Live Thread: Cavs @ Lakers
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Looks like a pretty full roster for the Cavs. And word is that Davis and LeBron are starting for L.A. The Lakers have been better since Westbrook moved to the bench, but after picking up wins against Denver and New Orleans, they dropped one to our friends in Utah, Friday. The Cavs’ starters need to play the Lakers to a draw and the Cleveland bench, which has been dominant so far this season, needs to keep up the positive plus/minus, and the wine and gold should have this one.
That’s easier said than done as LeBron is 17-1 against Cleveland. With Garland, Mitchel, LeBron, and AD all questionable today yet playing through the injuries, you know the stars on both squads are up for this one! This is as big of a Cavs game since Donovan Mitchell has joined the squad and should have prime time vibes! Go Cavs!
Flop
Wade stinks this game.
Dumb.
Ugh way too easy cut off inbound for lbj. Guess cavs haven’t woken up on d yet.
Well, I was wrong about them folding.
I’ll take that exchange.
So 4 fouls on Allen and ad. If the foul on ad hadn’t been changed that would be 5 on ad.
Darius just straight better than anyone on the floor rn
Ugh ad had foul taken away?!! After the fact. Bizarre.
Whelp, it’s a war now.
Another la lob. Focus.
And another transition layup by la.
They are only scoring in the paint or in transition… we stop that, we will blow this game open.
Key is actually stopping that.
Last two la buckets too easy. Got to get back in transition
3 great passes by Levert
CAVALANCHE!!!!!!
Time for a cavalanche
BROOKLYN CONNECTION PART 2!!! WHAT A PASS CARIS!
Pour it on
Good focus on both ends to start the third. Maybe Jb woke them up.
So glad Caris didn’t attempt that floater in the lane.. barely ever falls… let’s go Cavs !!!
Yeah he has definitely made growth in terms of decision making this season
Good fb. Dm coolly knocks down trey
WHAT A PASS LEVERT TO JA !! BROOKLYN CONNECTION! RAGE TIMEOUT!
Better hope dm and dg stay hot from js.
LETS GOOOOOOO RUN STARTS NOW!!!!
Mobley with tough shot over lbj. Lbj killing levert.
You have to put a bigger guy on him. Wade or Mobley.
JB gotta stop this Caris on LeBron shit wake up JB!!!
MOBLEY OVER LEBRON THERES A NEW KING IN TOWN
Sounds like Westbrook is feeling himself. His washed reality will surface in the second half. AD has the body of a brittle old man and LBJ is old, still capable, but I doubt he has the energy to hang with this young Cavs team.
Made fts keeping us in game. Paint is the giant issue. 38 points in paint for la to only 16 for cavs. That is not going to win if that trend keeps up.
AD still effects shots when he wants down low. Lakers swarming paint, but got to find a way to get interior scoring and lock down paint on d.
15-27 for DG DM and Caris and the rest of the team is 1-15.. this isn’t sustainable. We are more dangerous together.
We could use Dylan Windler tonight…….
Well, it could be worse.
I feel like if we can get our noses in front, LA will crumble. But with our bigs in foul trouble and the groove LA is in (65 pts at half), that may be tough.
64. Excuse me.
Refs have taken our defense out of the game. Second half should be a different story. JA and Mobes both scoreless. That’s not going to continue either.
Cavs couldn’t have played worse and they’re only down single digits, gotta love where they’re at. a good defensive half and they get the W.
I would say that against any other team but an LBJ team. The lakers are probably as hyped for this game as they will be for any game all year because of the lbj vs cavs effect. Means they likely won’t collapse in the second half.
won’t require a collapse they’re only down 6 LMFAO
I could easily see that ballooning depending on how the third starts. Suffice to say, LBJ wants this as he always does against the cavs and I don’t expect getting over the hump and taking the lead will be easy without addressing the issues in the paint and/or someone catching fire from trey.
Best game of the season followed by worst half of the season. Let’s hope it picks up. I’d 100% start Rolo in the third.
No. You put Allen in and hope he turns it around.
Yeah. And if he doesn’t pull him quick, but that’ll likely happen anyway due to foul trouble.
Exactly.
Plus, if you play RoLo to start, then put in JA & he picks up a quick foul, then what? RoLo cannot play huge minutes. He ain’t used to that.
God do I hate the transition take foul rule. I don’t need to see fastbreaks every goddamn second. F asthetics. Need more defensive rules in this bs cater to the offense era.
Nice couple buckets from LeVert here.
2nd really dumb play of the half for us.
Dumb, Cedi.
CARIS COOKING! LETS GOOOO
Caris hit a non layup 2!!!!
Great kickout by dm
LETS GOOO SPIDA TO CARIS!
Lopez has been a godsend. Great screens/energy.
Lakers got 23 FG versus our 14…
Going to tough for JA and Mobley to get on track/impact the game defensively with so much foul trouble in the second half. We’ll get some lbj/westbrook/ad star calls and quick fourth fouls in all likelihood.
Good TO.
Win this last 2 min and get it to 5 or under.
DG & Mitchell both on pace for 40. Everything else is pants.
Stop giving baseline against la.
+1 cripes
Agree! :. We got 2:10 to get this 7 point lead down.. and don’t let it get extended.
We need to keep the deficit to about 5…
Someone else need to hit a shot besides our guards.. if not, more pressure for the guards.
Wade out is a good call.
Westbrook penetrating at will. All perimeter o for the cavs.
Rolo been solid. Should start the third as a wakeup message to JA
DG & Mitchell have 19 each.
No one else has more than 3 (Love & LeVert). Cedi has 2.
JA, Mobley, Wade, and Okoro have bagels.
OMG. They called an over the back.
Cavs not named Darius or Donovan need to wake tf up.
Nerves and/or sleepwalking. Lots of fumbling around tho.
Lakers 18 misses. 7 offensive boards.
This is a terrible game.
GARLAND!!!!
Do they get the rebound every time they miss?
Mobley & Allen both with 3. Lopez until halftime.
There is no resistance.
Best game of the season to the worst.
No energy ..
Good thing we won’t face lakers in playoffs because lbj always seems to have cavs number.
He usually tries against the Cavs…
And probably gives the riot act to his teammates about effort against the cavs.
We need to drive and draw some fouls..
And rebound !!
Hard with the spacing.
Get into the paint in general. And not tov.
Not a good pass by spida. Too tight a window.
Wade’s been awful on the ball.
spida
They are calling this extremely tight.
Which is why taking early 3s is dumb.
Yep.
God the lbj touch fouls.
Love is cold. Taking contested treys early in the clock. Not sure that is the best shots.
Everyone has been pants save for DG & Mitchell.
Imagine if they sat for this game .. would have been (more) ugly
Love ok
Agreed. Not shooting well, put some nice plays on D.
And rebounding.
Good. Lord, Darius.