Live Thread: Cavs @ Blazers
2018-03-15
The Cavs are one day off a win against league bottom Phoenix . However, they may not be able to build any momentum from that win in Portland.
Larry Nance Jr. is out for the evening with a hamstring issue he suffered in the first half against the Suns. That means Ante Zizic will get the starting nod tonight. And, Jeff Green will be the backup according to Cleveland.com. Jeff Green will be getting the start instead of Ante Zicic. Kyle Korver will remain in the starting lineup too, while Rodney Hood eases his way back into playing from back soreness.
If you’re following the NBA, you know that Portland is surging. They’re on a ten game win streak. During the streak, Damian Lillard has been grabbing 32.5 points a night on 45.8% shooting. Canton’s own C.J. McCollum has been averaging 22.2 points a night. The two have combined for 9.7 assists a game.
They aren’t the real story though for this game. Jusif Nurkic is averaging 15.2 points and 10.6 boards a night. He’s a big fella at seven feet and 280 pounds. With the Cavs center rotation down to one true big, he will be a project to stop. If he plays as well as he has been this game will be a loss for Cleveland.
And, the Blazers want this win. They have the same number of wins as the Thunder and three less losses than them, which is why they hold the third spot in the West at 41-26.
Tonight may not be Cleveland’s night. The rotation is short, and thing just have haven’t been clicking for them lately. Blazers 121-98.
Hand down, Man down, LeBron.
That was indifferent D, to be very generous…
Great setup by Holland for a Clarkson miss. Good look though.
Stat if the night so far
George hill
1-2 =3 points 4 reb 3 assists in 30 MIN!!
He needs to look for his shot with Love out…wish Lue would twist his arm…
I think Jr something like 3 attempts in 30 min and a whole lot of sucky d- may beat out hill
The Cavs play basketball with the chemistry of a credit collections department.
Wow Holland ignores LeBron calling for the ball…leads to ball movement and triple
Good.
Kyle with a great hockey assist.
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As long as LeBron doesn’t leave im fine with a poor playoffs. Ship Lue out of here. I like the roster
Fire him now. Bring in Fiz for the playoffs.
Yup if we would do that I have no q we would make it to finals we have a great roster
PASS THE BALL!
Even Portland announcers calling out Cavs lack of bl movement
Get your freaking hands up, JR!
The Cavs body language is awful. They look totally defeated.
Where the hell is zizic?
Not going to get playing time over Lue fave Green unless Lue has no choice…
Chucky Clarkson might be a chucker, but at least he’s not a coward like Hill.
Good point nate
nice finish, Jordan.
I would totally take Stotts over Lue…Stotts has ridiculous offensive sets…
NBA coaches are better than Lue.
That’s what Green should be doing regularly. So quick, so long.
Jeff with a terrible closeout.
There you go, Jeff, KEEP DOING THAT!
Awful call there.
Lue is just the worst. Why the hell haven’t we seen Zizic this quarter.
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Buffalo up 22, turn out the lights…
Make it 25! Wow.
25. UK next for them. That will be fun.
That might be a great game…
And 21 at the finish. Bet this is the biggest margin of victory ever for a 13 seed.
Might be…that’s nuts…
We’re a few LeBron free throws and green threes from being right in this
Yep – we’ve had out chances, and still seem to be getting a few more.
Full Kobe
Being honest I believe after seeing all these players come to the cavs and falter there is one or two reasons for that. One being that clueless doesn’t have the team playing in rhythm at all no one is on the same page and no one has anywhere to be just one big free for all. For example on defense no one except Lebron ever plays decent defense , we never gets nice easy looks at the hoop like other teams that play with each other that look like their having fun nope not clueless”s cavs. Second being we need… Read more »
Cavs brutal from the line tonight.
I feel that every time there’s a cut to the hoop LeBron will automatically try to pass it in there whether the man got open or not
THE SUN EVEN SHINES ON A DOG’S A**!
Out of timeout. the shot is a Jeff Green three. Effing Brilliant.
Isn’t 17% good from three?
Arizona is playing like they didn’t get paid this week.
LOL
Blazers are a great team and missing Love and Nance is a legit problem
Ayton is 4 minutes from the NBA…
Unreal how lue never built any kind of ball movement with this team whatsoever
Buffalo up 19 on Arizona, less than 5 minutes left…
AC is right, they wasted the little period where Portland couldn’t score…likely too much to overcome, now…
Yup good point
LeBron giving up. Ty waits two possessions too long to take another timeout. Again.
Ya old issue with clueless , thought that the last couple weeks he was getting better at that , but it was prob just a fluke
Stop picking and popping, Jeff, and start cutting! Christ.
LeBron just talking at people like an old guy at the barber shop reading a newspaper in the corner
He seems at peace out there
Yr right Nate. LBJ wants this one bad.
Cannot go 0-2 from the lineJR…ridiculous…
Hill is the starting point guard and he runs to the other side of the floor instead of getting the ball.
Nurkic is such a freaking lummox.
NURKIC HAS BEEN SHOT! Oh wait, He’s just flopping.
God, I can’t take Jeff Green…shoot me…
Green with decent D on Lilliard but then no one can box out nurirxk
If you could only combine Clarkson and Hill into one player.
George hill is just pissing me off. He doesn’t want any part of the ball on offense.
Jeff Green bad back?
LeBron feeling very late Kobe right now
J.R. Dribbling into a long pull-up two early in the shotclock is the shot the defense wants you to take.
Buffalo looking good vs Arizona. Up 14 I think.
Yep, go Buffalo!
Bad Bron pass. They miss. No box out. Layup.
I am calling the loss.
You could take a shot of motor oil every time our ball movement creates a good shot and still have a well fucntioning liver
The Cavs’ heart is still in the locker room watching the tourney.
I’m going to have Jeff Green PTSD long after he’s gone…
LeBron with a godawful pass then no one getting back on d.
And there’s the difference. Smith Clank, McCollum hits.
Enjoying watching Avery Johnson coaching his son at Alabama.
FILTHY finish to the half.
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/974484498640326656
Buffalo up 10. Fear the MAC!
https://twitter.com/realcavsfans/status/974482503078686720?s=19
Loss column out west: 4-10:
29: OKC, Minny, NO
30: Spurs, Jazz, Clips
31: Nuggets
A bad week & you go from hosting a first round matchup to watching the POs on TV.
The crowd reaction on the dunk was almost like the game is at the Q
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/974473045921411073?s=20
Cavs’ starters not named LeBron or Kyle: 3-12 to start the game with Jeff Green a mind numbing 1-6.
Green is mind numbing all the time unless he is dunking or posting up within 8 feet…
Fun half for a really undermanned Cavs team. It would be nice if George Hill stepped up a little in the second half. They should post him up on Lillard. It would also be nice if Rodney Hood gave them something. Thank God for Kyle, Clarkson (they need the points), and especially the King.
LeBron wants it bad. Hopefully the other guys step up on the second half.
Buffalo vs Arizona is a good one…Buffalo up 5 14 minutes left…
Difference between having a system and not having a system. 7 assts by cavs bested by 14 assts by blazers.
LeBron with 1 assist. What is the deal with Hood and Hill????