Live Thread: Spurs @ Cavs
2022-02-09Good evening CtB!
Tonight Gregg Popovich, Dejounte Murray, and the San Antonio Spurs grace the shores of Lake Erie for their season series finale against the Cavs. The Spurs are a team that plays far better than their record, with a neutral point differential in spite of a less than .500 record. They are also only a couple of of games out of the Western Conference play-in. The Cavs should expect a stern test from their Western Conference foe.
For the Cavs, the excitement is off the charts. Tonight will be presumably the debut of newly acquired “hometown kid” Caris LeVert. Also, it appears that All Star point guard Darius Garland will be returning from his multi-game absence with a balky back. There will be two goals for the Cavs this evening. The first one is obviously the win to stay in the hunt for the top seed. The second goal will be recapturing some of the offensive magic lost from the devastating Ricky Rubio knee injury. Don’t be surprised if LeVert makes a statement tonight with his game.
As for the game itself, Mr. Cavalier Austin Carr has the tale of the tape on the San Antonio Spurs:
Spurs-lead NBA in asts-27.9
Spurs-4th in fewest TO’s-12.7
Spurs-8th scoring offense-111pts
Spurs-24th-scoring defense-111pts
Spurs-9th-FG%-46%
Spurs-14th-(3)%-35%— Austin Carr (@MrCavalier34) February 9, 2022
These aren’t the Spurs of glory days past. The Spurs win these days with potent offense masking sub par defense. The game will be a classic contrast of styles between the Spurs firepower vs. the Cavs’ elite defense. Conversely, look for the Cavs to jump start their offense against the leaky Spurs’ defense.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM ET and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, Go CAVS!!!!
Westbrook out with “back tightness” tonight. Gotta be a trade coming. Come in Janes Dolan, you cannot let Vivek take your crown as the dumbest owner, fight back!
you got it!
so.. thumbs up or down for young master caris ?
Looked like a willing passer and he made a big bucket when it felt like the momentum was shifting to the spurs in the 4th. Hell only get better and this might be the first time in his career he’s played on a good team.
personally.. i think he is a good humble fellow who has skills.. a great addition, at least for this year, but likely beyond as well if he decides to take a little less to win the rest of his career
Ok so far. But I’ll give him after all-star break to acclimate himself to the team.
He was OK. For a guy with one practice with the team. Was 4-11, 1-3 from deep. 11 pts, 1 reb, 2 assists and zero TOs. Had a big bucket when the Spurs had it down to 7 (six? five?) in the fourth.
He is a willing passer. Not a ball hog. Was OK on D but had a few lapses in transition.
Missing everything on that wide open 3 was disappointing. Does seem like a willing passer.
That was Wade’s fault. It made no sense for Levert to get the ball back with wade being wide open. He got stuck with the ball at the end of at least 3 shot clocks. Made one that I remember.
san antonio has drafted pretty well recently.. their homegrowns played well tonight.. and they are still in the wilderness.. the roll of the dice (or random number generator) should never be minimized… but a front office still needs to react optimally to those numbers.. mother luck and keeping it simple stupid has been a good formula for the cavs.. i fully credit koby with garland (and sexton).. grade A.. big mobes was a gift from the quantum foam and the poor judgement (my opinion) of DET and HOU.. koby just pressed the right button.. i will give him a B..… Read more »
Just barely, though. Their point differential says their record should be better. Their competition for #10 is NO (is Zion gonna play?) and Sacramento. If they get in, I think they coukd take the Clips if PG13 & Kawhi are still out, and the Lakers straight up.
check out recent photos of donut-boy.. think “my 600 lb life”.. not playing this year
DG just comes across as a kid, in the most positive sense…my favorite player in the league…
you know a team is in deep trouble when they won’t part with a 1st round pick that doesn’t mature until 2027..
They know they are gonna suck in 2027 and they want that pick.
so they are stuck with westbrook for several more years.. and the wheels are coming off that wreck very quickly
He has a player option next year for $47 million. It will only be 1 more year. He ain’t turning that down.
But that will be Bron’s last year. You kbow he’ll bail. Laker’s fans want to burn the whole thing down & start over. They are split on trading LBJ or AD, though.
they left themselves no outs.. cupboard is bare
Well, a good win.
