Live Thread: Cavs at Raptors
2015-03-04The Cavs travel to America’s Cap tonight to battle the uneven Toronto Raptors, who have lost seven of their last 12 games but notched impressive victories against the Clippers and Hawks. Â Kyle Lowry has been struggling and may sit this one to rest some nagging ailments. Â If the Cavs win they will own the season series 3-1 and will move into a “virtual tie” with the Raptors for possession of the 2-Seed in the East. Â So there’s a lot at stake. Â Tonight’s blog sub-theme: Game Shows!
Category: Potent Quotables
Answer: He once said: If He Dies, He Dies
Who is Timofey Mozgov?
@FearTheSword: JAMES HARDEN HAS 160 MORE FREE THROWS THAN THE NEXT GUY, AND SOMEONE THINKS THE ROCKETS DONT GET ENOUGH FOUL CALLS
@FearTheSword: Remember that Kyrie-JR-LeBron-Jones-Tristan lineup Blatt used & people complained about? It had an offensive efficiency of 221.2 tonight.
Holy Toledo!
Awesome game. We are great. Lebron should be mvp. Just the best.
Blatt post game interviews are classic!
Westbrook with 4 straight triple doubles!
Yeah it seems like he should be up there in the mvp discussion. Freaking carrying that team to the playoffs and beyond
And dion with a good game, double double, nice!
Also happy rockets loss again and Harden only scored 18 since he only got two Fts. Need to let my angst against him go but can’t I feel like I’ve been kicked in the balls whenever I see his face.
Raptors hit eight 3’s in a row at one point . . . and the Cavs decided they would not be denied.
Those fts for Williams got him going that got me so nervous. Huge 3s on our end for sure
Great game! I realize we gave up a huge lead but that is what makes this even sweeter. Gut check and we survived on road. Huge confidence builder going forward. All starters w double digits plus JJ. Only worry is Love and his elbow hoping nothing but it sure looked scary. Go Cavs!
Oh by the way I love Kyries casual ft stroke, it is money!
This game was a win-win for me personally… I have Kyrie, DeRozan and Lou Will on my fantasy team… ;)
Fred McLeod would say, “That’s not fair!!!”
This was the game that solidified JR as a championship-caliber contributor. His defense and shooting were always on point, and he maintained his focus when it could have been “chuck time.” Truly impressed with his professionalism in Cleveland.
Could not agree more. I think JR will win a game or two by himself in the playoffs for us. He is peaking as a player right now.
I agree, he sure has stepped into a whole new level of team ball. “I want the golden ball”
He’s just been solid since they got him. In 20-plus games, there have been maybe a handful of possessions where he did some ill-advised one-on-one. That’s it. Everything else has been positive.
Cavs win the Showcase Showdown and go home with the new dining room set, the Love seat and the 7 Day Cruise to Puerta Vallarta!!
. . . 7 Day Cruise on the Love Boat (for those too young to catch that).
Hope the Cavs bring their A game vs the Hawks this Friday. Is going to be a tough one. Let’s go Cavs!!!:)
This was not only a Big Three night… it was also a terrific team win… Contributions up and down the lineup!
Raptors no joke. Sure our crap play to end the third and begin the fourth opened a window, but they made some shots down the stretch and played gritty. Impressive showing without their best player. Glad lbj managed to hit some free throws down the stretchand happy we locked down to end the fourth. We played an ok game, but it was closer than it might have been.
Only thing that matters… Cavs win season series 3-1…
Excellent point!
Cavs with 25-16 run after they lost the lead… that’s the sign of a champion… even when they don’t play great D, they have the ability to make the big comeback…
Closed the game with a 25-16 run according to Jeff Phelps.
Good win. High fives all around. Now I am hopping for a lengthy Mozgoz post game interview. Just because.
Amen to that Missing!
Oops, Mozgov^^^. Forgive me Ivan Drago.
can’t wait to write the recap for this game.
Should be a fun one!
This game.
I almost had 10 heart attacks.
Unbelievable.
So. many. huge. shots.
LeBron took over like it was aught 9
HAHAHAHA… Amen to that Tom!
Eight point win on the road in a tough place to play… Cavs move into the two seed and win the season series against the Raps… Would have preferred better D in second half, but Toronto got hot shooting the ball…
cavs became too relaxed after that big 19pt lead and raps starting hitting shots and game was close for no reason….the free throws are becoming an issue…cavs have to tighten things up cause the hawks are no joke and can break game open big time…still great win in end to close and ready for hawks on friday!
