Live Thread: Cavs @ Raptors
2019-12-16The Cavs wrap up a tough three game road trip tonight in Toronto. The Raps will be missing Fred Van Vleet, Stanley Johnson, and Matt Thomas. The Raps run eight deep, and post probable all-stars in Pascal Siakam. The also feature probably All-Stars in Lowry and Van Vleet. Normal Powell and OG Anunoby have returned from injury plagued seasons to contribute 25 and eight rebounds a night and help the Raps shoot 37% from three as a team. They also steal the ball 8.5 times a game, so the Cavs recent bugaboo, ball security, will be key.
Let’s hope the Cavs protect the ball, and TT plays well on his native soil. Go Cavs!
Nice dish KPJ!
LOVE that KPJ drive and kick to Garland!
If Sexton can get this floater to work this well on a consistent basis… he can get to 20 ppg.
LNJ trying to be too fancy… behind the back… over his head…
Great pass KPJ! Nice finish Henson!
Henson using all his fouls…
He does foul a lot LMAO
Cavs still hanging around… albeit by 12…
Garland tried to hit a home run with that 3… needs to learn not to play the score, just keep chipping away.
No question…
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I can’t honestly tell when Love is out there… not much of a carbon footprint on this one…
Thanks for the holiday wishes NOMAD! I’ll be around until the new year…
5 dimes for Garland too… could be more if guys hit some shots…
Garland unsurprisingly with the best plus/minus of the starters given his role as the captain of the second unit…
the 2nd unit hasn’t suffered with the Garland/Delly swap. But Delly hasn’t really helped the starters out as much as the analytics say it should, small sample size notwithstanding.
awful foul call… Nance had that fair and square.
dammit… Nance with a wide open look.
Good pass from Garland though… better than a heat check…
great point!
Gotta go guys, nice seeing you EG.
Have a great day Simmo!
You too Simmo!
GARLAND!
WOW!!! really turned it around in the 2nd half!
WOW that was a tough floater Garland just hit. NICE HUSTLE PORTER!
9-1 run before that Ibaka three point play…
Bench leading the comeback!
As usual!
KPJ gotta recognize that Ibaka is still a really good shot blocker…
Wow, sweet move by DG…I see stuff like that and think he’ll be good…next year maybe…
Beginning of his prime is 5 years away…. plenty of time.
Questionable foul call against Henson… that was some pretty good D on Ibaka there…
Nice looking three and then drive by Garland!
Raps shooting nearly 60% from the floor, 50% from 3 on 27 shots… career game from Powell, MVP performance from Siakam.
Big offensive quarter from Sexton… but can’t give up 38 point quarters
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1206757239656050688?s=20
Pascal with 27…think he’s hitting 30 (at least)…
If he plays in the fourth…
Nevermind, he’s out there… lol
CLARKSON AND1!
Powell just going…
That’s just a killer… no hope of stopping Siakam…
Just a ridiculous shot… can’t do anything about that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HktV2yGtLv8
22 assists for Cavs…
They’ve improved their passing a lot…. apparently threw 100 more passes than earlier in the season in the Spurs win.
That’s the shot by Sexton that short circuits the run… bad shot leads to easy transition.
Cavs looking fairly flat-footed at the end there
My 2016 self would not believe my 2019 self if he told that story about how the Cavs run clear out plays for Tristan Thompson now…
That was a nice move too!!!
Cavs actually making some nice plays, the Raps are just that much better…and with a legit star in Siakam…
They just don’t have the speed nor length nor defensive awareness to really run with the Raps…
Agree with both of you.
Young Bull feeling it…
He has some fantastic scoring bursts.
Great effort by Sexton that possession…
Lowry not gonna miss that…
JC dribbling to nowhere…
As is his fashion…often, anyway…
Pascal with 22 already… feels like it’ll be 40 if the Cavs fight hard enough to make him play in the fourth…
BELIEVE GARLAND HAS IMPROVED / BETER PLAYER NOW THAN HE WAS 2 WEEKS AGO—–STILL 19 YEAR BODY IS GOING TO BE CHALLLENGED GAURDING A SEASONED VETERAN
It’s also stupid to play him and Sexton much together, since only one can guard the opposing PG…
IS HOLLIS-JEFFERSON HURT OR JUST NOT GETTING THE MIN’S—–WOULD HE BE A PLAYER TO POSSIBLY PURSUE IN T.T. TRADE
Maybe… although not sure he’s the young guy they’d covet…
Huge 3 by Cedi… still within shouting distance.
TT has no probs finding Sexton with the ball… ironic
great touch pass TT.
Pretty obv travel by Gasol not called…
Garland just really can’t guard many people…
19 year old boy against real men.
That is Cedi’s shot…
Siakam finally missed one…
Sexton a blur then – he really can move when he wants.
Nice pass Garland, Love nice shot!
Can’t seem to outquick the Raps…
Siakam should be in the MVP race…
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Welcome back NOMAD! Missed you guys as well!
How do you leave Powell that wide open from the top of the arc? He had time to stop, gather, eat a sandwich and shoot…
Unreal! Sexton shot over Gasol without getting blocked…
Ugh… Sexton… 5 point swing there…
Great effort by TT and quick 5 point run!
On that topic, I am loving Watchmen so far. Best thing I’ve seen this year.
Have to agree… I was skeptical at first, but Lindelof did a really great job with it…
Heard some good things about it too.
Tonight’s episode of fake basket-brawl…
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1206750530955042816?s=20
Love it, hopefully it gets Harden going… put a dollar on the Rockets tonight LMFAOOO
One last thing EG, any take on the last Mr. Robot episode??? Feels like it could be really good, or really bad.
I still have to watch it! Trying to catch up… none of my VPNs worked overseas…
Oh no!!! … take your time, gonna need a parting shot from you once it’s over!
Lol… I’ll weigh in soon
You sure CLF?
https://twitter.com/THR/status/1206750668964294656?s=20
LOLOLOLOL. That’s pretty cool!
Raps shooting 56%… Cavs 8 TOs have led to 12 Raptor points (ironically the diff right now)… Raps with 18 fast break points to just the breakaway KPJ dunk for the Cavs…
Yup… all the turnovers from the starters too. At least the Cavs have 15 assists.
Which premiere would you rather be at tonight… CATS or Rise of Skywalker…?
LOL…. CATS has more stars right?, but I personally would rather see RoS?
Are Uncut Gems and Parasite worth the hype?
Yes… as is the hype on 1917…
good looking out EG!
Surprisingly just down 12… another decent quarter close out by the wine & gold… could have easily been closer to 20
Man’s board by T(he)T(hing)…
THAT WAS AWESOME!
Two years in… and I still don’t think Cedi ever really knows what he’s going to do with the ball…
Too many missed FTs also…
TT pretty automatic with that push shot…
Love choked on that TO. Brain fade.