Live Thread: Jazz @ Cavs
2015-11-10
The Utah Jazz visit LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavs tonight in C-Town. The game is set for 7:00 PM and can be seen on Fox Sports Ohio or NBA League pass.
Utah has won their last two games and is 4-2 for the season. They have a strong defensive identity holding opponents to a lead leaguing average of 39% from the field for just 85 points a game. Rudy Gobert is their center piece averaging four blocks a game.
The Jazz will be starting Raul Neto (PG), Rodney Hood (SG), Gordan Hayward (SF), Derrick Favors (PF), and Gobert (C). The Cavs are starting Mo Williams, J.R. Smith (probable), LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Timofey Mozgov.
If the Cavs want to silence the Jazz tonight, there are a few things they need to think about.
1. David Blatt cannot let Rudy Gobert stop guys from driving. If the Cavs settle for jumpers and get cold early, the game could get out of control.
2. The Wine and Gold should consider playing small ball. If Gobert is going to protect the rim, let Kevin Love shoot threes and elbow jumpers.
3. The Jazz are last in the league for assists with just 16.5 a night. The Cavs should make sure it stays that way. If the Cavs can play honest defense, Gordan Hayward and Derrick Favors will have to beat them. I like that scenario.
I’m predicting the Cavs actually run away with this game. The Cavs have started three games in a row slowly. I don’t expect that trend to continue. The Cavs should also try to ratchet up their D and muffle any attempts by the Jazz to go on mini-runs. The Jazz defense may be one of the best, but you still have to outscore an opponent to beat them. I’m not sure the Jazz can do that against a top five offensive team that defends.
Have to give credit to the Jazz they are really running their plays well.
If there was a drinking game around AC using the phrase “They’re not going away…” we’d all be alcoholics…
Lol you are right……..
Man, Booker is pretty good.
Burke is a scrub, please stop him.
The Thunder might drop 135 on the Wizards tonight.
Russ already has a triple double with KD out with a bad hammy…
Just way too sloppy on a lot of passes….
Ball movement is utterly spectacular tonight. Love it.
You mean when they pass it to the Jazz?
Don’t be a sockless curmudgeon…
At least wear socks, for god’s sake!
Get your point but you have to like the unselfishness. They just are not always on the same page, but you can see the potential no? Certainly more offensive potential with this team than iso/hero ball. They just have to get used to more motion in the offense and where they expect each other to be on the floor.
Just when i say that careless turnover. If we had 5 less turnovers we would be up by 15.
YESSSS !!! I would need to find out how many of KLove shots, especiall 3’s are assisted by Lebron. KLove and Lebron teaming up great so far this season
KLove! Looks pretty good after the scare…
Booker back in….to grab all of the rebounds.
Utah looking like a college team with the weave…
I know it won’t happen often… but I’d love to see Kyrie and Mo on the court together for like three supercharged minutes per game once Ky comes back…
My only worry is hemorrhaging points, but yeah could be interesting.
man that layup woulda been sweet to end that nice steal
oh thank god. My heart dropped out for about 2 minutes.
MO with the D!!!
Mo’s D is much better tonight.
I spoke too soon.
Mo Gotti with a nice steal.
Nice pick by Mo!
When you get embarrassed, fake an injury.
Hahha I can laugh at this cause KLove is okay
Staying in the ball game… just a scare…
He walked off… look like he stepped on someone out of bounds… man, I wish they wouldn’t let people that close to the floor down there…
Staying in….I was afraid if might be a hyperextension.
Ugh ugh ugh. Thought Gobert undercut him but there was no contact at all. Ugh.
Noooooooooooooo
Crap!!! Hope love is okay.
Looks like he’s okay.
Shaqtin a fool moment right there!
In Europe the referee that wouldnt call that travel would be disqualified for a month.
Maybe they should starting looking on these no look passes.
Nothing like a fracking commercial.
The rule of verticality IN EFFECT!
What does a guy rolling on the floor havta do to get a travel call??
Prolly cuz Timo plastered him.
Moz went straight up… Favors oversellling his acting job…
MO!!
Neto can’t shoot the ball…
Cavs really being too clever….
Moz didn’t see that one coming….
Wish there was a fast forward button to the All-Star break.
Mo Gotti lighting it up from downtown tonight!
Love is a different man this year and it’s not just the hair. Now, it’s only a matter of him having another monster game, something like a 30pts 15rbs for the national media to treat him like a superstar again.
Not that it matters really. Just saying.
I really think it’s the hair. If he goes into a slump, he’ll need to get another perm.
