Live Thread: Cavs @ 76ers
2023-11-21Good evening CtB!
The Cavs have made their way to the banks of the Delaware River to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a massive, nationally televised matchup between two playoff teams from last season. The Sixers have never looked better as Coach Nick Nurse has unlocked a higher level of play from Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Perhaps it was as easy as flushing the Golden Turd down the toilet, and donating the Minivan to charity? Who can say. On the other hand, the Cavs can validate their performance against the world champs with a victory tonight, but they will have to do it without Donovan Mitchell, Isaac Okoro, Ty Jerome, and probably Caris LeVert. Can Craig Porter, Jr. keep the gravy train rolling??? Stay tuned…
Yours truly would be remiss to not mention that Embiid has totally owned Jarrett Allen every single time they match up… if Jarrett Allen can somehow do what he did to Nikola Jokić to Embiid, then that would go a long way in helping the Cavs steal victory from the jaws of defeat.
5-MAN LINEUP RANKINGS:
There has been some laughable talk about how the Cavs would be better without Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert, yet somehow four out of the top five 5-man lineups the Cavs have used this season (minimum 12 minutes) have Spida and Chef Caris in them, and they’re dominating the competition. Caris and Spida haters will have to continue to seethe and cope until further notice.
TOWER CITY AND SPIDALAND AGENDAS VINDICATED
Early returns on bringing back Tower City and Spidaland are favorable. Spidaland’s defense sucks but it doesn’t matter because they cannot be stopped on offense. Tower City doesn’t defend the three point line all that well, but it doesn’t matter because opposing teams can’t score in the paint and can’t stop JA and Mobley from finishing at the rim at an elite rate. All that really needs to be figured out at this point is what these guys can do against real championship contenders… so #staytuned
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live and nationally on TNT, Go Cavs!
It’s been a lot of Allen falling over in the paint and losing the ball in this quarter…
Yeah, he’s played weak this half.
Gotta keep the ball up. He’s been OK, Embiid just wears you out being huge and annoying
Seriously; why he so weak?
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
16 FT for Trae. So far.
Cavs beating themselves in this 2nd half.
Fucking ridiculous shot DG!!!!!
JB is the mike mccarthy of late game decision making
Philly has 24 fast break points
Embid has 16 FT attempts, Cavs 19
This is a bad challenge there are so many better ones to challenge
Don’t hate it. I don’t think a better opportunity was there
Definitely hits the backboard. Not a good challenge.
Ball maybe hits the backboard ? Tough to see on the replays so far.
That Mobley block was incredible.
That’s not a goaltend, but lemme guess they’ll let it stand.
You are the lucky winnah…
These refs are something else.
EVAN MOBLEY DPOY
Yessir
Mobes!!
Man these announcers are stans for Philly
It’s so annoying… Cleveland had the lead the e tire game and they barely spoke about them.
Lol at Embiid…embarrassing
DARIUS GARLAND = SPECIAL
THANK YOU CPJ!!!!!!! LETS GOOOOOO
Philly gonna steamroll Cavs….someone’s gotta stand up.
Fuck rhrsecrefs
Omfg. Strus blatantly fouled. No call.
Strus is going for the ball there, but call probably going against us.
Bad coaching in the second half. Too many Wade minutes. Also, Mobley looking SO hesitant on offense. Whatever they’re doing to develop his scoring is backfiring.
Lets challenge the non-foul on Maxey when he fouled Strus on the 3
THAT’S A REGULAR FOUL WHAT THE HELL IS THIS SHIT
Today’s NBA, baby
The reviews are exhausting
Also totally ridiculous
Nurse is such a douche. Probably inevitable when you’re coaching a foul merchant like Trae.
Really could use DM here
Nurse TO hopefully helps. These tough 4th quarters are why we got DM. DG has got to find a way to beat the pressure and get his guys a good shot.
After the Sixers fail this challenge, JB better challenge any borderline call that might foul 7 foot Trae out.
Agree 100
Nick the bitch nurse ain’t gettn this overturned.
GET CPJ BACK IN THERE
CALL A FUCKING TIMEOUT JB WHAT ARE YOU DOING
Cavs TOs skyrocketing. Bad signs.
How was that not on Embiid? Fucking joke, grifter ass
God Embid sucks to watch. he’s like a super golden turd
Way, way worse than Harden, no doubt about that.
Foul…on Strus…lmao. What a freaking joke.
WTF was that call?
stoopit
So the only acceptable defensive posture against embiid is saloon door? Gtfoh
Big play right there. DG looping around, no options, settles for a contested 3. Philly will now be confident.
They blew the whistle before Embid even hit Wade.
Don’t breathe on Joel.
This is a great game.
CPJ reminds me of Andre Miller
Much more athletic, but yeah.
7 foot Trae getting to work…God of the Line…
Wade is doing everything well except score. Damn, if he could rediscover his shot…
Wade gets less than zero respect from the refs. It’s ridiculous.
Getting NG testy. Sixers getting all the call. S
CPJ is killing it
Good lord CPJ is good.
Dean looking a bit scared out there. Not confident at all.
Fuckin Niang. Grab the damned rebound.
Gotta give him a pass he’s been amazing
How are the Sixers not getting any fouls called?
DG hurt. Damn
Garland got clobber d? No call. Not good
DARIUS GARLAND IS A BAD MAN!!!!!!!
DG3!
Ooh DG taking a shot at some courtside douche.
Cavs overpassing. Time to let dg cook.
This was old. Seems relevant now.
Scoring drying up…
Agh Mobley. And a foul. Ugh.
3 shots at a three.
JA taking SHOTS from Embiid. He’s so fun and nasty
More inside. Less 3s.
Good TO. Up 14.
Wade is not a confident offensive player.
Just let it fly, Dean.
Allen really does attract the high elbows from big men.
Batum has been very physical, finally gets called.
Gotta stop missing layups.
Joelol flops his way into a foul
For his entire career.
DG is moving beautifully