Talking Cavs with Mark Neal 2017-11-03 Off By Tom Pestak https://soundcloud.com/dayton-radio/tom-pestak-cavstheblogcom-talking-cavs-with-mark-neal-on-dss?in=dayton-radio/sets/dayton-sports-scene Recap: Pacers 124, Cavs 107 (Or, More Of The Same) Not A Recap: Cavs 130, Wizards 122 (or, All The Points)
This was an epic game. Had Lebron passed a few times down the stretch instead of shooting turn around jumpers it would have been even more epic…but man. You don’t see guys in their 15th year putting up 50+
As a matter of fact…
https://twitter.com/getnickwright/status/926627026693443585
Who is the other one? Kobe or MJ?
Kobe.
Only ones that entered out of high school.
funny to see a big game against quality opponent not have a thread, and half the volume of comments compared to previous games that were losses….not that team was perfect tonight or great….but not sure this was intentional either….enjoy the wins guys…especially this one with Lebron’s performance….wont see anything like it for very long time….GO CAVS!
I’m thinking some of the regulars took the night off. I almost didn’t watch the game thinking it was going to be a bloodbath but I decided to play it on my phone with the Bluetooth speaker as I was painting the baby’s room. Glad I did since I kept with it throughout the whole thing.
Scheduling snafu
Hopefully, JR hasn’t been forked in the back. Love’s defense in pick and rolls has always been an issue but it may be untenable without a true rim protector going forward. Seems like Gortat roasted him in the first half. Would like to see Zizic more. Seems like he was in decent position when he was in and set some decent screens.
Liked Zz’s game. I wanna see what he can do.
He did really good for being his first NBA meaningful minutes. Only thing he needs work in is rotating back to his man on the PnR’s. He usually left Gortat opened to slide to the basket for an easy bucket.
I gotta rewatch this game if just to see what was going on with love, how JR did on d, and check out all of zizic’s minutes.
Love was just slow. Like really slow. He didn’t seem to be in a good position other than a few open 3’s.
JR is not mentally there. He kept putting his head down and arguing with the refs. He just needs to play and stop worrying about other shit.
Zz looked good. He has potential. He was willing to set multiple screens without being asked and rolled to the basket smartly. He has talent.
Hey! I vote Zz the official CtB nickname! The rookies are Zz and CtJ.
Or lil z.
I like it, also might useful if he plays a boring game, just leave your finger on the key: Zzzzzzzzzzzz.
I think he can definitely get spot regular season minutes. I man, why not?
I count six field goals in the second half for everybody on the Cavs other than LeBron. Rose went from 7-8 in the first half to 1-8 in the second half.
Jr and Love looked awful. Rest of team; thumbs up! If Love and JR didnt play we win this easily
What was up with love? Didn’t see much of the first half. Bad defense benching or injury?
Was just looking up his stats….seemed like Lue had him on restricted minutes. Interesting.
Love was a non-factor ;(
He looks horribly slow. Just awful
Yeah, I have noticed he appears to be even slower laterally this year. That is a bad sign going forward considering where he was starting from.
Not sure if this was the thread for tonite…but what a performance by Lebron…will patiently wait for ‘unanimous mvp’ steph curry to drop those numbers in his 15th season in the NBA….hell i dare him to try it this season….Cavs seemed to turn corner in this game….defense still kinda sucks but they dropped 130 points….good to see
But it was almost all LeBron in the second half. A great night for him, and better effort all around, but not a model for the rest of the season.
Yeah this was a “must win” for the team, specially LeBron, and he did what he needed to do to get the W.
This is in no way a winning formula. LeBron won’t be able to go for 30+ a night and for the full second half.
The team needed a victory and I’m glad they got it but plenty of work is still ahead for them.
Crowder played well and had some decent defensive plays.
It was one of his better games…
Crazy performance by James! Hopefully we don’t need 40+ from him to win going forward. Defense was ok at some of the times I saw, but still miscues and guys getting torched or not closing out. They definitely tried tonight though. Beal torched us pretty bad and beat us off the dribble a bunch.
Wouldn’t mind if Russ lights up Kyrie for 55…
LeBron tied Irving’s team record of 57 points in a game.
Damn, he should have gone for 58.
I thought the Cavs would compete, but wondered how they could score enough…Lebron scored enough, but he ain’t going to do that every game…
Are we sure?
Pretty pretty PRETTY sure…
What this could be his wilt season?! Just play every minute of every game going forward and score 50ppg for the next 73 games.
