Live Thread: Bulls @ Cavs
2021-04-21The Bulls are in Cleveland tonight trying to extend their two game win streak. The Cavs are trying to break their three game losing streak. Or, are they? The Bulls “loaded”up at the trade deadline adding Nikola Vucevic to Zach LaVine and have gone 5-9. They are currently in tenth place in the East. Yay, they could make the play-in tourney.
The Cavs did the opposite of the Bulls. They unloaded at the deadline; well, they bought out Andre Drummond post deadline and have seemed to not have competent players in the lineup almost all season. Despite that, the Cavs still almost won against Detroit two nights ago. It took some miracle blowing it to save the L in the final minutes.
Folks, we are in for the battle of Great Lakes’ incompetency this evening. One team wants a win. One team probably wants a loss. I’m not sure either team can pull off their intended outcome.
Here’s some stuff about how the Cavs are trying to lose these days:
The Cavs have stalled their offense this season by relying on something only people born before 1992 will know about, the post up. It’s not dead folks, don’t worry. Cleveland has got you covered in the sense that they do it to do it and not because they have some post Gods on the team.
The Cavs post up 4.8% of the time which is good for 13th highest in the league. They put up 0.81 points every time they do so. That’s good for 26th worst in the league. Is that a tanking inefficiency? I think so. They could and should double down on that though and post up even more.
And 3s, let’s look at those wily long balls. The Cavs make the least in the league hitting just 9.6 a game. They take 28.6 per game which is also the least in the league. That’s pure tanking efficiency.
However, the Cavs have won some games despite those two stats. I’m not saying I them want to tank, but they should be given what they’re doing and probably for future success. The front office and J.B. need to get this right. The team needs to be more successfully incompetent.
The Cavs are without Damyean Dotson and Dylan Windler for this game, and the Bulls are without Zach LaVine and Troy Brown.
The Cavs will also be without J.B. Bickerstaff (it’s for personal reasons, but I’d like to think he’s doing it because the Cavs almost blew the loss to Detroit ). Some guy named Buck is filling in.
#Cavs Jarrett Allen on Greg Buckner filling in for J.B. Bickerstaff tonight: “I didn’t even know his name was Greg. We just call him Buck.”
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) April 21, 2021
Sexton looks like a mini-Harden out there…
The non-Golden-Turd variety…
Might be his best passing game of the year!!!
https://twitter.com/camijustice/status/1385028128125464582?s=20
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1385027836453429252?s=20
DG TO ALLEN EASY MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VINTAGE KLOVE OUTLOOK PASS—LOVE IT
Great full court look from Love…
WHAT A PASS LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!! made up for that first one!!!!
beautiful! wow
DG nice move the basket, but blew the layup.
JARRETT! Look out below!!
Just checking in now. Expected this to be a competitive game. What the heck is going on?
Greg Buckner is coaching in his Superman socks…
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Bulls not playing well, but Cavs have been sharp…
YOUNG BULL PLAYING A COMPLETE GAME TONIGHT
SEXTON TO ALLEN!!!!!!! i think a coach yelled at him to pass it LMFAOOOOO Sexton didn’t like it
Really seeing the potential tonight….(I realize the Bulls aren’t great)
OKORO COAST TO COAST STEAL AND SLAM!!! GREAT ANTICIPATION AND HANDS!!!!!!
What a setup by Sexton!
LIKE THE WEATHER THIS MORNING WE HAVE …..”FLYING ICE “
!!!! well said NOMAD
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that was some awful defense that time.
OKORO SLAM!??!?!?!?!?!?!
ICE ICE BABY!
Wow, Okoro off the Love give…
KLove still a bit slow…
yup, he probably won’t really look right until the end of the year, only played 300 minutes so far this year.
good point
DG OFF BALL TO CATCH AND SHOOT 3!!!!???? YES!
24 second violation to start the 2nd half????!!!! NICE!!!!!
Great way to start the second half…
Dean Wade was +10 in 3 minutes on the court LMFAOOOOOOOO
#FREEWADE !!!! LMFAOOOOO
don’t think he shot it once!
……..AND “HARD ROCK CAFE ” WITH NO FOULS 1ST HALF—–IMPROVEMENT BEING MADE
YEP I CAN LIVE WITH THOSE NUMBERS !!
