Live Thread: Cavs @ Magic (#LetsGetITStarted)
2018-01-06I’m not a big fan of The Black Eyed Peas, but this song has long since been adopted as part of the pre-game anthem medley for most NBA teams. It’s also the perfect lazy Saturday afternoon/evening game theme for me to put up in this instance, as the biggest development for the Cavs is the debut of what should be their starting lineup for the rest of the season barring injury or trade.
After one game of coming off the bench, Isaiah Thomas will assume his starting role at the point next to JR Smith, Jae Crowder, LeBron James and Kevin Love. He should bring some instant offense and spacing to the starting unit, and free up LBJ to play off the ball more. Derrick Rose might also make a return this road trip (although probably not tonight).
The Cavs indeed need to get it started again, having lost five of their last seven, and their last five on the road overall. Though just the second stop on the current road streak, at least it’s against a team that has also been struggling and should be winnable. Then again, the Magic embarrassed the Cavs back in October, 114-93, at the Q.
Prediction: The Cavs get it started with IT getting it started from the start… and cruise to a 117-103 win.
Catch all the action starting at 7pm EST on FSO, and as always… get it started here with your comments…
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/949826743291936771
Funny line from Sam…
https://twitter.com/AmicoHoops/status/949827361549291521
Really, really, really wish TT had any touch or offensive skill…
I can only think Lue is trying to play him back into productivity. Whe else is Love on the bench?
Love with 27 pts in 24 minutes.
He’s made something like 45 of his last 70 threes…
Hammer thrown…
IT with 19 points in 21 minutes… 36 points in his first 40 minutes as a Cav…
Nice ball movement!
Trying too hard to force the ball to TT
Bron coming back in for IT…
Sincerely hope the IT influence will help Cavs put teams away properly. The habit of letting teams back into the contest has got to stop.
Nasty finish from IT.
IT TIME!!
TT with the butterfingers…
Nice/lucky bucket in paint for Green
Maybe not much garbage time after all.
Down to 10. TOs hurting.
Dunk drill for Magic…
https://twitter.com/AmicoHoops/status/949824651294896128
DWade looking Vintage again tonight
switch tt for frye now!!!
Garbage flop…
I’m convinced that offensive foul on IT would have been an and 1 for him last season….
IT is the only guy we have who gets calls.
Look at it curve!
https://twitter.com/CLEsportsline/status/949823120059371520
I was wondering how good of a scorer was IT but now I see that the kid can really score the ball.
And draw fouls…
He was 2nd or 3rd in the league in scoring last year. Pretty efficient. High 30s on 3s. Over 90% from the line. Great in the clutch. Great in the 4th.
20 point lead after a 40 point quarter… imagine that should lead to some garbage time…
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/949821489204879360
I like Wade, TT and Rose but the Cavs are really difficult to defend when they play a lineup of decent to great 3 point shooters.
Agree 100%. The shooting makes it so much easier for the guys who penetrate off the dribble (Bron, IT, Wade, Rose) & the guys who cut well off ball (Bron, Wade, Korver, Cedi, Crowder).
Great pass from Cedi. Nice Love to Wade play. Wade & Cedi are so good off the ball. Korver, Bron, & Crowder as well. Hope some of that rubs off on Rose.
https://twitter.com/cavscentral216/status/949821339807838209
I wish all Cavs players played defense like he does.
https://twitter.com/CavsNotes/status/949820215982022658
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/949820839825985536
cedi is doing some of everything! great to see him on the floor!
https://twitter.com/JasonLloydNBA/status/949820613534896128
It got there. No shooters lineup. TT, Bron, Green, Cedi, Wade.
Cedi just used THE FORCE on that pass!
https://twitter.com/FOXSportsOH/status/949820109979205632
Cedi with the discus throw touchdown !
Great quarter. We don’t suck anymore.
Nice to see Cedi having a good run. IT is going to help us a ton.
33-16 advantage this quarter…
The natural habitat of Cedi – galloping across the tundra , dodging predators.
Lol
Nice Simmo
Wow! This quarter has been a blitz of threes and some much needed D…
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/949819596659310594
IT3!!!
Man, I used to hate when these IT fouls were called against the Cavs last year… nice to have him on our side…
Gordon just ragdolls IT… although on the replay, it does look like he sold it a bit…
whats loves midrange fg percentage ????
Depends if he goes glass or not…
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/949816395046404096
good TO call by lue
Cavs have generally done a poor job of boxing out this game…
Jae Crowder is just awful boxing out
Heads up steal by Crowder leads to quick five points from IT!
What TIME is IT?
Sounds like a Morris Day and the Time question. Jungle Love time
KLOVE!
https://twitter.com/CavsFredMcLeod/status/949812623305998337
it really is getting difficult to watch “regular season cavs “–man defense has got to start improving a “little ” —-this road trip could turn out REAL UGLY !!
Love needs to get more than six shots. The other night I think he has 19 pts on 7 shots, and tonight 13 pts on six. Crowder with his usual robust 2 pts on 6 shots. And Jae is 0/4 from three. Again http://www.pleasestopshootingthreesJae.com
so maybe the Cavs will try to play some defense in the second half…64 pts to the Magic in one half should be embarrassing enough to inspire just a little effort…
Regular Season Cavs are unembarrassable…
Nice steal Jae! Bad shot Jae!
Is it wrong that I would have been surprised if that shot went it?
Not at all…
Nope. I would have been stunned if it went in.
I guess LeBron has to be bleeding to get a foul…
Crowder stinks.
When IT’s not out there he does…
I bet Paul Pierce called the offices in Secaucus to protest that last Korver three…
The fact that the Cavs have been in the bonus sin e the eight minute mark and waited six minutes to go to love in the post is unconscionable.
But not really… y’know since the Cavs don’t care about the regular season…
Wow! That was Alphabet-esque by the King….
At least Kev has his touch back!
How do we set up a protest/boycott parade for NBA officials?
CELTS/ NETS TIED LATE IN THE 4TH—AINGE LOSING ON PURPOSE TO NETS JUST TO “SCREW ” CAVS EVEN MORE —SMH
They took that three off the board!? Eff that.
So, they apparently went back and reviewed the Korver three and say he was out of bounds? Yet, they can’t go back and change the end of the Milwaukee game? Garbage….
We should never run a play that gets Crowder a 3 with Love & Korver on the court.
We still suck.
I think you mean “they”