Live Thread: Mavs @ Cavs
2016-03-16
The Mavericks are in Cleveland tonight to take on the Cavs. This is the last game these two teams will play this year. Cleveland leads the series 1-0.
The Mavericks are crashing right now losing six of their last seven games. They’re in the eighth spot in the Western Conference, but the Jazz are just two games behind them and riding a three game win streak. Dallas is going to be fighting for their lives tonight.
LeBron James will be sitting this game out. The Cavs are 0-2 when he sits. Iman Shumpert will start at the three and Tristan Thompson will start at the five instead of Mozgov.
The Mavericks aren’t exactly the most athletic team, but they make opposing defenses work their way around numerous screens, while keeping their eyes open for cutters. Defensively, they’re a middle of the pack team, although Chandler Parsons and Justin Anderson are above average wing defenders.
The Cavs need to remain focused and shut down a Dallas team that is all smarts, little athleticism, and maybe even less talent. Remember, Cleveland was blown out by the Wizards when LeBron last sat out.
I’m predicting the Cavs win 101-92, and LeBron watches the whole game, not just through three quarters.
Kyle Anderson looks like a specimen.
Or a space man…
He was a baller at UCLA
Man, Frye can really shoot.
This
DELLY! Off the dribble no less!
Hey… it’s Patchouli Oil!
So DO NOT Like that Guy!!
Delly is dumpster tonight at the 3.
Taking good shots. Just missing bet he makes the next.
Told ya
It wasn’t a 3 but glad he got it.
And he’s got 7 assists…
Calm down guys I know!! lol Just made 1 criticism of his 3 point shooting, Didn’t say he was bad all the way of the rest of his game just on the 3.
Dumpster is pretty strong tho… lol
Fryed balls
Oh Yeah Frye!!!
FRYE from DOWNTOWN!
https://vine.co/v/iwEJruh5TTF
Can we sign dirk?
Yeah, but he can’t play in the playoffs…
https://twitter.com/JasonLloydABJ/status/710266469972643841
No 30 pt quarter for the Mavs yet. And the Cavs has been very active on defense in general. Baby steps.. Baby steps.
Baby steps. They are alr ash a top 10 defense
C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-Y
I’m really glad Delly joined weight watchers.
You’re gonna get a Ben Werth smackdown…
For Nate…
https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/710266295153991680
Nategasm..
Gross
Lol
Up 14.
Delly! Beats the clock!
Yep
I like vines in game threads
So now comes the Mavs run again? Could it be.
The KLove tough fadeaway…
https://vine.co/v/iwEehIaKJ7D
Whelp. Now we wait
TT grabbed like three O-Boards on that possession…
Boston is getting killed. Makes sense. Need talent to win in this league.
There is no bigger Celtic basher than me, but it ‘makes sense’ when they’re missing their best player…
Wish we could trade for Dirk.
JR top 8 SG this uear
Okay… that I’ll agree with… glad you adjusted…
There’s a good argument to be made so yeah agree
JR SAWISSSHHHHAA!!
https://vine.co/v/iwEO9i10Idq
That was sweet!!!!!
Looks like Deron popped Love in the bag
When do the playoffs begin?
July. Check back in then.
LOL trolling the troll.
Glad to see Moz glued to the bench.
This game shows once again that KLove is a great high-usage player and a mediocre low-usage one. He started really slow, not shooting the ball well, looking uncomfortable and then boom. The more he had the ball, the more confident he got and he has played a great game. That wouldn’t be the case if Lebron is in there, maybe understandably so, but Love has to have more touches no matter how cold he looks.
Nope. This game shows that when Love is hitting his shots he scores lots of points
Love was 1-for-5 in the first quarter. In a LeBron game, he might not have seen the ball much after that.
UNCLE DREW!
Horrible call by the refs on that “hook”
Nice to see Love come out of his slump
So Charlie Frye is good.
Uhm who?
Ha. I suck
I hate watching the Cavs without LeBron.
KLove with 19 and 14 so far…
The Cavs should sit LeBron next game too. The Cavs need to learn how to win without him.
They do not.
The NOMAD rule…
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/710263405635051521
Nice!!!
Who is this team?? Fun to watch
JR is all over the place this quarter. Driving, defending, distributing.
Cavs dropping bombs!
http://www.stickthisgraphics.com/images/Bomb%20Drop%20(Small).jpg
KLOVE for THREE!
https://vine.co/v/iwEbpEeDbXg
Boom! Latest run in this game of runs is 22-5 Cavs, from late second until that Parsons score.
JR Smith is so fun to watch. I really love the guy
…wait for it… KYRIE FOR THREE!
https://vine.co/v/iwEb19egjHJ
JR SWISHH!!!
https://vine.co/v/iwEbzXiIXLY
More official shenanigans… giving DWill an in the act of shooting foul when he clearly wasn’t…
Kyrie with the JUKE!
https://vine.co/v/iwEqmbeu7Wx
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/710260749076017152
JR taking it to the hoop twice at the start of the half!
J.R. Fingerolls!
https://vine.co/v/iwEKxmZ2gXm
Matthew’s shot is way off…
Carlisle smartly keeping David Lee in starting lineup in second half…
Good D to start the second half… Kyrie sticks the mid-ranger
Kyrie with 0 assists in first half
Delly with 7 tho…
This seems like an awesome idea for championship celebrations…
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/710259002362490880
Cavs only playing 8 guys with LBJ out and Moz not being used…
Versus 10 deep for Dallas. Cavs may need some JFJ or McRae in the second half to avoid getting worn down.
Cavs pick and roll defense was really garbage. They hummed when Delly and Kyrie played in the backcourt, though. Frye looked like an asset. Kevin Love proved he can dominate terrible defenders with no athleticism.
When Kyrie makes a concerted effort to move the ball…..
https://twitter.com/mcten/status/710256495154339840
I like that Boston is losing,
Better ball movement with Kyrie on bench
I love Dirk. One of my favorite player ever.
Please actually try to make a half court shot before the clock expires this time Cavs!
That was at least a decent attempt by JR…
Not a bad look from JR.
Good 3, need that
Delly strong!
DELL-A-VE-DOVA!
https://vine.co/v/iwEuKOXulqi
Hard to tell from that angle, but Williams would have Shumped most mere mortals. Not Delly, though.
Great hands JR!
Love with the scramble 3, just like they drew it up!
Needed THAT KLove triple!
https://vine.co/v/iwEB9PAblzP
Need to close the half out strong here…
Ty Lue should have stopped this earlier. Something called a timeout
Yeah… he’s not big on that apparently…