You’d hate to lose a key playoff game and get knocked out of a playoff series because of missed free throws.
Blatt pushes the right buttons down the stretch. Perimeter defense turned up with TT out there switching, off ball switcher fronts Jonas and they and airball and a steal.
Big shots by LBJ, JR, and JJones take this one.
Good point about the big shots by JR, made them all night.
JR: Every bit as tough as Dion. Even tougher.
See ya either next season or in the playoffs Raptors!
Gut Check game for the Cavs after the Raps came back to take a lead. Nice job, but the defense down the stretch was bad.
Great game but our second half defense was abysmal. Usually its the other way around.
Yeah, have given up almost 70 points in the second half to Raps… yikes!
Agreed JMay, after an excellent first half of defense. It’s ok, great learning experience and got the W! Plus, the King found his stroke back!
We have the 2 seed now!
If we stay there and Atlanta loses a playoff series we have home court to the finals.
If I was ATL I’d be very careful. The Pacers or Hornets could end up being a very scary first rounder.
again Love is MIA in crunch time. We need to get him crunch time minutes to get him ready for the playoffs.
Blatt went with James Jones since he had the hot hand… Love did a terrific job this game
I’d agree with EG….. great game by both players.
One thing Blatt does – he rides the hot hand.
GREAT in-game adjustment right there. I think K Love got his elbow messed up.
He ain’t missing his throws now!
game closer than it should have been but good on Cavs on getting it together to close on a nice run
Good observation, Leo. They regathered themselves and pulled it off against the Raptors and a wild playoff type crowd.
Why don’t they inbound to Irving… You know the good FT shooter?
Because LeBron is proving me wrong.
But you’re still right. Kyrie should be the guy they want on the line. LeBron has to accept that.
Looks like we got this one in the bag.
Good win on the road to a tough team.
Good win during a tough stretch in the schedule.
Shocked the Raps aren’t fouling LBJ…
I was thinking this even earlier. With the way he’s been shooting FTs lately I’d wrap him up every time he entered the paint
Raptors battled hard but Cavs are just too good, especially when they are down Lowry.
You CAN’T STOP THE KING!!
JV the CHUMP should not have thrown shots at THRONE!!!! LONG LIVE THE KING!!!!
DeRozan should have been called for the offensive foul on the push there… air ball equalizes…
That’s why TT was in the game… great defense on DeRozan.
Really dislike walking it up the floor in a two possession game with more than two minutes to go, but i guess if you drain the clock and hit ridiculous shots like james just hit it doesn’t matter. Slow down hero ball just does not sit well with me though.
That was the slowest pump fake ever!
Gotta give the Raptors credit. They are scrappy!
Defense on both sides seems lacking… although both teams are really just shooting the ball well, so there’s that…
I think the Cavs, when they want to, just has a little more defensive intensity.
No KLove down the stretch…
The Champ is hot hand right now…
No Mozgov down the stretch. . . TT one rebound, no points in 17 minutes.
As you say that TT with great D against DeRozan
Toronto doesn’t play defense, they have a killer offense, but no defense.
I’ve been noticing that.
It’s a shoot out!
cavs living and dying by 3 pointer here….kyrie needs to hit these free throws
we are living and dying by the 3
So is Toronto to a degree…
they had 50 points in the paint to our 24, while we shot nearly double the threes they did…..i think valanciunas beat mozgov head to head tonight
no Thompson!!! Yes JR!!!!
Nice PASS right to THE CHAMP!
Gotta hedge on Williams when he gets a pick on the arc. Better that time by LeBron and TT.
JR SWISHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JR SWISH FOR THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lou Williams is absolutely slaying us.
He always does… even when he was with the 76ers…
Every time we see him it seems like he could go off for 3’s
Why isn’t Moz in?
Lebron is clutch! Sorry to doubt you King James.
LBJ is in the Center Square on the Hollywood Squares
James Jones with big time minutes down the stretch!
That’s why he’s the King
LeBron can’t hit FT’s but then he hits 2 clutch contested 3’s.
LBJ = BEAST MODE ENGAGED…. TORONTO = CHICKEN LIZARD STEW
Might need to get Mozilla back in there to offset JV…
We need more D (cowbell)
Hell no raptors, not tonight
I’m glad LeBron is draining these 3s, but I don’t love the game plan.
or lack thereof
ANOTHER ONE!!! THE KING IS ON FIRE!