Live Thread: Cavs at Raptors
2015-03-04The Cavs travel to America’s Cap tonight to battle the uneven Toronto Raptors, who have lost seven of their last 12 games but notched impressive victories against the Clippers and Hawks. Â Kyle Lowry has been struggling and may sit this one to rest some nagging ailments. Â If the Cavs win they will own the season series 3-1 and will move into a “virtual tie” with the Raptors for possession of the 2-Seed in the East. Â So there’s a lot at stake. Â Tonight’s blog sub-theme: Game Shows!
Category: Potent Quotables
Answer: He once said: If He Dies, He Dies
Who is Timofey Mozgov?
JVal with a horse collar tackle.
is that not flagrant?
Cavs have given up 30 this quarter…
Was just going to say the same thing… it’s the defense, not the offense.
Delly deuce! On a runner.
DELLY THERE YOU GO!!!! RUDY FLOAT!!!!
DELLY FROM DOWN UNDER!
Shooting legs have faded.
Cavs got a 20 point lead and stopped playin’.
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-DA
Da-da-da-da-da
(Jeopardy theme should be on Cavs 24 second clock…)
Well, you knew Raps would make a run… Cavs have to respond…
Most definitely…. they’re a top team in the league. Big lead led to a false sense of comfort.
Cavs need to attack inside like the Raptors are.
Lebron brain farts really hurtin’ the Cavs.
Delly air ball… then LBJ brick from three… smh
Small line up time to help close out the 3 point shooters and DeRozan immediately goes inside.
Think love’s elbow is bothering him based on his missed freethrows and the three that just barely hit the front rim. Playing a little sloppy, got to focus in again.
raptors are gonna spread it out now and start shooting 3s to get back in a lot of drive and kick….cavs have to be ready and make the adjustments
really lebron should’ve drove to basket he would’ve gotten fouled and maybe and 1
Bad call by the ref… Moz bobbled that ball…
that was a bad call.
Momentum changing. Don’t like the feel of this game.
We were doing a lot better when our offense was fast paced. We’re stagnant.
Gotta get someone on DeRozan…
It’s good to be Kyrie! (Note to Mel Brooks: You can use that for History of the World, Part 2.)
They have no answer for Kyrie tonight with Lowry out…
FILTHY +1!!!!!!!!!! FRED MCLEOD!
That was LBJ’s first point of this half…
Cavs already in the bonus with 5 minutes left.
lebron horrific shots and TOs are only reason raptors are scoring this qtr
The only Cav having a bad night apparently is LBJ…
He does have 10 assists and 6 rebounds!
What is going on?! KLove in the post? Awesome!
JR SMITH & ASSOCIATES…. Cleaning glass… stuffing JV like the IRON CURTAIN.
This is getting dangerously close to a “Haiku blowout game”
Was that a heat check for KLove?!
He was just a touch outside of where he should’ve been…. but he was open.
Palming???? Haven’t seen that called in ages …
Well, I guess you won’t be able to wake up tomorrow morning and say that again.
That MOZ-BLOCK was the equivalent of three X-es on Family Feud! GET THAT WEAK STUFF OUTTA HERE!
That’s what i like, come out and bury teams before they make a big run. JV is a beast in the post offensively. Not sure why the raptors don’t feature him more on offense, though they obviously sense the mismatches this game.
why did kyrie pass up a wide open layup
Pass was a little off target… had to retrieve the ball.
People all over the world (everybody)
Join hands (join)
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world (all the world, now)
Join hands (love ride)
Start a love train (love ride), love train!
jonas,derozan and james johnson have like 70% of raptor points hahaa
Moz just jumped a passing lane. I have no idea how to make that into a game show.
What game show just shows someone in a giddy stupor?
Pretend you were just kissed by Richard Dawson. Wait, no…
Gotta be the Price is Right! In this case two number ones… and worth EVERY penny!
LOVE CAN BE CRUEL – FRED MCLEOD!
Kyrie says, let me join in too!!!
The Raptors analyst is going all Cols and practically conceding the East to Cleveland.
What if was our cols moonlighting.
NOBODY finishes like Kyrie!
The Layup King, says Doug Collins. Some of his finishes have to be as demoralizing to the opponent as any dunk.
I can name that tune in three notes…
da-da-DA!
The Power of Love by Hughey Lewis and the News!
Correct! We would have also accepted “Knock three times on the basket if you Love me!”
And the NUMBER ONE ANSWER for Mid-Season Acquisition Difference Maker….
SURVEY SAYS!
TIMOFEY MOZGOV
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Do I have to say it? You know, he’s right.
I wonder if Brian shaw feels stupid for not using timo the way blatt has. Of course it helps to have our team but the talent was always there. Didn’t timo grab 30 boards once last year?
