Live Thread: Cavs @ Celtics
2023-03-01Good evening CtB!
The Cavs have ventured to the shores of the Massachusetts Bay to take on the Boston Celtics in a primetime, national television showcase. This game features two of the elite of Eastern Conference, and certainly revenge will be first thing on the Celtics’ mind as the Cavs took the first two meetings against them early in the season. Caris LeVert had his best game of the season in the first matchup and Darius Garland put on a virtuoso performance in the second matchup. Much has changed for the Cavs since those matchups, so it’ll be interesting to see how the Cavs handle the hype of the game. So far, the Cavs haven’t handled big time matchups well so far in this recent stretch.
Statistically, the Celtics are the class of the NBA. There’s nothing they don’t do exceedingly well. If the Cavs have any designs on winning they will have produce their A-game.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live regionally on Bally Sport Ohio/Great Lakes and nationally on ESPN, Go Cavs!
P.S. Make sure you check out Adam Cathcart’s Atlanta recap!
I think I’d root for the Warriors over the Celtics.
a real sophie’s choice LMFAO
I did last year. I would again.
Wish DG had started gunning threes earlier than he did…
Need a Jordan Clarkson 7 point play
Cap’n Bandaid would have put them to the sword.
still pissed about that!
Cavs need to win those two home games against Detroit and Boston and the two games in Miami.. ..
If they can somehow go 3-2 in those 5 games, I’d consider it a really good stretch.
Whelp
Outside chance here.
Lol Cavs making this look closer than it was
Gotta beat Detroit on Saturday
They better
I’ll be there !
Evan shoots before he knows where he is sometimes.
Cavs shooting is. Stinky.
Has been. For quite awhile . Need to play Cedi over someone in the rotation and also take a possible look at Windler tbh
7-28 from three ain’t gonna get it done against this team…
Total garbage on that review.
Mitchell certainly balling out tonight…hope it’s not aggravating whatever he did to his hammy or whatever it was…
Mitchell is so smooth.
Nice homer review there…
Another brilliant ooto iso
I know right… to Mitchell’s fav spot, left side for 3.
It’s absolutely inexcusable. Hire someone for OOTO. It’s fine, JB. You don’t have to be good at everything.
HORFORD LEFT OPEN AGAIN WHO’S FUCKING IDEA IS THAT JB?????????????
Go.small with Cedi on Horford. Cedi doesn’t leave his man off ball.
Mitchell took Tatum again.
Keep attacking the rim. Inside out.
Last shot here, probably.
QUIT LEAVING HORFORD OPEN MOBLEY AND JA
They are lucky that was a shot lock violation.
Cavs will have a hard time with any big that can stretch the floor (from 3) .. like when Randle hit 8-12 3’s against us earlier this year…
Boston has good movement. They are reacting to penetration (usually by Brown or Tatum) & Horford is stepping back to the line.
DG frustrating me.. doing too much
DG another poor break. 13 again.
OH REALLY THANK NATE HOPE HE GETS A LEGIT MIN S AND “ LIGHTS THEM UP “👍
Only Mitchell playing tonight.
He has been amazing but no one else involved in the O at all
40 for Mitchell.
I am out.
JB gotta go.
4 point swing.. over dribbling by DG and then an and-1 opportunity on the other end.. smh..
OH MY GOD GET MOBLEY AND DG OFF THE COURT
Not a good sequence there.
If effing Horford goes 7-7 from 3, you probably ain’t winning…
6/6 from long range for Horford.. this reminds me of the time Brook Lopez was hitting everything against us.
Maybe guard him.
Horford 6/6 from 3. Al
NO NATE I DIDN T SEE WHO PICKED HIM UP OF COURSE THE CAVS HAVE ENOUGH// TOO MANY 3 PT SHOOTERS 🤪🤪🤪🤪
Cavs ten day!
Let Caris cook!
That was all Mitchell. OK, maybe not all. Nice cut by Caris.
WOW WHAT A PASS SPIDA WHAT A FINISH CARIS!
JB treating this like a game7, Donovan on pace to play 44
playing time as punishment for that 3rd quarter effort LMFAOOOO
15
13…
13!
Lots of time.
BENCH WIT 8 PTS ISN T GOING TO CUT IT I HAVE POSTED OFTEN THIS WEEK CONCERNS ABOUT KNICKS OVERTAKING THE CAVS FOR THE 4TH SPOT DONT LOOK NOW BUT THEY ARE COMING FAST SO WHY DID WE GO GET GREEN
U see your man Merrill got picked up?
I hate to say it, but D’Antoni might be the guy the Cavs should hire.
Lol nooooo he is just never the answer
God no.
We got 3 rebounds in the last quarter. Three.
Wow that is horrible.. and Celtics probably had 3 +offensive rebounds during that time as well.
