Live Thread: Cavs @ 76ers
2023-02-15Good evening CtB!
The Cavs have traversed to the banks of the Delaware River to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a primetime nationally televised game, the last game before the All Star Break. Both teams come into the game with winning streaks and hot streaks over the past few weeks. It’s clear both teams are part of a top tier of teams separating themselves to make a run in the playoffs and beyond. This is the classic measuring stick game, although there’s a chance Joel Embiid will be ruled out of the game, he’s a gametime decision. For the Cavs Cedi Osman and Ricky Rubio have been ruled out.
So what does calculator say about the Sixers? It’s say they’re a very well rounded team, with a top 10 offense and defense, just like the Cavs. They are also a very slow paced team like the Cavs, and they were a terrible transition defense team last season. The Sixers move the ball well and are decent rebounding team, although there will be opportunities to crash the glass against them on offense. What will the Cavs have to do win? The main thing is to NOT FOUL any shooters. Embiid and James are elite free throw merchants. The Cavs can’t put these guys on the line.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on ESPN, Go Cavs!
Let’s come out of the time out with the some defense to cut the lead down… having them go on a mini 4/5-0 run would kill the momentum.
WIN THE SCRAP
Lmfao. Garland has only taken 11 shots. WTF are the Cavs doing?
He’s running the offense. He needs to learn when to be a scorer
No. No. I just mean guys are taking bad shots instead of feeding him (*cough cough Mobley)
10 pt game!!!
GREEN CANT MOVE YOU SHOULD’VE PLAYED MORE WADE JB
Green at 11 min and Dwayne at 8…
GD it Caris. Why are cheating that far in?
Another wide open 3…. Sigh
Because Green had no chance to stay in front of Harden you have to help to him.
DG ON BOTH ENDS.
Unreal steel and feed by Garland. Defensive back play.
How is green still in the game? Gonna burn him out already?
Mitchell playing with some pride. What a leader should do.
Green’s gate is really bad. He needs some Cleveland clinic
Cavs gotta change up their p/r. Just icing to the right is just not enough variety.
Mobley has had a lot of ridiculous decisions.
Has to be his worst game of the year.
Yeah he has been passive and had several brain farts on D
I would counter he’s been over aggressive
Well I guess I meant weak, like bad turnovers, shots flat, settling g for too many 3s
After we got it to 12 after DM free throws, Philly scored on two put backs and the Maxey 3… 7-2 (DM floater) run in the last minute… from 12-17 deficit.. bad close to the quarter.
12-2 run by 76ers..
Caris +3 in a 20 point game and has only played 16 minutes even though he clearly was ready to play tonight. JB unserious coaching
Where is Wade? Terrible subbing.
That Maxey three may be the difference between making it possibly a game and not at all…
nah, we were never gonna shoot enough 3s to make it a game at this point.
WHY DID YOU SWITCH THAT SCREEN?????????
God. What a split by Mitchell.
Danny Green it was a two on one.
All that has to be done is tap it to the seven-footer…my God, the game has changed.
Not in love with that. Especially after Mitchell hustle
18-3 run by Cavs.
Embid with the arm. Fuck him
Lol
Mitchell with the foul hunt.
Atleast we are returning the favor.
That was a big shot by Melton to stop the run. Terrible D by Allen.
A wide open one too.. frustrating.
Danny Green earned JB’s respect in his first game…the rest of the Cavs are like, WHAT?!
Lol ! No time for the dog house yet
Name vets start out with 90 trust with JB…trust slowly degrades from there…
LeVert. Come on. Just pass to the corner.
At least Cavs making them have to play…
Great pass Allen.
Mobley to apt to take the first meh shot.
The starters need to leave this game with some positives. We’re going to be slugging it out with Philly for the rest of the year. They need to feel they can play with them.
18. It’s doable.
GARLAND WITH A SWIPE AND MOBLEY FINISH DOC RAGE TIMEOUT LETS GOOOO
Nice pinch.
