Live Thread: Cavs @ Bucks
2021-12-18Tonight, the Cavs travel to the shores of Lake Michigan to take on Central Division rival and reigning champion Milwaukee Bucks. Obviously all the talk is about COVID running rampant in the NBA and relatedly, the Cavs and Bucks will both be without major pieces to their respective teams. For the Bucks, they’re basically missing their entire starting lineup (and then some more). Luckily for the Cavs, they’ll only be missing Isaac Okoro and Evan Mobley. Fair or not, the Cavs should be looking to dominate and dispatch the Bucks with ease.
As it has been lately, the struggle for the Cavs will be internal. Can they stay hungry and ruthless for 48 minutes? If they do, then Cavs’ fans are going to enjoy the show. Do they come out as though they’re entitled to a win? If they do that instead, then it might lead to an embarrassing and consequential (from an Eastern Conference playoff seeding perspective) loss. Luckily for Cavs’ fans, this year’s squad has risen to every challenge so far.
Tip off is scheduled for 9:00PM ET and will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes. GO CAVS!
Lauri wanted a poster!!! LMFAOOO
Davis was such a huh? Ok… signing at the time, but now makes so much sense.
yup, it’s he, Love, and Rubio who are the veteran leaders.
WADE FOR THREE!
people keep trying to punk Dean Wade and it never works LMFAOOOO
His D is such a big surprise.
super versatile!!!
Ok so I bit the bullet & bought League Pass. This team deserve it.
Ha – so every year I buy league pass and I regret it by December. This is the first year that it was a great call.
HELL YEAH SIMMO!
I should have sublet you mine. Bought it living in Florida but just moved back to Ohio. Can’t use it for Cavs games here. Had to break down and get cable just for Cavs.
WADE!!!
Attaway D Wade
Good to see that Lauri chose to pass there. He’s probably frustrated but didn’t force it.
That’s Cleveland basketball baby!
Good lauri drive
DG STEAL!!!!!! LAURI AND ONE!!!!
Attaway Lauri
Lauri completely out of rhythm. Don’t like that a little physical d can throw him off that easily
This should have been a perfect game to get Lauri going again. He’s dropped off a little recently.
I think the top 4-6 of the eastern conference this season will be primarily determined by who is healthy or in covid proto. The cavs could rise to the top based off our regular season hunger and focus, the health of opponents, and our second half schedule.
DG with a huge bucket
OK, seen enough of Valentine, put Stevens in.
Lol
I saw enough of Valentine before he was ever a Cav…no idea why JB loves him…
30 to 20 pretty quick.
a little scratchy end there cuz guys were gassed but looks like some garbage time tonight!
We hit +30!
Kevin Love All-Star campaign starts now
sorry i jinxed that shot by posting this
I can’t remember a season where 30 point leads were this common
I think the year we set the single game 3 pointers per game record we were regularly up 20+. The covid thing has aided us in some of it
Fair on the covid point, but still impressive
Oh I am absolutely floored. I think covid has gotten us from winning by 20s to by 30s is all. Can’t wait for some meaningful matchups with healthy elite teams in the 2nd half of the year.
We didn’t really try during the second stint of lbj. Blew teams out in 2009-2010.
Hard to remember. Was always so much underperforming and drama throughout the Lebron era
I’d say we over-performed in the regular season from 2007 to 2010. Underperformed in the second stint.
Btw lookup either Klove and Channing interview. Basically they’re like we didn’t give one f about the regular season.
Aqui
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O50bPN8Bcjk&t=1029s
This is officially an ass spanking…
Doing what a good team that gives effort should do.
LOVE ON A HEATER
+38 for the game so far haha
That trap on dg is what I expect in the playoffs. Could get toasted, but that depends on him limiting tovs.
We need one more ball handler, yep.
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOVE CLOWNING
Cedi hitting 3s like they’re layups
Cedi can’t miss
lol…
LOVE BEHIND THE BACK!!!!! CEDI FOR THREE!
That was a SICK turn for the hockey assist. Like a great double play ball
This seat geek commercial needs banned.
Bucks outclassed big time tonight (obv missing a bunch of guys)
I’m sorry…Garland is an all star.
Beatdown territory
DG WHAT A FINISH!!!!!!!!!!
Valentime came early?!
Denzel Valentine LMFAOOOO oh boy
LOVE DEFENSE LOVE TRIPLE!
Cedi’s improvement has been awesome to watch. Including his improvement on defense. Stays with guys and doesn’t bite on as many fakes now.
Yeah so happy about this development. Such a likable dude but played so miserable last season. Hope he keeps it going.
Osman zone killer?! Still seems weird.
Waiting for the turn. Hoping it never comes.
CEDI !!!!
JA SPIN CYCLE!!!!! RAGE TIMEOUT!
SWEET move, JA!!
JA HUSTLE!
Lauri can’t make much of anything tonight…
Short-armed that 14 fter. Lost confidence tonight.
Where’d this Nwora guy come from?
Certainly earning more mins…kid can shoot. Just what the bucks needed lol. Another solid piece who can shoot around Giannis.
IDR but he’s a chucker that can get hot.
Just looked him up. Shot 45% from trey last year. 40% in college. 40% in college in his junior year on over 6 3pa per game. Shooter coming in.
Are you effing kidding me cousins. You’re a little girl
damn Lauri gotta hit that.
Big Finnish struggling on O.
Rough night
Bad matchup, JB keeps matching him up on Cousins
I think that matchup is supposed to bring DC out of the paint but Lauri keeps ending up on the block. It’s on JB to force that change i guess?
yeah, IDK, whatever it is, its’ not working LMFAOOO
The rare Lauri ofoul on a drive. Dmc had position.
WADE HUSTLE DG FINISH!
Sweet flop, Boogie…
WADE STEAL!
Big dg trey
DG TO JA!!!! RUBIO TO DG!!!
Man that was an awful first half. We’re playing scrubs that play when their scrubs are tired. The turnovers and rebounding and shooting all need big improvement. Last thing we need is their crowd to start to get energized
Could have been better, but eventually a team that tries 100% throughout the season is due for a slippage in focus, especially on a win streak against depleted team. Second half will determine if they take care of business or not.
I will take up by 11. Should be more, 10 offensive rebounds by the Bucks.
Ha. Dg saved by hustle and then contributes to good ball movement off a shattered possession.
Closer at half than it needed to be…
Could be better. Could be worse. Mostly taken care of business against the plethora depleted lineups we’ve played is season.
WOW, Cavs playing good defense and they’re just hitting shots.
RUBIO PERFECT READ!
GREAT HUSTLE WADE AND THE THREE!!!!!!!
This Nwora guy makes tough shots.
Good d by bucks.
Great look, Wade…
Buster Douglas from Columbus. Didn’t know that. Saw him on one of the fs ohio commercials. Looked it up. Had no idea.
If rubio could shoot and finish consistently he’d be steve nash.
RUBIO FINISH!
Already has a hematoma.
Man this guy can’t catch a break
Hopefully windler ok. Good defensive foul by the bucks.
The floor is as hard as it appears to be…
O brother
Good p and r play by the bucks