Live Thread: Cavs vs Rockets
2019-12-11The Rockets come into the Rocket Mortgage center tonight sporting a league best 120 points per game, with James Harden and Russell Westbrook killing teams for 60 points, 12 boards, and 15 assists per game. No word yet on whether the Cavs will have a new starting lineup, but the Rockets will be missing Gerald Green, Eric Gordon, Austin Rivers, and Wilson Chandler while the Cavs are only missing Windler.
I’d like to give the Cavs some hope in this one, because if there’s any opponent teams are looking past in the Association right now, it’s the Cavs. Unfortunately, the Rockets haven’t lost to a bad team all year, with only the Wizards absurd 158-159 loss coming close.
The Cavs’ bench may have an advantage, because Houston’s last in the league in bench scoring at 25, and the Rockets give up 115 a game. The Rockets do play their starters heavy minutes.
It would be nice for all involved parties for Kevin Love and Co. to have a get right game at least in the scoring department. We’ll see what the evening holds. Go Cavs!
Harden just shoved sexton down to get that inbound.
Are you kidding me?
Bench Kev. His effort was garbage down the stretch.
Yep. It’s one thing down 13 or 15. It’s another in a 1 pt game. I think he just doesn’t want to be here anymore. Don’t think anything is changing that. We aren’t going to get much back unfortunately.
Getting out of his contract would be a big win
Yup.
Love had to at least make an effort to close out. Not likely to affect the shot, bit in a one point game you gotta run.
Really not sure what Sexton was doing or thinking there
Did they just T up Capella?
More great execution out of a TO.
Sexton didn’t look for the ball!? KPJ not the guy you want passing that. Ugh. Just terribly conceived and executed.
That’ll prolly do it…
God, awful play by Clarkson, then allowing Tucker to have a practice 3…
dang
Crap. TO bug costs us.
Close out, Kev! That d was ass.
SMH. Stood there for 3 seconds
Just give the damned ball to Porter.
Clarkson ugh.
KPJ!
Someone has to step up on that drive!
Did someone say scintilating?
I love you Kevin Porter Jr!
Yes indeed!!
Get the ball to porter
Told ya!
Great find by Clarkson. Not sure how he saw Porter!
O pts in last 3 min.
With all the reviews, NO ONE should be gassed.
Amen!
These nonstop reviews are absolutely scintillating…
the absolute worst.
Beilein’s oob plays are pretty bad.
The Ben unit of Clarkson, Delly, Nance Henson, KpJ moved so much better off ball.
This Cavs team obviously has a lot of holes – but they don’t really have a closer. Love can’t generate his own offense. Sexton has blinders on. Clarkson is probably the closest?
Not.much to be done about harden stepbacks in today’s game. Get the ball out of his hands
IDK, their strategy of not doubling got them to this point…. maybe spring a surprise trap, but I like just playing the odds at this point.
Harden has been unstoppable.
So utterly boring to watch.
TT awful turnover.
Great TO execution. Yeesh.
TT iso not usually best option…
Awful offense. Tom is right.
TT had to pass to the corner there. Terrible decision.
Love with a bad few possessions.
are the Cavs the worst team in the last 5 minutes of a close game? They didn’t score in a long time in the Milwaukee game I went to
Beilein gonna screw this up by playing the starters.
ridiculous take… yeah just play the backups 18 minutes straight, they won’t be gassed.
Lol. Just get em a rest and put em back.
They were in the middle of their run! LMFAO
?
They didn’t get a rest because they were in the. middle of a 24 point run…. so you wanted Beilein to bench them to get them a rest???
No. When the run was over, should’ve given em a couple minutes and brought em back, like from the 5 to 3 minute marks.
This is reminding me of tge Philly game (the close one) earlier this year.
Cavs almost got caught sleeping on D there
Awful pass Love… high risk with little payoff.
Not a good sequence from Love.
Nice rebound though
Starters back in
This might be over.
It amazes me how easily Harden gets to the basket – he’s deceptively quick and always seems to find a way to finish with his left. Rarely off balance on his drives too.
So strong
According to one sports science that tested him, he’s the best decelerator in the NBA… can stop on a dime.
Missed this earlier.
KpJ with a great check but redeems with another three!
Harden basically plays Horse and takes advantage of the reality that you can’t defend a 3 shooter since if you do it’s usually a foul. Fix this, NBA.
Houston at forefront of bending the rules. Four step step back and the like.
That was fantastic d by Delly btw.
Get the ball out of Harden’s hands. Make someone else make a shot.
PORTER AGAIN!!!
Let’s be honest… could ANYONE have predicted this so far?
Not me. I was just hoping to be down by 9 at this point.
Good to
That should’ve been an offensive foul on Westbrook on that 3
KPJ!!
Again. Unreal.
Porter still on fire from 3!
Porter didn’t hedge hard enough on Harden’s left side.
A 3 point duel between the Turd and JC…who will win…the World wonders…
another ridiculous shot Harden.
24-0 scoring run before that harden float
Does “ deep in the rock “ work for anyone?
WOW… huge 3 Clarkson!
JUST TUNING BACK IN —HAS NOMAD HAD ” TOO MANY MORE BEERS PLEASE “—WTF HAPPENED—NOT COMPLAINING BUT WTF : )
22-0 run for the Cavs…
Sigh. I absolutely abhor the Harden and the Rockets’ style of play
ridiculous shot Harden
Backups might be out of gas at this point.
Not a great shot, JC…
WHAT A FINISH PORTER!
Not the shot, JC
Whatever happens this stretch has been fun.
NANCE~!!!
Delly dealing!
Nice recovery by Delly before Nance bucket