Live Thread: Cavs @ Pistons
2026-02-27Good evening CtB!
The Cavs are in the Motor City to take on the best team in the NBA currently, the Detroit Pistons for a nationally televised, Central Division, ECF preview showcase. Sadly, the Cavs have been stricken with the injury bug…. a half dozen Cavs could be out tonight. Nevertheless, let’s see where the good guys stand!
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live nationally on ESPN, Go Cavs!
AGREED SIMMO —- KNOW NATE WAS ALWAYS FOND OF BOUCHER
Nate’s busy skeeting RN, but he’ll be back 😜
ANY INTEREST IN BOUCHER / MIDDLETON / BAGLEY / NURKIK —— SAW THESE NAMES ON BUYOUT LIST —-HAVE TO BE SIGNED TOMORROW TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLAYOFFS
Feel like the squad has had enough late changes. It would have to be a player that really moves the needle at this point.
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NBA last two minute report confirms Jarrett’s block was clean and should not have fouled him out of the game, while Merrill should have been shooting 3 FTs after a missed foul call on his shot attempt. The Jarrett call was obviously wrong to anyone watching; you’ll rarely see a cleaner blocked shot than that one.
https://official.nba.com/l2m/L2MReport.html?gameId=0022500858
This is on top of the two challenges we got right in the last 4 minutes. Has to be one of the worst officiated games of the season so far, and that’s saying something. Either NBA officials can’t keep up with the pace of the game or there is something much more sinister going on. Probably both. But, yes, let’s just keep talking about tanking teams and how the all-star game isn’t entertaining enough.
JUST LOOKING AT BOX SCORES ( HAVENT WATCHED GAMES) — IS NYQUIL STRUGGLING THAT MUCH
NyQuil was looking rough last night, couldn’t really do anything to convert if he got the ball in the dunker’s spot. Maybe his confidence is down a bit after having filled in for missing Wade and/or Mobley minutes lately and having to do a little more than he’s ready for?
IMO, you can bitch all you want, but the decision to foul at half court is a stupid one, especially with the way the game was being officiated. Don’t put the game in the refs’ hands, especially with a bunch of young guys. Kenny doesn’t have great feel.
Amen.
This team is terrible in the margins. Coaching is a part of it. Execution. Decision making.
But I still think it is the right call, but it does contain some risk. Tyson just screwed it up.
We also bitched they we failed to foul properly at Charlotte and Miller tied it with a 3.
Detroit did plenty of stupid stuff too. Except it was their “stars” doing it
dunno about that. if you don’t foul and someone shoots a three, everyone would be bitching. the problem is the refs calling is a shooting foul. I didn’t see that play. I did see the no call on Merrill’s attempt at a three that was an airball when he got kicked.
CAVS / BOTH KAs HAVE BOUGHT INTO—- HEALTH IS MORE VITAL THAN PLACE —— REALLY THINK WHEN WE GET HEALTHY THEY CAN BEAT ANY TEAM
MY GRANDSON JUST SHOWED ME TYSON s FOUL —- RULE OF THE THUMB— IF A PLAYER HITS A 50’ SHOT— YOU TIP YOUR HAT and SAY “ GOOD SHOT “ —— YOU NEVER FOUL AND LET THEM BEAT YOU THERE——— LEARNING LESSONS
EVERY KA ADMITTED THERE IS A “ LUCK / GOOD FORTUNE FACTOR “ IN ALL SPORTS——DIDNT WATCH—- FTS HAD GOOD ARTICLE ON SEVERAL REASONS WE “ GAVE “ THE GAME AWAY
the limit of two challanges screwed the Cavs last night. there were several really bad calls against the Cavs at the end of regulation. the Cavs successfully challanged the first two, but were stuck with the rest of them.
Really if you go 2 for 2 on challenges you ought to be gifted another until you miss one.
Agreed. Maybe the game slows down, but that’s on the officials.
Hard disagree – this game alone went too long as it was. Refball is a thing, tends to even out.
it MIGHT even out. but it always seems to me the “big market” teams get a lot of ref breaks.
I mean a lot of why it went long was a really crazy buzzer malfunction!
My ears still ringing.
We had a FT to put us up 4 with ynder 10 seconds left and missed.
We had a 3 PT lead with under 24 seconds left and twice failed to get a defensive rebound that would have sealed the game.
We were up 3 inside 10 seconds, they were out of TOs. We fouled a guy at half court & gave then 3 FTs.
Dumb/poor teams are often “unlucky.”
Great ones seem to have all the “luck.”
