The Cavs are back home against the high octane Atlanta Hawks. Al Horford is healthy again and the Hawks have one of the best starting lineups in the league.
Cavs need to play a modicum of defense tonight or they won’t be as fortunate as they were against the Celtics.
Prediction: 120-110 Hawks
Jeff Teague, PG 26m 2-8 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 0 4 3 -12 5
Kyle Korver, SG 14m 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -28 0
Gaudy.
11 straight threes.
Somebody found the keg of D elixir. What a difference it makes to run toward the guy with the ball like you’re an axe murderer. Finally.
Great comment!
Well, we were all wondering what might happen if they started to shoot a little better, and… oh my goodness… that was a hard rain of threes…
Might mark this one a “do not delete” on the DVR.
Joe was everywhere! Even his fouling out was awesome!
Good god almighty that was a show!
There are so many things to like from this game, but no one has yet pointed out Anderson Varejao’s sweet passes tonight. Consumate team player and the best dude ever.
#NEVERTRADEANDY
Things I liked: 1) LBJ has looked better each game, but we finally got treated to the REAL LBJ tonight. He was absolutely a man on a mission tonight. Hitting his jumper early in the team-wide barrage of threes, which opened up his freight-train drives to the hoop, which he executed with impunity tonight. 2) ALL OF THE BALL MOVEMENT! What a difference it makes when everyone plays like they’ve bought into Blatt’s system. Everything worked tonight and it all started with completely unselfish, and decisive ball movement. 3) A Clockwork Dion. Speaking of unselfish ball movement, Dion was acting… Read more »
I think we have a “Jekyll and Hyde” naming pair: “Clockwork Dion” and “Saint Weirdo”. Let’s hope for more CD from here on out.
EvilGenius, give me your “Things that you liked” in this thread.
I’ll add it to the Recap
Aside from making an NBA record 9 straight threes as a team, Cavs shot over 60% from beyond the arc and held the Hawks to 13%
Four straight wins and all four over 110 points. Offense really starting to click in a big way.
AWESOME display of offensive firepower! Just a terrific game.
Gameballs to an aggressive LBJ, a reprogrammed Dion and the glass monster TT
Dion a SUPERHUMAN +45 tonight. TT +38
Game balls all around! But yeah, LeBron really set the tone tonight. Completely took over the game. Everyone else followed
Amended… one should also go to Mighty Joe Buckets who OWNED Kyle Korver (ZERO POINTS!!) and was a +23 himself
The Cavs need to get to 20 3s. That’d be so epic
So would 40 assists. Sitting on 38 which is still incredible
Can we let cols do the recap? Not being sarcastic either. He could do it justice because this game was exactly what he thought the cavs would be.
Seconded. That would only be right
Make it happen, CtB!
haha – Cols can submit his “Things I liked”, “Things I didn’t like”. I used EvilGeniuses tonight, but I welcome Cols’ takes on the games
Haywood like aged Shaq at 1/2 speed.
Nice to see James Jones hit a three
How do you even write a recap about this game? I have no experience with something like this
Just string together all of Cols’ posts from the last three months.
Man, if I was a Hawks garbage guy and saw Haywood lumbering down the lane I would just get the hell outta the way
seriously. He’s as awkward as a toddler learning to walk
Why is Joey Buckets still out there in garbage time?? Need to rest him with the other rotation guys. Love that he’s still draining threes though
Wow! First team in NBA history with 9 straight threes without a miss. Ridiculous!
LOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU!
TT!!! MAN’S GAME CANADIAN DYNAMITE!! Cleaning the glass like Windex!
that was good. i like that,.
“Cleaning the glass like a windshield wiper”, as we used to say back in the day.
dion got the memo tonite. nice assit for a 3
Dion’s patience there was incredible
It’s almost like they put a chip in Dion’s brain tonight (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE style) that won’t allow him to shoot. He’s really just looking to pass and contribute. A Clockwork Dion.
I’m sorry – I’m trying to pick up all my body parts – strewn all over the floor after that Marion dunk
No kidding! Wow!
Dion bit off a little more than he could chew on that drive. He thought he was LBJ driving the train. Still got to love the energy and effort though
I will be shocked if LBJ doesn’t sit the ENTIRE fourth quarter tonight
In the immortal words of AC… GET THAT WEAK STUFF OUTTA HERE!! First chase down ball disfigurement of the season for LBJ!
that ball will never be the same
Nor the one TT just swatted!
evil agree with you on horford—what do you think the asking price is ——harris is going to make this bench deeper ( miller’s primary job this year might be to be joe’s personal mentor )—–dion has gotten AND RECEIVED THE MEMO ( at least the 1st half )—he needs to realize how important he is when he brings the energy and team play —-don’t let off the pedal cavs
Depends. First I think the Hawks would have to be either out of the playoffs or at least in the 6-8 seed range to even want to pull the trigger on that. If Ferry was still in the FO, it might be easier to swing something. Hypothetically, it would probably take Dion, TT and a #1 which might be too steep.
