Live Thread: Cavs @ Magic
2018-11-05
The Cavs need a bounce bag win after the drubbing Charlotte handed them and news that the vets think Collin Sexton doesn’t know how to play and that the front office backed out of a handshake deal to trade Kyle Korver if LeBron James left over the summer. Thankfully, the Magic are on a back to back, although they did get the win against the Spurs on Sunday, and are only 3-6 this season.c
The Magic are led by big man Nikola Vucevic who is putting up 18.3 points, grabbing 10.6 boards, and dishing out four assists a night. Their small forward, Aaron Gordan, is getting 15.3 per night from the Power Forward spot and shooting guard Evan Fournier is putting up 15.3. Orlando isn’t stacked but their attack comes from multiple positions with capable individual scorers.
The Cavs are without Kevin Love still, while the Magic will be without Jonathan Isaac, and Timofey Mozgov will be out for the Magic.
Three Things to Watch
1. With the Magic having such a varied attack, the Cavs need to defend at a moderate level from all spots on the floor the entire night. Cutting off one man on this team won’t work. Someone else will just step up. They aren’t amazing offensively, they’re last in the league, but the Cavs have a habit of making awful teams look like All-Stars.
2. Aaron Gordan is an above average defender. Â However, the rest of the Magic are below average. The Cavs will need Sam Dekker to space the floor to keep Gordan from being able to help the rest of the Magic stop the Cavs attack.
3. If the Cavs vets are going to call out Sexton, they need to show up and lead by example. They cannot be passive. Â J.R. Smith is shooting just 33.3% this year and getting 4.8 a night. He wants to be traded, so he needs to perform. The Cavs are looking for value if they get rid of him. George Hill needs to put together four solid quarters. He can’t be the most aggressive player and the most passive in a five minute span. And, Larry Drew needs to lean on the vets if this game gets out of hand.
https://twitter.com/mikeoneill73/status/1059632072988463104?s=20
great tweet
At the end of the day, the loss doesn’t mean much. We’re not making the playoffs. A strong team will use this as a teaching moment.
Hope so.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1059638259096190978
Que the Benny Hill theme song!
Cue
Either might be applicable.
Thought so
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1059640065931001856
Is it official, are the Cavs the worse team in the NBA?
Yes – I would set a realistic win total at 18.5 (probably take under).
I really feel for that locker room tonight. They played a damn good second half.
I’m waiting around to tell buck turgidson to get bent.
Yeah, Turd Buckidson’s presence has been an unwelcome constant…
I think you mean sunshine
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1059632254073348098?s=19
Well, the defense improved, but they better work on their situational basketball…. that was awful, Cedi with the bad decision, Korver needs to be stronger with the ball regardless because tons of fouls never get called in that situation… also it was a dumb play to have Korver get trapped by the sideline and half court line for the double team. Blunders all around, good call Nate on the TO situation.
Agree. Drew could have called some timeouts. But yeah those plays just can’t happen.
We can’t even secure an OT……smh
Lets talk about how dumb the foul by clarkson 94 feet from the basket was.
Well we may not get another shot to win for awhile. When do we play The wiz?
Yeah, refs missed at least the call on Korver, but Cavs put themselves in position to lose that…should have never been close enough for the refs to impact it…
For sure. But you have to expect some hacks like that. Korver has to hold on. Cedi can’t do what he did to begin with. Hill has to know they likely won’t call body contact on a drive in the last possession
Yup, yup, and yup.
Last two minute report will show the refs handed that game to the Magic. Or if it doesn’t, then they are a flat out lie.
I count at least three terrible home court rulings against us at least in the final 2 minutes.
There’s a reason why some people think the game is rigged. I hope Dan sends a big “F U” letter in Comic Sans to the Zebras.
Orlando escape the ignominy of losing at home to the Cavs.
aw man – this one is gonna sting
Wowee
I had zero doubt Fournier was going to hit a three to win it…no doubt at all…
Same
I think it was a two.
Can get upset at cedi, but Drew had three tos, 37 seconds left, a 5 point lead and a young team. Have to call a to on that inbounds and didn’t.
Also was bad d on the fourneir game winner. Overshot, left him more or less an open easy look with a simple dribble to the left. This is on Cedi. How many times has he seen the same scenario? Just a poor game. It happens, but this was painful
Why are you putting anyone on the inbounder with1.8 left? Hes not gonna have time to get it back.
Ideally to make the inbounds passing angle more difficult. Didn’t work. And wasn’t executed well.
WHAT?! Come on Nate.
Craig Ehlo’s top 2 plays of his career! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O935MFKcz08#t=5m9s
Ridiculous! I’m blaming the refs for that loss. I won’t even blame Cedi.
Goddamnit cedi
Love to Gordon
Lob.
Here comes the heartache
What a pleasure it is to watch these two classy teams going at it…
The officiating in the NBA is at an all-time low!
They will never call that in the end if a game.
Three uncalled fouls in the last 10 seconds ridiculous.
WTF Refs?
Such bad out of bounds
Hill or Clarkson take this shot?
If this goes to it, we lose. Calling it
OT
That was a horrible non-call by the refs.
Wow….. Can’t believe he missed that ft!!!!
Orlando doesn’t want the gift we have given them