Live Thread: Cavs @ Magic
2019-10-23Well this seems like a mistake.
Cavs are starting Sexton and Garland tonight in the backcourt
— Austin Carr (@MrCavalier34) October 23, 2019
As I’ve noted, Garland doesn’t seem like he’s played enough minutes to start yet, and easing up his minutes count seems to make sense for a guy who is just coming off a minutes restriction. Still, you knew it was going to happen eventually. I hope this means he’s healthy, and I hope that lasts.
Love, TT, and Cedi round out the starters for Cleveland, while Orlando will roll out Nic Vucevic, Aaron Gordon, Jonathan Isaac, Evan Fournier (don’t google that), and D.J. Augustin. I suppose if you’re going to roll out a small back-court, Augustin is a good guy to try it against, but expect Fournier to get a lot of post-ups.
On paper, the Cavs have a fighting chance in this one, as a healthy Kevin Love is this game’s most talented player. But Orlando’s depth, especially at the wing, seems problematic. Terrence Ross, Al-Farouq Aminu, Wesley Iwindu, and Khem Birch bring size off the bench at the wing, while Markelle Fultz and Michael Carter Williams are bigger guards. Add a heaping helping of sweet shooting Mo Bamba who went 9-18 from three in the preseason, and this team will give the Cleveland some problems. Taking care of the ball, rebounding, and shooting will be key for Cleveland. Nance, Love, and TT need to play with some fire in the belly.
Prediction, Cavs lose a close one when Mo Bamba blocks a shot late. 119-117, Magic, but I’m hoping for a fun one.
Damn wide open 3 porter misses, love misses easy bucket
Fultz embarrassed the whole team there.
Kpj is not good at basketball
Nice idea garland, Nance tells him to oop it
Great defense Nance
Two wide open jumpers porter bricks both
Porter is going to be brutal this year.
He can miss his shot whenever he wants it.
Garland gotta hold that ball a second longer.
Delly missed that box out horrible
Kevin Cjucker Junior with a godawful shot
Delly and Clarkson misses jumper s, they make a few
Great pass delly
Box out the damned shooter. Jesus.
MO bamba is gonna be really really good.
Love sweet jumper!
Let’s hope Sexton and Garland can get hot in the 4th.
Great 3rd quarter!!! Keep fighting!
Delly draws the foul!!!!! Cut it down to 5!
I don’t need tv or radio, I have this thread! Go Cavs!!
Orlando is channeling Clarkson.
Delly floater!!!! They’re I this!!!
Delly getting his groove back.
Nance with a spark in the third.
Nice pass porter! Great cut Nance!
Nice defense!!!! Single digits!
Dellavacareer’sova
Tt missed a wide open Nance down low, killed the possession
Nance just lay that up!
Nance 3!!! Ready to shoot!
Cedi missing two wide open 3s swing that momentum.
Cedi is horrible I think cavs need to play someone else…he’s the worst on the floor and it’s not even close….Sexton ok garland great TT balling Love looks slow Cedi looks awful
The missed threes hurt, but the team has been best with him on the floor.
Those turnovers are murder. but gonna see a lot of that this season.
Sexton out of control there bad turnover
Cedi misses drop off pass to tt.
Their inability to get love the ball is criminal.
This has been the weirdest part of the game so far to me.
What a pass by Garland. Wish Osmand could have hit it.
Beilein waits two possessions too long to call a to.
Cedi misses open 3 big swing
X2
Nice set, deep post touch love, draws foul… Had Gordon on him
Orlando’s defensive length compromised with Isaac out
Started watching second half team looks decent….garland so smooth…closing gap here need to remain strong on defense
Cavs start playing a wing again = massive comeback.
Man move by TT
What a pass Sexton!!!!!!!!
Tt!!!!!! Down to 7!
Sexton 3!!!!! Single digits!
Spicy, Collin
Run a play for love. Jesus.
Nice bucket garland! Nice defense tt!
Im still likimg this first unit.
Me too. Good figure out that bench…. Delly Nance can’t shoot it well enough from deep.
Nice play to get to the line, Collin.
They keep trapping Sexton and its working.
He refuses to move the ball quickly and to the right guy.
Should’ve shot that floater Sexton
TT got away with one there
What a play garland!!
Nice pass Garland.
https://mobile.twitter.com/realcavsfans/status/1187154737562603520
Love this.
https://twitter.com/realcavsfans/status/1187154737562603520?s=20
You beat me by 18 seconds!
https://twitter.com/realcavsfans/status/1187159291326799872?s=20
Three takeaways: the kpj, Delly, Clarkson lineup is AWFUL.
Beilein’s substitutions seem haphazardly thrown together. There doesn’t seem to be a plan on offense. If they want to build Kev’s trade value, they’re doing a crap job.
Yes and yes.
Cavs while playing a true wing: +1
Cavs while playing a guard at the wing: -15
Think it’s a trend?
I rate this halftime show 4/10 Red Pandas
Lol
So should I buy League Pass or nah :)
Garland and Sexton looked better than Clarkson and Delly.
Yes they do except for that bad patch early 2nd. Glad they sat them down to coach then up
If this is the motion offense imagine their regular one.
Garland needs to be more selfish. Gotta get back to the ball movement. At least they finally killed the run
More Garland Love PnR please.
Thanks Garland, that helps!
Hope Darius got the yips out of his system.
My prediction is looking a little off, haha. The first quarter was encouraging, but then the second quarter happened.
Hoping for a miracle time.
Beilein’s rotations and offense are nonsensical
Sexton bad to gotta pass it out of double team
Sexton getting hammered.