Monster game from the King. Who played the entire 2nd half.
Well, he did ask for more minutes to get in shape. I wonder at what point will Lue say ok, let’s dial it back a bit.
LeBron went Super Saiyan tonight.
He “put on the cape”.
Lue put Korver in, ran a play!
Maybe he overheard AC….
That should do it…
If Wall could hit a FT, we’d be behind.
Yep, Cavs got lucky. Maybe we needed a touch, just to get some confidence.
The balls bounced our way but even so, we played some good offensive basketball. I was happy seeing Zz and Frye in. Green played a smart game and Rose had a good first half.
Hoping the coaching staff can take some positives from it all and progress.
That is because Wall was covering LeBron.
All they need is 56 from LBJ a night and no problem.
Lebron just unstoppable in this one…
James can’t wait so long. Needs to make his move earlier.
Missed free throws saving our butt tonight
Two bad possessions in a row.
Yep. I would put another shooter out there. Bron can’t just dribble it out.
No more fallaways please
Why is Rose in the game right now?
OKAy maybe run a play now.
https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN/status/926624044258086912
fools gold…
WOW ——-GRANDKIDS FINALLY SLEEPING —-WHO POKED THE BEAR—-WILL HAVE TO WATCH LATER –
James might get sixty. Meanwhile Beal is killing us. Better than McCollum i think.
Beal is a great player.
Did LeBron play the entire second half.?
Yes, no rest yet aside from a couple of strategic timeouts.
Yes :(
Not sure, seems like it…
Apparently he has, per broadcast…
Yes. Yes he did
Crowder with some bad D there. Let Beal drive right by him.
Refs call a lot of ticky tack shit
Lebron in god mode or this is a loss…
Make the 54, and a sick block by LeBron the other way!
Really wish the cavs tempted trade to move up to number three to get beak had worked out in the Dion draft.
Beal
LeBron with 52! Do I hear 60?
I’ll take a wide open LBJ though
52 for the goat!
God help us Rose shooting corner threes
Yes, this happened in one of our last two losses – no movement, everyone camped playing popashot & Rose in the corner. Ugh.
There is always a better option, even if he’s wide open from there…
LeBron is a beast!
Looked good to me
I hope JR can find his shot at some point.
He hit one early but fairly unconfident play since then.
Awful gamble by rose on wall. Lucky wall bricked the three. James winning this by himself right now.
We might win, and generally good signs for most of the game re teamwork. But the last 5 minutes has been nothing but LBJ offense and decreasing effort on D.
The energy on D has gone down tremendously.
LeBron traveled there but I’ll take it ;)
Did he lift his pivot? Looked like he didn’t to me.
He took a quick 2-step after he had rotated.
49 for Bron!
Now is a good time for Rose/ Green to not shoot…
Really dumb foul by Oubre right in front of the ref. Like, 2 feet in front of the ref.
It was a bit of a flop, but nobody has every called Oubre smart…
I’ll take Oubre over anyone in our team not name LeBron or Kevin.
Maybe, but he’s still dumb as a bag of hammers…
Defense hasn’t been there last few times. Two bad closeouts by love
LeBron was fouled like 5 times under the basket and no call.
Still giving up a ton a 3s.
LeBron = ?
LeBron with 47. Hasn’t scored 50 since he left Miami.
Green stripped in the lane – LBJ shouldn’t be forcing the ball there.
Otto Porter is great in the regular season then disappears in the playoffs.
Good time out by the Cavs. Give LeBron some rest. Hopefully he still has enough in the tank for the next 7 minutes.
Green with some much needed energy. If only he wasn’t such a bonehead.
I truly hope LeBron can keep him in check going into the future.
I’m sure many fans from many fanbases have had this sentiment…
LeBron in playoff mode running the offense, hits a tough fadeaway on no second-half rest.
That tough fall away is one of LBJ’s signature shots…
Take a time out. LeBron is gassed.
Green with a 3!!!!
Jeff Green with a trey!
10 minutes to go. Let’s roll.
God, there have ben sketchy calls in this game…
Bad both ways. It’s so bad that it seems like every call is a makeup call for the previous call on both sides.
That was a charge but these refs are horrible so it’s a blocking call.
Thanks Mahimi!
40 for LeBron.
LeBron with the behind-the-back bullet pass to the official after the whistle.
That ball was a missile.
Cavs seem to have defended decently in some of the few possessions I have seen. At least they have closed out on some threes when I have watched and gotten back in transition a few times.