Live Thread: Cavs vs Timberwolves
2024-03-08Happy Friday, Cavs fans. Cleveland will be without Evan Mobley, Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, and TY Jerome. Somehow (even though sports gambling is a scourge) the Cavs are 2.5 point favorites, mainly because the Wolves are on a back-to-back amd Anthony Edwards is a game time decisions, and Karl Anthony-Towns tore his meniscus in the last week. Monte Morris is also out and Jordan Mclaughlin is also questionable. Meanwhile…
I hate this lineup. Let’s hope Damian Jones has his warmups on. Oh. And this just in, ANT is playing. Go Cavs.
THAT SUCKS——-GOING TO MAKE WINNING THAT “GIMME “ GAME EVEN MORE DIFFICULT——NEED DG / JA TO PLAY LIKE THEY DID AGAINST THE WOLVES/ SAM MY MAN IS GOING TO “ LIGHT “ IT UP ——- PLAY ELDER INSTEAD OF “DNP-JONES “ 👍
Mitchell Strus Mobley out v Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is coming off a b2b
YEP READ THAT TOO ARCH ——-THE POLAR BEAR 🐻❄️ BOY s ARE DISTRICT CHAMPS 👍—-GIRLS GOING FOR REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN A COUPLE HRS ———-EXCITING
NBA.com has the Cavs taking Weber States Dillon Jones in their mock draft.
Rudy G is channelling Johny Manzel
Gobert is claiming the refs rigged the game against the Wolves.
He and Ant talked their way into a shit whistle. ESPN was so thirsty for a great Ant game so if anything that’s where bias went.
Gobert cost his team the game with shenanigans the refs couldn’t ignore. Compare to how Ice and DG (well mostly Ice) worked through getting a tougher whistle.
Big picture, even with many things to (quite justly) gripe about, how far has this team come in 2 years at least in terms of regular season competition? In 2022 all it took was one knee injury to Rubio to completely derail the whole season. This week they’ve beaten the top East and West teams within the same week while severely short handed and not even playing particularly well. But, we’ll see if it translates in April (and hopefully later).
Good thoughts
The thing is if ANYTHING translates in April it should be stuff like this imo
absolutely.
this doesn’t assure the Cavs are going anywhere in the playoffs, but it increases the chances.
Back at the 2 seed
aw RIGHT!
HATE TO SAY IT ——- CAVS “ MUST “ WIN AGAINST NETS ON SUNDAY ———- CANT AFFORD TO LOSE THE SO CALLED “ GIMME GAMES “ / HOME AGAINST A LOUSY TEAM——- GETTING THAT TIME OF YEAR/ EVERY WIN/ LOSS IS CRUCIAL
I think this is a little overblown. If we were going to lose significant ground it would have been this week, but we went 2-2 in the toughest week of the season, Milwaukee has a killer schedule and even if we don’t hold the 2 seed, the 4-8 teams are taking two steps forward then one back (Orlando, Indy, Miami) and should stay 4-5 games back.
You can kind of explain how the 2-2 went–that trip to Atlanta should have been illegal, scheduling wise–but it still is whacky to think (how) they beat the Wolves and Celts but were bested by a Knicks team missing 4/5 of their starters and the Youngless Hawks.
there is a reason why they play the games
we certainly need to do better against so-so and lousy teams.
I think our record is excellent there (Knicks, Celtics and Clips are better, but top 4 is solid)
(that said, under .500 doesn’t pick up injuries, so the Philly losses with Embiid or the Knicks loss don’t get factored in)
GOOD GAME FOR DG —- HE WAS COMPETING HIS ASS OFF—— HAD SEVERAL PASSES THAT WERE DROPPED/ MISHANDLED BY TEAMMATES
SPIDA DOES SET UP SAM MY MAN BETTER——SAM IN A LITTLE “ FUNK “ RIGHT NOW—-JB CAN T LOSE CONFIDENCE IN HIM / SAM CANT LOSE CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF
Sometimes shooters need regular minutes. They get out of synch without them. Like in baseball, it is tough to be a PH who gets only a couple ABs per week.
