Live Thread: Cavs @ Pacers
2022-03-08Good evening CtB!
The Cavs have ventured next state over to the Crossroads of America to take on the Pacers of Indiana in an important Central Division rivalry game. Granted, Indiana isn’t in the playoff picture but they have a decent offense, champion head coach, and seem to always play physical against the Cavs. The Cavs will have to bring their “A” game on the defensive side of the ball in order to secure the win.
It appears that NBA champion Rajon Rondo will be back in the fold tonight, which is a nice safety valve to have for non-Garland minutes. It also appears that Jarrett Allen will be out due to the broken finger, with “James” Dean Wade filling in at the small forward spot.
#Cavs Dean Wade will enter the starting lineup tonight against Pacers for injured center Jarrett Allen, sources tell @clevelanddotcom. Rookie Evan Mobley will play center.
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) March 8, 2022
The formula is simple for a Cavs’ win tonight: play great defense and be patient on offense, the Pacers will make mistakes. The Cavs will be going for the season series sweep as well, so that’s a great bit of internal motivation for guys on a “trap” game. A win would also give the Cavs a nearly insurmountable lead for the sixth seed, which would be an astounding accomplishment considering where this season started.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM ET and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, Go Cavs!
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Jb is bugging me…this game should have been a double digit win if not for Cedi and Love being cold as hell from 3. Can we run one freaking set to get Dean Wade free for a shot from the corner or top of the key on purpose!?! Almost all of his threes come at the end of the shot clock and he STILL manages to shoot near 40%
Executing two season sweeps in as many days is making me less anxious about the team.
If we take two of the next 9 I’ll be surprised. I think it’s about to get real dark in the Land.
This was my fear, have been looking at the mid-March stretch since Xmas as a real test of the team pre-playoffs. Having said that, DG is looking better than I thought he would be right now. If Cedi and Love can get going, there’s enough DAWG in this team to get some results. Like Ben Werth, I’m bearish on Levert’s effect on this team, but right now we need healthy bodies that can score. He gets back, we can maybe tread water.
Need Mobley to find another gear on offense during this time with JA out, but tonight was a great start!!!
Haha love your optimism Chris. Team needs you sitting behind the bench.
Cavs Dan hit me up!!! LMFAO
IDK i don’t think i’m going out on a limb to think a rookie will improve, especially now he’s at his natural position!
I am with you in thinking his offensive production will increase and earn him ROY honors. I’m not as excited to watch the cavs play defense without JA the next 10 games. Consolation is the cavs probably only need to win 8 of 17 to retain spot #6.
But looking at the schedule that is easier said than done unless Levert comes back spitting fire.
yeah, they pretty much only have to go .500, it’ll be tough but absolutely doable even without JA.
haha again optimism wins the day. Love it. Mobes likely has a 20-20 game before JA gets back…and I wouldn’t put Garland past a 50 point 10 assist game. Even in a loss.
Was Kenard available at the deadline?
yes, but not for a realistic price.
Everyone understands the ‘stealth tanking’ stuff is really dumb, right? I have no doubt the Pacers FO is okay with the loss, but the players have zero interest in bringing in high draft picks to take their jobs. Just dumb.
That is a downside of having a draft. The rules have been changed to try to lessen the advantages of losing, and have. I would like to go further: Give the last place team 30 lottery numbers, second last team 29, all the way through the first place team getting 1. This is a total of 30 * 31 / 2 = 465 numbers. The first place team would get a 1/465 chance of winning, the last place team 30/465 = 2/31, about 6.45%, of winning. Tanking back one place would only net you a 1/465 (about 0.215%) improvement. Currently… Read more »
BTW, I think the “play in” system is GREAT! Anyone know whose idea that was?
