Live Thread: Cavs vs Pistons
2023-03-04The Cavs look to make up for a frustrating loss to the Celtics where they looked outclassed (despite the misleading final score). They take on the moribund Detroit Pistons who are missing most of their good players. Isaiah Stewart, Alec Burks, Jalen Duren, and Bojan Bogdanovich are all out for the Pistons, while the Cavs have no one in the injury report. If they were smart, they’d give Spida Mitchell the night off to protect his oft injured groin, but the Cavs aren’t. Donovan will play on his bobble head night.
Cleveland hasn’t beaten a good, healthy team in 2023, and that won’t change tonight. The Pistons are bad even when healthy.
I’d love to see if Danny Green and Sam Merrill can give the Cavs anything or if the Cavs can find an effective third big, but I’d be happy to see them just avoid laying an egg and get back to a sane and sustainable rotation. We’ll see if that happens.
Tatum w/ 47 minutes, Brown with 45 minutes
Who the hell is Emanuel Quickley?
Someone having a career night.
And now Quigly with a 7-0 run before smart FT.
Smart just fouled out
Celtics took to long to get anything going
Double OT!!!
Tatum is just chucking
Oh how I miss players not named DG or DM making multiple 3’s in a game in meaningful moments…
It is gonna have to be Danny Green.
Rubio & LeVert can do it.
I’d love for Mobley, Okoro, or Wade to do it,,but I am not optimistic.
Doubt Windler or Merril get a chance.
Wow Knicks don’t challenge
I think it went off Quickly’s foot. The announcers are not super observant (sorry RJ).
Randle with 5 fouls
I hope this goes to triple OT with the Celtics playing us tomorrow
Yea go to OT
Rooting for Boston tonight.. need distance from Knicks.
I was rooting for Miami the other night and they let me down
So tough to root for Boston. It feels wrong.
Triple OT Celtics win is best case scenario.
For sure
1 point game
Knicks still have the upperhand with the ball and a chance to go up 3..
So marcus smart is the all time most egregious flopper in nba history right? Is there any way to trust he actually got hit here? He makes soccer players look like stoics for gosh sakes
Looks like Celtics will loose..
That is NOT a hostile act.
They got it right.
Tatum counterpunch.
All the Knicks are really doing is not giving up layups and rebounding on D. They have still given up 40% from 3. We could learn a lot from this game
Thats what I get for prognosticating in the middle of a knicks run lol
Yeah. You gotta try to take away something, be it the lane or the line.
Brunson-less Knicks on a 19-2 run in Boston, up 9.
Knicks are legit.
No Brunson tonight for the Knicks
Knicks lead Celtics by 1 point going into 4th. Celtics had a 14 point lead at beginning of quarter.
I don’t like Phoenix or Dallas.
If I had to go bottom 5:
5. Toronto (hacks)
4. Phoenix (KD/CP3/Book)
3. Boston (general principle)
2. Dallas (Irving)
1. Memphis (team thuggery)
I grew up a Dr. J fan, so I cannot put Philly bottom 5 despite Harden. GSW always in the running, but I think I’d take them over the others.
Who you guys got, bottom 5?
Golden State is always the most hate-able team to me. Fun fact: the Dubs won the last 5 games in a row without Steph. The Cavs won 4 games total between 2014 and 2018 when LeBron didn’t play.
haha – LeBron probably only missed about six games in four years.
He missed 27. The Cavs were 4-23 in those games.
More proof that Kyrie sucks as the lead dog.
It helped that the 5 game win streak coincided with a 5 game home stand.. they are 7-24 on the road.. but did go 7-4 without Curry this last time around.
No.5. GSW (F’ing smugness)
No.4. GSW. (Can’t hate them enough)
No. 3. Memphis. (Tough guy talk, no walk… just play ball )
No. 4. Atlanta. (Trae’s douchery)
No.5. Boston. (Meathead fan base)
Honorable mention
Clippers (I’m tired too, but I have to go to work)
Wherever CP3 is. (Currently the Suns. He’s a complete dick)
I think it changes. But…
(5.) Knicks – because they’re surging and I don’t want them to be better than us
(4.) Toronto – Dirty
(3.) Boston – no explanation needed
(2.) Golden State – no explanation needed
(1.) Miami – I hate that team going back to the LeBron days
Honorably mention: Atlanta
Sucks the 76ers beat the Bucks. And then Mitchell’s finger..
https://twitter.com/AmNotEvan/status/1632184477765042176?s=20
good stuff!
