Game Thread | Game #55 | Cavs @ Pacers | Feb. 5, 2023 (5:00 p.m. start)

[Jscc]

I guess we have a different definition of hot…lol

I'm using a scale of Jeff Phelps to Griffin for the Griffin one haha.

 

[Tlyons]

Random comment: I like this new trend in sports media to bring in these hotttttt ass women to helm the pre-mid-and post-game shows like Griffin on Balley does or Chiney on ESPN.

/end of random comment

It was inevitable. Sex sells.

 

[MirORich]

OMG. The Pacers announcers were quite salty. They said. "Who does he think he is Dr J or MJ? No you are not. That was a great dunk though."

Lol he didn't really hot dog or anything he just did a great dunk with a fro. You aren't claiming to be an all time great because you have a haircut to resemble Dr J. HAhahah

My take was he had to adjust in mid air to avoid the oncoming hack attempt by Turner

 

[Cavatt]

I wouldn’t expect Kevin Love to come out in garbage time ever.

All about respect for him as a veteran and what he means to this franchise.

Wade playing well means Love doesn't need to play through it. We have seen over and over that a rested healthy Love is effective and a guy who plays too many min gets worn down. They are gonna get him right and then we will see him. Didn't really have that Luxury with Wade out.

I said it last year. Wade is pretty important to this team. He allows more versatility than the 2 towers lineup with his swing forward versatility. He keeps bigs out of position too.

 

[macbdog]

It’s considered disrespectful to bring in a vet like Love, who has just been demoted(or injured ) to mop up time.

Robin Lopez:

 

[Cavatt]

My take was he had to adjust in mid air to avoid the oncoming hack attempt by Turner

Yeah for sure, but man his reach to get that in was wild. He really extended

 

[jjvors]

Individual stats. We had a lot of great performances.

Starters:
Mobley 17-10-4 with a steal and 3 blocks in 31 minutes. Efficient and effective!
Allen 18-13-0 with a block in 30 minutes. Solid double double. 9-11 FG
Garland 24-3-6 in 35 minutes Also defended Haliburton very well
Mitchell 19-3-6 with a steal in 35 minutes Outside shot not quite there, but there are glimmers of coming back
Okoro 20-3-3 with 2 steals. in 29 minutes. 7-9 FG 3-4 from 3. His best game of the year. He'll get JYD

Starters were great!

Bench: 24-14-14 Solid performance! Bench was +23
Wade 6-7-3 with a steal and 2 blocks in 25 minutes. Solid offense, great defense.
Rubio 7-3-9 in 20 minutes. Led the team in assists. He made the bench click!
Osman 9-3-2 with 2 steals in 25 minutes. Not a good shooting night, but he made an impact.
Neto 0-1-0 in 2 minutes
Lopez 2-0-0 in 2 minutes
Diakite 0-0-0 in 2 minutes
Stevens 0-0-0 in 2 minutes

 

[KilgoreTrout]

All starters with at least 17. Good shizzle.

Cavs usually die in the second quarter, when they go to the bench. Today they won the second quarter by 15. What did they do differently?

 

[2 For The Brew]

All starters with at least 17. Good shizzle.

Cavs usually die in the second quarter, when they go to the bench. Today they won the second quarter by 15. What did they do differently?

Get a healthy Rubio back.

 

[jjvors]

All starters with at least 17. Good shizzle.

Cavs usually die in the second quarter, when they go to the bench. Today they won the second quarter by 15. What did they do differently?

Ricky Rubio. Oodles of assists.

 

[Cavatt]

All starters with at least 17. Good shizzle.

Cavs usually die in the second quarter, when they go to the bench. Today they won the second quarter by 15. What did they do differently?

Really the whole team had more swagger. Coherent team ball more similar to what we saw when the team was clicking. Rubio is a big reason I think.

 

[CavzAddict]

The first time we’ve won 2 in a row since January 4th

With these next 5 games coming up, we can go on a nice lil streak if we keep this up. It's not always gonna be pretty like today though.

 

[Cavatt]

With these next 5 games coming up, we can go on a nice lil streak if we keep this up. It's not always gonna be pretty like today though.

If they share the ball the way they did tonight, they will win a lot. Defense looked great

 

[Benway]

0k0r0? more like 20k3r3!

 

[Tlyons]

Hitting some damn 3s at a decent rate sure does help as well.