Think they are still in hiding
yeah man, that’s why it’s joke LMFAOOOO
HEY GANG—MISS YOU GUYS ——AM DOWN IN SUNNY FLORDA WITH FRIENDS—WOW JUST CAUGHT THE SCORE AND DG “ON FIRE 🔥 “—BE BACK END OF THE MONTH………”MORE BEER 🍺 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 PLEASE “👍🤪——-STAY SAFE
I said “got damn!”
Somewhere JR Smith is shaking his head
I understand the joke, but I think that was just a boneheaded play by Smith.
Gritty win. I thought the Pacers had us late third, then I thought we had it after that Mobley-Allen oop. Then we gave up the lead & retook it for the win.
Big night for DG. 41 pts & 13 dimes. On 26 shots. 4 TOs put him over 3:1 Ast/TO. Mobley huge (22/12/3 with 5 steals + a block). Lauri big. All 5 starters in double figures. Love & Stevens with 9 each. Stevens with a huge block late.
LeVert has his faults, but I hope he’s ready to return…
Big block by Stevens and good hands in the passing lane by DW.
Nice work to get a win,,,,with an assist from a bonehead mistake by Indy fouling DG.
STEVENS GONNA BE WEARING THAT JUNK YARD DOG MEDAL TONIGHT
Hell of a win…DG is just a freaking boss. Mobes super sweet.
Gutty effort…DWade damn good…
LAMAR FUCKING STEVENS!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF!!!!
STEVENS WOOF WOOF WOOF
Stevens? He a dawg.
X2
Rescinded if he can’t hit a ft
Verified. Dawg status restored.
Intentional foul to preserve the tank for Indy
STEVENS WITH THE BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!
Incredible how DG gets manhandled, usually no foul…Trae gets touched, foul every single time…
Because Trae shoots and makes that logo 3.
You do that you get fans. You get fans you’re a star. You get it right? Hahahaha
The logo 3 is this era’s poster dunk.
Partly that, mostly that Trae is an embarrassing flopper. Any perceived contact and he goes flying.
That one too hahaha
Did JB lose that challenge
Cuz of course he did.
Why couldn’t we capitalize when we were up 8 … so frustrating
DG unreal
CAREER HIGH!
JB screwed himself by not playing GOodwin, whom we need now.
#StealthTankAgenda.
Jfc
10-0 Pacers run. No points for us in almost 3 minutes.
Ice gotta finish that with the offhand.
This. Game. Is. Dumb.
MOBLEY HUSTLE
Bet Mobley gets the hell slapped out of him on those O boards…hard to see on tv…
Yeesh
Mobley got swarmed, gotta go up quick with a smaller player
Maybe we’re seeing that thing where Darius decides to take the game over instead of deferring……..Wow!!!!
This Mobley kid might be good
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good…
Crazy,even in the rough games lately there’s always some defensive thing that blows my mind.
POINT MOBLEY>>>>>>>> DEAN WADE FINISH
What is DG’s career high?
37…
last year against Spurs i think
Tonight, 34 so far I think
Sorry, season high tonight
Oh my, MOBES! What a freaking pass!
Roy dime!!!!
I his Indy team gonna be good in 3 years.
DG too good…
WTF are these refs doing?????
They are trash.
LAURI GARBAGE MAN
Wow. Lauri. Great find DG.
DEAN WADE >>>>>>
Not impressed with JB this game.
Nice rally. Got our noses back in front.
DG may need to play the rest of the way…crazy, but they rely on him so much…
DARIUS GARLAND BETTER
DG COOKING
MOBLEY FADEAWAY PURE
Dream shake.
WOW, 23 seconds of great defense, then basket.
GREAT DEFENSE DG!
Play Goodwin. Good God.
Stevens single-handedly changed the game
Ice and Stevens on the court at the same time???? c’mon JB
Indiana completely walled off the the DG/Mobley PnR
DG is our only hope. Has to bring it on the offensive end
7th place here ee come.
D had been poor recently, and missing JA does not help.
The defense definitely not there tonight, they’re shooting lights out so far.
WHAT A PASS DG!!! GREAT CUT STEVENS!