Live Thread: Cavs @ Bulls
2024-11-11Good evening CtB!
The Cavs traverse to the shores of Great Lake Michigan to take on the middling Chicago Bulls in a Central Division grindfest. The Cavs are in the midst of a historic start to their season, and the pressure is on to keep it going especially against what is seen as a clearly inferior opponent. The Bulls wandering through the desert of mediocrity, but you have to think they’ll consider a tear down by deadline.
Tip off is scheduled for 8:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Fanduel Sports Network, Go Cavs!
Sloppy start with 3 quck TOs and a couple missed layups and JA getting blocked.
Heating up some now, but so is Philly. Down 1.
Let’s not give them life.
We’ll see whatcwe do with JA. Even down two starters, we’s still be better off than Philly w/out Embiid, PG13, and Maxey.
Evan Mobley is averaging the most PPG (18.1) of his career but playing the fewest min (30.0) of his career. Wanna hear something crazy? He is AVG 2 less touches than last SZN but he’s taking 1.9 more FGA. The Cavs are spreading touches around & making him more of a focal point.
From Mack Perry on Twitter
NBA Player Efficiency Rating
1. Jokic – 33.51
2. AD – 31.44
3. Giannis – 30.71
4. SGA – 28.73
5. Ty Jerome – 28.07 – standing out so far this season
6. KAT – 27.98
7. Dalano Banton – 26.34
8. Jayson Tatum – 25.83
9. Sengun – 25.57
10. Kyrie Irving – 25.23
Embiid and George out tonight.
this would be a good night to rest DG
Maxey as well. But I think JA would be the Cavs’ first rest priority given how he’s looked the last couple games. And Merrill was listed as questionable too, right? So I doubt DG sits this one out entirely. Can always límit his minutes.
Interesting test tonight. The LeBron 2.0 Cavs would fuck around and win this by like 7.
We need a whole quarter of garbage time.
Looks like PG and Embiid are out tonight.
Neither PG nor Embiid have been ruled out for tonight. So, it sounds like they may be playing. Allen and Merrill are questionable.
Hope they rest JA. He’s looked gassed.
Cavaliers lead the pack in the latest rankings…
Since going up 4 with 3:30 left, Doncic/Kyrie have 1 shot and the Mavs have zero points.
Meanwhile, Curry has 4 buckets in the same timeframe (and a TO).
Ballgame.
curse of Kyrie lives on!
This is the first time I’ve found myself rooting for Klay. I’m heavily conflicted.
Heat lose to the Pistons.
JB has Detroit improving. Up to 5-7.
would not be surprised if JB gets them above.500.
Spo called a timeout at the end of game, except he didn’t have any to call . Sealed the loss.
Our NBA Cup schedule:
11/15: Bulls
11/19: at Celtics
11/29: at Hawks
12/3: Wiz
The Wiz is the only easy game. The others may give us problems.
agree. most every team can give you a good game, and everyone will be giving it an A+ effort.
The Hawks are up 1 on Boston with 4 seconds left. With the ball, without Trae, in Boston.
The Celtics are in our NBA Cup group.
Amd the Hawks turn it over
Brown misses a pullup J. Hawks win 117-116.
We are 3 up on the Celtics in the standings and they just lost a home game in Cup play. The Cavs/Celts Cup game is in Boston.
Our group is Boston, ATL, Chicago, and Wash. I know we are at Boston and home for Chicago. Not sure on the others.
Watching Knicks vs 76rs…the Cavs make these teams look like they’re playing high school ball. Uninteresting, lacking energy, completely stagnant. Looking like last year’s Cavs honestly.
‘THE CAVS ARE THE REAL DEAL!’ 😤 – Big Perk on Cleveland’s 11-0 start to the season | First Take
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWR2gAwnN8o
THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE —- WHAT THOR CAN ACTUALLY BRING TO THE TABLE WITH A NBA CALIBER OF PLAYERS SURROUNDING HIM—- WHAT ARE STRENGTH s – WHAT DOES HE NEED TO DEVELOP—- NOW WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO FIND OUT——- TT IS NOT/ NOR WILL BE THE ANSWER THE REMAINDER OF HIS CAREER
same
Good chuckle.