As for Gobert, it was stupid. It cost them the game. But it IS Scott Foster we are talking about. He should not be ALLOWED to ref anymore. Allen shot 21 FTs? That is a lot.
There were only 1-2 questionable fouls. He was getting hit / tripped while punishing switch coverage. DG set him up beautifully although there were a few “no-no!-YES” passes
As for Sam he didn’t have a lot of minutes regularly when he came on the scene but he figured it out. Just think we are starting to see some of he and Wades limitations, just as we’ve seen Niang and others. Better to happen in March vs April.
Concerning Sam–confidence? Guys miss. He’s 4 for 23 (17%) his last three games. His last twenty? 55 of 113 (49%)…that run began after a 2 for 11 against Brooklyn. He’ll be fine.
Big picture he’s fine and we should extend him. He might sit a series on get sharply reduced minutes if he doesn’t have it though, which is reasonable and yet will cause the hive mind to freak out.
NEEDED THAT “W” ——-EVEN WHEN JONES IS ON THE FLOOR HE IS A “ DNP “ ——-GET BACK SOON TT ——EVEN GIVE THE MINUTES TO ELDER
Big block by Spencer Dinwiddle ! Crazy game, DLO with 44 pts and 9 3’s.
Sunday should be good: NY/PHL and ORL/IND. Plus Bucks/Clips.
If we end the weekend in the #2 seed and Don is back…yessir
Also really enjoyed the commentary team for this game. Should be more of it.
Was definitely a nice change up though from the usual.
The national womens-day announcers? Or the Cavs broadcast? I was stuck with the national feed and hated it (not because women, but because bad)
Monica is AWFUL on Knicks games (very homer, and I’ve only caught her mostly on Knicks / Cavs so I have a bias)
…but I though she was fair last night and gave Niang and Vert their flowers
What’s his name led in +/- again.
Yes. But haven’t you noticed? Plus minus only matters when it serves Nate’s liking. He hates Niang so it doesn’t matter.
Never mind that Merril has been getting tons of minutes with all the injuries and has been showing exactly why JB doesn’t want him playing tons of minutes every night.
(this isn’t me lol)
take a nap
https://x.com/oldseaminer/status/1766307404025606340?s=20
was it a bad call?
that’s the thing. like he was waaaay out of line
Go Lakers!
yeah buddy!
Hilarious. Mitchell and Edwards having a long chat at the end of the game, Gobert, standing there trying to participate but being ignored.
LMFAO
Don hates that escargot eating goof
(are we mad at JB for playing his starters in OT, with the exception of two offense / defense subs)?
Are you a weiner?
Great coaching, great game by Niang, Merrill rough (but I’m sure he was dynamic and had gravity)
Sorry for your loss, dickhead
nap time!
fair enough. just salty that folks ride their hobby horses. Niang had his best half of the season and it’s like “he’s a bum” and wade is a damn nothing and Sam actively hurts us and its crickets
I am guilty on occasions, but try to count to 10 before clicking SAVE.
That gives you a chance to think of something funny to say rather than something you will regret.
Yep. I don’t mind guys having their opinions and riding them. As long as dissenting opinions are allowed and we try an keep it civil.
Some guys can’t handle pushback and get nasty (I am looking at you, Chris). But commentors should keep it civil, too. You are failing on that last part, big time.
Fair enough. Incivility is the result of frustration. I think there’s a ton of motivated reasoning around the coaching and favorite players and who we tolerate slumps from – last year it was Kevin Love who legit stunk and stinks, this year it’s Merrill and CPJ and Wade who are pleasant surprises but limited. The shifting and double standards with selective use of stats to confirm priors suck. I cherry pick stats as pushback to that, particularly where the stats are noisy shit like EPM. But we also don’t recognize that other teams and players slump and we should be… Read more »
we are DEVO!
