Live Thread: Nets @ Cavs
2022-12-26Good evening CtB!
The Cavs are welcoming NBA Champion Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets to the frozen shores of Lake Erie for a massive, nationally televised Eastern Conference clash and current battle over the three seed in the playoffs. There’s probably no hotter team in the NBA than the Nets, it would be a massive feather in the cap for this young Cavs team to take down one of their prime adversaries in pursuit of an NBA championship.
The Nets will be missing Seth Curry and former Cav “Smokin’ Joe” Harris, while the Cavs will still be missing Dean Wade. This game will feature a top five offense (Nets) matching up against the best defense in basketball (Cavs). The Nets move the ball extremely well, the Cavs will have to be locked in and make the extra effort on defense. Conversely, the Nets are the worst rebounding team in the NBA, the Cavs need to punish this tiny team with their big boys. If there’s not a concerted effort to get Tower City going, they won’t have a chance to win.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live and nationally on NBATV, and locally on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, Go Cavs!
Dagger
It’s going to get overturned. Cedi left his feet
Yay. Reverse jinx
Not gonna win this challenge. It’s not close.
LETS GOOOOOOOOO CEDI PLAYS DEFENSE JB YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE
Cedi takes a charge! Let’s go!
Did we just score out of timeout? Brooklyn so shocked they called a TO.
Offense/defense subs to get Kyrie off then on. You don’t recognize it cause JB never does it.
LOL
Comment of the week (Eastern Conference)
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO DG THE GOAT
Like to get Mitchell a look that isn’t an iso, but I’m not sure u can go away from Garland now.
Yeah he’s flowin!!
Good to see DG playing like all star DG.
Hello looks like we’ve got ourselves a game peeps!
Not yet. 9 points with 3 minutes left? Long shot.
There you go, Spida!
Gervin-esque!
Someone gotta lift to support DG
KD is just too damn good. JA in his face and he buries the three
Oh my gosh, Darius.
Yezus, Darius.
Where is the foul? Where is the Challenge?
WHY IS JA’S BUM ASS OUT THERE JB PUT IN LOVE WE NEED THREES
Our d is legit. Not overrated much at all. Our offense is a joke. We have no plan, less discipline, and seemingly less preparation. Talent can carry you only so far (see…i dont know…Brooklyn every year for the last 10). Get JB some help with designing an offense…or get the players on a real accountability schedule if JB thinks he has one and they arent executing…or get JB the hell out of Cleveland before we waste another year of this admittedly still green core. Its not hard to see what kind of teams beat us…teams with a plan and at… Read more »
Nine point game.
DARIUS GARLAND MVP
DG, that was ridiculous. YOLO.
WHERE IS LOVE JB???? +2 only 13 minutes?????????????
So…. Start Cedi. Rubio, ice, caris, love off the bench. We need more shooting in the starting 5. Slow starts to always start the game and ho start the 3rd qtr
You don’t have to start him. Just play him and LeVert 30 minutes.
Maybe not but just starting the game and 3rd quarter with 3 non shooters is bad
With experience you get a little bit of mean in you, the Cavs mostly have none of that. I don’t think I’ve seen this team hard foul a single time. Sometimes you have to “let them know” the hard way
Hard agree
I think Kyrie and KD are the two players I hate the most. I hate Brooklyn more than the Warriors. Hate losing to those headcases.
Yeah they are just premium douches
Cedi pushing the ball is everything.
SHOOT IT DG RAGE TO NETS
Mobley stinking it up on D has been an issue.
Come the eff on, mobley.
CEDI AND CARIS LETS GOOO
Cedi.
A quality side will expose your weaknesses. Games like this will happen, and in fact are necessary. Cavs a long way to go on experience and roster development.
for sure
How many games like this do they need? They’ve had like, 8 of them. At a certain point they need to actually learn the lesson.
Until they change their roster? 🤷🏼♂️
Probably a couple years worth if you were seriously asking… young players don’t win big in the NBA unless you’re name is LeBron or Luka.
Cavs have taken 6 more threes, but made 6 Less of them. That’s…significant.
Cavs are a joke right now.. so disappointing
I wouldn’t say that. They are just very streaky and don’t handle success well. They’re young.
I’m talking about the defense on the perimeter and the no movement on offense .. it’s frustrating to watch.. that’s what I mean.. it’s like how do you expect to win ?
Yep. Goodnight. JB lost this one with his nonsensical coaching.
love watching Okoro brick 3 after 3,
We brick wide open 3s, they make bullshit pull up 28 footers
yup, DG and Mitchell need to get on their level… Mitchell shit the bed tonight.
If Kyrie’s feeling it, it’s over.
yup, had to figure he’d be extra comfortable tonight.
Nice play Okoro. He’s just better than Stevens.
Should be a challenge.
When the Cavs run a primary action, their offense looks good.
LeVert to the line. Like it.
The biggest moment of that quarter was DG not passing to a streaking LeVert, turning it over, and then NJ getting a runout. Felt like a four point swing. Cavs down just 8 if not for that.
I don’t understand the Cavs offense. There’s jo primary actions. Everything is just isos.
can’t do anything when JB insists on playing 2 or 3 non-shooters no matter what.
I’d like to know why the hell JB playing these “defensive” lineups that are giving up 60% from the field.
Cut into the lead by 4, needed it to be more
Just got home. Looks like DG carrying the water tonight
Very much so.
Where was the foul?
Good lord, Darius.
Weak side box out is shite.
just launch threes DG only way we’re getting back into the game.
Claxton clearly walked.
Cabs not winning 50/50balls.
nice push by Caris, wide open shot by DG just missed.
In bonus. Gotta attack basket
it was an open 3 for DG, you take that every time.
Smart by Darius. Cavs in bonus.
Let’s get in the bonus.
Yeash. Focus guys.
Every Mitchell shot is an iso.
Love JB’s defensive strategy to leave KD and Kyrie unguarded at the 3pt line…. bang up job JB!
We’ll make it back on…volume? 🤔
outrebounded by the worst rebounding team in the NBA…. Tower City no-show, JB’s irrational hatred of Cedi continues to confound.
TBF he was first off bench this half.
we both know he should’ve started LMFAOOO
Cannot play sone against them.
Nets just packing the paint and daring Cavs to shoot.
This lineup is not working.
Stevens uses his reverse gravity.
They came out in a zone?
Nice start to the half.
Yeah baby let’s go!!!
Nice to see JA looking pissed…
Lol. Durant not even stepping out on Stevens
That was abysmal by every starter not named Darius Garland.
18-4 run .. basically 18-2 run in 3 minutes and 15 of those are on 5 3 pointers. (4 from Kyrie)
How do you not call timeout there?! Baffling