Live Thread: Cavs @ Mavs
2019-11-22Over the last three games Luka Doncic is averaging 34/12/10. Last game he put up more points, rebounds, and assists in the first quarter than the entire Warriors squad combined as he led Dallas to a 48 point win.
Cutting off the head of the snake is job one for the Cleveland defense, and will be Cedi Osman’s top priority. Also a priority: stopping Boban Marjanovic who destroyed Cleveland last game. No injuries to report so far, other than Winder and Henson. Should be a fun watch. Wonder if we’ll see a new lineup.
GO BUCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!
No recap today. Probably a double recap tmrw.
Games like this should probably just be forgotten.
https://twitter.com/GregSwartzBR/status/1198310090769608705?s=20
lol…
Wins:
3: GSW
4: Cavs, Knicks, Hawks
5: Bulls, Blazers, SA, OKC, Pistons, Grizz, Wiz
6: Cha, NO, Sac
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6: Orlando (#8 in East)
WINNABLE GAME SAT NIGHT—ARE WE PLAYING THE CANTON CHARGE—I PREDICT LILLIARD / MCCALLUM WILL EAT UP OUR GAURD TANDEM —–PLAY ANTE MORE/ UNLESS DUE TO INJURY HE IS ON MIN RESTRICTION
YEP AGREE WITH THE PAST FEW POSTS ABOUT KLOVE—-MENTIONED IN AN EARLIER POST—” IS KLOVE STILL SAYING HE WANTS TO BE IN CLEVELAND “—I SAY NOT—BUT IF HE WANTS TO INCREASE HIS TRADE VALUE / PUT UP SOME STATS
Winnable game Sat. night. Unfortunately at the end of a very long week.
https://twitter.com/SpinDavies/status/1198089868104151040?s=20
Surprising.
Rough game. Kevin Love -34. He looked all the way checked out. The Cavs are too short.
We may be hearing a trade request sooner rather than later. He might have wanted to be here, but we’ll see how long that lasts. If he is already checking out, it doesn’t bode well. The haul for a Kevin Love who is not playing with effort is not going to be great, far less than it should be if he was locked in like he was earlier this season.
Sexton was pretty great? We have a different definition of great.
Are we still having fun watching?
We kept them under 150.
Doncic is awesome.
This was always going to be a rough stretch. Gotta hope Belein can rally the troops and make some adjustments. If the veterans decide to check out before an easier schedule comes around, then it is going to be a rough rest of the year. Quite possible.
I think we’re starting to see the defense we expected.
Doncic is ridiculous. If only there was some way NBA GMs could have known he was good…
Dallas certainly did. Is suspect Atlanta would have taken him had Dallas not offered the picks. It was after all a huge haul. Young is proving to be a star. He won’t ever be doncic but if Reddish becomes something it could very well work out for both teams. That said it appears Doncic is already a top ten player. Young may never get there just based on his physical limitations, but clearly he was worth the number 5 pick.
Future Narrator: “Reddish did not become something special.”
Very likely though he had a good game the other night.
If there is anyone not likely to be anything special, it’s Cam. But we’ll let it play out.
Half of NBA GMs are terrible. They draft athletes instead of players. Aaron Baynes is better than Ayton in Phoenix.
Our team is terribly constructed. NBA is not football. You can’t just take the best player every time. Two 6’1″ guards gets you killed. Even in 2019.
Common. Baynes is 32 and by far having a career year that may be unsustainable. What’s more Ayton only played one game. We don’t know how good he will be this year, but he had 4 blks in that one game and his usual efficient offensive game Ayton is like 21 and had a very good rookie year offensively and overall a positive BPM. He will be good. Very good to great if he learns to play d and is willing to protect the rim. And if he doesn’t get suspended again. He isn’t Doncic. But that doesn’t mean he… Read more »
“Come on.” Yeesh. I shouldn’t write anything when I am exhausted.
Also, Kevin Love is not an All Star player. No all star would allow the consecutive beat downs like this. Sucks to say because he seems like a wonderful dude. But if we can get a decent return we should absolutely take it. What is the worst that could Happen, we lose by 35 instead of 25
He may be starting to check out.
It is what bigs do when the guards never get them the ball.
