Live Thread: Heat @ Cavs
2023-01-31Good evening CtB!
The Cavs welcome the Miami Heat to the icy shores of Lake Erie for a massive Eastern Conference battle between two seeded playoff teams. The Cavs will be looking to put distance between them and the sixth seed Heat while the Heat are making their second half charge up the standings to prep for the playoffs. A hobbled Jimmy Butler and Gabe Vincent are giving it a go, which should tell everyone how much this game means to both teams. It’s the time of the year when playoff teams get serious about winning, and as everyone knows last year, this was the time of year that the Cavs faltered down the stretch. Hopefully they can start a new trend this season.
What do the Heat want to do tonight? They’re a top five defense with a bottom five offense. They want to make the game ugly and slow. The Cavs should look to push the pace on offense and try to disrupt their passing on defense. The Cavs will also need to clean the boards as the Heat aren’t a great shooting team.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, GO CAVS!
Since cavs were up 16-5 at 6:22 mark .. we have been outscored 72- 54.
RICKY!!!!
Le3ert!
We desperately need some shooting
Wade gotta board better. Mitchell with another bad jack.
Levert -25. I guess JB isn’t giving him enough ISOs
Miami 5-10 for 15 of their 22 points from 3.
This game is about one minute from being over. Ye gods.
Beautiful play, Mitch ice allen
Another TO out of a TO there. 2 this game.
This is a trend, we are headed to #30 in 3 pt D
Their #1 D ranking is falling fast. Teams have figured out to ignore the paint and bomb away from 3.
Absolutely atrocious.
Dude we are late on these 3 close outs!
Can’t leave Herro wide open from 3
Nothing beats a JB ooto special.
Stop the turnovers
Give up yet another 3, too many guys collapsing down there
Wide open.. so frustrating
Great game. Two good teams going at it. Playoff vibes
Caris switched for no reason and it screwed up the whole defensive possession.
3rd time the charm for Miami that possession.
Get those rebounds
We will not win a playoff series with this type of 3 pt defense. Against anyone.
LOL Lowry
Allen with a monster quarter so far.
Almost Nostradomus.
Keep attacking
About time for Ice to hit a 3.
Allen everywhere so far
Sometimes I swear JB is blind. Did he not watch the first half?
Silly turnovers are why the Heat had an 8-0 run
We need a TO.
I don’t understand why he put caris in. Ricky looked really good with the Starters at the end of the second.
Lowry with a YOLO 3 😖
Make it 3.
2 straight TOs up 6.
2 dumb mistakes in a row. DG 4th foul and Mitchell over and back
Not a good sequence for DG there. TO + 4th foul.
Argh 4 on dg. Put Ricky in.
There u go! Give it up, get it back!
On cue, Spida makes me look stupid.
He was wide open tho
That’s a great shot. A pull-up is not. At least when you’re struggling
Great ball movement there
I don’t mind triples, but try to get an easier shot first. A layup, a dunk, get fouled. Those are the best shots in the game not triples.
Mitchell gotta take better shots. It’s one thing if he’s wide open, but he’s not.
3 of 4 shots at the rack. 3 of 4 shots made. Not a coincidence.
Garland put Bam in cement shoes.
Rage TO Spo!
Lay up line for Garland
Come on, Mitch.
Nice start!
LeBron & AD both playing in NY.
Go Lakers!
Cavs in the Bonus at the 9:30 mark and shot 5-6 jab step or pull-up threes. Just not very smart basketball.
Yeah. 5 FT attemps total being in the bonus for nearly 10 minutes AND with shooting poorly outside. I know they were in a zone, but come ON.
Many of today’s players cannot think the game for crap.
As poorly as Mitchell is shooting and DG in foul trouble, down three is good. Going to come out and finish them off
Not bad. Only down 3!
Finally hit a couple triples. DG with 3 is worrysome. As is being outshot at the line 15-5. Need more aggression, less settling.
But overall we played pretty well. Lost the glass, but due to Drebs, +1 on offensive glass. We took better care of the ball.
I’m not saying this is dispositive, but Osman played 37 minutes in the first game against the heat, and was +39 in a beat down.
Butler is so damn good, my favorite player that’s not a Cav
It is laught out loud funny when people leave him off lists of the best players.
Rub3s!!!
He has such a simple, smooth stroke. A joy to watch.
RICKY!!!
3 Bam dunks in a row, FFS.
Mitchell too many jab step bricks.
Gonna have to make some 3s if you wanna get out of the zone
On the other hand, they aren’t falling and we’re in the bonus. Smart move it so bang it inside. They’re not playing smart.
Yep. Entry pass to FT line extended & work from there. Mobes & Allen not good enough shooters to make it work. Love is.
Too easy for Bam.
Easy bucket for Bam there
Love out of the rotation? Can’t say I disagree
gotta love it
Nope. Injured. Back. He was supposed to try & go but looks like a late scratch. For the 2nd game in a row.
Garland is playing with 3 fouls? Is that right?
JB taking a chance.
YOLO JB
Wade is not back yet. He’s a liability right now.
He’s still better than Love.
No question. Not Osman though.
At the four? That’s debatable.
Fair. Have we given up on Stevens?
This game is 100% about shot making. Cavs should be winning given the turnovers, but they’re shooting like poo.
make or miss league game it seems
Also two really bad shooting fouls against the Cavs.
You are not wrong. But I’d say a bit too much settling going on. Attack the rack. Get going at the FT line.
Yup
You gotta dunk that Dean!
We are 4/20 from deep.
14/20 from 2.
What are we ranked in terms of 3 pt %? Gotta be bottom 10 or so
Lowry fouls DG and no call
Mitchell gotta stop taking the easy pull-up. He’s stinking at em.