That’s what every fan of every losing team thinks, it’s always an illusion. Pistons missed like 5 straight FTs to go down 9
(probably an unpopular opinion but I have really enjoyed the last two games – great effort, the bigs are kicking ass, and the finishes are great clutch experience)
I loved them. the losses mean the Cavs have zero chance of finishing first. But if they are healthy they have a good shot at second.
Schroeder is great as a “chance of pace” PG, but it should have been CPJ running the sets down the stretch and Schroeder off ball, not the reverse.
He’s afraid to shoot though. So you either have a guard who shoots too much or a guard who doesn’t shoot enough.
He is – and it’s strange to me because his 3pt percentage this year is actually pretty good. But, in this game I could see why he racks up so many assists; even though he’s not a “willing” threat to shoot it himself, somehow when on ball he was consistently manipulating the defense to get guys open looks, particularly the bigs in midrange.
Like there were possessions in OT with Dennis on ball top of the circle, and CPJ spotted up for a corner 3 that’s he’s never going to take. KA should have had Proctor in for CPJ if that was the plan.
Silver lining – good experience for the bench in pressure situations. Hopefully many lessons learned.
Three shots at the rim not converted by CPJ in the last few minutes.
Wrong decision every time.
He stuffs the stat sheet…but they were bad decisions. It shouldn’t have gone to OT, though.
CPJ was not the problem. He should have been running the entire offense in OT.
I don’t dislike Dennis, but he is a career negative offensive player.
4-15 with 8 effing TOs is unacceptable. Kenny needed to pull back the keys. Tyson and CPJ should have been doing their thing. Dennis has played on a dozen teams for a reason. He is solid on D, but throws the ball around too much on offense. Hope drives into hope shots or hope passes.
Frustrating loss.
Duncan Robinson with his sixth.
Looks like Cavs are spent.
DtM playing like Young Bull getting blocked by everyone.
OT without Jarrett 🥲
Is Mobley’s minutes restriction still a thing? He’d gonna have to do what Allen normally does.
I am out.
It is like watching the Bengals play basketball.
Game has had everything but a brawl. Got your money’s worth Nate!
Damn that fouled 3 attempt was from half court too, just gifted them the third FT
I’ve been “watching” on the CBS game tracker, and when I saw foul with four seconds left, I thought “great, keeps them from getting a three.” Ahhh!
That was an insane call. Really shocking
You see the shooting motion start, it’s too late to foul!
The one thing you can’t do and he did it.
We are COMICALLY bad situationally. JFC.
Tyson making plays and then giving it right back…good experience, he won’t forget this game at least
Tyson did not understand the assignment jeez
CPJ not a good FTer,,but made the first & Tyson cleans up.
Got the rebound when it mattered! Woo hoo!
Tyson is that dawg!
CPJ on the floor!!
Quick foul on Porter; don’t think they’d have fouled Merrill if he’d gotten the inbounds
And in a situation where we you dont want to give up a 3, we give up 2, they missed both but got both boards. Ugh.
Up 1. We suck at closing.
Great defence. Did what they had to do – stop the 3. Now just gotta execute at the other end.
Mobley has been great today on defensive boards and rim protection, plus this is his third straight game with shots falling from outside (3s and foot-on-the-line 2s).
DtM irrational confidence pays off!
Heart in my mouth. Every time.
Dennisssss!
I should have been more careful.
Rather have JA in than CPJ.
CPJ or TB?
That looked like a clean block from Jarrett but the angle maybe doesn’t show body contact
This is how Malice in the Palace situations happen.
OMG with these calls
Need Merrill or Jarrett shooting at this point in the game
Kick that jerk out !
A stop & a score. Don’t give up a 3.
Feel like Robinson is gonna hit one. I Hope I’m wrong.
I really wish CPJ was in.
Was about to say the same, I’d rather CPJ be taking care of the ball in crunch time.
Gotta score here.
Oh boy.
Way to go!!
Not a great night for the refs.
3 TOs in the last 4 possessions under 2:20.
Catastrophically bad at the little things sometimes. It is maddening.
Wow they made the correct call on Robinson!
Cavs getting totally jobbed tonight by these refs! We must prevail!
…Missing Lonzo? maybe?…
Oof.
2 straight Tyson TOs.
Take a to Kenny. Jesus.
JFC with these fouls
Jarrett Allen. Cash money.
Schröder is dumb as shit sometimes.
Yeah why was he letting the ball bounce untouched on those baseline inbounds? The Cavs are leading, they don’t need to delay the shot clock!
Jesus, Dennis.
When flopping is a double-edged sword.
Cade on the fade.
Good TO. Catch our breath here.
Make sure Dennis is trying to get Mobes/Allen involved here.
And maybe put 5-foul Cade in the action
Pistons missing some FTs as well.
They are livin’ at the line.