Live Thread: Cavs @ Knicks, 12/7/16
2016-12-07
“Come with me if you want to ball…” (wait, wrong movie)
The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves trapped in New York for an evening. The only way out? Survive an action packed, white-knuckle 5-on-5 bout of Deathball to the… erm, well, to the death… against the New York Knicks in what will be known as the gladiatorial showcase of Game Twenty of Eighty Two. The bloodthirsty masses of Madison Square Garden grow restless. Trump SoHo looms ominously along the skyline. What heroes will rise and fall? Will LeBron James and his rough-n-tumble posse take care of business? Will overlord Phil Jackson make an appearance, and will it be awkward? How’s J.R.’s knee doing? The answers to these questions and more await their… answering… as the clock strikes 8:00 (EST) on the seventh day of December.
…or something like that. For a deeper look at tonight’s matchup, be sure to check out Robert Attenweiler’s Point-Forward as he discusses the opposition, both teams’ benches, and some other Cavs/Knicks trends, as well as the latest (good news) on J.R. Smith (who will not be suiting up as DeAndre Liggins starts in his place). Let’s see if the Cavs can…
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (with a win).
I realy, really hate watching Doc Jr play basketball…just awful…
Poor ESPN… couple of blowouts on a Wednesday…
This is headed for an MLK Massacre game for the Clips
Okay… this game is just about over… Clips are not a resilient team when they get down…
If they happen to get way down, look for Blake to get himself ejected…
Or CP3… he’s already got one T…
Man… how did the Cavs lose to this Clips team?
The Clips played pretty well, and the Cavs were sleepwalking through most of the game…can’t turn it over like this against the Dubs, or you’re going to get smoked…
Clips had just 11 turnovers the entire game vs the Cavs. They already have 9 in the first quarter
For Mareese…
http://pix.iemoji.com/images/emoji/apple/ios-9/256/baby-bottle.png
One of the most ill conceived tweets of all time…
Blake playing out of control…he should use the high leg kick to maintain his balance…
http://media.mercola.com/ImageServer/Public/2014/August/herbal-oil-patchouli-oil-fb.jpg
Blake is awful so far.
Klay not going for 60 tonight starting 0-4. If this keeps up, his feelings might be hurt.
0-6 now…
CP3 spends more time on his back than a turtle…
DJ! Wow!
Jordon looking dominant! Pachu…not so much.
Yeah, DJ can go to town on these smaller teams….just abuses those lineups
When Steph misses those deep ones… it really gives the other team an opportunity to run…
Showboat shot but the mouthpiece
Both teams very sloppy
Really hope DJ dunks one on Bray’s face….
Oodles of missed shots in this one so far… how are they ever going to get to 120?
WOW! That blown dunk by KD was almost as embarrassing as Shump’s… almost…
Early T for CP3…
Reddick has already missed more shots than he did against the Cavs…
A fashionably late arriving crowd in the court side seats. And the crowd is quiet for a big game.
Clips fans don’t get that loud in my experience…
Wonder if Klay will go off for another boring 60….
Yeah, that was surely a fraudulent 60 pts.
http://brendanmoran.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fraud-alert.jpg
For MikeO…
This one is my favorite…
http://i.imgur.com/4H1qrgZ.jpg
Lol…that’s a good one….
Only guy who didn’t play? Orange Julius…
Who’s sticking around to watch the next one?
I would normally but got to get up early tomorrow.
You’ll kick yourself… or maybe Dray will… ;)
Part of it, probably…
I am watching
Man… I hope the Clips play the Dubs as tough as they played the Cavs last week…
Cavs 49% from the field… 55% from THREE!
JFJ!!
James Freaking Jones!
SHUMP! Nailing the threes…
Delly has 17pts in a likely Bucks win. Glad Liggins is fitting in so well…especially good show tonight. We needed a good 3 and D guy…maybe he’s it.
Santa has left the building.
Even Santa is leaving…
Cavs quietly hit 20 more 3s
One assist shy of the NOMAD number tho…
K!
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BAKER LOOKS LIKE RICHARD CARPENTER ON ‘ROIDS “
KEEP ” FEEDIN ME THAT KILLER SHRIMP “—YES ” MIGHTY QUINN” 49 IN CANTON
James Freaking Jones!!
Birdman!
Nice pass KShrimp!
If you watch the late get, prepare yourself for some ‘natural shooting motion’ high kicks that would make the Rockettes envious…
Late game, that is, not get…
We’ll keep the thread going!
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THE “MIGHTY QUINN” TOSSED IN 49 TONIGHT –CAN YOU SAY QUINN FOR MAMBA
For Mamba, I’m in full on ‘make me an offer’ mode…
In Canton?
Phil’s posse quit this rodeo…
There’s K2Zero!
Kyrie being Kyrie before departing
https://vine.co/v/5xaLVUeeUdA
Seriously, get Irving iff the court…
And… Spike has left the building…
Throwing in the towel with the posse in for the Knicks
Need to lean on “The Human -30”, McRae….
Hey, that’s my name!
Melo a very quiet game with just 8 pts in 21 mins. Hasn’t played inspired either
Just doesn’t seem smart to tempt fate with Kyrie (their only real PG) in the game in the fourth with them up by 25…
AND YES PLEASE SERVE US SOME KILLER SHRIMP
WANT TO SEE T.T. GET HIS 2O REBOUNDS —JUST HAS A NICE SOUND TO IT
This would be a good time for some Killer Shrimp…
Yep. Give the kid some run.
Woody Allen … oh my does he have a bad case of pink eye
Ok this is what annoys me. The last few possessions have been incredibly sloppy. If the starters are going to be in during a blowout they need to continue to run the offense and have productive possessions. If they are in and turn the ball over or throw up heat check (basically a turnover), it defeats the purpose of them being in there. This aggravates me to no end. Don’t try to toy with teams. Take care of business and then get out of the game. The more a lead gets cut down, the more the James has to play… Read more »
Seriously, WTF are the starters doing in?
Yeah, a little too much garbage time hot dogging…
They won’t see a minute of the fourth… I think there’s a fair amount of experimenting and also showboating since they’re in the Garden
Two starters still in.
Okay… I stand corrected… still have TT and Kyrie in…
I know but this kind of thing happened in Toronto too. They letup after they went up by 14 and let Toronto get back in the game.
And yes the 25 point comment may be a bit hyperbole, but you get my point.
Lebron seemed pretty upset at Shump on that turnover.
Shump not exactly having a great game. Chalk it up to MSG jitters. That five step blown dunk is a Shaqtin a fool nominee.
He had a nice three in the first, but been erratic since…
The Orange Panda will OWN the 4th…
I’ve really been impressed with Liggins and Jefferson this game. RJ played fantastic defense in the first half.
Yeah, one of RJ’s best games this year.
Eh… Shump’s ball handling is horrendous
http://www.pleasestopdribblingShump.com
I’ll give him a pass since it’s in New York and he’s probably got some extra hot dog in him because of that…
Fred just said that the Cavs are +32 with Liggins on the floor!
They were until the last 5-0 run by the Knicks… still +27… pretty good!
Lig in 18 minutes is 2-2 (both from three) for 6 points with a board, two assists, a steal and no turnovers… I’ll take that
Gotta give credit to Spike Lee for being a dedicated Knicks fan.
You know who else is like that through thick and thin is Jack Nicolson on the Lakers.
I agree, but the Lakers have been good at times over the last 40 years. Maybe the Patrick Ewing era was exciting for a Knicks fan.
TT has 17 rebounds…
http://onthelig.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Lig_3.jpg
Liggins continues to look very good!