Garland magnificent. Ice, Allen, and Mobley good. Cedi OK. LeVert fine in debut. Rondo nice 1st half. Love could not make a shot but had 10 boards.
I will take it. 1 game out of first.
3 straight on road before ASG. Pacers, 76ers (b2b) Hawks.
I’d rest Garland, Mobley and Love for one of that B2B if I’m the Cavs.
Thought Okoro was really important in that 4th quarter
Good game for him…he’s been coming on…
they did lock it down in the 4th
LeVert had a big “stop the bleeding” bucket.
yup, JB went with him in crunch time, seemed to work defensively.
His O waxes & wanes, but the D is consistently very good.
yeah. D is like fast — it shows up every day
A bit choppy but overall very convincing win !!!
DG is boss…
The Pangos Farewell Game. Time to hang #6 in the rafters
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I thought Pangos was back in Moscow?
There was a report that he’d signed, but it was never confirmed by American News. Likely lined up for after trade deadline…
Typical Russian propaganda! 😂
Lol. What, no, nothing is wrong at Chernobyl, everthing is fine.
Last game for Pangos??? Russia is calling I hear.
Pangos still with us?
Cavs one game back of first…crazy…
Jarret with the LeVerse!
JARRETT ALLEN SLAMMING THE DOOR
That should do it! Sick pass, Darius.
Clear the benches…
Woah Allen takes the hit & finished anyway.
DG to JA and-1!
Ballgame.
WHAT A PASS DG TO JA!
DG with the ridiculous pass to JA!!!
Did DOg’s back flare up?
The only reason this might be a win is because the Spurs have almost no Talent
When Mobley works o. His hands and adds some upper body, the Cavs will rebound and be really hard to beat.
Nice take Mobes !
Are we gonna clean the glass at some point? Sheesh.
MOBLEY TO THEH RACK WHAT A PLAY!
Everyone afraid to shoot.
agreed.
Let Caris run point and play Stevens or Windler!
Have we seen Stevens yet??
Nope…probably gonna take them a few games to figure out minutes…
Way to push it, Ice…
Wade needs to shoot that wide open 3.
He gets bageled a lot.
Oof bad miss….
Rondo again???
Wade two straight great stops
Trying to steal DG a breather here.
They’re playing 4 on 5 when Rondo is off the ball.
JB’s being obtuse with Rondo and Caris right now
DG 27 pts on 12-15. 3-3 from deep. Magnificent.
Good hustle, allen.
Cavs switching back on in the nick of time…
DG All NBA tonight…
CARIS TO JA !!!!!
DG DAGGERING
Big bucket from LeVert there.
CARIS TO THE RESCUE!
Too much Rondo
Was just thinking that
i think so too, but i’m willing to let it ride for the greataer good.
I love these unis.
def best ones
my boy Vassell blossoming in San Antonio!
WHAT A PASS RONDO TO LOVE WHAT A FINISH!
Very weak play by Mobes there
He seems a little low-ish energy tonight…
KLove globetrotting!!
Bench did not do so hot that quarter.
That bench unit was bad. Rondo cannot stay in front of a parked car
Time for DG to ice this.
Cavs rusty and ragged but handling their business
KLOVE HUSTLE!
Still up 11.
Spurs back in it, though.
I’ve never seen a team get screwed by the refs so much in their own darn Arena
Pop gravity too much for the refs
refs trying to make it a game,
REFBALLED AGAIN F U REFS
LOVE WITH SOME PHYSICALITy
Another crappy close to the quarter. We got a ball game now.
Love draws a charge!
I don’t see this Spurs team rolling over.
GREAT PASS CARIS GOOD DUCK IN LOVE
bad shot Cedi, work the ball inside c’mon guys
Down to 15 from 22. Kev still struggling (though that foul was weak).
Gotta keep playing, though.
WTF LOVE REFBALLED, HE’S A HALL OF FAMER SHOW SOME RESPECT
I’ll give Rondo this, he makes a lot of deflections
Hey it’s not me that’s being greedy now. Listen to the crowd boo and we are 20 points up!
LMFAOOO THEYRE BOOING THE REFS!