Live Thread: Cavs versus Nets
2015-03-18
The Brooklyn Nets visit the Q tonight winners of two straight, but they dropped five in a row before downing Philly and Minnesota. The Nets currently sit 2.5 games out of the eighth spot in the East, and are miraculously, healthy for once. Unfortunately, Brooklyn’s dangerous when healthy, because they feature six guys who can put up double digits on any given night: Joe Johnson, Brook Lopez, Thaddeus Young, Deron Williams, Jarrett Jack, and Mason Plumlee. Plus Bojan Bogdanovich is a rookie who has shown a propensity to go off in games. Fortunately, the Nets are 23rd in offense and 22nd in defense, and only haven’t beaten anyone good in a while. Unfortunately, Joe Johnson has been a Cavs killer over the years, and always seems to get up to play LeBron. Fortunately, I’ve heard no chatter that anyone is sitting for the Cavs tonight. Unfortunately, the Nets are better on the road at 16-19 than they are at home (11-19). Fortunately, Cleveland is 24-9 this year at home, and they’ve won 13 straight at the Q.
THANK YOU CHARLIE —-THE MOZ SHOWS NO MERCY ON THE RIMS —–LOOKING AT WASH / TORONTO / CHICAGO —THEY ALL SEEM TO SOMEWHAT HAVE ” RIGHTED ” THEIR SHIPS —-PLAYOFF SEEDING STILL UP IN THE AIR—DO THE CAVS GO ALL OUT TO RETAIN 2ND SPOT OR DO WE STARRT TO REST PLAYERS PERIODICALLY
They will do both. Get the 2 seed and rest some guys the last week
Most highlight shows have been showing the close up angle for the last Kyrie->Mozgov slam, but the full angle view is better to appreciate Kyrie’s wizardry:
http://on.nba.com/1bgWb3i
If the playoffs started today we’d play the Heat. And LeBron would get all weird.
And we’d sweep them or win in 5.
Not if Mickey Mouse Arison forgets to pay his AC bill and LeBron gets the LeCramps.
Can’t believe I’m actually with Cols on this one. Heat don’t scare me. Pacers do, but without Bosh, Heat just don’t have the depth to survive.
I don’t really think the Heat can beat us. But there is a small part of me that thinks LeBron could get LeWeird and we would be making t-shirts to add onto the Drive, the Fumble, the Decision, The Manziel…
Easy win. Best team in the nba really right niw
…will be decided by the late game on ESPN, tonight.
I’m going with Golden State.
Who we beat by 10 a week or so ago
The SIXERS beat us. Does that make them better than us?
What do you think is more important? Beating the good teams or occasionally not playing hard and losing to bad teams?
So what you’re saying is that Golden State doesn’t see us as a good team?
Anyone notice how Lebron has had at least one or two crazy tomahawk dunk explosions every game for the past few games. His athleticism is completely back.
This is why +/- is not always a reliable stat… Moz had 17 points in 17 minutes, but was still -3 for the game…
Blatt praising the bench for their effort and energy…
Lionel Hollins: In the second quarter, the Cavs went small, and they destroyed us with their quickness and athleticism and shooting. And that was the ballgame.
Cavs get to play the Nets again next week!
As Allie just said… hard to believe there are only a dozen games left in the regular season…
Really wanted Delly to get into double figures, but that’s a pretty balanced stat sheet…
As efficient a game as we’ve had all season. Perk’s behind the back is the highlight of the year…the bench went wild
15-29 From 3. Beautiful balance tonight.
Well that was a needed blowout win… good to wash the taste of the Heat game out of their mouths…
The bench was really fired up when Perkins dunked.
Let’s get Joe in there.
Oh, ooops. I guess Joe’s not active tonight.
Man… Perk ain’t pretty… but he sure is fun to watch!
PERK JAM!!!!!!!!!!!!
We might even have a Brendan Haywood sighting before the night is done.
PERK BEHIND THE BACK!!
With the accidental assist to Matrix.
Miller Time for Garbage Time!
Btw…cavs have 35 rebounds and 32 assists. Holy crap.
32 assists has to be getting close to a season high
Think Blatt will take LBJ out now?
Hilarious up-fake with no one guarding him by Markell Brown.
Perk with a hook shot!
PERK finally scores!
Perkins sighting. Think he has the ups to finish an oop?
No, only an oops.
LBJ on the post up…
Not sure why LeBron is still in the game?
Don’t know, but don’t like tempting fate…
Really seems like Blatt should take LBJ out though…
Haha I think Lebron wanted to get in on the action.
The box score tonight is looking like a Hawks or Warriors box score… Everyone pitching in!
This one was over awhile ago.
Luke Harangody update: He’s back playing. He played a few minutes in a game Sunday, then started and scored 12 points in 21 minutes yesterday on 5-7 shooting.
Great to hear he’s back playing and doing okay!
JAMES FREAKING JONES AGAIN!!!
If Delly scores one more basket… Cavs will have all 8 rotation players in double figures!
JAMES FREAKING JONES!!!
Was that a delly heat check early in the shot clock??
Why is LeBron still in this game??
Cavaliers flashing the historic offense for the home crowd tonight. LeBron should sit starting now.
So impressed with Kyrie this game. He’s controlling the game exactly like Lebron does. Breaking defense down and finding the open man. He has soaked up lebron’ iq really well
Its scary how much he’s learning from LeBron. In 4 years, Kyrie might be something we haven’t ever seen in this league.
My thoughts exactly. He has made everything of the opportunity. Nobody on the heat learned as much
Without DWill’s deja-fuego night… Cavs would be up by 35…
27 assists on 36 buckets… just an awesome display of what this team can do when they move the ball!
WOW! What a terrific third quarter explosion!
DELLY TREY off ANOTHER assist from Kyrie!!
Delly with the good foul to stop the Nets break…
At this point, if you see that kid in front of you on the breakaway you’d better know to dish it quick.
No one splits a double team like KI.
They are really destroying the Nets inside!
Delly getting into the lob act too!
Great highlights in this game. Spectacular lobs, extra passes galore.
Delly to TT!!!
Kyrie is really working the inside touch passes tonight… really moving the ball well
WOW! Terrific passing from Delly to KLove to TT!!
All five starters in double figures. And Love with a double-double.
Shump with 10 as well.
Kyrie saying… well it worked with Moz… why not KLove?
Kyrie keeps rubbing his lower back… hope he’s okay…
Doesn’t seem to be having any trouble rotating. I’m no doctor though.
Kyrie and Moz have a special connection right now…
Okay… new terminology for a game like the one DWill is having…
“Deja-Fuego” reserved for guys who used to be good but aren’t really anymore, but occasionally find their game…
You could say that DWade only has deja-fuego games against the Cavs…
Kyrie with 8 assist… I can’t believe people don’t think he has the court vision of a true PG.
He’s really distributing the ball well tonight to all of the bigs
Good night gents. I’m heading into to LA traffic for the next 45 minutes.
Coach Blatt lookin spiffy tonight
JR SWISH FROM WAAAYYY DOWNTOWN!!