@evil is worth it but a second round pick instead. thats a nice trade.
Agree, but it’s difficult to tonight with Canadian Dynamite and Clockwork Dion out there tonight
GREAT touch pass by Love to TT!
LeBron just taking over. He wants to sit the 4th. It’s like a totally different LeBron
Oh yeah! He is on a MISSION tonight
You could tell Love was mad Cavs got screwed on the first TD pass. Had to try another
Cavs letting the Hawks score at will but at least they are keeping their energy up
Yeah, interior D has fallen apart a little this half
NICE DUNK SEFALOSHA!! Wow that was HORRIFIC!
that was a 4 point swing!
Horford would look really good in a Cavs uniform…
Bron not missing much tonight!
Gator arms still not getting them up on D. Glad to see LBJ at least close out on Jenkins and not let him get another corner 3
So many good things in that 1st half:
Joe Harris and Shawn Marion’s D on Kyle Korver.
Dion’s D on Dennis Schroeder
Tristan and Andy’s rebounding activity.
(The Cavs bench was outstanding)
LeBron actually looks like old LeBron (at least 90% of old LeBron).
Cavs with 22 assists – making the extra pass, not just 2-man stuff.
Decision Making!!!!
Oh it’s just like 09/10. Best half of cavs in so many years
That first quarter made the second quarter almost disappointing even though it was still a 30 pt. quarter
Cavs went on that insane run with their bench guys – Dion, Harris, Tristan. Even with the nuts outside shooting, it was like 28-22 and then LeBron sat down. I was worried the Hawks were gonna come roaring back.
Dion and Harris game them great energy and spacing during that run
22 assists on 25 baskets. Just terrific ball movement and sharing out there. Beautiful thing
Six different Cavs have at least 2 assists.
David Blatt’s own personal Nirvana
I don’t have tv access but it appears as if the passing is first priority. From the box score even defense looks to be in sync.
they are giving a ton of effort on D. The Hawks are no joke on offense. Joe Harris chased Kyle Korver all over the court: 14 minutes, ZERO 3 point attempts
No kidding. I never would have guessed when we drafted him that he might earn the minutes and maybe start.
Andy knows better than to lay off Millsap that far
BALL MOVEMENT!!!
Harris continuing to hustle on D
Great pass by LBJ, but too much traffic for TT to go up there
oh great pass by Kyrie – split the defenders
Matrix with some stellar D there and then Love sagged off his man and let him hit the three before the buzzer. Ugh
TT in beast mode on the glass right now
Yeah he is cleaning up the glass
No one can be TOLD what the MATRIX IS. You have to see it for yourself. That shot was the craziest since Antawn Jamison
loving what am seeing tonite. just taking a page from family guy, cut scence this team still need to work on defence going forward. sorry for spoiling the mood.
Their rotations have been much quicker and more decisive on D tonight though. Got to sustain it
THIS is the juggernaut the team can be when firing on all cylinders
MARION FLUSH!!!!!!
LOVE this stat: 18 assists on 20 baskets so far tonight!
LBJ letting Dion run the action out there. Nice reward for his much improved game tonight
that was a bullet pass by james. Now TT is starting to love the glass. it took a superstar to coach this young talents. thank you james
HOLY COW! Dion is like a DIFFERENT PLAYER tonight!! What a great pass to a cutting Andy!
that was a sweet pass
Also – great decision to go under the screen against Schroeder. Cut off the dribble penetration – let him clank a 3 off the side of the backboard
He looks like he’s sick of sitting on the bench. Great effort so far tonight
GREAT pass from LBJ. That’s vintage King right there
Listen to the crowd cheer for the rookie! Well earned
is just raining 3s out there. pls dont stop
LOVE LOVE LOVE the ball movement tonight. Dion got the memo tonight! He can be a real difference maker when he buys into the plan
Dion reads CtB. We lit a fire under him yesterday.
They CAN’T keep this up, CAN they?
Kyrie going to have to start calling Harris Joey Buckets
#SWOON! How can you NOT love what Joe Harris is doing for this team?!
we shooting the lights out in 3s. i like the first quarter
HARRIS!!!!!!!!!
Watching Joe Harris literally touching some part of Kyle Korver’s jersey at all times is a thing of beauty. I sort of expected a Ryan Anderson-type night for him with the Cavs just ignoring him.
And Dion being the spark plug!!!
we shooting the 3 ball good tonight. Nice. but we should not live on the 3.
True,but it really helps open up the lane… THE ROOKIE!!!!
Man, this Denis Schroeder guy is fast. He and Teague will be hard to keep out of the paint
Shooters looking GREAT from deep tonight! Even Dion and the Rookie have threes!
I think I’ve become a live thread addict. I think I have a problem
lol. all addicts have problems. but yours is not live threaten. lol
Would hate to have to go to Live Thread Anonymous