Live Thread: Cavs @ Pacers
2026-01-06Good evening CtB!
The Cavs are at The Crossroads of America (and their season) for a classic trap game against Central Division rival Indiana Pacers. Donovan Mitchell is load managing tonight, so it’ll be incumbent upon Darius Garland to run the show. Both DG and Kenny Atkinson will be under the microscope tonight as they are two primary reasons why the Cavs are an NBA-worst -14.5 net rating in 2nd quarters this season. Darius Garland is a -27.0 net rating (in eight minutes on average) in 2nd quarters this season. Both gentlemen need to get their act together in the 2nd quarter.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Fanduel Sports Network, Go Cavs!
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Argh. These turnovers in transition. Just run something if the quick score isn’t there
SAM GREAT PASS DG BACK DOOR AND FINISH NOW PLAY SOME DEFENSE
MOBLEY 4-4 FREE THROWS
Gotta stop throwing away these outlets.
MOBLEY DRIVE AND FINISH AND 1 LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO
Just so impressed with Sam’s progression.
He’s a scorer now not just a shooter
Keeping Sam rather than Ty might be Koby’s best move. Recall that it was NOT popular at the time.
Sam is so money tonight.
SAVE US SAM MERRILL
Ohmigod. Pacers have got so many lucky bounces that night.
That was a big shot by kobley
Ohmigod. That was a bullshit call.
15-30 FROM THREE OUR PERIMETER DEFENSE IS A JOKE
Yep.
Too much going under the screen
CPJ TWO WAY PLAY!!!!!!!!!! 4 POINT SWING!
Oof.
GET THE DAMN REBOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PORTER BLOCK HUNTER DRIVE CMON MAKE A DAMN RUN
LMFAOOOOOO GARLAND COMES BACK IN, WE HAVE TO PLAY A ZONE, GIVE UP AN AUTOMATIC 3
TOMLIN HUSTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CPJ FOR THREE!
HUNTER NICE BAILOUT SHOT TOMLIN BACK IN LETS MAKE A RUN
Should have been a foul on the floor.
NOW WE’RE BACK TO 3 GUARD LINEUP BULLSHIT
TYSON AND GARLAND WHAT ARE YOU DOING????????????????????
BAH
What was that by Tyson?
SAM MERRILL IS OUR BEST GUARD IN THE GAME
WELL WE’RE IN TROUBLE WADE OUT FOR THE GAME WITH HIS PREVIOUSLY INJURED LEFT KNEE
DG TEAM WORST -9 UTTERLY UNSURPRISING, KENNY BLOWING THE ROTATIONS BALL IS THE ONLY GUARD WHO PLAYS WELL WITH DG WAKE TF UP
PLAY MORE TOMLIN CPJ AND HUNTER AT LEAST THEY PLAY DEFENSE
So does that mean the Cavs are now playing with an eight man rotation?
9-man tonight should be 10
ZERO DEFENSE FROM OUR BIGS ON JAY HUFF
Darius cooking then cooking himself.
DG CONTINUES TO GIVE UP DRIBBLE PENETRATION TRY PLAYING SOME DAMN DEFENSE
MOBLEY BLOCK DG FINISH
WHY ARE WE GIVING UP THREES GUARD THE DAMN PERIMETER
Pretty move, Allen
FEED JARRETT ALLEN, HE NEEDS MORE SHOTS GOT DAMMIT
WTF WADE IS INJURED????????
Garland screw up 5 point swing, 5 points 2 assists from your max player aint gonna get it done.
Wade turnover and KA rage timeout
Garland with a Collin Sexton signature drive (blocked at the rim).
DG with a -4 pt turnaround. Ugh.
DG NO LOOK TO MERRILL RAGE TIMEOUT RICK CARLISLE!!!!!!!!!
Sam I am.
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🤣🤣🤣🤣
MERRILL HUSTLE !!!!!!!!!!!!
Jimmy Deaaaan!
Tomlin +3 only Cav in the positive, instant juice from him and better defense with DG out
Lol. Hunter’s cherry picking ass.
Cavs making a run with Trae Garland on the bench.
jinx lol
TOMLIN FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MOBLEY STARTING TO COOK, FEED THE BIG MAN
TOMLIN TRANSITION DEFENSE >>>>>>>>>
TWO SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS
WITH THIS LINEUP
YOU HAVE TO FINISH THAT MOBLEY DAMN
BALL MOVEMENT TO MERRILL THREE!
I lowkey like this CPJ led lineup, leaning into defense and make Mobley the offensive hub
LOCK DOWN PERIMETER DEFENSE CPJ AND MERRILL
There’s the left hand!
I’m not loving the body language here
Man,no attempt at transition defense.
NICE PASS JA NICE FINISH CPJ
WHAT A PASS TYSON GREAT FINISH DG NEEDED THAT
??????? WTF WAS THAT CALL REF??????
Nembhard always torches DG
WHAT A PASS MOBLEY TO ALLEN!
JAMES DEAN WADE SILKY THREE!!!
nice rack attack for mobley
terrible read for mobley JA had guard on him, 4 point swing on that
Everyone else is fairly healthy.
Struss out another month +
Yeah but progress being made.
Go Cavs!