Live Thread: Cavs vs Raptors
2018-03-21
Well, we get a reprieve in tonight’s probably playoff preview. Tristan Thompson and Rodney Hood are still out with injury, according to associate head coach, Larry Drew. I, for one, was not looking forward to Tristan’s return in a crucial playoff matchup, with the Cavs just a half a game up on the Pacers for the central division crown. Let’s let those guys get going against Phoenix, Friday.
Starting for the Cavs will be Calderon, George Hill, LeBron, Jeff Green, and Kevin Love. Kyle Korver is out, morning the death of his brother, Kirk. For the Raptors, C.J. Miles and Fred VanVleet are game time decisions. In probably Toronto’s biggest regular season game of the year, I’m betting they play.
They key to beating the Raps? Tamping down on DeMar DeRozan, who can score from anywhere now, and hoping Serge Ibaka, OG Anonuby, and Jonas Valanciunas aren’t beating you tonight. Because we all know what Kyle Lowry and C.J. Miles can do.
Raps average almost 34 three point attempts a game, and make 36%, so stopping them there and on the offensive boards is key. I’m betting the Cavs start rounding into form here and win a squeaker 120-118. Go Cavs.
Maybe intentionally foul the FlopTurds!
ok, no 3s, and they have no timeouts left
No 3s.
no fouls on a three. Hands up and don’t leave your feet.
Damn… needed to make both of those…
Can not believe Calderon wasn’t out there. He made like 70,000 in a row once.
Ugh!
cmon kev you got this
Every other team would get continuation there…
CLARKSON?
Really looking forward to watching a Rockets vs Raptors game, so I can watch DeRozan and Harden battle it out at the FT line.
Home coverage showed Green kicking Fred & ACs desk in frustration with the crap call a few minutes ago. Nearly knocked it over. AC: “I LOVE that passion, that’s what you gotta have!”. Fred: “And we’re insured, it’s fine”.
Lol!
Lebron and Love are pretty dominant together.
Wow what a flop.
Calderon needs to be out there to shoot FT
He will on the inbounds, drew knows how to run rotations i think
Nice flop
Toronto flopturds
That wasn’t a foul… DeRozan is just weak
Demar suddenly made of paper.
Hubie, just say it: He flopped.
Hubie can get launched into the sun.
He basically did…
The Sliver Turd returns
hubie give it up man..
Lol. Derozan initiated that.
Give me a break!
Come on D!
They pull this out, I love the message it sends to the East and in fact the whole damn league.
Assist #17 for Bron!
He’s had some highlight reel assists tonight, too…and it helps when guys are hitting shots, like they have been tonight…
Wonderful to see Love hit that…
Remember when…LeBron was criticized for making that same pass to Donyell Marshall?
Talking heads are dumb.
Yep. And LeBron has just let all that roll off him.
Or Kyle Korver game 3 last year?
Kev>>>>>>>Yel
LET’S GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lebron with an ill advised three. I get it, but still. You’re up three. Two points is not much different than three in that situation, but a whole lot worse than nothing.
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god i love that love got to hit that
You can tell Siakam annoys Lebron…
agreed, but we do a good job of picking him off
I LOVE YOU KEV!!!!
Love is in the building!
Truly dumb ball the last minute or so.
Shoulda drove that Bron…
Hated that possession by the cavs.
you gotta be kidding me.
Lowry clearly hooked Green in the replay….
Haha. Absolutely no foul there. Totally acted his way into that call.
Bronze turd?
FFFFFFF THESE REFS. AGAIN lowry just jumps in to green. HUBIE I hate you
Cool but wasn’t the league cutting out the swing through the defenders arm foul?
Great D!
Damn… gotta hit that JR…
That was some Finals D there by Kev on VanVleet…
Great D by Green right there
Love moving his feet on Van Vleet!
If it holds most impressive win of season.
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cedi, nance, korver, hood all still out ….
They are free, LBJ. Take them!
Oh my….that cheese three almost went…
surprised to see the cavs offense still in motion, usually about now it devolves to 1on5 iso ball
LeBron got the shooting foul cause he argued so loud when he didn’t get it earlier.
Make your throws Bron!
Ibaka bringing back hand-checking?
Man… the Q would have erupted if that went!
Stay strong fellas!
that’s a clean block
Looks like DeRozan kneed LeBron. DeRozan going for the Silver Turd award?
Learning from the best!
Those are some big bellies on the security guys.
WHAT NO HUBIE YOU MORON HE DIDN”T GET TOUCHED
Way to touch him up.
derozan can’t believe he got that bailout call after getting blocked by 2 cavs
Let’s close this mother out…
what a sequence!
There ya go, George Hill, THERE YA GO!
This is the Hill I hoped for…
as i said, green can defend the 1-2-3
Hill with a great drive followed up by Mean Green!
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