far
Maybe this will get Hunter going
Heat controlling the game with pace, gotta play better defense and run
Need a CAVALANCHE quarter here!
Solid d, just ok offense. Not playing with enough pace.
Well,they closed the quarter better.
Jerome looking amazing still.
Up 1 after 1.
A lead. Ty,,Mobes, & Spuda starting to cook.
Not pretty but we’ll take it.
Way to be Evan. Back within 2.
Spida, Mobes, + our 3 best bench scorers. A good 5 to get us a lead..
Hell yeah Mobes.
Nice run by DG/Mobley
Way to be DG. We needed that.
TO out of a TO. 8 second. Booooo!
EAT SHIT DAVION WE GOT THE REAL MITCHELL
Cavs totally out of rhythm, luckily Heat suck so they haven’t really taken advantage
They seem to lack urgency.
yeah, for sure… Heat came out more desperate, more energy
Not a great start.
Oh boy…. We’ve got Tony Brothers
Let’s get Mobley rolling
Spo says the Heat need to play more physical- aka they’re gonna junk it up.
We typically don’t react well to it. JA, Mobes, and DG in particular.
Mitchell in the starting lineup.
YOU ARE THE MAN NATE GO CAVS
Go Cavs!