Live Thread: Cavs @ Pelicans
2019-01-09
After getting throttled by 35 Friday, Cleveland faces Anthony Davis’ Pelicans again, this time in frosty confines of the Smoothie King center. Let’s hope Cleveland puts up a better fight, but without Larry Nance, that could be tough. Look Ante Zizic and Jalen Jones to get some time against the Brow tonight, and Tristan Thompson to try like hell to stay out of foul trouble.
Hopefully the road trip will do these Cavs some good. I certainly think getting out of town in January is a recipe for team-building, and getting away from the negative echo chamber surrounding this squad can’t hurt.
On the injury front, Cleveland is down Nance, Nwaba, Love, and Henson. For New Orleans, Nikola Mirotic will be a game time decision as he attempts to return from an ankle injury, and the Pels will be without Cavs’ killer, E’Twaun Moore. I do believe we’ll see Delly play his first back-to-back for Cleveland. This team’s a terrible matchup for the Cavs, but let’s hope Cleveland has enough moxie to hang with them, and play with the same energy they did last night at the Q.
Six Cavs in double figures again…
NBA officiating is terrible.
Beating this team and these refs would be so sweet, c’mon Cavs.
Damn nice kick out Payne but wished Jones would’ve driven to the rack.
Back to back breakdown on defense leads to back to back 3s
Only 4 3s since the first quarter.
Wow Payne rhythm 3 off the dribble!!!!
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Payne’s shooting is something.
He’s in form for sure
Nice finish Jones!!!
JFJ! Strong to the hole!
Nice drive by Payne… gotta hit the throws tho
41 point quarter there for NO.
Holy hell. It’s really hard to blame the Cavs for losing steam in games when the refs constantly step up to blatantly hobble them every time they have a chance. This is becoming unwatchable.
Can’t believe Cavs are still in game after surrendering 41 point quarter…
Wow that was great team passing delly couldn’t cash it in.
Man… what absolute garbage… Pels have 30 FTAs through three quarters…
Thought Clarkson should’ve kick it out for the 3.
Another total BS call there.
AC’s had enough too.
Cannot stand Mirotic…
JFC… these touch fouls are ridiculous
Clarkson coast to coast!!!
Payne to Zizic!!!
ZZ!!
AD gets almost as many calls as Harden… sheesh
Sit down Gentry… you’re lucky you have a job dude…
Pels gonna get 40 this quarter?
That should be 3 for Delly. WTF.
Horse crap on not getting three freebies.
Wtf these refs.
Reviewing for a “hostile act?” seriously?
Hostile act?!! He was in the act of shooting!
The irony of Jackson fouling someone on a three is… Ironic.
Great floater Payne!!! Pretty hesitation move
I swear to god this Jackson kid flops ALL DAY LONG
Nice floater
Delly and Clarkson might have to play the duration for Cavs to have a shot…
We are domn enough players, why do the Pels get to added the three refs to their lineup on top of that?
Cedi nice kick out to Clarkson, Clarkson missed it.
AD just dominating the game, not sure what the Cavs can do.
Garbage call. Cedi has just as much right to that ball as Davis.
Cedi bad to got in the air, just shoot the floater.
Delly!
Cedi kick out delly tray!!!!!!!!
I spoke too soon.
Cedi fights… DELLY TREY!
Damn, we are missing, they aren’t, and the refs decided to start giving the Pels a hand.
Nice pass delly, nice finish Clarkson
Need someone to start hitting shots…
Damn… Cedi great pocket pass, incredible hustle Sexton, neither paid off.
Good ball movement… good hustle… ball just not falling this quarter…
Sexton didn toouch him.Should have leveled him if they’re gonna blow the whistle on that garbage.
Great drive and kick Sexton!!! Cedi just missed it
Great drive and kick by Sexton… Cedi just missed the open trey…
TT fornqwat wolith a goaltend and Jackson flopped.
What language is that?
Covfefe dialect
Nice :p
Nice callback!
Got away with.
Stopped the bleeding.
That’s twice this Jackson kid has Curry flopped on threes…
TT pretty useless rn…
There you go cedi!!!! Attack the rim!!!! Great rhythm pass Sexton!
That’s when he’s at his best, thundering across the tundra to the rack.
Agreed mucho
So tired of flops being rewarded…call that on the defense fr the flop…
Cedi has such a good first step… he should use it more…
And imo he’s a great finisher around the rim
TT with a rough night….
Wow… Floppius Randle…
Great steal Burks!!!!
Need to take advantage and drive on these guys… get to the line
Wow… in the bonus with 7:55 to go!
Clarkson jumper!
Nice activity by Cedi that time…
His hair is certainly on point tonight.
Nice few plays by Sexton… Hopefully that’ll put him back on track
Captain got it going tonight…
Four fouls on Payton…