Live Thread: Cavs @ Sixers (#Loaded)
2019-11-12The Cavaliers get their first taste of a re-loaded Philly team tonight in the City of Brotherly Love. They’ll get a second serving at home on Sunday, sandwiched around a tilt with the Heat on Thursday. It’ll be a tall task to notch their third straight victory on the road after double-digit wins over likely lottery teams, though it might be a little less tall with Ben Simmons listed as questionable for a third straight game with a sprained right shoulder, and Al Horford being rested.
Still, with Joel Embiid dishing up his rare combination of cheese and beef, it could get messy in the middle for the Cavs. Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love and Larry Nance, Jr. will have their hands full. As such, the game will likely only swing in favor of the wine & gold if their young shooters can feast from the outside. If Collin Sexton can continue his hot streak, and Darius Garland, Cedi Osman and Jordan Clarkson can provide enough support, the Cavs might just be able to polish off Philly without too much heartburn.
Prediction: The Cavs load up on carbs and take a thinly sliced victory to go… 111-108.
Catch all of the delicious action starting at 7pm EST on FSO and NBATV. And, as always, chime in and spread the cheese whiz on thick in the comments…
SEXTON CLUTCH SHOT!!!!
If garland Could finish better we’d be up seven
Good to to get a good shot.
Sixers gonna be in penalty soon.
Well scouted oob defense.
Travel!
Holy crap are the Cavs for real? Can this be an 8 seed. The young ones are just going to get better.
Philly really playing crappy, but if Garland comes around…
Garland is a real wild card…also Windler…
They play great D and can keep the scoreboard ticking. Maybe they are?
Sexton’s afterburners are something
Win or lose, fun game. Much better than I expected
Sixers too I think.
Youngbull takes Korkmaz to the rack.
Are the Cavs now the kind of team that A.C. always says, “You let em stay in the game and they’ll get you!” about?
Yes!
SEXTON BLOW BY!!!
Oh Colin, too sweet…
Ugly but we’ll take it
GARLAND HUSTLE!!!!
Argh. Someone teach these two to run a 2 on 1
Nice hustle Garland.
Wow
That offensive foul on TT was thin.
Done playing taxi. Missed the flagrant
We need a Beilein as JC whisperer meme…
Will look for one…
you da man…
Wolf whisperer
One of Clarkson’s best games…
Captain bandaid!
CLARKSON WHAT A MOVE!!!
Clarkson channelling his inner Lou Williams…
Lol at the Philly crowd chanting that the ref sucks… careful people… they may not give your boy Embiid any more calls…
That’s gotta be a Flagrant One
Welcome to the NBA, KPJ…but should be a F1…
Oh TT
TT was too wide open.
That looks intentional.
That’s a flagrant.
So
Very
Enjoyable
The fact that the Sixers are still just shamelessly jacking threes is a testament to Brett Brown’s poor coaching skills…
I’d also say it’s an indictment on their point guards as well.
Captain Bandaid going nuts. Cavs up 5. Philly TO.
LET THE BOOS RAIN DOWN!!!!
Captain Bandaid!!!!!!!
Mercy! JC drilling them!
The lead!
Shocked Philly has taken 30 threes through three quarters…
JC FOR THE LEAD!
PORTER TIES THE GAME!
Nice to see Porter Jr. Back on the court.
Tied!
0-10 for Tobias from 3…woof…
Richardson seems fired up…
At my daughters ballet class. Dying that I’m missing the game. 7th in the East Cleveland cavaliers hanging tough. The East goes through Cleveland. Haha.
Crap. Chance to tie to down four. Still, we are hanging in there.
And it is not like anyone is going completely bonkers or doing anything unsustainable to keep us in the game. Other than TT’s shooting from deep, maybe.
I didn’t think this would be a game, so I’m pretty impressed…and yeah, Sixers have missed a buttload of threes…so what…
Though without TT (What?) the Cavs are only 2/13 from three too.
You can’t spell “Three Pointer” with out TT…
JC!!! CHANCE TO TIE!!!
Cavs are in this!!
Nice drive JC!
Damn…. TT needed the ball there, they couldn’t get it to him.
The Cedi/Furkan matchup?
Philly hitting some shots. We are still hanging around.
So Player’s Only has been replaced by “Courtside Cam”?
Kylo fail.
Philly starting to play with more urgency, they know Cavs shouldn’t be this close.
NICE FOLLOW NANCE!
Great pass by Love… Sexton mauled… but LNJ cleans it up!
Refs starting to be a factor… no foul call… no jump ball call…
Yup… I’ve seen at least two calls go Philly’s way.
Klove will kill you in the penalty.
I love this Cavs team… because they always seem to play hard no matter how the game is going…
Biggest story of the season in my mind has been their hustle. Good to see.
KLOVE asserting himself, keeping the Cavs in it!!!
It’s amazing the Cavs’ starters have been as good as they have with Garland being a complete non entity as a scorer.
He kind of like Delly right now, moves the ball generally and plays decent defense for a rookie.
GREAT D!!
Garland. What are you doing?
He’s trying…probably shouldn’t have tried that though.
He has no confidence in his j so he’s forcing inside shots that aren’t there.
Sixers really playing down to the Cavs. They can take this.
They’re just jacking threes… and Korkmaz is the only one hitting consistently…
Wow. Harris is poo
Yeah. Did I pick this team to win the east? Cuz. I can’t see that happening.
They’re tough, but they have a lot of holes…
Like so much Swiss cheese left out on the counter…
When Horford is in, he actually helps Embiid freelance more… though I doubt he’d be much help against his Uncle Tristan…
lol!
Sexton’s speed and hands is a handful for teams now.
are…
Cavs hitting so many floaters. Sexton just playing faster than anyone else.