Live Thread: Cavs @ Warriors
2015-01-09
Cavs take on the best team in the NBA tonight. After Dion helped the Thunder defeat the Jazz tonight with 15 points, 50% shooting, and four steals. Let’s hope J.R. Smith steps up to the pressure to match his production.
Meanwhile, Tina Fey Mozgov joins the Cavs tonight, having passed his physical. Can he help Cleveland slow down the splash brothers?
If they play fast enough, maybe the game will be over before Klay can get back into the game…
I still don’t know if this team is quite good enough to win a title, but I’m glad we’re back to that being the question.
Geez. I can’t look down for a second without missing a bucket. This is a fun game.
Would love to have someone convince that Love is only a good player on bad teams.
Let hope when lbj returns he doesn’t try to make highlight reel turnovers and opts for crisp passes to smith and mosgov. They might just be the athletic pieces to take some pressure off lbj.
Gotta say, Cavs seem to be hanging tough. New guys making their presence felt. Nice to see
that seal by Mozgov on the smith layup…..gotta find some new underwear
Dude is very sound on that end of the floor it seems
Nice pass to and finish by the MULE!
GSW just has so many good basketball players.
Draymond Green was such a good pick up by Golden State.
he’s like 1 of 300 tonight shooting
Aren’t they talking about giving him a max?
Why couldn’t we have this team against the Sixers.
Bout time the Cavs sent someone to the locker room.
That was a Cleon from the Warriors type of elbow crush
Only way to stop Klay is to hit him in the nose until he bleeds I guess
how are their cutters so open underneath the basket? as in no one near them and everyone can see they’re going to get the ball and can literally tie their shoes and have some tea before they lay it up
Wow. 30-0 on fastbreak points in GS favor. That’s HORRENDOUS. Wasn’t this team SUPPOSED to be GOOD at the fast break??
These sets are weak!
Sigh. Kyrie with another hero ball possession that leads to a GS run out
Why is Delly dribbbling out the clock near the halfcourt line? What kind of freaking offense is that?
Poop… They’re pulling away!
Inherent Vice: Paul Thomas Anderson remakes The Big Lebowski.
Or as most of us call it out here “Incoherent Vice”
Still want to see it.
It’s a lot of fun, but hard to follow
I couldn’t get 50 pages into the novel. It seemed at times implausible and other times trying to impress people who wouldn’t read it. If that makes any sense
PT Anderson is one of the greats along with Michael Mann, Wes Anderson, Larry David and Ricky Gervais.
Wrote a thesis on Michael Mann. I was so bummed Miami Vice sucked so bad.
Yeah, Blackhat looks interesting though
I worked on Collateral. Michael Mann is a genius. I agree Miami Vice the movie was a disappointment. Heat is a top ten movie all time. There are so many storylines. Mann is the master of displaying nocturnal LA.
I was involved in making Punch Drunk Love early in my career and agree that PTA is one of the greats. I wasn’t in love with The Master though.
Punchdrunk was fun. Boogie Nights is a classic. Magnolia is epic.
Agree on all of that. Magnolia is my jam
Have you ever seen the film called “The Network.”
Cavs should trap Curry and Thompson on every PnR and make other players beat them.
I know theres some new players but how do you leave a guy alone below the hoop multiple times?
Wow. I do love Bogut. Fantastic block there.
KLove is just SO BAD on D right now. No excuse for leaving Barnes open there
Amen. Wiggins would have put that in row E.
Curry is so damn good!
His contract has to be one of the best nba values.
Spacing not nearly as good this quarter
Mozgov looks like a Walking Dead extra.
I just cant imagine what this would be like with Lebron and Iman. We are playing so much better
I hope love TT and mosgov just bully the Warriors on the block and go to the free throw line to slow the Warriors down.
WOW! How did Kyrie hit that shot?
At least JR knows to throw it to Love.
Mo Speights helping to keep the Cavs in it. Little leftover Herculoid love?
First Block for the Mule!
If Mike Miller was a horse, we’d be calling the glue factory
WHEN IN DOUBT…..SHOOOT JR!
Damn JR Smith is hot!
Sit Miller. Ever since I drank the case of miller nothing good has happened. Go Smith
Speights with the rage quit foul on TT. Nice steal by Kyrie
Mike Miller is a shell of a player. Put Joe in there.
Thank god for JR Smith.
What the hell was KLove THINKING on that possession? How do you run out of time?
WTF was that possession?
Ooh. Bad call.
The refs “f” the Cavs again!
Another Double Double for Love
Not to ruin the mood but it is sad Roy tarp key passed away. Drugs really stole his potential. For all of is gen-x posters who remember him that guy had talent.
Tarpley sorry for the lack of editing
Saw that. Bummer. Tarp was a physical freak. It was a real shame about the drug problem
Wow that Miller shot was WAY off
I don’t blame GS for not trading Klay for Love.
Who could? The guy is a superlative shooter. Maybe the best in the game right now
They knew what they had. Plus they probably knew Green was ready to go nuts. I’m not sure I’d want Klay instead of Love but I sure the hell would rather have Klay AND Dre over Love.
Sounds like Grizz are trading Tayshaun for Jeff Green. Any interest in Tayshaun as the 15th man on the roster? Bet the C’s waive him
No.