I don’t understand continuing to roll with this lineup
No Cedi. No Rubio. Other than Wade who do we play? Neto got destroyed
Get Love out of mothballs.
Neto played well what are you talking about LMFAOOOO
I didn’t think he played great. He played OK. But size and ability to stay in front of Maxey was an issue.
He never let Maxey get to the rim??? LMFAOOO
Cavs ball movement totally non-existent tonight
If they’re gonna make a run it’s gotta be now.
This is a game where garland should be taking 30-40 shots and going for 60 with how hot he is.
wasting shots on mitchell and mobley who both don’t have it.
JB’s inability to adjust offensively is worse than his ability to adjust defensively, but honestly this is about energy and the Cavs not playing with any.
Mobley gotta take the charge there. JB gotta clear the bench.
The hell with that. I’d leave them all out there for 40 minutes tonight
Man, Mobley is just shut tonight
Really don’t like Evan shooting 4 3’s so far in this game.
This is an old comment, but Mobley (and Allen) are still not in the same weight class as Embiid…and it shows.
Embid is arguably the best big in basketball, outside of Jokic who might be the best big since Kareem
Maybe. Hard to top Shaq in that department.
Or Giannis.
Cavs haven’t beaten a good team in over a month. Showing here.
WOW that defense by Allen was pathetic, Embiid will always have his number it appears
Mitchell and Allen checked out.
Same story as in January slump. Can’t defend the 3-point line. Can’t make our own threes. Hard to watch. Still, think the Sixers are capable of historic meltdowns.only hope is EM and DM come out with something to prove in 2nd half.
yup, well said
Disappointing. Philly is a serious contender and they’re seriously not fucking around. They know this is a statement game and they’re making a statement. We have the talent to play with them, but we’re not there mentally or emotionally yet.
Well,it’s an ugly one tonight.
Veeerrryyy interested to see if we make anything of this game or if we throw it away and try not to get injures. If JB can get us to find another gear tonight ill get off his back for the rest of the season. We look dead.
Green scores his first points for the Cavs in 13 years
Gr3en!!
I honestly wish the Cavs would just have rested guys. They’re just getting out executed and out game-planned.
Honestly wouldn’t surprise me if JB sat the starters in 2nd half to send a message
PUT IN DIAKITE, HE OWNED THESE FOOLS JB
Cavs with a rough half.
I get the spirit of it but cheering a 3 second violation when you’re down 20 isn’t a good look, JA
So…. Worst half of the season?
No–this opponent is capable of doing that to people. Give me one where they groped a pathetic opponent. Either GSW half? The loss to Minnesota in Cleveland?
True true… recency bias for me
AKA old age LMFAOOOOOO
Spurs game was dreadful.
GSW’s scrubs was terrible too
Cavs honestly can’t play much worse than this…
I am out on this one, guys.
Don’t blame you but I’m a glutton for punishment!
Another corner three from a non-shooter… you’re out, Lamar…
3pt shooters getting so much this year, while interior players hammered all the time.
Sixers are foul merchants. Just ridiculous.
True but Cavs did not show up
Great how JVG is complaining they cannot change the foul call, only the severity… meanwhile, LeBron is stewing on that 2018 charge/block call…
Everyone has been bad. Garland has shot well. Wade has defended well. But that is it.
That is complete bullshit.
NBA refs are a joke.
Announcers haven’t done their homework on the 3 second thing cheer
That wasn’t even a foul, let alone reckless….a-holes…
That whistle late AF.
Allen laying an egg so far. But just celebrated the tech.
Embiid overwhelming him, needs to use his speed
Walking away from the rim–giving up shots with Embiid at the three-point line…
you ever see a newborn giraffe try to walk?
Horrible TO there. Pathetic.
Deservedly down 20.
THIS IS EMBARRASSING WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING DG
why the hell is Stevens in before Love? JB cooking up some bullshit again
Where you been? It has been like that for weeks.
yeah no shit sherlock I’m saying it’s stupid.
Llama in and turns down an open 3 leading to a block.
Cedi and Stevens would at least play fearlessly.