Live Thread: Cavs vs Pistons
2016-04-20
The Pistons are back in town tonight, and fresh off a $25,000 fine for criticizing the officials before halftime of Game 1, Stan Van Gundy has them ready to play. The focus this game? Limiting the Cavs’ second chance points and the 12 offensive rebounds Cleveland had in game one. For Cleveland, the keys will be thus.
- Continue to limit Andre Drummond’s impact offensively and defensively. This means inside/out bigs who can stretch the floor against him (Love and Frye), and tough defense to deny him lobs and limit his pick and roll opportunities. (Keep going under the screens with Reggie Jackson!)
- Keep attacking in transition and early post-ups and then swinging the ball to the shooters out of double teams and the secondary break.
- Spread the scoring. With the big game for the big three, Sunday, J.R. should get some open looks from three.
- Keep defending. This means overplaying the strong hand of Reggie Jackson and the Pistons’ guards, as well as limiting penetration. Try to ice the pick and roll!
- Set up LeBron as the roll man.
- Limit turnovers! Cavs did a fantastic job of this in game one.
- Close out on shooters! This was probably the worst part of Cleveland’s defense game one.
- Bring the energy off the bench. The Detroit bench outscored the Cavs’ 21-14, Sunday, and outrebounded them 10-7. Hopefully Delly and Shump can get their jumpers going. Hopefully Channing Frye plays.
- Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, and LeBron James continuing to run brutally efficient offense.
First game Pistons was killing us from 3, they are 3-10 but now they are killing us with easy paint points , half of their points musta paint points
Is it just me or does last playoff Cavs seem a little more prepared for the postseason? Or is that just a side effect of playing SVG’s Pistons vs the Celtics?
Detroit is playing incredibly good basketball. We are prepared. Last game they hit a billion three pointers. This game the refs put the guy who is supposed to guard Drummond on the bench. The refs have Detroit shooting 20 FTs and us 1 (on a technical).
People need to realize this Detroit team is very good.
I think last year’s playoff Cavs were just better, at least until everyone got injured.
Don’t underestimate how tough Drummond truly is. They have given many teams fits including Golden State.
Lebron played way too many minutes in that first half.
He kinda had to. :(
Agreed
We’ve attempted 1 FT. Detroit has attempted 20. That’s gotta change in the second half.
12 Detroit free throws are from Drummond who we intentionally fouled quite a few times.
When half your shots are behind the arc and another quarter are LeBron layups, there aren’t going to be a lot of FTs.
Reggie Jackson has to be the worst point guard like substance in the league.
Weird half. Didn’t get the ball bouncing our way. Refs really were a roadblock in our rotation. Luckily we’re hitting threes and LeBron’s picking his spots to takeover. Entertaining first half.
Second half adjustments?
Besides stopping the JR Smith phantom calls?
Better rebounding.
Irving needs to attack the basket.
Delly/Leb should only play as a unit.
Can’t let Reggie dance his way to easy layups.
Ahh… I can’t think of any more at the moment lol.
Most def. Hopefully we can get inside Reggie’s head a little more.
Lue better start working the refs too. How about a fine and complain about the foul disparity.
This Piston team is one of the best 8th seeds in recent years
The Cavs have been ok on offense but defensively……
Cavs haven’t gotten a SINGLE one of those Drummond misses…
I just don’t understand the lack of rebounding. It’s the first round and these guys are shitting their pants.
Why would we foul Drummond with 25.7? Why not wait until under 24 for last shot?
That LeBron guy is pretty good at basketball…
The first Delly trey of the postseason!!!
Delly with his first make of the night
DELLY STEP BACK 3!!!!
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/722956579713241089
What a pass, wow
This one?
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/722956462264332288
Cavs haven’t shot a single free throw except for one technical
How much do you think KI’s walking up the court is strategy or how much of it is just reverting to bad habits? I remember when Lue first took over he urged more running and less walking . . . where did that go?
I don’t think any of it is strategy…
Team fouls: Pistons 5, Cavs 14.
LOL that Lillard K-Love commercial
Refs have changed the feel of the game. That shouldn’t happen
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/722954285982580736
I never understood that call, how is that a foul on JR? they are both jumping up to catch the ball
Baffling call.
Smith getting reputation calls again
12-3 run by Detroit
Why did lue take Delly out?
Made no sense. Pistons started to roll when he summed out.
He wanted to change the strategy to “let the point guard slowly walk up the court.” It’s really the last thing they’d expect…
LeBron should have turned around and planted Van Gundy in the 3rd row.
Wanna see a no look into svg’s thorax.
SVG looks like he’s been hitting the meatloaf pretty hard.
LeBron is still so unfocused on defense
An encore of the Delly-LeBron near-Kraken:
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/722952662199599105
We arent making them shoot, as I say that, Pistons have 18 points in the paint, half of their points basically
Kyrie garbage in transition.
For all this shooting, Pistons has scored 4 times in the paint to stay in this game
Reggie Jackson is a jaundiced mother f****r.
how da hell JR get the foul call, wowwwww
Kevin Love is an undefeated playoff genius. Now known as UPG.
Is Delly the point guard Lebron has never played with in his career?
We’ve got 19 points in 6 minutes, Pistons at 8 points, this is more the norm. We are 8-12 in the quarter, 3-4 from 3..
Great to see a locked-in, playoff Love so far. Remember it from the first three games of last postseason. His body language is totally different.
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/722952764125548544
Some great basketball this quarter, wow!
An encore of the Shump-LeBron connection. Shump doing with the bounce pass what JR does with lobs:
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/722951825356292099
Delly now 5 assists in 6 mins. Amazing
There’s so much shooting on the court right now and Kyrie ain’t even out there
Cant be having reggie jackson making layups with ease, make him earn his points, make him shoot
Nice game by Delly and Irving and James and Smith so far. I’m impressed with Delly right now.
We hitting everything this quarter, always is fun when we making shots
Reggie Jackson showing some skills.
I love the intelligence that this Delly,Love, Jefferson, Lebron unit plays with
Delly 4 assists, +10 in 6 minutes…
Delly is the best
JRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR smishhhhhhhh, loveeee it !!!! Feels like we up more but only up 5
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/722952350915301376
LeBron-Delly 2016 – Co-Presidents for Life
Re tweeting
Hahaha yesssss!
lets built the lead and momentum
Delly again with the great assist and lebron crazy dunk. Lebron is feeling hyped
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/722952025210761216
LOL NEVERMIND WOW
And the basket is still shaking!!!!!!
I feel like Lebron needs a breather
Love the ball movement, too
WTF DRUMMOND JUST GRABBED FRYE’S CORN DOG!!
That catch by Lebron and the ability to maintain his balance and finish is absurd. Heck of a play! At last we are playing like the Cavs this quarter.
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/722951122479140864
Wow Frye had an ope lay up
Right?
We needed that run….
LeBron destruction mode…. Engaged.
Lebron with his own mini 6-0 run, looking good
https://twitter.com/CavsNationNet/status/722950947534721025
God bless the bron
Wow! What a snag by James. And still able to convert.
Wow that was a ridiculous pass from Delly to Shump, gotta hit those
Somehow I doubt that Lebron is proud of passing MJ for number of playoff games played.
Give him Time…