Live Thread: Nuggets @ Cavs
2022-03-18Good evening CtB!
It’s Friday night and NBA fans are in for a treat as the Cavs take on the Denver Nuggets on the shores of Lake Erie in a battle of current sixth seeds in the playoffs. The Nuggets are an incredible NBA story this season, with Nikola Jokić putting together another MVP caliber season in spite of missing his two running mates in Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray.
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The Cavs will still be missing Jarrett Allen, Dean Wade, Rajon Rondo, and of course Collin Sexton. So, the Cavs will have to really dig deep on the defensive end if they want to pull this one out. Denver comes into the game as easily a top 10 offense in the NBA, and they’re one of the best passing teams in the NBA. They are prone to turnovers so the Cavs will have to look to disrupt their passing rhythm and run on turnovers.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM ET and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, Go Cavs!
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A great game to attend! Lauri playing really well. Mobley regularly scoring 20+. Levert is back & pretty productive (work on those FTs).
Plus the Raptors & Bulls lost.
Cavs got two massive breaks tonight with a win that wasnt expected and a loss for toronto that wasnt expected. Chicago may actually find themselves the odd one out between us and toronto and them cuz lavine is day to say the rest of the season
Bulls look awful and they just got bad news about Ball.
Lauri is showing signs that he may indeed evolve into that unicorn-type player. A 7ft player who is active on defense (did a solid job on Jokic today and was unlucky on calls) and can stretch the floor with his range. You pair him with another unicorn in Mobley and its gets exciting.
100%
agree. funny how much smarter Koby got in the last half year or so.
don’t count chickens before they hatch Raoul!!! LMFAOOO long way to go!
Let’s see what happens with Sexton/LeVert first, and finding another Rubio.
I know where one is!!!
disagree. the RR, LM, and JA moves are obvious homeruns. CLV is at least a single.
Anyone noticed an absence of Colin from the games since the AS break? Admittedly haven’t watched 99% of tonight’s game, so maybe he was there.
JB’s voice scratchier than normal in the postgame…
The guy Lauri reminds me of : big shot Bob
HELL YEAH LOVE IT!
Best game as a Cav for sure. Not just the scoring, he was on Jokic most of the game…
Did a GREAT JOB on Jokic
Pray for Nate, its gotta be pandemonium downtown LMFAOOOOOO
Eli too!
We left right after the Mobley and 1.Just in time Great game
Experienced hoopers!
Nice!
@ Simmo that’s right, no amateurs here!!!!
Just watched the Bones shot.Glad he missed! Cavs dodged a lot of free throw misses.
Levert with another two.
Also amazing that even in his Fat Hollywood Mogul stage, LBJ still owns Toronto.
Haha
LeBronto
If Mobley develops as a player as one would expect, he will be frightening…his ceiling is hard to envision…
Bill Russell with a jumper
I LIKE IT!!!
Cavs won the lottery twice–once picking third, then picking with Mobley still on the board. Why not Tim Duncan with quickness?
Need some post up game for TD comps. Timmay was pretty quick early on.
FWIW, Russell was league MVP in his second season (his first full season). His first of five. Won a title in year 1. First of 11. I could handle eight in a row.
Haha Russell was elite from the jump but Mobley could also probably have won a title and possibly MVP if he got drafted onto those celtics teams. They may as well have been the all star team in the east. They are remarkably similar in a vacuum. So hard to compare eras though.
We really needed this win, I was so hyped, screamed and all… what an intense playoff like game.
11 steals and 11 offensive rebounds for the Cavs.. nice hustle stats.
Junkyard Dog goes to Lauri Markkanen! What a game from the big Finn!
Mobley so humble in interviews
agree. Mobley (and most of the Cavs) are very likable people compared to most pro athletes.
You refer to a certain traded-for quarterback? A certain about-to-be-traded quarterback?
This Cavs likeability is a big deal – not many teams are likeable these days.
Agreed–it’s not even asking much. Uphold the major laws. Put the team above yourself. Play like it’s a game…because it is.
Haha – those are extreme cases. Mostly just NBA all stars.
Of course, some are complex cases. E.g., Draymond Green is kind of a loud mouth jerk bully on the court, but is surprisingly OK on his podcasts.
BEAT DETROIT
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Definitely, and want Mobley to stand out against Cade.
Also want Bulls to loose tonight against Suns so we can be 1 game back.
Big win – and the first win against a good team in a while. Mobley showing no fear in crunch time of games – great to see.