Live Thread: Cavs @ Raptors
2022-03-24Good evening CtB!
Tonight is a doozy, with the Cavs venturing across the border to the shores of Lake Ontario to face off against the Toronto Raptors. Fans of both teams know this is the biggest game so far this season with both squads jockeying for playoff/play-in position with only 10 games left. Neither team was expected to be in this position at the beginning of the season, but both teams are reaping the rewards of the stacked 2021 NBA Draft class in the forms of Rookie of the Year candidates Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley. Should Evan Mobley help carry the Cavs to victory tonight, that would have to help seal his case.
Stats and notes
The Cavs have won the three prior meetings, and will be looking to complete the season sweep tonight. The Cavs won the first three contests with stifling defense, holding them 96, 99, and 101 points in each game respectively. But the Raptors’ offense seems to have improved as the season has gone along.
Toronto presents an interesting challenge for the Cavs strategically. They’re an isolation-heavy offense that’s not all that efficient at it, but make up for their poor shooting with crashing the glass for easy points. The Cavs’ one on one defense and rebounding will have to be on point to pull off the upset. Weirdly, Toronto is not a good defensive rebounding team so there will be opportunities to punish them with easy points crashing the glass.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM ET and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, Go Cavs!
Even on that fast break, we should’ve scored easily and it was a close thing.
LETS GOOO ONE MORE PUSH!
Lottery here we come baby! We stink
I think we will have two chances to win a play-in game , I could see us losing vs the Nets but not against either the Hawks or Hornets
Honestly don’t mind it LMFAOOOOO rather face the Heat than Philly or Boston right now!!!
No,, they handled DG and we had nothing else to offer.toronto looks like world beaters,
Chicago at home is a must win
Cavs just not the same without Rubio and definitely worse without Allen as well. Nice to be playing meaningful ball this late in the season but I fear Cavs are slipping to the play-in vs the Nets
Agree….sadly.
Why wasn’t Lauri in the game though .. he wouldn’t of played worse defense .. and would have been a asset on offense.
Cause he kept giving up offensive boards lol
Everyone else was as well.. atleast be can score on the other end.
Not one of DG’s best…
The poor kid is on a deserted island. The only real offensive weapon on the floor for the Cavs
Yup. Cavs don’t have enough secondary playmakers to move the ball to the weak side and punish them for converging on DG. Wish Levert was worth a damn.
Raps scoring on every possession
Not one of DG’s best games…tough with all their size…
Again second chance points is killing us
BIG SHOT LAURI!
Raps 15-33 from three for the game…that’s the main difference…many of them were very open looks…11 offensive rebounds haven’t helped…
And the points off those offensive rebounds too..
Fear not guys we got LeVert
Don’t know if you are just being sarcastic right now.
I’m betting yes…
Stevens, DG, and Love getting fried on defense.. probably could throw Caris into that pile too.
The operative word being “pile”.
yup
Cavs need to score 100. I don’t see that happening.
Guards gotta secure those long boards, c’mon now.
DG wide open just missed.
Young’s D is a big reason the Cavs are struggling.
Stevens is a dawg but we need to start hitting some shots
Why do we keep giving up open 3’s though .. sigh
Raps pretty sizzling from three…
My heart was in my mouth, but Stevens takes it out.
HUGE THREE STEVENS!
Stevens deeeeeeep 3
Get it under 5 and we’ll see what’s what
Ice missing two attempts at the rim, needed those.
7 point swing
Both just rolled out…brutal…
yup thought he had both
HUSTLE AND LOVE FOR THREE!
Zags go down…
Toronto has 8 more shot attempts than Cleveland in the third.. can’t have that..
One more quarter for another come back win.
8 is manageable if they cut out the stupid mistakes
Absolutely!!
Again a turnover because caris dribbled into somebody.
Don’t worry Lamar, keep pushing!
great pass DG, Stevens terrible TO
Ugh, that was a dime by Darius.
Lamar is brutal tonight…
Another offensive rebound leading to points / free throws.
Another 5 point swing going against us, block and 3 by Brooks.
Smooth trey Caris
CARIS FOR THREE! HUGE BUCKET
when he doesnt dribble he is a huge asset
Levert still on the team?
Ouch
Lamar hosting a block party tonight…his treat…
Gotta make FTs, ffs
Brothers will screw it up
He hit him in the head. Hopefully they’ll change it to a flagrant, haha
Lol!
Was a pretty soft foul call, but I hope we get this
Nvm at a different angle, camera shows he clearly got him in the head
EVAN MOBLEY POSTER
Full Dr J
OMG….MOBES!
😃😃😃
Mama, there goes that MAN
well that’s embarrassing.Hotdog play and a 4 point turnaround when they were climbing back into it.
Was another DG 3 on the way, just lost the handle…5 pt swing.
Hate it when it doesn’t go our way.
Bad TO there, DG…also, looks like the Zags may go down…
good two man stevens and caris gotta cash though.
Unreal that no call on that push. Directly in front of ref
GET THE DAMN REBOUND
THAT WAS A CHARGE REF WTF
Stevens providing some solid minutes
HELL YEAH GREAT HUSTLE STEVENS LETS GOOOO
Gettkng some stops….I like this…
HUGE THREE GARLAND!!!
Huge DG 3!!
I think he might have got kicked. Let’s hope so
Every time Okoro really gets in a groove he seems to suffer some bullshit injury…
Not another injury!!! F@#K
Need Mobley to maintain this energy
MOBLEY REJECTION!
OH NO PLEASE BE OK ICE
4th quarter Mobley seems to be becoming 2nd half Mobley…
Great block, Mobes!
Shit Okoro down.
Reaching for his lower calf/Achilles area
We need a Kevin love 3 point third quarter. Toronto is hitting too many 3’s and we barely are.
HUGE 3 LOVE!