BRING THOR UP FOR COUPLE GAMES—- REST / LIMIT JAs MINUTES
if Wade works at 5 and can actually develop some offense as a roll man it might be better than getting Thor run. In Kenny we trust, though.
Wade is already getting plenty of minutes. We need more depth at big, and finding out what Thor can do will be a big plus.
WOULD BRING THOR UP —- REST / LIMIT JA ‘s MINUTES FOR A COUPLE GAMES
agree
Another gritty win! My minor nit: Jerome should have gotten a blow in the second half rather than playing continuously. For awhile there, it looked like problem similar to nets leaving Schröeder in too long in the 4th.
I think Kenny just wanted to ride that hot hand until it stopped working and then he’d still have Darius to fall back on.
idk, NBA law is guys like most run they can get, and he deserves it, and it’s goodwill KA can bank on in the future if he needs sacrifice from Ty later in the season.
My thought was to just give him a minute or two and then bring back. There were a couple possessions he looked totally gassed. Don’t need to have totally gassed Ty on the court, basically at any time
Bulls played really well. They run really well off of defensive rebounds.
Steals and all star quality at the end the difference.
My goodness! 12-0!
Bobby Marks:
Cleveland continues to show that they can beat in you multiple different ways.
Tonight
Bench: +23 (terrific stretch by Ty Jerome)
Points off TO: +24
That 3rd quarter lineup of all reserves was ballsy as hell and it worked!!! They absolutely boatraced the Toros
KA is not afraid tobshake things up when necessary.
that all reserve lineup allows them to size up at the POA defense with Ty/Caris/Merrill…. funny how people pigeon holed Merrill as an offense only guy when analytics says he’s lacking impact on the offense he’s fine defensively.
From Stats Muse:
Donovan Mitchell tonight:
36 PTS
8 REB
4 STL
7 3PM
Becomes the first player in NBA history to reach these numbers with 0 TOV in a game.
SERIOUS INJURY/ JA ??
hope not. backup bigs are the Cavs major weakness. Thor time?
Word on the street is that he is ok. Not official though.
From twitter:
If any Warriors fans are wondering why Ty Jerome never went down to the G League when he was with them, turn on this Cavs-Bulls game.
Directly responsible for their 3rd quarter run to take the lead.
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Bulls getting cooked by Ty Jerome in that quarter will be the reason they lose this game, watch 😭
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Frustrating loss. Bulls just didn’t execute down the stretch. 35 points of turnovers. Not gonna cut it
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH JA —-COULDNT WATCH GAME JUST BASING ON BOX SCORE
Went off with lower leg issue – foot/ankle maybe.
He got injured in the 4th
He was really bad and KA tried Wade at 5. Then he got hurt a little.
That’s JT Thors music
Sign Jerome to a longer deal!
REBOUNDING ISSUES “ GROWING THEIR WARTS “ AGAIN
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FWIW:
2015-16 GSW: Won title
1993-94 Rockets: Won title
1948-49 Capitals: Lost Finals
2002-03 Mavs: Lost West Finals
1957-58 Celtics: Lost Finals
1996-97 Bulls: Won title
1982-83 Sonics: Lost in 1st round
GSW would win 3 more with that core.
The Rockets would repeat.
Celtics lost the Finals that year (Russell hurt), but olwon the previous one, and 8 in a row after it, missed a year, and then 2 more.
Bulls were in the midst of their 2nd 3 peat.
The Sonics had been champs in ’79.
wow. good work digging up the info.
Sorry, but I have to jump in to say that the 2015-2016 Warriors most definitely did NOT win the title.
Darius just looks like a different guy.Stronger,more poised, closing games like an assassin.
he is healthy this year, has a better team around him, and an excellent coach!
JEROME WITH ANOTHER “ GEM “ —— DO NOT TRADE HIM
absolutely NOT!