Live Thread: Bulls @ Cavs
2022-03-26Good evening CtB!
The Cavs are back home and will host Central Division rival the Chicago Bulls in what is another game of the year for both squads. The Bulls are desperate for a win against a good team, they even load managed DeMar DeRozan to be ready for this contest. They’re in absolute free fall in the standings after vying for Eastern Conference supremacy. The Cavs find themselves in a somewhat similar situation, struggling to scrape together wins without their All-Star center Jarrett Allen. One of these teams will get a big win tonight, which one? Stay tuned!
Stats and Notes
Why have the Bulls struggled so much? They’ve been missing their two best perimeter defenders in Alex Caruso and Lonzo Ball, and only Caruso is back just recently from injury. Their defense has cratered and they’re struggling to find it on that end. The same can be said to a lesser extent for the Cavs.
As for the Bulls’ offense, they limit turnovers with their veteran guards DeRozan and Zach LaVine making good decisions, although they’re not the best passing team in the NBA. They are also a poor offensive rebounding team, so the Cavs should be able to keep second chance points to a minimum.
The Cavs need to find some juice off the bench. The bad games have outweighed the good, which is understandable given the injuries. But there’s no sympathy to given, they will have to find a way to make due with whom they have.
Tip off is scheduled for 8:00PM ET and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, Go Cavs!
and that’ll do it.
Damn awful turnover
CUT TO THE RIM WHEN THEY DOUBLE DAMN
Garland been trying to make plays that aren’t there. Instead of just moving the ball.
Poor offensive execution as of late
Mbes back for Stevens .
He had played too long in one stretch but since Windler went out we have struggled again
Tough time to go scoreless.
Cavs missing and the Bulls are making.
Ugh!! They’ve been tough to watch lately. Really need Allen back. I’m fearing we will have a play-in game now.
NOOOOOOO lamar just blew a bunny
Does that way too much…
no mobley at this point in the game is interesting.
Couldn’t hang on defense.
that’s discouraging considering that’s his super power…
Minutes load and Vuc is a big boy.
Derozan gets his fifth.
are you effing kidding me. vuc hooked him!
Man, he’s taken a lot of tough ones, but DG has missed a boatload at the rim tonight…
This has been a great fourth.
Grit and Grind Time
Levert playing pretty good iso D this half. His length is so effective against Demar
Like to see them go at DDR…get that 5th…
Man Cavs playing really tough D honestly, Bulls just hitting those iso shots
Sweet thump, DeRozan.
Darius with a sick j in response.
What a look, Garland!
DG TO LEVERT!!!!!!!!!!
pressure baby!! keep it up and get to that free throw line
Stevens got low bridged no call
YUP
Caris!
CARIS LEVERT ON A HEATER
ok he definitely heard me and i love it haha
Get these dopes in the bonus.
DG BLOW BY
CAVS IN BONUS LETS GOOO
that’s huge!
If Windler really looked aggressively to score he would be a starter on the current roster. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills watching him never play (until tonight)…
it has felt a bit like gaslighting
Caris yelling!
LeVert feeling it. Rage time out
Caris blowing by guys left and right let’s go !!!!
Let’s gooooo Cavs !!!
DDR so damn good
That shot was sick.
yeah he’s a bucket and problem
Cavs need a little but of luck to go their way for once.
Great play Lauri.
LETS GOOOOOOO LOOK AT WINDLER DEFENDING
cavs building some momentum. bulls choking.
F*** THESE REFS BALL DONT LIE.
haha is there anything with more schadenfreude than 2 missed free throws?
LMFAOOO NO THERES NOT!
One of those nights for LeVert…
pretty much been all of his nights on the cavs so far…
he’s been one of the best players on the Cavs post-ASB believe or not.
that’s…true from a certain statistical angle.
uh oh…caris might have heard me lol
LeVert ugh.
LeVert has the dunk…. Ball by slips out
That play sums up his last few games.
Goodwin could help them tonight. And Windler has helped, he is one of their best rebounders. It’s getting infuriating watching some of this stuff. If they had a healthy Rubio and/ or Sexton I would understand, but they don’t.
LeVert doesn’t get the call.
Mobley gotta work on his hands more than anything in the off-season.
…that was not a mobley mistake. But you’re still right.
Oh, for sure, but his hands are so bad at times.
shows in his lack of rebound rate big time yeah
Yeah. Squeezing Tennis balls all summer.
WINDLER BOARD! OH NO LOB IT UP CARIS!
Windler is a better rebounder than most of our bigs.
This officiating has been complete trash We hit even a below average number of 3s and get a below average number of calls and we’re leading. But there’s been season lows of both.
preach Tony!
LeVert draws the foul but had 2 shooters open at the 3 line
with our bad shooting he might have made the right call
LMFAO touché
Another player who should have massive beef about a lack of playing time? Brandon Goodwin. WTF JB??? Esp. with Caris starting.
i’m sorry that’s just a bullishdt call. kev didn’t hit his arm, didn’t get him with the body. he just missed. Total gift
Gah. The officiating.
Stuck in a time loop. Cavs are 12-15 pts down against (insert team).
indeed… groundhog day!
Lol. Great play love.
Windler brings something every time he plays…just inexcusable…
every PLAY he gets his hands on a rebound
only player with a positive plus/minus LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO
Find windler in the corner plz!
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1507896455671033857?s=20&t=iOrB6fK-1yY_IVfDaP13Ow
Wow what a stat! Gaaah
Two horrible calls in a row. DDR completely arm barred Stevens
God, these refs…
get a tech JB. that was the worst call ever
OMG. That call. The ref staring right at it didn’t call it. The guy 25 feeet away did.
Windler with the good offensive board only negated by a horrendous callb
Big shot Kev.
Just got home. Is KLOVE hurt? Zero points?
Ok. Kevin just answered
lol no just bad
Garland had the box out but didn’t matter because he didn’t even go for the ball
Gah. Carosu flops into a call.
Cavs competing.
LETS GOOOOOOOO NATE BUMP IN DA HOUSE
NBA officiating has become garbage again. No one was getting that call at the beginning of the season.
100%
yep. It’s garbage, and most fans hate it.
Wtf was that call.