Live Thread: Cavs @ Kings
2017-12-27
It’s a late one for us East Coasters (or at least Eastern Time Zoners) as the Cavs take on the struggling Kings who are coming off a drubbing Tuesday from the Clippers. This matchup has trap game potential with the Cavs scheduled to a take a Napa Valley “mini-vacation” after tonight. Cleveland sports the same lineup they faced Golden State with: no Shumpert, Rose, or Thomas. is missing the little used Harry Giles and De’Aaron Fox, who suffered a partially torn right quad against Minnesota on the 14th.
The question for the Cavs will be, how much do they want to get one back in the win column versus how much do they want to start their vacation early? Hopefully, they’re all about professionalism as they take on the 11-22 Kings. Sacramento will look to run, as they don’t have anyone who averages over 27 minutes a night. Last game Buddy Hield and Frank Mason Jr. burned the Cleveland, so I’m sure we’ll see a good effort from them tonight.
Prediction: Cavs knock out the Kings early in the third and we see an extended run for the bench. Tristan Thompson looks to show out on whatever lineup he’s on, to quiet the rumblings about his ineffectiveness… He throws up a double/double and the Cavs win 118-98.
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Kevin Love isn’t touching the ball on offense that’s just bad o.
Wade regressing to mean…
Yeah, this will be a loss…enjoy wine country, Cabs…
George Hill should be the Cavs top trade target.
If the Cavs can’t win this one tonight they could easily go 0-3 in this road trip.
With no IT yet for the Cavs they can’t afford low scoring games from LBJ.
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Cheese Wade play…
Bron poor again. Inefficient & sloppy.
Silver lining: Kings win is good for Godot. (our name for the nets pick)
Yep. We deserve to lose. That is 3 of 4. Our intensity & focus are lacking.
We still haven’t scored this quarter.
I’m done with this game. TT comes back and the Cavs slide. Can’t wait for Shump to return /s.
We need more practice.
I am calling the loss. -10 since Love had 4. -12.
Argh gotta make him put it on the floor there, kev!
I’m tired of Lue and his stupid rotations.
This game is a clunker!
To put it politely…one of the ‘gritty’ Cabs efforts, as one poster here likes to put it…
Kings one of the best crowds in the league.
Why do I waste my life watching these games?
That was a good no call.
Did Dave Yeager get punched in the face and lose 50 lbs?
Ugly start. Again
Cabs!
Hill is such a good defender would look so good on this team.
Lazy Bron TO to start. Got a steal back.
Argh. Bron is starting to settle for that shot
Yep. Bad shot, even he hit it.
Wts see if kev gets a fair shake from the refs.
Real good D with 1.3 seconds left. Wide open 3.
VC for three on the longest possible pass from that inbounds spot. Ugh.
Season high for Vince, nice job, Cabs…
Yeezus.
At what point does crowder get to josh Smith territory with these threes?
I think he’s built a mansion on that territory already…
He has to either take the first one or move the ball. Pump fake then 3 is not his thing.
That’s the Green I loathe…
Gosh. Someone please tell Crowder to stop shooting contested 3s.
I bet Crowder is shooting 16% from that spot for the season…
Vc turns back the clock.
Crowder trying to go ISO again. Kings didn’t need to foul him.
TT with a tip in.love to see him get going.
TT lucked into that basket.
Ugh. Not a fan of this lineup.
We are so sloppy with the ball.
Had chances to go up 6. Back down 5.
Maybe we just stink when Love sits?
Crowder has turned back into a pumpkin.
How you gonna let Vince Carter beat you there?!
Cavs heads just not in the game tonight.
Entirely predictable…
JR with a dumb foul. Cavs just giving away so many possessions
LeBron should’ve had that lay up.
Put in Cedi for Crowder.
Swish is feeling it!
Terrible inbounds pass by LeBron.
Another crap call. Cavs should be winning by 5-6 but blew too many possessions
Frye is first off the bench. No TT.
Cabs with the energy now.
LeBron with a clear carry there.
Crowder might need to lose some weight.
Or a really good shower dump
Shump…SAY THE NAME!!!
LOLOLOLOL
Crowder not a very good ISO player
Amazing vertical by Crowder there…
Stupid to use his left hand. 4 fouls on Love. Frye in.
A Barage of Threes.
Has anyone made the obligatory ASOIAF/GOT “A Clash of Kings” reference yet?
Sacramento has some good men knocking on our gate. Let’s go kill them.
A couple of Kevin Love triples and a swish! And the Cavs lead by 1
JR and Love taking back the lead.
Swish!
Crowder shoots too many 3s
Think he got addicted to them last year, when he was actually making them…
Don’t love that shot from Crowder…
Ugh. That shot by crowder.
The love/LeBron two man game is the Cavs’ best offense.
Love feeling it…
Wow. That pass. To JR in the corner
I forgot. No Cedi thus far. So TT will take one of Fryes or Cedi’s minutes.
I can’t decide if i love it or hate it that this team doesn’t care about the regular season. I mean, they are just out of craps.
Thought Kev had that. Down 7.
I’d be pretty embarrassed giving up 62 in a half to this team…on the 2nd of a back to back, too…
I’m glad it was only 62. They only scored 2 points in that 3:30 minute stretch
Yeah, could have been even more embarrassing…”make or miss league”…