Sexton had 17 points, 5 assists that half…seemed pretty quiet, but big numbers..
5 assists and only 1 turnover….. much better decision making tonight.
Glad they were able to close it out semi-adequately, obviously the self-owns by Chicago help
Really good D… forced a lot of turnovers
really turned the pressure up on Vuc after his hot start!!!!
Nice shot by Sexton to keep it at 15…
Nice finish Cavs!
Wow… Bulls terrible end to the quarter…
DG WITH THE REBOUND AND GETS THE FOUL!
oh no, DG just turned his ankle.
Giving back a bit of this lead now…
Ugly little sequence there for Love LMFAOOO but at least they gave him a star call LMFAOOOOOO
HARD ROCK DEFENSE!!!! great contest!
Bulls starting to hit some open threes…
yup, they’re starting to move the ball a bit better, also Cavs with a strange lineup, No Sexton, no Love, no DG…. that’s the whole offense LMFAOOOOO
Smooth jumper Prince!
Ice smooth to the hole…
MY GOODNESS WHAT A DRIVE AND FINISH!
Looked like Manu…
SO DO GEIVE BUCK A HEAD COACHING CONTRACT AT HALFTIME :-)
fun game, frustrating Cavs cant play a bit more consistently
DELLY TREY WITH A CUP OF DELLY COFFFEE !!!!
https://twitter.com/MrCavalier34/status/1385019516191756291?s=20
that’s right Mr. Cavalier!!!!!
BILLYD WITH RAGE T.O.
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Bulls giving it away like its their job, and Cavs have mostly been punishing them for it…
Cavs on their way to 48 minutes of great team defense… looking like they’re putting 24 minutes together at least!
DG has been really nice with the hands…
yup, and a steal each for three guys off the bench!!!!
NANCE DEFLECTION NANCE FINISH!!!!!!!! GREAT PASS PRINCE!
Noice pass Prince.
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HARD ROCK HUSTLE!!!!!!!!
Nice read DG, Love has got to hit that shot… 5 point swing.
dang it Okoro was perfect on that possession until the end LMFAO
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AC keep pushing that meaningful game theory
totally, it’s like it’s in bright green highlighter and all caps somewhere in his general vicinity
LOV3 !!!!
Nice steal by DG… loving the hustle by the back court…
APPLYING FOR A “BEER DISPOABLE ” POSITION TOMORROW :-)
Did they finally stop playing Cedi?
yup, he’s been out of the rotation probably for the last few weeks outside one or two exceptions?
he had some great minutes vs. Philadelphia but haven’t seen him much since then
DID A “CLF ” ON THAT PICTURE EVIL
HEY MAYBE WE SEE A KAVENGELE SIGHTING TONIGHT ——HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF –DELLY / HARD ROCK / CEDI / KEVENGELE AND WHOMEVER
DG bad turnover, got the Love mismatch, slow it down, give to Love in the post with the guard on him.
THIS IS FUN —TRYING TO MATCH THE CAVS PACE WITH ” MORE BEER PLEASE PACE “
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I’m in a bad mood because my beer is a nasty white stout. Tastes like someone put a cigarette out on a Sam Adams.
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO oh no BW
Young Bull playing like a man possessed…
THAT WAS AWESOME HUSTLE!!!
Sexton in beast mode there, one of the great possessions since the all-star break really
https://twitter.com/CavsNotes/status/1385014785092300805?s=20
WOW, amazing stat
DANK—HAVE A GREAT LOCAL RESTAURANT WHO REALLY MAKE A GREAT MEXICAN PIZZA
yes!!!!
Love too unselfish there IMO…. back White down and shoot the jump hook.
11 dimes already…
up 24!?!?!? wtf is going on?
EG put in the call, Buck is in charge now LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO
EG is back… lol
GREAT PASSES DELLY AND SEXTON!!!!!!!!!!
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smooth
PRIN3!!
ENJOYING MEXICAN TONIGHT WITH GREAT LAKES MEXICAN LAGER —WHICH ARE GOING DOWN QUITE SMOOTHLY AND RAPIDLY !!!!
yes!!!! what’s your go to Mexican?