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They are gonna slow walk Green back. But I think that may be the plan eventually.
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So much happening in this post, but it’s all positive I guess so I’ll just Go Cavs!
This Kings-Wolves game is pretty good!
Brandon Clarke out for season with an Achilles tear. Bad luck for the Grizz.
First loss since Jan. 21st for the Bucks, Yikes!
Hot take: Philly and Bucks are better than Boston.
I back that take, but must acknowledge bias is a major factor in these kinds of decisions 😜
I find the Bucks to be a more likable crew than Philli or Boston.
Giannis getting bailed out by the refs
Looks of foul hunting in this one with Embiid, Giannis, and Harden.
Harden playing like Rockets Harden
Well Philly look like they will win, 2 back to back 3’s to take a 2 pt lead with FT now for Maxey.
Lol Philly with a 5 second violation
Then Giannis travels. Game. Set. Match.
Celtics 5.5 point favs against the Knicks tomorrow. Game on ESPN at 7:30.
Philly v Bucks is a real battle. We’re not there yet.
Nope.
Bucks only up103-100 right now with 8:56 left.. 76ers had a nice run to get it to 1.
11 dunks for Cavs tonight..
Ball movement and defense was excellent, rebounding was trash… bums were slayed thankfully
Merrill has a coif from the 50s
AGREE NATE WOULD LIKE TO SEE GREEN GET SOME MIN S WITH THE STARTERS
Boeheim hits a garbage time triple for the generals.
Llama called bank
YES SAM “ MY MAN “ 👍👍👍. I CAN GO TO BED A HAPPY MAN AND IF THE MRS NOMAD COOPERATES SHE CAN MAKE ME AN EVEN HAPPIER MAN 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
I’m betting she needs a… lot MORE BEER PLEASE.
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO
GO GET EM COACH!
Danny Green needs some minutes with the Starters for Okoro. Also, the arc on green is nuts. Comes in off the street, plays like twenty minutes first game. Plays a little a few games later and otherwise glued to bench outside if garbage time.
Danny Green jumper wet
Jesus
We still have 3 minutes left.
Nomad we have a Merrill sighting!
WADE POST UP AND KICK OUT TO DANNY FOR THREE!!!!
Sam the man sighting
Danny Green needs more playing time
GREAT CUT AND FINISH MERRILL!
GOOD PASS WADE!
Llama stuffed.
MERRILL IS IN
And scores!
WYD STEVENS GIVE UP THE BALL AND RUN OFFENSE
Woof. Cedi. Slow down
good ball movement Wade just missed, needs to put arch on it
ditto for Cedi on that 3
Or maybe arc.
Cedi is building his house with some clankers
Remember when the Cavs kept Manny Harris over Danny Green and Manny had the NBA’s only career ending frostbite injury?
I remember Bruce Drennan ripping Dan Gilbert, when Gilbert praised Manny Harris on Twitter. “Stop that Joseph Gerbil Propaganda!”
Llama Clank a three. Thought he wasn’t taking those anymore.
WHERES THE FOUL REF??????????
STEVENS POST UP MIDDIE
Llama just made another hoop. So JB is going to retire his jersey in the hangers after the game.
Llama turnaround!
To quote CLF LMFAO!
Cedi runs a simple two man with DG14
Green splash
CEDI DANNY TWO MAN GAME TO PERFECTION!
DANNY!!!!!!
MORE GOOD BALL MOVEMENT JUST KEEP LAUNCHING THREES
I could see DM missing a couple of weeks.
And I’m a certified Twitter doctor.
yeah same
Hope not.. that would remind me of last year when we had injuries to end the year that didn’t went well.
I could live with 2 weeks.
at least this time no chance we don’t get into the playoffs… but could lose home court.
Stevens played well. Since this team stinks, JB will over value it.
GOOD BALL MOVEMENT CEDI JUST MISSED.
RICKY PUMP FAKE AND 3
Do it again…
Ricky Three-ubio
Someone passes to Cedi… Cedi gives it up for a Mobley slam!
That a was a nice alley oop to Mobley
WHAT A PASS CEDI, JB I’M COMING TO YOUR HOUSE IF YOU EVER BENCH HIM AGAIN