Live Thread: Cavs @ Pelicans
2019-01-09
After getting throttled by 35 Friday, Cleveland faces Anthony Davis’ Pelicans again, this time in frosty confines of the Smoothie King center. Let’s hope Cleveland puts up a better fight, but without Larry Nance, that could be tough. Look Ante Zizic and Jalen Jones to get some time against the Brow tonight, and Tristan Thompson to try like hell to stay out of foul trouble.
Hopefully the road trip will do these Cavs some good. I certainly think getting out of town in January is a recipe for team-building, and getting away from the negative echo chamber surrounding this squad can’t hurt.
On the injury front, Cleveland is down Nance, Nwaba, Love, and Henson. For New Orleans, Nikola Mirotic will be a game time decision as he attempts to return from an ankle injury, and the Pels will be without Cavs’ killer, E’Twaun Moore. I do believe we’ll see Delly play his first back-to-back for Cleveland. This team’s a terrible matchup for the Cavs, but let’s hope Cleveland has enough moxie to hang with them, and play with the same energy they did last night at the Q.
just chk’d scores… no surprise here.. closer than the last engagement with davis & co i assume.. go delly..love that feisty aussie.. clarkson 21.. go big ZZ.. when are they going to play this brother.. when given the minutes, he seems to produce.. what are the jeenyuses who run things waiting for? oh well.. my original estimates are likely not to far from what is going to oxxur, even with this crew, which is a little surprising.. trade Love.. get zion.. my 2cents..
Do the wizards realize how much better they are without John wall?
Zizic needs consistent minutes! I loved that 4 smalls with him in the 1st-2nd quarter
124 is pretty good for second night of b2b tho I guess…
Yup… silver linings! And the defense was great in the 1st quarter.
Yikes… back to back 40 point quarters given up…
70 free throws combined… barely basketball…
Great pocket pass Sexton!!! Amazing catch and finish Zizic!
ZZ dive!
Greer seal and finish Zizic!!! Blossom game jam!!!
LeBlossomgame!
Nice move by Ziz
The Pels are pretty predictable… they just keep running that AD down the middle play… any team with depth on front line should stop that fairly easily….
If we had Nance (or Henson) it would help a lot.
Or even Love…
This game feels like it’s 5 hours long with these fouls…
Bucks stretching the Rockets.
Refs have effectively ended this game…
That had been perhaps the hardest part of the season. So many young guys and no superstar to get benefit of the doubt whistles. We’ve been officiated out of so many “close” games.
No question
Grr. Cedi. Floater is a bad shot there. Then Payne with a dopey foul.
Nice take cedi, just missed the floater
Payne with burst!!!!!
Good point about missing all the bigs
Nice move, Payne
Pels have an outside shot at getting to the line 50 times this game… that’s absurd
This is a riveting free throw contest.
Three fouls on one possession.
31-34 for the Cans from the line… thanks NBA officiating…
What the hell are these calls? Never seen anything like it…
Delly nice pass
Cedi too tight on that missed open 3
Cedi just not shooting it well this half…
So is TT afraid to shoot against this team, afraid of getting blocked or something? Zero scoring threat in that position is unhelpful.
Yeah, he’s already been blocked a couple of times…
Delly’s looked for him a few times and been unable to reach him due to Pels D as well. Oh hey there’s another one.
They are playing him close.
Have to assume heavy legs on a back to back reason why defense and 3s stopped
Too many turnovers…
Wow never see that delly falling asleep weak side defense.
He’s got a lot on his plate right now, but yeah.
That last offensive board he had was terrific…
Cedi! They’re in the damned bonus! Use your head!
What a save Delly!
Delly finish!!!
Just can’t stop the Pellies on D… especially with all the touch fouls…
Delly so slick.
Seriously the freaking fouls.
Wow Payne again!!!!