Where was the foul?
I can’t say the Cavs would be worse with Lauri.
Yeah but just too much unkowns, it is what it is
Instead of Mitchell? Yes.
Lower ceiling for sure.
41 points by Boston in the third…
6/7 from 3
8/15 from in the paint
Cavs
1/8 from 3
9/13 in the paint
Mitchell
6/7 in the paint
1/3 from 3
Just no bench production
they’re not really the problem, 3 points from 20m dollar man Jarrett Allen and got completely punked. Mobley shooting 5/13, OKoro not doing shit either.
Also out rebounded that 3rd quarter 16-3
Pitiful SMFH
Hey didn’t the Cavs used to have this sweet shooting rebounding machine off the bench? My memory getting foggy
He’s the Heat’s starting PF LMFAOOOOO
Smh that is already biting the Cavs
Love single-handedly lost the Heat a game against the tanking Hornets.
48 min from the bench …
3/10 FG
8 points
Loving Mitchell’s effort here.
Boston is too good to spot them 20 in their building though.They can’t start Okoro at the three against good teams.
Boston outrebounding 30-17.. 6 more 3’s… +5 on the fast break.
They play smarter and harder and shoot better than we do. They are just a better, more balanced, and more experienced team. Period.
Cavs mailed it in tonight outside Donovan in the 3rd.
First half was fairly good but mostly on strong Individual effort from DG.
Mitchell takes Tatum. We get two stops, and Williams gets the rebound both times.
Mobley not ready for this
We need to work on staying down. Basic defense. I know he is hot, but if you jump, it is 3 points.
We probably have to accept that the Cavs just aren’t good enough yet. They have the best record in the East against sub .500 teams, but are 8th best against over .500 teams. Hopefully they win a home playoff series, but we’re not beating the Bucks, Celtics, or Sixers in a series. I can’t criticize the Mitchell trade, but I do wonder if we thought we were farther along. Would Lauri and those firsts give us a better chance to improve? Because right now, we just have to hope that Mobley becomes a top 5 guy. There isn’t much more… Read more »
Let’s see Mobley become a top 40 guy first.
Do you think that would be enough to get them there?
well Mobley’s good enough to become a top 5 and he’s nowhere close right now.
My point is everyone keeps trying to short circuit the process. He’s gotta get better incrementally.
(More of a response to Joey than you, Chris)
Exactly right. We ain’t winning nothing this year.
1. Finish top 6.
2. Get some PO experience and find out what contending teams do.
Top 4 is gravy.
Mitchell is our best player. And it is not even close. The other guys have to improve. And we have to get better collectively.
I think we can all agree that the Donovan trade may have stunted the growth of our young ones but we got a leader, a closer and a playoff superstar all in one. I feel those things are invaluable.
Give em all an off-season together and then we’ll reconsider. As far as right now, hindsight, I do that trade a million times over.
Cavs are getting outplayed this quarter… shame
Look how easy Boston gets to the basket. It seems like we really have to work to get anywhere close.
Wade with an air ball. He’s really stunk it up lately.
Wonder if we had a backup big that can rebound and hit volume 3s ?!
Mitchell one man army
At least Soida is going to the hoop.
Mitchell is hurt.
JB finally going a good lineup 30 minutes into the game LMFAO
Please. We outplayed them the whole first half.
But was still down 3 and barely made our free throws.
He’s just making shit up, That lineup is a +66 on the season LMFAO
Mitchell playing, looks like he’s laboring, though…
Horford gets a friendly bounce.. that’s when you get when you leave him wide open … again !!!
This one is over. Second half pantsing.
Caris. Come. On.
God I hate the Celtics.
Oof LeVert
We are good but not great. Need to grow.
Mobley has been awful on O. Allen next to non-existent. We need all core 4 guys to play well to win. Mobley & Allen have to outplay Horford & Williams for us to win. The Cs bench + Smart is gonna beat our bench + Okoro. And Tatum + Brown is likely gonna beat Spida + DG. Or at least play even.
This is just another make/miss game where we are missing. I dont feel afraid of the Celtics; I think we match up just fine with them. Just need to make our open looks
I agree, but the problem is, they have a lot more guys capable of making threes. And they picked up another one at the trade deadline…
Yeah the number of Cavs’ shots that have been “in and out” tonight – unreal!
Looks like his hamstring again
Definitely looked that way. When he had his earlier “groin” injury was that a hamstring issue?
Don’t like seeing DM like this.. hope he is okay…
Mitchell may be injured, lovely…
Where is Mobley and Allen or our defense? They are nonfactors in this game.
Need to put someone bigger on Tatum? Then he just step back 3s
Wade was +20 in 39 minutes the first game LMFAO
Caris clamped him up game 2.