Not enough drinks in the Lizard for that one ;)
Dion played well for OKC tonight with 15.
If it weren’t for runout turnovers, the cavs wold be right there.
Yeah. It’s too bad the Warriors are so efficient on converting those misqueues. Cavs need to steal a few wins put west prior to lbj coming back. When iman is healthy it will be nice to see what the next few years is going to look like.
What’s the status on Marion’s injury?
I didn’t know he was injured? What happened?
I don’t know, but he’s in a suit.
Maybe just rest? He’s been playing a lot of minutes lately
It sounded like it was sore ankle and knee and bruised hip. Blatt mentioned in his post shootaround interview
EvilGenius – aren’t you in hollywood? Fix that ISH
Yeah, unfortunately that one is all on Luc Besson. When he smells money, he cranks out the BS like nobody’s business.
you need to produce a hype video for CtB.
some cool sepia-toned shots of Mallory looking pouty. you can include Nate’s David Wesley layup video…
Now THAT would be spectacular
I heard that in Taken 3 no one gets taken?!?!?!? WTF?
That’s true. They should have called it MIS-TAKEN
I told the guys who made it they should have called the second one RE-TAKEN
The audience gets their money taken.
I don’t care. I’d watch Liam Nieson on the pot. Wish to God I could have seen him in Brian Friel’s “Translations.”
Well, you won’t be disappointed because Liam is a whore for cash. It’s like he’s trying to beat Nic Cage’s record
Good. Abduct my family once, shame on you, abduct them three times shame on me . . .
Fun first half. New additions look good. To think we still have Shump, and that other guy.
I know and to have them tonight would definitely change some things. Marion would be helping on D as well. love the trades
I didn’t realize that Matrix wasn’t playing tonight. Is he hurt?
Sam Amico is a turd. His twitter feed is just aggravating.
He also said the Raptors were pretenders. Whatever!
He upset me once when I commented on Twitter how he was guilty of revisionist history on his reports. Even mentioned multiple counts last year. I think he blocked me or some passive aggressive nonsense. It was last year and I have not looked at his feed since. I doubt he understands the difference between presenting content and using his opinion as fact. If that makes any sense
Miller and Jones are WORTHLESS!
Seems that way they just haven’t hit like they are supposed to be.
Hurts when neither are hitting open shots from outside. At least JR and Kyrie are hitting
I don’t think they could play more than 10 minutes per game. Let them, hoist outlet pass 3 or open 3’s in catch and shoot scenarios.
Ugh is Irving injured again?
No. He was getting subbed out for anyway
@mcten: After diving to the floor for that loose ball, Kyrie just called for a sub. Delly comes in to finish the half.
He certainly didn’t look hurt though
By the way, that’s a rarity, both Splash Bros missing a three on the same possession
Great hustle by Irving
Holy crap. Mozgov is huge.
I think his athleticism at his size is impressive . Dude is like a giant ballerina.
We finally have a 7 footer who can move. Hasn’t happened since the glory days of Z
Will he shave his head and force the team to actually implement a blatt offense? I wouldn’t mind an Ivan drago impression “I must break you” shout out when Allie interviews him.
WHERE WAS THE FOUL ON KLOVE???? THAT WAS RIDICULOUS
I didn’t realize that the Mule could hit free throws…
you see that feathering spin of the ball before the FT? dude has TOUCH
I read some comparison between the Shumpert, JR and Mozgov trades being similar to the trades in 2008 for Delonte, Wally, and Ben Wallace in terms of the pieces and the effect that it had on the team. Firstly, that 2008 team had neither Irving nor Love, so the effect here in 2015 will (hopefully) be magnified accordingly, like upgrades on your Lambo, instead of on your Subaru. Secondly, and this just may be recency bias, but I got to think that the combo of Shump, Jr and Boss Hogg can be better than that trio of delonte, wally, and… Read more »
yeah that’s a good comparison. They traded guys that didn’t fit as well with guys that did.
Jesus, Klay Thompson is good. 2011… most loaded draft since 84?
Would have been hard to believe at the time, but yes, amazing draft
And to think the wolves whiffed on Derrick Williams. Wasn’t it bill Simmons wanted cavs to go Williams and knight?
yes.
Leonard, Klay, Butler or Parsons who do you take?
Klay hands down. Might become one of the greatest pure shooters of all time
Klay no doubt but butler at the end of first was a brilliant move. What if heat could have had him? Oy
No love for Leonard, who was a finals MVP?
James Jones deserves more minutes. His length agitates guys like Drammond and Barnes.
Good of the Cavs to keep it close but the Dubs can go on a run in no time.
Wish he would have hit that three though. Led to Thompson three on the other end
They are just really difficult to guard. Got to give that to them.
It’s why they’re probably the best team in the league right now
Exactly lol. They don’t need to play great defense with all the scoring power they have.
I don’t know how Thompson hit that shot
Wolves would never say it but I wonder how demanding the klay Thompson request was. I bet the Warriors never really wanted love but wolves used the leverage to cavs detriment.
If it wasn’t for JR the Cavs will be losing this game.
And the Mule as well
I realize Love is soft but 12 and 8 is helping too! team is coming together.
Waiters got 15 today but JR has 14 in one half lol