Live Thread: Cavs vs Nuggets
2018-03-07
Well, Cleveland’s last meeting against the Denver Nuggets did not go well, to say the least. It wasn’t so much the final deficit, or even the margin between the two teams throughout the game. It was Cleveland’s complete and utter inability to show even an ounce of defensive capability. The first and second quarters saw the Nuggets score 37 and 36 respectively. That’s inexcusable. Though they managed two 31 point quarters to start the half, they were never able to offer up enough resistance to give themselves a chance.
Luckily for the Cavs, it appears the defensive drain Tristan Thompson is unavailable tonight. Now that Lue is forced to use other players, perhaps Cleveland can show a little more moxie on defense. I expect them to perform better tonight, despite the altitude. Jeff Green should be available tonight, hopefully that doesn’t mean less minutes for Zizic. As always, go Cavs!
“James to Nance.” I love to say it.
Lbj is falling in love with him. Amazing what smart players can do
Double Double for LNJ!
God, Nance is too good…
Nance is sooo long!
Hill Yeah!
Our rebounding tonight makes me miss k love
Less rebounds when you shoot 56%
He’ll be back soon.
Didn’t need a three there… but love the steal on the other end…
Nance can score 20 a night if he shoots 50% from 17 feet
Lol at Chauncey having flashbacks to 2007 after they note that LBJ has scored 21 of the last 27 points for the Cavs…
Really need Love back just for rebounding…
Do you guys remember those games where LeBron would just get hot from three and it was game over? Like, he’d do a couple of heat checks and all of the sudden the other team was going to the locker room.
Lue’s halftime adjustments: lebron, you score some more. Defensively let’s keep doing the same crap on the perimeter and hope they miss.
I’ll take that over the alternative…
There you go again with reasoned analysis.
You gotta admit, LeBron aside… guys are really closing out 100 times better than they did the last game vs. the Nugs…
Great pick and roll from Hill to James!
LeBron has 30!
Joker threw it out of bounds after dribbling & pretended he hadn’t touched it. Tooooo funny.
opp shooting % for 3’s against Lebron…200%
Nance jumper is just money from there…
jokic making $1.4M wow
Get that 61 Bron!
Hill just off tonight…
Luckily LeBron is on…
That pass was nice.
Some of these TOs are maddening…
Gotta box out Rodney… smh
Damn it LeBron
You knew after 2 in a row that was going up. That is another habit I wish he would lose. Leverage your hot streak into an easy shot for someone instead of a heat check.
I keep forgetting Hood is left handed…
Denver running their offense a lot more forcefully
That weave seemed like it would have resulted in a better shot…
Those are some MVP stats…
https://twitter.com/CavsJMike/status/971609729595195392
Is Slim Jim a food group?
https://twitter.com/CavsFredMcLeod/status/971609649274241024
This is how I feel about Byron Scott as a studio analyst.
Lol
I truly hope President Stevens takes some high profile college job soon, and the Celtics hire Byron…Bill Simmons deserves the best…
Yes, Clarkson will be infuriating. He will have flashes of awesome & WTF.
Sometimes on the same possession…
Zizic has looked like he belonged out there for a second straight game…
Totally
The Harris’ got going a bit & Jokic got some calls he didn’t deserve. But still a lit better.
Zizic’s length makes things difficult inside.
Freaking Andersons.
Only some careless perimeter defense in the middle of the second prevented this from being a 20 point lead at the half…
Bron had a sequence where Millsap & then Harris got him for 3 apiece.
I wonder what the difference could be…
https://twitter.com/CavsFredMcLeod/status/971607740991680512
The initials rhyme with ‘VV’
15 assists for the Cavs so far…
Clarkson is going to always be infuriating, isn’t he?
Magic 8-ball says ‘without a doubt’.
Officials love the joker he’s getting every call
He’s a good player, but he’s always been a flopper…
Including the one where he apparently got shot by a sniper in the nose…
It is a honking schnaz
Fav possession of the game thus far…
https://twitter.com/FOXSportsOH/status/971605391032270848
https://twitter.com/mcten/status/971606972511367168
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_cl3WIO6A
That never gets old. That kid should be an announcer and just say that every time LeBron scores
I’ve seen more 70 point halves this year than in the last 20 combined
RJ airball
James With a two for one dagger
Bron figured it out!
Fifteen seasons and the light comes on
Amen. Not a stepback 3!
TWO FOR ONE!!!
We cut Jefferson for Derrick Rose
I forgot. Ugh.
Yeah… if you’re gonna pull the swim move, you gotta hit your throws King…
Chandler in JR mode for the Nuggets…
Wish Cedi would have just shot that three instead of passing to Uncle Jeff…
His release isn’t quick enough. One problem is he has to stop shooting so flat footed. Needs to get flexed on the balls of his feet before the catch and release.
Fair enough… I still would rather see him put the ball on the floor and drive than pass to Green for a three…
Or wwkd (what would Kyle do)
It is more of a set shot from 3 rather than a jumper.
Release time is an issue, but I also think he is not as confident above the arc. Like Green, he should stick to the corners.
Above the arc 3s should be for Korver, JR, Hood, Love, Bron, Hill, & sometimes Clarkson. Green & Cedi should be have to’s only.
Argh. Green
Wow… Z2 went straight up there…
Chandler’s been a lot more quiet than the last game…
Does JR do anything better than Korver?
Throws soup…
I don’t know. I bet Kyle would be a pretty good soup slinger
Okay… drinks Henney…
I suppose he can put it on the floor a *little* better…he’s generally worse on D, though…
Nuggets getting into their ‘hit everything’ mode…
Z back out there to give Nance a blow… good move
Kraken action from Hill.
That was an all bad sequence by JR…
Love Bron and Hood holding up hands so Nance doesn’t get an inadvertent third foul…
ALL THE BALL MOVEMENT!
That seemed like an unnecessary three try by Bron…
Terrible shot, LeBron
Great feed, hill.
Nance is a pick and roll God…
Nance is too good…
Why doesn’t lue have kk playing with Lebron more he hits threes all day with Lebron passing to him
Can they change uniforms at halftime?
Defense got LAAAZY on the nugget run.
Cavs getting lazy on the perimeter…