Live Thread: Cavs @ Nets
2022-04-08The Cavs have traversed eastward to the banks of the East River to take on the Brooklyn Nets in yet another “game of the year” for the hometown team. With a win tonight, the Cavs have a chance to lock up home court advantage for the play-in tournament. With a loss, the Cavs are in jeopardy of falling to the ninth seed at least. The stakes are so high that NBA Rookie of the Year candidate Evan Mobley is giving it a go. Also on the line for the Cavs is evening the season series at 2-2. This is another fantastic opportunity to build confidence heading into the postseason.
Obviously star power is on the side of the Nets tonight with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. But they are not without their vulnerabilities, especially on the defensive side of the ball. They suck at rebounding (worst defensive rebound rate in the NBA) and are a subpar defensive team (ranked bottom 10 in the NBA in defensive efficiency) in general. If the Cavs are able to control the pace on offense and crash the glass, that will give them the best chance to win. On defense, the Cavs will need to create turnovers and rebound the basketball. This is not a team the Cavs want to give second chances to against a scrambling defense. The plan is simple but can the young Cavs execute, especially still missing Jarrett Allen.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM ET and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, Go Cavs!
Ice has to make that wide open 3.
Well that was disappointing. And Drummond, of all players.
JB ICING LAURI OUT OF THE GAME WHAT THE HELL JB
I think Lauri ha 5 fouls
4, and played fewer minutes than Caris with 5.
Sucks seeing Allen on the bench. Argh.
Ugh!
CAVS CANT SURVIVE RONDO MINUTES -10 IN 9 MINUTES
Yikes yeah he has been bad
garbage defense wtf c’mon
ANOTHER BLOCK. CHOKE ‘EM OUT!!!
Great pass Rondó! Terrible pass rondo !
GET THAT WEAK STUFF OUTTA HERE
Rondo with the dime
RONDO I LOVE YOU
NOT ANY MORE WTF WAS THAT PASS/?
Haha
KLOVE WITH THE BLOCK
KEVIN LOVE DON’T MESS AROUND
Lov3!!!
2 SC violations spells bad things. Time for JB to earn his 💰
GIVE THE BALL TO CARIS JB GET RONDO OFF TEH COURT
JB ‘trusts’ Rondo…
Gd it ice give it Yo love in the post
I know just stared at it for a good 2 seconds!!!
Caris and Cedi gotta get this to 6 minutes.
WHY IS RONDO ON THE COURT JB GET HIM OFF
Seriously
Please…
Awful quiet at MSG…
Barclays Center!!! LMFAOOOO
Ah yeah….that’s my hangover talking….
LETS GOOO SIMMO ITS THE WEEKEND BABY!!!!
GOT DAMN WHAT A PASS YOU GOTTA FINISH!
Let’s take of the ball the rest if the way…please…
Ridiculous left hand pass by DG
KEVIN LOVE BEAST MODE
DG UNSTOPPABLE!
Wooooottt yes!!!
EASY MONEY POST UP LOVE!!! KEEP GOING!
CEDI THE DIFFERENCE MAKER +13 IN A ONE POINT GAME!!!
Cavs take the lead. BELIEVELAND! Nets with the worry timeout
Awesome D!!!
GREAT DEFENSE ON KD!!!!! RAGE TO STEVE NASH!!!!
LET’S FREAKING GOOOOOOOOO!
LETS FUCKGIN GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ICE FINISH!!!!!!
A lead, whoda thunk it! And fuck these refs, holy crap…
These GD refs.
DG BIG THREE! GREAT PASs cedi!
holy shit Caris getting called for perfect defense.
That call was just fucking stupid
CEDI HUSTLE GREAT PLAY!
love this mobley hustle
The classic pose of the modern NBA player is both hands palms up as they get called for the foul. The get away with constant contact all the time and are always baffled when it occasionally gets whistled…
“But ref, it’s our home court!” – Kyrie Irving, probably.
LAURI FROM MANHATTAN!
MOBLEY HUSTLE!
You gotta be in Avon’s grill.
Mobes needs to come back next season with a much better free throw stroke.
Caris and his afterburners are fun sometimes
CARIS
Thrilled that Drummond plays for the Nets
DG TRANSCENDENT
DG WITH THE KISS!
I see you work, Isaac!
The officials have been inexcusably bad this game. Too bad to be a coincidence. The NBA needs KD and Kyrie in the playoffs in the worst way.
100%
Wut? How is that allowed?
Wtf was that!? Total ibvious walk!
Caris terrible defense, terrible shot, c’mon buddy
gotta say this is more competitive than the average Cavs game from March. They aint’t down 15 at the half.
good 2nd quarter for sure.
LAURI WHAT A FINISH!
Lauri!
Lauri and 1!!
A run or two early on in the 3rd could make for a very interesting game in the end.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1512591412054867985?s=20&t=gt8fL2NpCvhUsOe3jN0GKg
😂😂😂
uphill battle here down 8. just gotta rebound the damn ball and we’d be fine
They are probably screwed, then…
Hoooooo Darius came to play!!!!
“This is not a team the Cavs want to give second chances to against a scrambling defense.”
PAY ME CAVSDAN
on the money–could really use Windler’s rebounding, like to see him over Lamar in 2nd half
that’s the dream Dan!!!
Attaway DG!!!
Rebounding…blerg…
GET THE DAMN REBOUND WHERES WINDLER
17 second chanc points LOL come on now!
LMFAOOOO hell yeah nailed my preview!!!
Geez louise terrible REBs
man Cedi have to hit that
CARIS WHAT A DRIVE AND FINISH WITH THE OFFHAND!