D-E-V-O
Big win !
JA career high 33 points.
And a crapton of rebounds.
And he starter like 2-11 or something. In the past he’d have disappeared offensively after that start.
He showed a lot of resilience. Can’t be easy playing against that goon Gobert.
Yeah ,he snuck a great game in there
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Beating the best in the West and the best in the East without our best player??
2-2 in the hardest week of the season???
Tip your fucking cap and give DG his flowers
I agree go Cavs
There it is! Big win. Huge games for DG, JA, and ice on the defensive end.
Take it however you can get it. Go Cavs.
What a relief.
Nice win! Wish I could’ve watched it
Jesus. This game
Well, we got it done.
It was gritty. It was ugly at times. DG was terrible at times, but 34 and 8 is not nothing.
The terrible possessions stick out but his determination to get it to JA and get him going was the difference
Get out of here with the jinxes!
I swear if Jason jinxed it he has to be TheOtherJason from now on and I get the birthright name
😂
Lol. Quick three. Turnover. Quick 3. Coming right up.
Whew. Jinx averted
DG getting JA a ton of stuff. DG probably has a dozen assists if JA catches and finishes
DG and JA with 30+ points each.
Nice to have the refs on our side for once; feels good man
Imagine Rudy telling them they were bought and paid for didn’t help
Edwards 0-9 FG since the 2:19 in the 3rd quarter..
Such a nice slippery roll for Jarrett. Playing so big down the stretch.
Cry more Ant.
Wow, that’s a tough miss by DG
Ant whining about a foul that wasn’t. He just missed that.
Edward’s 0 points 4th quarter and ot.
And he’s jawing at the ref.
Looks like Minny will play the foul game
Missed the dunk! Woohoo!!
Perfect cut by Allen there.
Cavs applying the pressure & Wolves are cracking.
Man. Minny getting a rough whistle.
At least twice JA has drawn a shooting foul while flipping a no-look back to the basket layup over his head. T-Wolves, making poor decisions. Love to see it when it’s against the Cavs.
Good d minivan
Yep. Straight up, nothing risky.
Like subbing out DG here
DG almost had a turnover too.
Wow. That was to our benefit but that was a pretty thin call.
What is DG doing ? Just leave him go at that point.
Oof. Garland.
Cry more Conley
Allen back to his automatic hook best
DG taking it at Naz was great.
Huge possessiin
JA giving Garland a chance for redemption!
DG just doing too much, lucky that foul was called.
Latrell Spreewell Offense
If Georges isn’t going to take that shot he needs to sit.
JB not happy with DG.
Man. Allen and Niang in lane for halfthat shot clock.
Conley has been terrible, luckily.
Garland!
I say overtime they need to put the ball in LeVerts hands, let him snake to the rim and try to score or find Allen inside EVERY play. Put Garland off ball, let him stroke some open 3’s
Love this..
Garland won the game
Cavs better not lay an egg like letting than Bulls game go to OT and then just leaving them run with the win.
If Mitchell eventually bolts, I’m much more nervous about this team’s floor than I was a year ago. Hope DG eventually makes me look dumb for saying so but I’m losing faith.
Have to agree. Donovan right now is not just a better player but a better point guard.
DG getting JA off (pause) was a great sign. I’m fine with DG tonight, really gunslinging and going for high degree of difficulty stuff
Also in love with him getting stoned by Reid and then going right back at him three possessions later for a five point lead
Well its gotta favor us with TWolves on b2b and Gobert already fouled out
Nice job by Isaac!
Two tired teams head to overtime. Can’t imagine anyone is thrilled about it.
Allen gotta eat.
It’s imperative.
Ice. Great D.
Please lord don’t let Ant beat us… i don’t like that dude at all
It’ll be Naz if anyone.