Live Thread: Cavs at Hawks
2016-04-01https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FirzS-AORa4#t=58s
The last time these two teams played was November 21st. Â Can you remember how you felt about the Cavs on November 21st? Â The Hawks have quietly become as the 3rd best team in the East, behind the Cavs and the Raptors. Â But they are in a 3-way tie at 31 losses with the Heat, Celtics, and Hornets. Â The Cavs will be playing with a full deck tonight. Â The Hawks may get the support of a feisty home crowd tonight, as I’m sure Matthew Dellavedova and company will conjure up some bitter emotions from the ECF sweep.
The Cavs should hold the rebounding and 3-point shooting advantage against the Hawks. Â The Hawks have a more free flowing offense and generate more assists. Â The also turn it over a fair amount. Â They are a scrappy defense and get a fair share of steals and blocks. Â The key to the game for the Cavs could be playing to the Hawks scouting report and limiting turnovers on offense.
Let’s talk about it!
Can Cavs send Kyrie to D league like Atlanta did with Hardaway?
Ky was playing amazing PG in first half – tons of drive and kick
WOW what a play DELLY
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/716083301732196353
Delly charge!
30 points allowed by the Cavs for some reason when the Cavs are not hitting their shots the defensive effort goes down considerably. That can’t happen against quality teams.
3 pt shooting teams tend to give up more in transition. Our transition defense isn’t our specialty, so it’s not the most ideal recipe for defensive success. Our missed three pointers allow the other team to get out in transition, and our transition defense is our weak spot on D.
Frye was huge in that little stretch. Bench gave Cleveland a big lift. Delly had a couple rough plays but moved the ball. Kyrie just doesn’t seem to get it.
Nice try, JR.
Cavs still dominating I see.
Get a shot for the tallest shooter on the court please!
Wish I could just stay excited for an entire game for once
Ooh that was such a Shump sequence, quintessential
Frye is a beast!
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/716081511322296321
Woot ! Great move and finish.
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/716081709066936322
Fire up the Fryer!
There we go Frye
This is the season in a capsule.
TT is so dang valuable
Intensity/physicality is gone. Ball movement is gone
Bron finally gets a call.
Ah well this is complete opposite of first half
It looks like Cavs on D are settling for ATL taking outside shots?
This is ridiculous… 9 pts this quarter…
If Kyrie could actually get calls like harden, he’d average like 28 points a game. Gotta shoot more free throws
That pick and pop was ridiculously obvious and way too easy then the runout for Millsap cause bron’s staring at the basket instead of getting back.
Lol…ORrrrrr, we missed a wide open shot we usually make.
Is millsap this good at contested threes normally? When did that start?
Everyone needs to relax. We’re playing a team that’s 10-1 in their last 11. We DOMINATED the first half. Absolutely slapped them in the face. They made adjustments because they are a GOOD team.
We won the first half. Let’s see who wins the second half.
Sorry but I don’t buy that.
Put Irving on the bench
He’s been shitty. But not getting calls either.
If the Cavs end up losing this game, is Cols going to man up and tell us he was wrong?
Of course not.
Of course not. And suddenly all his awesome comments stop
Somehow this is Delly’s fault, even though he’s been on the bench for the Hawks’ 23-6 start to the half.
Yeah, I was afraid of this. This is a game now.
Lebron shot a three…we are getting lazy
Looks like the game against the Rockets the other night. The Cavs need to learn to continue to play defense even if they are not hitting their shots.
Nice move Love!!
LeBron should be on the line 40 times per game but the refs refuse to call it.
Cavs gotta pick up the physicality cause refs aren’t calling anything.
Love hesitating HARDCORE to start the second half. He’s had 3 shots that he refused to take. Gotta want it.
Stop it Kyrie now
Kyrie really!?
Hawks made real adjustments at half. More spread out and aggressive. Cavs have about three minutes to adjust and rebuild the lead before this becomes a close game for good
Let’s see Lue’s adjustments here. Can he get our guys to push back? We absolutely crushed them in the first half. Atlanta’s quick start to the third quarter needs to be squashed quickly. I hope we don’t resort to iso ball out of this timeout. Keep passing the rock!
Lazy D and lead down to 8. Mozgov on an island. Not good.
Kyrie is killing us.
I lost count of how many times Millsap fouled Moz before the ref finally blew the whistle.
Kyrie got fouled on the J too.
Need to keep the defensive intensity and need some more bench production
https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/716065221140475905/photo/1
Second half on a back to back, that will be the test. Wish I could’ve watched more of the first half. Slingbox is a cruel mistress.
So everyone now agrees Cavs are awesome?
48 minute game, and this isn’t the Nets.
Let’s see what asinine crap Jalen spews
Combine Hawks. Celtics. Toronto. Pacers and Detroit and you could maybe knock off the Cavs. Maybe.
Combine all your comments in this thread and there might be one good one.
Solid first half but sloppy last two minutes.
So, Hubie, you didn’t notice that Horford went through Kyrie’s body to get that “great block”…
Could we get some better end of quarter execution than a LeChuck special? Sheesh.
Complain complain complain.
Did you just turn on the game? We have nothing to complain about
I did. And I like better end of quarter execution.
Wow. Horford does not like the Cavs. Kyrie also got killed on that drive. Didn’t try to get back, either.
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/716069347672850433
I would like to see more of this on Horford all night long and repeat.
Hawks are miserable.
Oooh… Is Horford a dirty player? Let’s have a national conversation about that.
Ha!
Dirty foul by Hawks.
Good game. Kill them early please.
VICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PROTECT YOUR WIFE AND KIDS, GO HOME
GO HOME FOLKS GO HOME
Props to Love for getting back after the big James jam to draw the charge.
WHAT A FREAKING SEQUENCE OMG
Hawks looking like Cavs on second night of back-to-back :)
Try hard teams always lose in the NBA. Remember his next time we have a podcast. Need stars.
You’re on a roll pulling out stinking $hits out of your ass almost every minute..
That was the first PnR initiated by Kyrie that did not result in a completely wide open shot.
Combine Hawks Celtics Toronto and Pacers and then you probably get a 7 games series.
I disagree. Combine anyone and everyone in the East. They get like one game off the Cava
James Irving pick and roll is awesome. I seem to recall some people thought Irving can’t run the pick an roll
Yes, that last jumpshot by Kyrie after a Lebron pick made it look so easy.
Kyrie should definitely look for that shot often, because you know the defense is gonna hedge on LeBron’s roll. Kyrie is a dead eye shooter. Take advantage!
James is great.
Hubei Brown is so annoying…Every time Lebron touches the ball and makes moves every other player in the nba makes he says it’s a foul…According to Hubie, Lebron would have 40 offensive fouls every game…Anyone know why he hates lebron so much? Or am I overstating?
Nah, hubie’s fine. Well compared to others.
It’s insane. The Cavs grimace, they look pissed every time Atlanta scores. They want to suffocate the heck out of them
Smiths floater has been off lately.
Shump don’t shoot threes please
Guys, this is why we are all so optimistic about this team. We’re trying tonight, playoff atmosphere, and we’re crushing it. The defense is the best part!
Optimistic???!!!!! Have you been reading this blog? Outside me and hot sauce everyone hates this team.
Absolutely. That’s why they are wasting their time watching the games, obviously.
But this is not happening every single night like some people like to believe to. Potential could only do so much. But if this is a turn around the corner game, great things are coming ahead.
The Hawks body language is atrocious. The Cavs should try to get Korver for next season.
I’m all for this. Would love to see Korver as our 6th man. He ain’t a bad defender too. And that elite shooting oh man.