Live Thread: Blazers @ Cavs
2022-11-23Good evening CtB and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Tonight the Cavs will welcome the Portland TrailBlazers to the shores of Lake Erie for a primetime showdown. The Cavs will be looking to take advantage of a Damian Lillard-less Portland team, extending their win streak to four games and keep the heat on the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics for Eastern Conference supremacy. Portland has enjoyed a frisky start but now are mired in a three game losing streak amidst a brutal schedule. They’re going to be a hungry and desperate team, just like the Cavs were a few days ago.
Along with Lillard being out, Portland will also be missing Gary Payton II and Keon Johnson but will have Josh Hart back. The Cavs will welcome back Dean Wade but will not start and be on a minutes restriction. Caris LeVert and Kevin Love will both be out, along with usual suspects Ricky Rubio and Dylan Windler.
Judging by some of the numbers, the Cavs should look to pound the offensive glass and take advantage of a mediocre rebounding team in Portland (ranked 15th in defensive rebound rate). Also, the Cavs would do well to force turnovers and get out on the break for easy baskets. Yours truly expects the Cavs to handle their business by double digits.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio, Go Cavs!
Kevin Love set an NBA-record with 34 first-quarter points on this day in 2016 🔥
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Corked calf for DG I think.
DM just too good!
Mitchell is so strong for his size
MOBLEY POST WORK LET SGOOOOOOOOOOO
DG TO MOBLEY STYLING AND PROFILING!
MY GOD WHAT A DRIVE MITCHELL
Cavs sloppy to start, good challenge Stevens lets see that gets them going.
Wade leading in +/- at 16, in 7 minutes of play
whole bench was balling
except lopez, but that’s because he has no one to guard on the 2nd unit for Portland LMFAO
Cavs have 8 TOs, and Blazers have 12.
yeah not good, Cavs are getting lulled into playing their game.
Cavs offense is humming nearly 60% shooting again LMFAO Mobley and Stevens need to pick up on defense though, defense getting absolutely shredded.
only 4 rebounds between the two of them… haven’t forced any though shots.
JA been playing so strong lately…playing like an All Star…
Hella fun first half, even in the radio.
They reviewed that final shot by Allen and it’s good!
Yea JA!!
JARRETT ALLEN HUSTLE!!!!! LETS GOOOOOOO
Jarrett Allen All-Star!
Attaway Mitch
MOBLEY KICK OUT TO MITCHELL FOR THREE
SPIDA!!!!
Ugh Grant stops a Cavs fast break then gets a steal
DONOVAN MAKES EVERY BIG BUCKET
honestly feels like his shot is always pure
DG smothering defense!!
Close out the quarter!
JA DEFENSE STEVEN COAST TO COAST AND ONE WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF
Another key/timely shot by Stevens.
GET THE BALLS TO THE BIGS CMON LETS GOOO
Scoring stuck, handles becoming looser…
Well done Stevens. And the heat check! 😂
GREAT DEFENSE TERRIBLE CALL REF
STEVENS IS MONEY FROM THE CORNER THREE LETS GOOOOO
Blazers cannot stop the Cavs offensive game.
I am thankful for this roster!!!!
LMFAOOOOOO DG JUMPER IS TOO PURE
Garland soooo sharp tonight…surgical…
JARRETT ALLEN AUTOMATIC
Allen returning to all star offensive form.
YES SIR!!!
Cavs really whipping it around this half…
JA TOO EASY DG THE MAESTRO
HOLY SHIT GARLAND STEP BACK JACK
Garland is spitting 🔥🔥🔥
Beautiful form, balanced, has time. Chef’s kiss.
DG automatic three
LMFAOOOOOOOO THEY JUST WALKED AWAY FROM DG
Garland!
Cavs got a makeup for the Cedi continuation.
JA WITH THE HUSTLE!!!!
DG to JA is my happy place…
DG to JA UNSTOPPABLE!!!
BALL MOVEMENT TO CEDI THREE!!!!!!! TEAMWORK BABYYYYY
That was beautiful!
Hey there’s Chauncey!!! The guy that didn’t want the Cleveland job! 😂
and noted rapist in college!
Grant would look nice in a Cavs uniform, no?
eh, doesn’t rebound… don’t like tall guys that don’t rebound.
HOW IS THAT NOT CONTINUATION????? SCREW THESE REFS!
I could never understand those calls.
WTF???? HOW IS THAT A FOUL!!!
JAMES DEAN WADE WITH THE DEFENSE!
Here comes Wade!
Spida-Time!
4 point play!
bad shot DG, GOOD SHOT SPIDA they left him wide open LMFAO
rebounding costed them that possession.
Allen could have a big night
JA HOOK
STEVENS CLAMPS
STEVENS AUTOMATIC MIDDIE!
DG TO MOBES!
strong finish JA!
Driving back to Ohio. Got Jim chones to keep me company.
GO CAVS!!!!
Jimmy Dean returns! Go Cavs!!!
Go Cavs!!
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