Live Thread: Blazers @ Cavs
2021-11-03Good evening CtB!
Off the back of a wildly successful road trip, the Cavs are back home to face the somewhat struggling Portland Trail Blazers. The Cavs will be dealing with a lot of missing pieces tonight, with reports just coming out today that Lauri Markkanen has entered the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols, joining Kevin Love on the list.
Cleveland's Lauri Markkanen has entered Health and Safety Protocols, team says.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 3, 2021
The Cavs will also be most likely missing Isaac “Ice” Okoro with the hamstring injury according to Chris Fedor. One could presume that this opens the door for end of bench guys such as Lamar Stevens, Dean Wade, and Dylan Windler to receive some minutes. But Coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been coaching the beginning of this season as if he’s coaching in the playoffs, with a shortened rotation that while has produced some winning results, seems unnecessary given the slog of the NBA season.
It can’t go unmentioned that this will be a homecoming game for the beloved Larry Nance, Jr. LNJ has fit in seamlessly with his new team, leading the Blazers by far in net rating (+12.9). Welcome home, Larry! Tip off is scheduled for 7:00pm ET and will be broadcasted on Bally’s Sports Ohio. GO CAVS!
Gotta take better care of the ball. Especially after a TO.
Mobley gets rejected a lot for a big.
He doesn’t have much weight to give himself space and isn’t a jump out of the gym guy.
It’s almost like Mobley is exhausted from leading the Cavs in minutes this season.
BINGO
All these turnovers are pretty ridiculous…lotta sloppy play…only reason Blazers are in the game…
Tovs are out of control now.
Mobley can’t throw that pass. WTF was that.
Rookie mistake.
Dead ball TO better.
No Doubt
Terrible turnover
Sexton has to know the clock there and take a shot instead of forcing a pass.
yup… agreed.
Portland doing a good job of crowding Evan.
man Mobley is struggling tonight
Another terrific entertaining game from the Cavs.
Weird right?
CEDI >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CURRY
This feels like a late takeover by Lillard and JB knows it. Also Larry working that high post handoff game concerns me.
Everybody ignored the right corner. Mobley has to know he has three guys around him.
Hot 3 point shooting giving the Cavs the lead so far.
dammit, Mobley great hustle, couldn’t finish. 5 point swing.
Cedi is ridiculous…
DG TO CEDI TWO MAN GAME!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL TEAM WORK!
Love to see that aggressiveness to shoot the 3 from DG
Like the 8 ast to 1 tov even more.
9 ast to 1 tov
DG red hot tonight…nice to see…
HOLY SHIT DG!!!!!!!!!!!! STEP BACK JACK!
DG!!!!!!
RUBIO TAKES THE CHARGE!!!!!!!!! RUBIO! RUBIO! RUBIO!
RUBIO BEHIND THE BACK!!!!!!!! GREAT CUT WINDLER!
Ridiculous pass!
bad turnover DG c’mon now is the time to knuckle down.
probably worst game of the season for Mobley, hasn’t even been too bad, just off.
GREAT DEFENSE RUBIO!
I like this timeout by JB…. get a basket, push the lead back to double digits.
ALLEN IS DOING WORK IN THE PAINT!!!!!!!
Cedi is basically Curry…
that’s right
CEDI ON FIRE!!! CLUTCH THREE!!!!
Good foul DG…. Windler needs to jack the shot, bad turnover instead.
SEXTON GETTING BUCKETS!
GREAT DEFLECTION IN TRANSITION!!!!
WTF Allen
Need to get Allen a sub
Boy these whistles not even
definitely some refball tonight.
Come on, Collin. GD it.
RUBIO TO ALLEN AGAIN!!!
Dumb TO, Collin…
Sexton bad turnover, 4 point swing.
James Dean Wade
four fouls on Wade –> Stevens time? Nice of Dean to can a corner three anyway
more likely to be Cedi — yup
that was a bad turnover Allen… should’ve known dude was on his back.
Ball is moving on O baby!!!
FANTASTIC TEAM PASSING!!!! SEXTON ALLEN DG TO WADE!!!!
DG MIDRANGE MONEY!!!! LOVE TO SEE IT!
the net does not even move, uff da
WOW Dame is STRUGGLING
DG TO ALLEN!
nice rhythm passing Sexton and Allen, Wade just missed.
SEXTON PULL UP THREE!!! THERE WE GO!!!!
man what the hell is this offense now LMFAOOO Sexton missed Mobley on the roll play was doomed from that point.
Darius the Great
oh man, too much passing, Mobley take shot
DG looooong 3!!
DG IS ON FIRE!!!!!!!! FROM WAY DOWNTOWN!
1 THING ROOKIE MOBLEY HAS TO WORK ON—-CATCHING THE BALL IN TRAFFIC—NOT USED TO SUCH FAST / ATHLETIC / STRONG HANDS
JUST HOPE J.B. DOESN’T “LOSE ” WINDLER AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 5 GAMES
nice surprise.. 60-53 at the half.. was listening in car, and turned it off when blazers were hitting easy 3s.. glad that windler is getting some success.. he deserves, at least, some good memories from his time in the “show”
The big story of the first half.
I see what you did there
#DYLANISFINALLYFREE!!!!!!
Nice to see him play…it’s crazy that he’s been nailed to the bench…
the only conceivable explanation i can think for it is JB wanted to make sure he was 100% healthy.
Still only 8 in the rotation… couldn’t find 5 minutes for Stevens? Maybe I should stop harping on it as this seems to be JB’s m.o.
LMFAOOOO yeah, it’s getting ridiculous… Allen played 21 minutes, Mobley 18… unsustainable IMO
Maybe Thibs is his mentor…
Well, I wish we’d close quarters better, but up 7 without Markannen, Love, and Okoro? I will take it.
Nice half, all around…
only thing keeping the Blazers in this game is their rebounding.
Gotta know the clock, Collin. Shoot that.
I like the fact he was looking to a hot hand though. Good thought wrong timing.
yup agree with both of you.
Man Mobley missed a bunny, he’s out of sync tonight.
Looks a little frustrated…
Yup, rightly so he’s not getting any calls but has to have the next play mentality.
Covington and Nerk are not gonna make it easy for him, also a couple of isos against Larry on the wing
ALLEN BLOCK!!! Mobley looked like he got refballed, good pass Sexton.
nice take Sexton
someone has to stop the bleeding!