Hahah maybe Bron tries it too? His FT pct needs a bump.
And… he’s got a cool new handshake with JR…
Oh my. You should do column on all the different hand shakes, lol.
He plays like this he’ll be an all star. He didn’t deserve to be last year though.
I think he should have been alast year too. Off court issues held him out of the all star game. Chris Bosh was 3/4 of K love in his time with Bron and hes a perennial All star
Did Chris Webber just say Kanter is part of OKCs big 3 and not Ibaka?
Big 4 with Dion……
Their defensive numbers with Kanter on the floor this year are, as expected, abysmal. I think their D is going to let them down in the end, no matter what Durant and Westbrook do on the other end.
You can be a little lousy on D when you score 68 in first half like they did tonight tho.
Yeah, they’ll win a lot of games, I really just mean when they come up against a good team in the playoffs.
Hey the Lakers have a chance tonight, Kobe’s not playing…..
Metta is playing. God, they are terrible.
Good first half. Love and Mo carried us offensively. To many sloppy turnovers, but other than that great movement. Five guys with 2 or more assists.
Is it just me or has LBJ lost some touch around the basket. I feels like anytime he put up a shot within five feet, it went in, foul or not. Am I crazy?
He’s probably a little more careful tonight since he doesn’t want to wind up on a Gobert poster…
It isn;t just you unfortunately. Seems like he has lost effectiveness from everywhere, but that is the most notable area. The eye test tells me he is not a great finisher anymore, don’t know about the advanced stats.
Not a great finisher? I would disagree…
I am not saying he is a bad finisher. He is not great for Lebrons standards. Pretty high standards but still..
As long as he can still buzz the Stifle Tower like that… I’m good with him…
Pretty funny to see the French Rejection cower like that….
Utah is making the playoffs this year.
With the Pelicans stumbling, I’d probably have to agree with that now…
Dallas won’t make it either.
DOES LEBRON GO INTO “BEAST ” MODE THE 2ND HALF—-WE HAVE ONLY SHOT 2 FREE THROWS —-EVEN WITH GORBERT THERE STILL NEEED TO ATTACK THE RIM
they are settling wquite a bit.
To quote Thom Yorke… Hayward’s “Hitler hairdo is making me ill…”
Lebron with a quiet first half.
I’d love to see someone put Hayward on his ass!
Mo with a big 3 pointer, thank God
…….from DEEP in the Q
Mo is Unconscience!
I AM SURE THERE WILL BE A “DISCUSSION ” AT HALF ABOUT THE T.O.’S ( NOT TRYING TO BE A DOWNER ) BUT IT DOES NEED TO IMPROVE —–DOES MDN GET PLAYING TIME TONIGHT OR DOES BLATT THINK THE STAGE IS TOO BIG –JUST WONDERING
15-5 run by Utah in the last 5 minutes. We gotta close the half strong
Mostly from turnovers and lazy passes by Cavs…
which makes it even more harder because its basically unforced turnovers and giving away free points
Utah really likes to play a physical type of game.
Well that was a fairly bad sequence of events.
AC needs a t-shirt that reads “They’re Not Going Away…”
He could open up a whole line of shirts with all his catchphrases…….
15 points off of turnovers, too much, now its a 2 point game sigh
Nice pass, Rudy… God I hate you, gum drop bear.
Alright time to go on our own run. Would be helpful if these refs didn’t play for Utah tonight.
EVerytime I see Hayward I think I’m watching Butler or something.
Really glad the Cavs didn’t wind up signing him for that Max deal…
Doesn’t Bron know you can’t skip with the basketball?
STRONG move from RJ
MO GOTTI making things happen!
Jefferson with two good defensive plays in a row. Then a bucket
Mo’s shot is ON tonight!
Love that Godfather theme…
Wow, wasn’t a foul to begin with and damn sure not a shooting one.
Love with a couple of lazy passes this quarter…
I guess I can live with 8 turnovers if they’re gonna shoot 57%……
13 ASSISTS ALREADY LOVE THE WAY WE ARE MOVING THE BALL TONIGHT / SEASON
Shump singing James Brown on the bench…
Palming? Give me a break!
Cavs with their own “stifling defense”
except for the O boards they’re giving up.
Can’t be everywhere.
When you hold a team to 33% shooting… there are naturally going to be a lot of rebounds to grab… Cavs still only down two in that department… 4 on the OBoards…
I want PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With that kind of attitude… you’ll never get to stay at Bron’s beach house… ;)