Live Thread: Cavs @ Hawks
2022-02-15Good evening CtB!
Tonight, the Cavs are down south in the Peach State to take on the Atlanta Hawks in a quietly important Eastern Conference tilt. The Hawks are looking to end their two game losing streak and maintain their position as the last play-in team in the East. The Cavs are looking to bounce back from their schooling at the hands of Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers to stay in the hunt for the top seed in the East. This is also the Cavs’ final game before the All-Star break, so they will be looking to end the first half of the season on a high note.
The Cavs will still be without Lauri Markkanen but he is apparently progressing and should be back post-ASB. The Hawks will be without young star John Collins, who is nursing a foot injury. As for the game itself, it will feature two of the best young point guards in the NBA, Trae Young and Darius Garland. But the similarity between the teams ends there. The Hawks have a high flying offense, but don’t really show a particular interest in imposing their will on the defensive end. The Cavs are an elite defensive team that has been quite frankly reeling on offense since the loss of Ricky Rubio. This game presents the perfect opportunity to get better offensively and get Caris LeVert integrated into the offensive game plan. The team that wins tonight will have a leg up in the season series after splitting the first two games, one a defensive struggle the Cavs won and the other a shootout the Hawks won.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM ET and will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, Go Cavs!!!
Gotta play perfect.
And maybe shoot the ball before 18 secs tick off the shot clock every damn possession
Ok im souring on Levert super fast.
That kind of player looks real bad when not making shots…similar to Sexton…
Still gonna take some time for him to adjust to playing with new guys – spacing and timing just seems off right now
HUGE REBOUND MOBLEY!!! DG FOR THREEE1!!!!
DG single-handedly keeping us in this
Cavs D gives up another wide open 3
Wait but that was very clearly off Bog last. How the eff does the ref without a view change that call???
Trae Young has taken more FT than the Cavs. Ridiculous
Needs to feel a real foul soon. We foul almost the least in the damn league. Whats different tonight?
Playing defense with arms, not feet
5 point swing.
Good lord. I hope Trae stubs his toe so hard he has to ice it after the game! Im that mad!
DG gets touched/ bumped all the time, no foul….Trae literally gets touched, foul every time…
DG doesn’t flail his head and fall to the ground every time…
Yeah Trae saw isaacs leg and literally ran into it and fell to get the call
Good lord that was a wretched call on Okoro
Like the change to Okoro on Young
Trae Young is a joke of a basketball player…
JA NICE FINISH CMON MAKE A RUN!
HUGE THREE DG!! LETS GOOOOOOOOO
Great post-timeout play
I do not want to see this team in the playoffs…I don’t think I can watch that nonsense…
So yeah we are losing to individual superstars outplaying our D (embiid, young)
Lots more film to study us now.
Get Rondo the f out of the game.
How on earth is he still playing???
I think JB loves him a little too much…
DG good finish.
Being set doesnt matter if its a push off
That should be an offensive foul, but it’ll probably remain a block…it should have be a defensive foul if the offensive player didn’t throw an arm/ shoulder, which he did…
Nice drive, Kev.
No!! Not a good challenge
Could work out…the refs have done lots of other things they shouldn’t have lol
agreed Charlie, JB let his frustration with how this game is getting called.
They need to get those Boston Dynamics Robotic Dogs to start reffing games. Abolish all referees! They stink!
Co-sign LFMAOOOOOO
A huge problem is douchebags who are constantly trying to trick the refs…the Hawks have several of those…
Robotic dawgs can’t be tricked by Trae Young flipping and flailing!
Yeah I’d rather see Cedi next to DG rather than Rondo
thank goodness DG,
Levert’s court vision is dogsh….
Like the stare down LeVert gave okongwu
Just a little too off tonight
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1493773291219132421?s=20&t=VKxx2KXKvWh7edMR_EJRyw
FT discrepancy 23-10
Exactly why no one wants to see the Hawks in the playoffs…it’s not because they’re that good…
ATL shooting almost 60 percent LMFAO and Trae 11 FTS in three quarters.
So tired of getting beat down on the long rebounds…
Seems like we’re loving jump-shots tonight.
Lol Lou will in Cavs huddle.
Gotta secure the D boards…
Rajon is like tits on a tomcat this game.
Useless.
Post of the night
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHAT A SHOT LOVE!
Needed that
GREAT PASS MOBLEY GOOD CUT CARIs!
Defense trending better….34, 32, 28, but we seem to be hitting a wall as a team. ASB can’t come too soon.
One more Q, only down by 4 – let’s try to steal this one tonight
Funny how the refs were good at the beginning of the year, but now the foul call rate is exactly the same.
Just imagine how it will be in the playoffs!
well usually it gets better in the playoffs! LMFAOOOO
They can’t help themselves…they have…to…make…those…calls…
just couldn’t stand not being in the spotlight!
LeVert just intentionally tanking Cedi’s on/off stats now.
Birds aren’t real
I would leave a bruise on every single Trae foul.
HIRE THIS MAN CAVS!!!!!!!!
How do you leave a bruise when you don’t even know you’re fouling him? he pulls that floppy rip through move at such ridiculous moments you have no chance to actually foul him
Just slug him in the jaw when he drives to the hoop!
Trae Young is getting towards Harden-level unlikeable
Oh, I think he’s surpassed the Beard…
Agreed. Waaaay past
Faaaaaaahk these refs
Cavs with the “Nate” lineup…LeVert and Rondo…
17-10 free throw advantage to the Hawks.
GREAT STEAL DG!
WOW JA GOT MUGGED!
Cavs playing dumb. Can’t give a take foul in the bonus
Trae likes to just barrel into people, and god help you if you touch his majesty…
LET IT FLY LEVERT!!!!
Finally LeVert shows up…
Caris has taken only 2 shots in 14 minutes tonight, unacceptable.
Heating up now
love the reverse jinx!!! LMFAOOOO
Arg. Jarrett you are under the basket!
Trae Young’ s game is garbage
here you go Nate for reference.
Trae Young needs to be arrested on the court…such garbage…
I was just coming on to post what garbage traes game is…
Anyone who’s game is predicated on just trying to get bs fouls called should get no respect…
Decent stretch. Wouldn’t mind seeing them post Wade on Trae. One way to contain Trae when he’s on offense is to punish him when he’s on Defense.
DG COOKING
MOBLEY COMING OUT LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL!
Almost looks like Mobley has a black eye after that…
Stupid dumb foul there. Good call for flagrant
No idea why it has taken a half for the Cavs to wake up lately…
When was Mobley’s last 3 made?
been awhile
I know many here aren’t fans of Huerter, but sleep on him at your peril I reckon.
He’s a fine scorer, but literally right with Trae as a defensive crater…
https://twitter.com/madisondkerley/status/1493684759440068610?s=20&t=2h1i4MMxNLsZcvbkGnPnAw
Mobley is -18. In a half. I have stated I don’t put much credence in raw box score, save for outliers compared to the rest of the team. That is an outlier. What’s going on?
A bit of an outlier. Also too much time with Rondo and LeVert who were awful, and the sluggish starting lineup.
what’s up with Ice on the perimeter? T Young having his way
any time Cedi and LeVert share the court should be a fireable offense.
100% disagree. Caris and Rondo are much worse.
Caris and Rondo are a +13 in 3 games.
Caris and Cedi are a -17 in 3 games.
We’ll see what the numbers say after tonight LMFAOOO
Two of which are against Caris’ old team.
Sure, but facts are facts! LMFAOOO
at the least, Cedi and Caris together sucks so far.