Live Thread: Cavs vs Rockets
2023-03-26Cleveland hosts the Houston Rockets tonight. While the Cavs work to hold off the Knicks and chase the Sixers for the third seed in the east, the Rockets are in a three way battle with San Antonio and Detroit for lottery balls. The Rockets come in at 16-58 and have lost four straight while Cleveland is on a three game win streak, including the most recent, a thrilling battle with New Jersey capped by a most unexpected Isaac Okoro game-winning triple.
On paper this feels like an easy Cavs win, but given the Cavs’ tendency to play down to their opponents, this feels like a trap game. Also, upcoming battles with Atlanta and New York this week make me think the Cavs will have a harder time than we’d all like.
On the injury front, only Je’Sean Tate is listed as out for the Rockets while the Cavs have listed Dean Wade, Mimade Diakite, and Danny Green as out. Raul Neto is a game time decision. We shall see.
Expect the Cavs to sleepwalk through the first half and try to put the Rockets away in the third.
https://twitter.com/ChrisFedor/status/1640842989722320901?s=20
Did someone pass gas? This place is a ghost town.
Maybe cause it was the Houston game..
Hope tonight’s engagement is better against Atlanta, would love this win.
https://twitter.com/ChrisFedor/status/1640799337021157376?s=20
Philly loses. Cavs now a game and a half back.
one down, three to go!
We also need to win all of our games for us to have a shot.. a good motivation to keep playing strong heading into the postseason.
Philly missing embiid and harden tonight against nuggets. Gotta think denver takes that at home.
Then they face a desperate Mavis team and a still in the fight hungry Raptors team.
If we can somehow not get boat raced by Atlanta and manage to hold serve at home against the Knicks…good chance we can compete for the 3 spot for the last few games.
Porter Jr. last night —-> 6 points and -19. Enjoy losing Kevin! 😂😂😂
Cavs only 2 games back of Philly, who have a tough schedule the rest of the way.
https://twitter.com/NBACouchside/status/1640414218380820481?s=20
Congrats to the Cavs for locking up a spot. It shouldn’t be taken for granted. Exciting accomplishment for the whole organization. Now let’s hope they can finish strong, stay healthy, and lock up home court.
All in all, this season is going pretty good!
I got to attend this game. Cool to see the playoff clinch in person. Go Cavs!
Mobley is Tim Duncan’s mentality mixed with Kevin Garnett’s skill set. Throw in that he has a slight chance at handles that matter and a passing ability that matters…find me a comp please cuz im out of them.
Kareem?
I don’t think I’ve seen anyone with his athleticism and skillset. He’ll be the comp in the future.
Haha way to set the bar at the highest possible level. If he competes on Kareem’s level we are in for one hell of a ride.
That said…the Bill Russel comps arent far off on d. Plop him on the 50s and he gets vastly more opportunities for blocks
I’m glad we sent KPJ packing… f that guy. I hope he continues to rot on losing teams.
agree with Arch.
been out of the loop for a bit.. what’s up with kyrie ? who is unhappy, tsai or cuban ??
Kyrie is never happy. The Mavs are cooked and probably need to blow it up. Kyrie will begrudgingly join LeBron on the Lakers next year, unless Cuban maxes him out, after which he’ll demand a trade. Luka will blame the refs for this transaction.
I have always thought Cuban was a smart guy — until trading for Kyrie. If he doubles down and maxes him out, he is an idiot.
Completely accurate soothsaying right here, with the last sentence being the humorous cherry on top. I give this an A+.
Anyone see the chances of making the 3 seed? Pretty small, with no tie breaker, but definitely in play thanks to…. Charlotte and Orlando?!?
getting robbed by the refs a couple weeks ago has made it a long shot, but you never know.
6ers having the tie breaker is likely the dagger but the rest of the schedule is brutal (Nuggets next). We’d have to win out and they go 500. possible but unlikely.
https://twitter.com/realdcunningham/status/1640418970095239171?s=46&t=VOxKy34LdcOAY93LTdU7yQ
PLAYOFFS! Let’s gooooooo!
yeah buddy!
3-a-🪁
To cover the spread!
Lol. Eason.
Zoo crew!
Caris cooks em with a three and a dagger steal and slam.
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😂
https://twitter.com/Tony_Pesta/status/1640141702605287425?s=20
Hahaha lol good one.
Allen Beast mode. Best quarter all year.
Really good start to the quarter.. being impactful on both sides of the ball.
The bigs coming through in the fourth on defense and offense.
Allen with an enormous block.
Incredible!
Cavs need a third big badly. Big reason their rebounding has fallen off a cliff.
Coulda used Love esp for the playoffs.
dunno, maybe, but coulda used HardRock for sure.
I mean they literally have no other PF/C that comes off the bench to spot minutes for Evan or JA. Agree.
10-2 run for the rockets.. 10 point game now.
It’s my fault. As soon as I tuned in, Cavs stopped scoring.
I feel like Stevens was meant to play for this Rockets team.
OMG what a pass by Mitchell
Stopped passing to Mobley stopped scoring.
I like that timeout. Don’t let em get into bad habits.
So glad Houston took Green.
Vert start the second half? Or early sub for Ice?
John Michael just said left knee soreness
Mobley clowning these fools.
This doesn’t look competitive. Hope JB uses the bench.
Filthy finger roll for slim Duncan.
Philly and knicks in a free fall. Knicks, in particular, self destructing. Great tv
Sorry guys! Sunday nights a tough one early! Good run so far tho.
14-4 run in the last 5 minutes of the quarter.. good close.
Great effort and finish by Evan !
Go Cavs!
Let’s go Cavs!
Cavs need to set the tone against this team from the get go.. can’t have us playing their brand of basketball.
Well I was really hoping for those 3 of D Wade, Green and Diakite to get some minutes but that’s out of the question.. so probably another 7-8 man rotation against the lowly Rockets.