Finally got to see some halftime highlights. Man, LBJ and Kyrie are putting on a ball-handling show. Some of those moves are downright dizzying …
Love walking around on the floor just now… looks okay…
That’s a big relief… thankfully they have the next day off as well.
Second half… come on BIG BUCKS! NO WHAMMYS!
@CavsFredMcLeod
Dwane Casey ultimate respect for defensive pressure from Delly, says he’s one of the best at harassing the ball
He’s our Beverly, without the bush league cheap shots.
What a great first half. They are looking pretty smooth on offense and defense was active. Pray no elbow injury there for Love. He is on FIRE>>>>>
Like the d lockdown. If love is fine, need to keep him involved in the second half. Reward him for standing out on the perimeter and knocking down shots by dumping the ball to him down low or at the mid post. They need to fully integrate him on offense before the playoffs.
This exactly. KLove post is the main ingredient this team still needs to establish. Going to need it – particularly if either KI or LBJ are off court for any reason.
It looks like they are trying but defense is not letting it get to him and then he rain the threes so it might just get easier. So want him posting and dishing to others as he sees fit. Go Cavs
True. As a counter to my own point, love does seem to occasionally have trouble posting bigger or stronger defenders, which is why i wish they would run more sets through him at the elbows.
Raps are shooting 48% and still losing by 14 at half… that’s got to depress them…
It has to upset all but the Hawks in the east. The raptors might be sweating bullets this next half. By the way is Tyler hansbrough the delly for bigs?
Hands-bro wishes he was Delly… he’s such a hacky thug…
One of my favorite Duke-UNC moments was when Gerald Henderson gave Hansbrough a bloody face! Tried to punk us, but he ended up getting tagged!
I would pay James Harden to kick Hands-bro in the nuts on a daily basis…
And LBJ only has 9 points so far… that won’t last…
I hope K Love’s elbow is OK, that didn’t look good when they showed the replay.
I know. I reflexed and winced when the showed it.
Now THAT is how you close a quarter. Kyrie and the D bring the boom.
Is there a more well-spoken interview than the Champ? James Freaking Jones if you need him…
I hope he returns next year just to rain 3’s for 7-10 minutes a game.
He’s only 34… I don’t see why he wouldn’t…
The double team there to force the clock to expire was what I call…..
GET SMART!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ He’s right, you know….
sick move by kyrie there to end half…..outside of derozan and valuncinus raptors really have nothing going
HAHAHAHAHA….. ANOTHER GREAT DEFENSIVE POSSESSION!!!
KYRIE IS MAGIC!!!
HOLY TRANSIBERIAN RAILROAD!!!! THAT MOZ-OOP WAS CRAZY!!!
Cavs defensive intensity is simply turned up higher than Toronto.
Lob to Moz!
WHAT A LOOK KYRIE!!!! MOZZZZZZEEEEEEERRRRRRAAAAAATTTTTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll take Love Songs for 800 Alex…
Answer… and it’s the Daily Triple…
In rhythm he is dangerous. I doubt anyone other than a stretch 4 could open the lanes for dribble drives like he does.
Great defensive possession there as well.. they didn’t even know they ran out of time!!!
Writing a paper and unit plan during the game so I’m splitting attention but I thought I’d pop in. Too things to note, glad to see the Cavs playing so well on the second night of a back to back, in Toronto. Usually we look a lot more sluggish during these games. And also, I’m saying a prayer already for the second half to involve more Love. Where is the Love? Oh, Where is the Love?
Love on fireyah!!! cavs are unbeatable if he gets going like that….raptors look defeated now already and its not even half time…sweep the leg CAVS!!! NO MERCY!
Kyrie the artist: Sweet touch on a dish to Love, who converts for another 3.
kevin love is WET
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE!!!
Damn! KLove!!!! Keep it going.
KEVIN LOVE HOTTER THAN A BLOW TORCH – FRED MCLEOD!!!
My wife said “only men”. Cracks me up. I enjoy loves game and it seems the rorts refuse to let him crush them from the paint or wing
HAHAHA….. that’s pretty funny about the wifey!
Alright Kyrie, for 250 thousand dollars….you’ve still got your phone a friend.
“I’ll phone a friend”
“Who would you like to call?’
“My boy Wes.”
“[inaudible] Hello?”
“Yo Wes! It’s Drew.”
“Drew? What do ya need?”
“Wes, you have 30 seconds. What is the game of basketball all about? A. Defense B. Coaching C. Analytics or D. BUCKETS.
“Buckets, Drew. Buckets. It’s all about the Buckets. [click]”
“I guess I’ll go with D.”
“[dramatic pause and signature chord progression] YOU GOT IT!”
^^^^^^ WINNER!!!
KLOVE IS EN FUEGO!!!