Live Thread: Cavs vs Spurs 2017-01-21 Off By Tom Pestak Kevin Love will play tonight as the Cavs host the 33-9 San Antonio Spurs. Â The Spurs are led by Kawhi Leonard and they rank 4th in the NBA in Offense and 3rd in Defense. Â The game is on ABC and tip off is at 8:30. Â Let’s chat about it here! Links to the Present: “No need for a Knick to take down a Warrior” Edition Recap: San Antonio 118, Cleveland 115 (OT) (Or, Jekylll and Hyde)
KLove with 11 boards but killed us tonight by missing wide open threes
Kev with some classic empty stats. Looked bad on D too
Bad back man. It would’ve been ok if he sat out the game
Coming off a back injury, it was a lot to ask. I’m gonna let that go.
There are things to fit (defense, free throws, 2nd and 4th quarter rotation). Of those three, the last one will be the most difficult, but all are realistic.
Lebron’s turnovers. Kev’s bad back. Korver not integrated yet again in the offense so far. You can’t play too simplistic offense against the Spurs. Korver could’ve add a lot of curls in our game but the staffs haven’t found a spot for him yet.
Why no Korver tho? Prolly win in regulation with Korver instead of Love
IDK. Korver was in the lineup that gave up a 17-2 and 9-0 run
Reminds me a lot of 2015 game 1. LeBron takes a bad shot at the end of regulation. Cavs lose in ot.
Thought the exact same thing. Kyrie couldn’t miss from the elbow. 2 points wins in that situation. Kyrie should have been the only guy with the ball.
Well it was a great game and the Cavs competed well in the 4th and OT but TBH the Cavs lost this game in the FT line.
TT needs to improve his FT shooting.
Tough to compete with their size without serviceable backup rebounders
Kevin the anticlutch
Told ya. All game Kev is missing shots he’s hitting on the regular. Back spasms killed us all night
The fun thing is this Cavs team is playing in the regular season. Extra gear will be operated in the playoffs.
Jeez, Kevin.
Love is not clutch.
A lot of this was on Lue. Playing LeBron so. Many minutes when the Kyrie led lineups were playing well was probably a mistake.
So many turnovers on Lebron’s part
Agree. Should have let James sit more at the start of the 4th up by five. I said that to my friends watching the game even before the back to back turnovers.
+100
Fun game. Gotta love this Cavs team.
OK, still with a shot. Love had a shot! Unsure if he got it off in time.
Popovich has no beef here.
Should have had a better shot at the end of regulation. As others said, the dribble, dribble shoot rarely works
James was killing it all game. No problem with that shot. ISO won us the title. DO NOT FORGET
Kevin Love back spasms smh.. ball game
And thats the ballgame.
Great game. somehow this makes me love this Cavs team even more. so much heart and fight.
Almost. Still not quite there yet. I think our record is spot on. We are #3 right now.
Nah. If we met the Spurs in the playoffs we’d win in 5. Or do you forget the extra gear we have?
Your defiance is exhausting. Go to bed and let the non myopic among us talk.
James killing it tonight.
Jump ball. Got a shot.
Somehow, I’m sure Nate hates LeBron even more.
I don’t hate LeBron. Just think he isn’t immune to criticism.
You don’t ever praise him
You never found a fault in him. Ever.
James makes a great play. Jump it up!
James showing grit.
James has to cede end of game situations to Kyrie. I’m still ticked on that last shot.
At least he let Kyrie take it when it mattered most last June…
You don’t see bad timeout plays from Lue very often.
That play is designed for James not to need to know if someone’s there. I just don’t think they needed a three yet
Kyrie may not be in right spot but LeBron shouldn’t have thrown it blind.
It is meant to be blind
Yep. Nate just loves to blame LeBron for everything.
Love this team. They show so much heart.
They were out of sync from the beginning on that inbounds play. No one started moving when the ref handed Love the ball.
Exactly, TT move right when LeBron urged him by clapping.
Whose mistake Irving or James?
James. You have to look.
Horrid play from James there. He can yell all he wants. It wasn’t there.
Miscommunication. rarely that happens for a Lue coached team
Gutsy performance by Cavs.
Poor shot from James there. Got the rock off the glass. Put Korver in for this play.
Love is somehow more valuable on d than frye or I’d say get channingnin there
Let’s get a clean look for someone other than TT.
Kyrie is getting great looks. Just give him the ball.
Smart by Bron. Knew Manu was hurt.
That call on Bron’s block…that changed the whole game
Irving is nuts.
Grit
Crap play. Have to improve on the glass.
Two calls in a row against us…one questionable, one that should get a guy fired
Irving automatic from midrange.
Ginobili flops
Haha. Ugly ball in overtime.
That’s clean, methinks. Looked a foul live.
Shump doing too much. Good call on the screen. Let’s go up 4!
There we go Ky!
TT and Irving and Shump have been fantastic
Didn’t need that heat check.
Grit and heart baby!
That was a bad look. I’m betting it was supposed to be Bron Irving p/r and Bron didn’t give it up. Let’s go Cavs.
That’s the end of regulation play we should have run.
Kyrie says “Give it to me next time!”
Spurs 10/10 in freebies and we are 10/22. Got to make them in OT
How the hell does Kyrie not get the ball at the end of regulation?
Let’s hope Kyrie can get hot now and the Cavs can find a way to defend them better.
Having LeBron bring the ball up nearly full court without much time left usually leads to a bad shot.
Yep, seen him run and miss this play in pretty much every tie game. Wish he would give it to Ky
I’m betting Bron didn’t run the play. Would a give that one to Ky. Oh well. Let’s hope they bring it home.
Hatad that last shot. Game 1 of GSW 2015 review. James can make em. Low percentage.
Great D from James there. Chance to win it. Let James create or give it to Kyrie? Korver for Love perhaps?
I’d go Ky, James, Korver, Shump, + Love (Frye is 0-2 from deep).
Will Kyrie end it?
Wow. Cavs with no business winning this game with a shot to win. People are right. Only the last five minutes matter.
What?
Switch LeBron and kawhi and Cavs are in the lottery.
You’re silly.
Ever get bored with the moronic trolling?
Great Defense from the king too!!
Yeah that was good iso D
LeBron’s pumped up. He wants this one