Live Thread: Cavs @ Clippers
2020-01-14Nance is back! He’ll be limited to 24 minutes tonight, but he’s stepping in while Kevin Love sits for rest. Ante’s still out due to illness, so maybe we’ll see Henson again? KPJ still out, but I saw something that said second week of February at the earliest. As for the Clips, no Paul George.
L.A. is disappointing a bit this year, currently fifth in a tightly packed (after the Lakers) Western Conference. There’s just a half game separating second through fifth. They’re just 6-4 in their last 10 games. The have four guys scoring at least 19 points a game (Kawhi, PG13, Lou Williams, and 2020 Cavs free agent candidate Montrezl Harrell). There’s a big dropoff after that and if Dante Exum can do better than the 20 minute one point performance he pitched against the Lakers, the Nance/Henson/Exum/Garland lineups can do some damage. I still expect a convincing loss as PBev and Kawhi will cause a LOT of turnovers.
Meanwhile, I’m enjoying the Grizzlies/Rockets game. Memphis might be my favorite non-Cavalier team. With human pogo stick Brandon Clarke, rookie of the year Ja Morant, J-Jax, and Jonas Valanciunas, it’s a super fun team. And yes, I’d still take Clarke over Garland, though ideally the Cavs would’ve moved up the second pick to grab Brandon who I fully expect to be a star inside of two seasons. So go Grizz. And go Cavs.
Hope those Delly trey gets him going in the second half of season. Really want him in the association next year.
Tyler Cook has some juice! Looks very athletic!
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Wade has some quicks and some hops!!! get that guy some minutes.
2 blocks and 7 rebounds in 11 minutes!
Delly pooped the bed right there.
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Making up for it. He’s gotta make a show, family all there.
They are? That’s cool.
John Henson is annoyed by this whole thing.
Really liking the Dean Wade minutes.
He’s in the right place a lot, I’m noticing.
Noticed that in preseason. He’s a really quick cutter.
https://twitter.com/kelseyyrusso/status/1217315608452194304
Called it!!!!
love it!
Eh, he’s no Tyler Herro…
Sexton back in…
Looking for some Delly-Exum plays here, hope Clips relax on D a little.
I was gonna sleep but now Delly;s getting run.
Clips might hit 140…
So trez as a free agent possibility this summer. Thoughts?
He’s gong to get a crapload of money from someone…I think he’s be awesome for Garland’s PnR development, but I imagine he’ll have more appealing suitors…
There are not a ton of teams with money…
True, but there are a couple which may be more appealing than Cavs…if Cavs drop the bank on him, he will probably bite…
Initial reaction is I’d pass.
I like Garland tonight, but he’s ballhogging a bit much. If nothing’s there he needs to run the O through other guys.
I like Dean Wade’s game. Hope he gets some garbage time run.
Shamet is a player.
Kawhi getting so many star calls tonight. He used to be one of my favorite players, but he turned out to be a weasel. I really dislike this Clippers team. It’s weird cuz they have a lot of guys I like: Trez, Zubac, PBev. They’re a fun team when they’re not playing your squad. I also am not a big Doc fan and I loathe Balmer.
Why the heck is Kawhi still in the game?
Gunning for 50?
Padding those stats…
HEY GARLAND FOR THREE!!
No sexton. Watch this lineup play well.
DG TO HENSON!
Whoa sweet pass from Garland. Really quick reaction to the big sliding over.
This would be an awesome time for DG to practice his PnR offense…
Getting some size inside would help cleveland.
What a great story John Michael just told about the Clippers and Kawhi tampering to get Paul George.
Anyone else think it’s odd that KLove would be rested when there’s a 3 day break til the next game? He must have been reallllly tired.
No. They can’t afford an injury there. Smart play.
TT is garbage tonight. Should’ve just rested him.
See, the Cavs take the first available shot. The Clips work for a good shot.
Sexton sucking at PG.
Jesus. Someone needs to take a tech on that Kawhi Charge. Ridiculous that they called that on Knight.
Knight manoeuvred for 5 seconds to get his preferred 3 pt look and barely made the rim.
LOL at least it was a 3.
rough all the way around
Stop letting Sexton handle the ball.
Wow. Zubac just ended McKinnie.
Man, McKinnie does some stupid stuff on the court…
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Like the play he just had? He’s one of the Cavs best wings, but he;’s still a G league type player. He’s in the NBA, more power to him, but he’s not good…
I missed it TBH. Thought he’s played pretty well today, and frankly, I’d be pissed too if Zubac had just murdered me.
Yezus, Garland.
SEXLAND!!!
Finally a reachin on Beverly
That foul should’ve been on the floor. Not even in shooting motion. Someone needs to pop him.
https://twitter.com/AmNotEvan/status/1217308473379168256
Kawhi might beat the Cavs 1 on 5…
He. Is. Ridiculous.
(this is a joke)
rough sequence for Cedi there… 4 point swing.
How’s that not of pbev?
Too much sloppy ball handling…again…
Come on. You can’t give Kawhi that easy bs call.
Defensive rebounding… Cedi and guards need to gang up
GARLAND TO SEXTON 3!
Not a good look, garland.
GARLAND TO CEDI!!!!
So Cedi now does the Korver 3.
saw that.
It’s cool Sexton is shooting more threes…just wonder who told him to…
Man, Cedi…
Imagine watching that and thinking Collin Sexton played a good half. Your Fox Sports halftime, folks.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1217306621770174465
Feels like they’re now missing KPJ’s energy and playmaking…. especially the backups.
It’s too obvious most of the Cavs bench doesn’t really want to shoot.
And it’s too obvious Sexton always wants to shoot.
Positives:
Lived watching Sexton outrace Beverly on that fast break.
Cedi has been money. Want to see the Cavs continue to run offense through him in the second half.
If McKinnie and Henson were both a bit better on offense, the Cavs could start stealing a lot of games…their defense and effort is huge.
On a back-to-back, we need more henson and less TT in the second half. TT 0-3 with three boards and no points -16. Sexton on pace for 26 shots -13. Nance on a 24 minute limit and played 13 minutes that half. WTF.
Larry goes up into pbev with that, he gets to the line. He has to start being more aggressive.
Kawhi shoots a flat J, but it might be the straightest delivery I’ve ever seen.
yup, and his release point is extremely high.
13 pt diff just like that
The Cavs have to get some defensive players this coming offseason…this crap is old…
GD it, Collin. He makes a couple shots and thinks he’s Koby.
Sexton block 5 point swing.
Third block of the half on Sexton