Live Thread: Cavs vs Thunder
2022-12-10Cleveland looks to avenge their meltdown against the Kings last night with Thunder coming to town. The Thunder won three straight before getting drubbed by the Grizzlies, Wednesday. Yep, the NBA schedule Gods pitted a team going on two days rest against a team on a back to back. Cleveland will be without Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Love, and Dean Wade from their regular rotation.
Leading the Thunder: Shai Gilgeous Alexander, who’s on an all-NBA track with 31/5/6 averages, plus three stocks to only three turnovers. Cavs draft favorite, Jalen Williams has been putting up decent rookie numbers: 13/4/2. Lue Dort and Josh Giddey round out their double digit scoring.
The Cavs should be able to feast inside. OKC’s bigs are among the worst in the league, but we’ve seen this movie before. When the Cavs are going up against an inferior team, they can tend to play down to them, and it can cost. I hope the wine and gold have some fire in their belly after last night’s frustrating meltdown, but I think this one goes down to the wire. If the Cavs can keep the ball out of SGA’s hands, then they’ll eke it out.
DG GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS FEED MOBLEY JB WAKE UP
Keep the pedal down!
Fantastic play from Mobley, what a pass
GET THE DAMN BALL TO MOBLEY WE SCORE EVERY TIME
Back to having a 10 point lead!
Great play Mobley to Allen
STEVENS HATERS REST IN PISS LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Lamar for threeeeeeeee!
STEVENS
WHOA Lamar!
STEVENS 3!!!
LETS GOOOOOOO STEVENS CLAMPS!!!!!!!
GET THE DAMN BALL TO MOBLEY!!!!!
Great D.
Super D by Lamar!
Wow
Mobley with a serious rebound and finish.
Mobley on the break looking like a young Giannis
Helluva sequence there for Mobley
Hell of a sequence for Stevens too!
Great D Stevens!
Mobley with a great rebound and lay in
I would seriously consider subbing Cedi for Garland here.
Please play Cedi in the last five minutes.
Garland keeps going to his step back and it hasn’t been successful. He’s not hitting the shots and when he passes out of they’re longer and slower and getting picked off.
But how did it take Caris that long to get a shot after his first half.
CARIS CLUTCH J RAGE TIMEOUT OKC
Garland has got to stop turning it over.
GET THE BALL TO MOBLEY WHAT THE HELL IS DG DOING???????????
Terrible D. Oh boy.
Stop turning over the ball
GET THE DAMN BALL TO MOBLEY JB
DG BETTER GET MOBLEY THE BALL OR HE SHOULD GET BENCHED JB
Big shot mobley
MOBLEY CLUTCH GET THE BALL TO MOBLEY
God I wanted Jalen Williams.
Much faster release by Mobes there!
I dont consider Dan Gilbert a patient man.
But he is more patient than me.
Why are they leaving wide open 3 point shooters?
WHAT IS JB DOING??????????????
WHAT A PASS DG TO MOBLEY!
JB ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, WHERES STEVENS JB????????????
Starters are gassed, got get some bench minutes here.
/r/whatswrongwithdariusgarland
… and JB waits two possessions too long to call a timeout.
WTF WAS THAT GARLAND
Looks like we are repeating last night.
MOBLEY STRONG MOVE!!!!!!
DAMMIT JA BE STRONG WITH THE BALL
GET THE BALL TO THE HIGH POST TO MOBLEY CMON DG
LETS GO TOWER CITY CLOSE THIS OUT!
Great save and pass by JA!
Alright… who’s got something left in the tank?
another DNP for Diakite on a back to back, JB shameless.
GREAT DEFENSE CARIS LETS GOO 10 POINT LEAD
CEDI EASY MONEY!!!
wow, Allen’s FTs are getting worse too. what’s going on
He’s tired
ICE FOUND MONEY LETS GOOO BIG BUCKET
Ice tray.
Any time that Cedi doesn’t play 30 minutesnin any game but a blowout, JB should have to do 100 sit-ups.
Hahaha
Amazing to see how he has progressed. This time last year we were all arguing for less minutes for Cedi.
STEVENS WITH THE KISS!!!!! RAGE TIMEOUT OKC!
INCREDIBLE PASS CEDI, DONT KNOW HOW HE MADE IT.
Osman has turned into an absolute terror in transition.
When the Cavs ad lib half court offense, they suck.
I may be alone, but I am only content with Mobes shooting threes when the Cavs are up by 25.
imo, it’s about process and rhythm, if he’s open and ready, take it.
I can get behind an educational process. Would like to see his shot speed increase though.
yeah his motion is ugly, don’t know what they’re doing with him but it’s not working it got worse.
Cannot blow fast breaks.
OH MY GOD WHAT A PLAY, DG WIDE OPEN U GOTTA HIT THAT
I’m digging that DG one hand scoop oop pass.
The rubio effect is going to be a bolt of lightning for this squad. All that game control surrounded by this crew will be amazing
Damn, that pass was slick
EXCELLENT HUSTLE THEYRE SHOWING HEART
CARIS STEP BACK JACK GREAT SCREEN JA!!!
Sweet feed to Mobley.
DG WHAT A DRIVE AND DISH!!!! MOBLEY EASY MONEY!!!