Live Thread: Pacers @ Cavs
2022-12-16Good evening CtB!
First off apologies for the lack of recaps this past week, life is getting in the way but stay tuned for some retrospectives as soon as yours truly can kick this nasty cold virus. The Cavs welcome the Indiana Pacers to the shores of Lake Erie. The Pacers are one of the more surprising stories of this NBA season, with Rick Carlisle guiding his squad to an over .500 record in spite of all the speculation that they’d be tanking for Wemby or Scoot. They were able to snag Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield from the Sacramento Kings, and drafted one of the more impressive rookies in this class in Bennedict Mathurin. The future is looking solid for the Hoosier State team, although they will have to make a decision about Myles Turner’s future with the team. The Pacers being 7-8 point underdogs seems very off as the Pacers have always given the Cavs a good test. Yours truly expects no different tonight.
This game will be a clash of styles as the Cavs will look to slow this game to a dirge and dominate the paint, whereas the Pacers want to run and launch threes… styles make fights so this should be a great test regarding whether the Cavs can impose their will (or not) on their opponent.
INJURY UPDATES:
#Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said that having the next six games at home will help a lot in regard to Ricky Rubio's recovery and return to the floor.
Bickerstaff said that the hope is for Rubio to practice with the team in some capacity on Tuesday.
— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) December 16, 2022
#Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff shared that Dean Wade is slowly progressing from his left shoulder injury.
— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) December 16, 2022
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, GO CAVS!
CARIS +17 TO LEAD ALL CAVS, JB YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE??????????
Nate is the JYD for going in the hot tub!
NATE “HOT TUB” SMITH!!!!!!!
Thats was a huge move. Took real courage.
LMFAOOOOOOO GET HIS ASS!!!! (I’M JEALOUS)
LOL THIS MADE ME CACKLE.
35-18 to win the 4th and the game
IM SO JACKED LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Nice work down the stretch. Pacers refused to shoot in the lane, preferring to kick out every time and outside shooters were cooked.
Mitchell takes it home!
I will take 20 and 10 from garland and a few rebounds every freakin game. He made winning plays in the 2nd half like crazy. Good on him
LETS GOOO DG TIME TO DOMINATE
I got a renewed man crush on Darius after tonight’s game and a couple of Boulevard “Maple Moods” (the pinnacle of imperial stouts, don’t even ask about the ABV!)
DG won the jump ball!
F@#K YEAH
Not many gimmes in today’s NBA…great freaking win…Mitchell was slightly better than Sexton, too…
LETS FUCKIN GGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
These friggin refs.
What a win !!!
Incredible win!
The officials are deaf!
Cavs turn it on in the 4th yet again !
WHAT A PASS MOBLEY!!!!!!!! JA DAGGER
God, Mobes is good…
Great 4th quarter. Cavs just shut off the Pacers water.
SPIDA 40 PIECE WITH EXTRA SAUCE CARRY THE HELL ON…..
CARIS WHAT A REBOUND!!!!!!
MOBLEY CLUTCH
MOBLEY HUSTLE
CAVS PLAYING THE BEAUTIFUL GAME NOW
BS flop call
Caris!
DONT CARE ABOUT THE FOUL NOTHING EASY
Cheap foul there, but stay in Mathurin’s grill, no matter what…
CARIS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Playing some great D
MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP
Damn Spida!!!! So good!
As AC would be saying, ‘dont let the lead become a wall’
Cavs on the brink.
Pacers are a good team.
100%, and they have gobs of cap space in the next two years.
Hey do seem like last year’s cavs a bit
yup them and the Kings ironically LMFAO
PICKED THE WRONG DAY TO STOP SNIFFING GLUE!
THANK YOU!!!!!
Another clutch rebound there on that tap from Mitchell!!
Pacers shots going a bit cold now
Defense will do that
Cavs need a bucket here…need to get the lead…
Sweaty palms time!
Give it to Mitchell
DG TO MOBLEY LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Mobe3!
Nesmith shades of KPJ
MY GOD IS THAT MJ????????
Back from hot tub! Good stuff.
Just a few bad decisions by the pacers and we start to hit shots. toJ prescient on this one so far!
Late to the party but looks like Cavs rolling…?
Boy you came in at the right time. Kind of a shit show prior
The scoreline suggested that. I’m glad!
I’m reminded yet again how Mitchell is a very slightly better version of Collin Sexton…
SHOUTOUT TO HIRAM AND JENN!!!!!
And Keisha!
LMFAOO THAT RIGHT CANT FORGET HER!
Just wait…long enough and Mitchell will regress….just wait….and wait….lol.
LMFAOOOOOOOO
Post of the night, hahahaha
😂😂😂 reminded every time we see him.
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
SPIDA!!!
SPIDA WHAT A FINISH!
GO UNDER THE SCREEN DG WHAT ARE YOU DOING
DG BALL FAKE LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESSURE RAMPING UP!
Credit to the Pacers for playing well. Moving the ball, shooting, driving, converging to the lane on D. Rick Carlyle might be a good coach.
Indiana shooting 58%. Way too many easy looks.
Here come the cavs…big fat and mad…just gotta figure out deeeefense and then we’ll all be glad!
CARIS STEPBACK JACK RAGE TIMEOUT CARLISLE!!!
I do agree our on ball defense has been horrible tonight. i dont’ know why but every one of their guys just blows past our guards immediately and has us chasing
Mtichell and DG aren’t good on ball defenders tbh,
There we go! Mitchell may have sparked the Cavs with that tug-of-war with Mathurin!
God McConnell is an a hole
Need stops!!!
good pass Caris, Spida just missed.
WHAT A FINISH CEDI
On ball defense is pathetic
LETS GOOOOOOOOO MITCHELL GOT THAT DAWG IN HIM
We don’t drive and kick only drive and shoot, cone in Caris kick it out!
It’s a lay up line again
The amount of Pacer layups is ludicrous…
Can’t let trash can McConnell drive to the rim
Caris the only player with a positive plus/minus in a double digit deficit.
NICE PASS LOVE! NICE CUT CARIS!
Indiana is winning the physicality and thus winning the game. Cavs always getting set on their heels.