So by that logic are Russel and Draymond not All Stars either? I can see that arguement, just asking…
What is our +/- after today? Has to be worst in the league or second to GSW. Look at Memphis, how fun it would be to watch that team (I think a CtB article vouched for Brandon Clarke who I would bet my life savings has a better career than Garland )
I don’t know what it was after the Mavs game, but currently the Cavs are -7.3, for 26th place (Memphis is -8.9 for 28th place).
https://twitter.com/Carter_Shade/status/1198076973748301824
https://twitter.com/matthewamiller/status/1198069740733976576
Oops sorry, misclicked a tweet. Can delete.
Lol
SO HOW LONG DOES KLOVE KEEP SAYING HE WANTS TO “STAY IN CLEVELAND ” AND SUFFER THRU THIS ——–WOULD KLOVE PUT THE MAVS INTO THAT “CHIP ” CATEGORY
This team can win a chip
Been tough to watch lately, Cavs got bullied by the heat and Doncic just plain better than anyone out there.
Need to change the starting lineup now:
1. Sexton
2. Cedi
3.McKinnie
4.Love
5.TT
Demoralizing kind of game…and more coming…the Cavs schedule early in the season is terrible…
Keep it under 40
Well this went from ok to terrible.
Cedi has had a good offensive game, but not enough to carry the team.
Scary possible neck injury for Kemba…they took him out on a cart…
SO WHY NOT GIVE DWADE SOME RUN ——AND YES TRY CEDI AT THE 2 GD ——OUR BENCH IS GETTING EATEN ALIVE TONIGHT
Good game by Cedi…
CHRISTMAS DAY NBA SPECIAL—CAVS/ DUBS REMATCH——-” RUB A DUBS VS THE HAV NOTS ” : (
AT LEAST DARIOUS –“HANGIN THE GARLAND ” TONIGHT—GOOD TO SEE—LET’S GO FOR 20
Osman’s been fantastic tonight
Osman should be starting at the two
This team could legit win a chip
I don’t think so…playoff team, that’s it. But they have a great base to add to. And a freaking multi time MVP. Divac is a complete moron.
Yup
At least the Lakers are winning.
F the Lakers. I am a Cavs fan.
Ha ha, nice one John B!
Doncic is a modern day Larry Bird.
Ho hum.
That escalated quickly.
Like a lot of things in life, confidence is such a big part of success and the Cavs have lost theirs. They started the season kind of chippy and playing hard with abandon. Now they are alligator arming shots, leaving three tracks dragging around.
Ford vs. Hot wheels
Lol.
Ooof. Nice though
42 points in the half. Not great.
Why hasn’t McKinnie played?
Carlisle calls a pity timeout.
Nice pass to Garland, TT…
Cavs overpassing now.
Who put a lid on the bucket?
Yezus. Rough stretch here.
Great block, Cedi!
If I’m ever to face a firing squad, I want Delly to be the shooter.
Hilarious but brutal
C3DI!
Nice Cedi chasedown
GOTTA KEEP IT CLOSE HERE—WHY ISN’T ANTE ON THE FLOOR GAURDING BOBAN
You’d think.
Der Kinderlumper is unstoppable
At least it was on the floor.
That was a garbage call.
WERE THE RUMORS OF THE CAVS HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRADE FOR LUKA–( AND DIDN’T )–EVER LAID TO REST ——IF THE DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO AND DECLINED —I DON’T EVEN WANT TO KNOW
Lay them to rest — they had absolutely zero chance. If they had any chance I’d be the first one screaming about it.
Yep. No way they could beat Dallas’s offer. Unlikely Atlanta would have taken any deal we could put together anyway.
Nice d, love!
TT a real scoring avenue tonight
Sexton giving effort, but no way he can check Doncic…
NOT GETTING ” BOATRACED ” OUT OF GAME IN 1ST QTR —REFRESHING
Cedi! Getting into sets faster too.
At least seeing some ball movent.
WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT “JUMP START ” HIS CONFIDENCE —-APPEARS HE IS LOOKING FOR HIS SHOT MORE THIS GAME
That was refreshing — Garland drains the three off of a confident shot…
AC right – gotta start using the glass
Hoping for a competitive, even gritty?, performance and the team to forget about their last couple of games.
LUKA IS WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION ALONE—–TIME FOR THE –” BOBAN DANCE VIDEO ” —–THINK THE BENCHING MAY HAVE / HOPEFULLY WOKE UP THE YOUNGER PLAYERS—-GOING WITH A SCORE PREDICTION 117–103
Cavs organization about to see what quality decisions look like to the tune of 125-95.
How many MVPs will Doncic get before he’s done? I bet at least 2. And teams passed on him. Dum.