Live Thread: Celtics @ Cavs
2022-11-02Good evening CtB
The Cavs welcome the Boston Celtics to the shores of Lake Erie for part deux of their home and home series over the last week. This stakes are already high even this early in the season because the good teams don’t take nights off, and both squads are sitting top three in the conference at the time of this writing. Revenge will surely be on Boston’s mind, while the Cavs are welcoming back Darius Garland and Dylan Windler back into the fold. This is a game where the Cavs and the home crowd need to bring the playoff intensity.
There are two things the Cavs did well last game that they will need to replicate: rebounding and isolation playmaking from Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, and Caris LeVert. Boston’s lack of size needs to be taken advantage of, even though Grant Williams will be back from his one game suspension. Boston’s switch everything defense will force the guards to hunt mismatches and break their defenders down off the dribble. It will be fascinating to see what adjustments both teams make with the quick turnaround and fresh memories.
#Cavs Darius Garland is playing tonight.
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) November 2, 2022
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted nationally on ESPN and locally on Bally Sports Ohio, Go Cavs!
Please just drive down the lane on us. Who cares.
Boom. DG 3.
Did Michell have room to land? No. More bullshit Celtic star treatment
Can’t challenge there? Didn’t give space for Mitchell to come down.
Garland was wide open ,should’ve passed it.
Amen.
Garland needs the ball in that situation. Better decision maker.
Comparing to how easy Boston scored.. our last possession wasn’t that great.
I like attacking the rack more than step backs.
Celtics are ahead of us mentally, still.
Garland was wide open.
Stupid Spida there.
Mitchell had DG wide open, give up the ball live with the result.
It’s Groundhog Day!
But I hope we end up on top again, and not that roles are reversed and they win in OT.
Wish they had gotten DG a chance there…they are going to load up on Mitchell…
Damn should a passed
Dumb.
awful defense, why you guarding Tatum that far away frmo the basket?
Denying the ball. But not well thought out.
Celtics have scored every possession inside 2 minutes.
4 for 4.
With only 5 minutes in OT.. we don’t have room for this to happen… no room for error.
That was a poor defensive possession.
That’s an understatement. Terrible.
That sucked
How the eff was there that big of an open lane.
Do C’s challenge?
There was no call. Nothing to challenge.
Win the scrap
What a game. This is the eastern conference champs and we’re better
No treys. No easy paint buckets.
Cs 26-27 on FTs.
We are 19-24. Not bad, but not as good.
Need a stop!
FTs win games fellas… smdh
No 3s.
Better to foul them than let someone get an open look from three…
Damn DG.
He’d be the guy I’d have picked.
Yep. Need to defend the arc now…
Another missed FT 🤦♂️
Big rebound by levert
LeVert big oboard again!
Caris rebound!
This is playoff bball!
Damn Don!
SPIDA MVP AGAIN
SPIDA TAKEOVER
SPIDA MVP
HOLY SHIT MITCHELL
Spida sticking big shots.
FLAGRANT
Spida3
Not sure that’s a flagrant
My man Mitch.
LETS GOOOOO MITCHELL MVP!
WOW WTF IS GOING ON
Marcus Smart bull is what’s going on
We need to end this quarter with some defense and enough offense
Celtics want to win this bad, they’re playing playoff physical
LeVert fouled on one end Brown taking an evening stroll on the other end. Refs deepthroat
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1587982413522780160?s=46&t=QjJqBtnoFipPE_OrPWfQvA
Another Brown walk, uncalled. He gets away with 5-6 of those a game…
Everyone caught that walk but the officials
CARIS TO MOBLEY!
Slim Duncan!
CARIS HUGE SHOT!!! CLUTCH BABYY
I seriously don’t trust Levert jump shots.. I was like thank God he made that..
Lever3
DG COOKING
my god DG nearly tore up his knee he got so lucky.
Now Garland is limping…
JAMES DEAN WADE AND 1!!!!
Looks like Whites foot was on the line.
Even if it wasn’t, that was a block. White was moving into him.
Are the C’s challenging that?
Can’t stand Horford
LETS GOO THANK YOU JB
Too many open looks for Celtics
Big block by Mitchell.
Finally a basket!
And not stopping them either
GET JA OUTTA THERE HES -16!!!
Mitchell is -9
He’s struggled tonight too and prob shouldn’t be out there cuz of the ankle.
Ugh!
3 minutes. No points.
9-0 run to start the quarter.
Awful start to the 4th.
JA’s defense has sucked tonight,
Back to hero ball!