Game 60 | Cavs (37-22) @ Pacers (23-34) | February 27, 2015 | 7:00pm EST

[KilgoreTrout]

Game 60

(15-13 Road)

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(12-14 Home)

Kyrie Irving
Shooting 47% from deep since 1/7

J.R Smith
Averaging 2.4 steals per game in his last 9 games

LeBron James
Averaging 29.6 points on 51% shooting on 0 days rest

Kevin Love
Second best DRtg on the team since 1/15 (96.3). Third best is LeBron at 98.1

Timofey Mozgov
Has 38 blocks as a Cav. The rest of the team during that span has 53 combined.

VS

George Hill
Averaging 16 points on 44% shooting from deep vs the Central division

C.J Miles
In wins: 39% from deep
In losses: 27%

Solomon Hill
Shooting 51% in February

David West
Pacers are 4-13 when he grabs 8+ rebounds

Roy Hibbert
Shooting 38% over his last 7 games

Pacers Cheerleaders:​

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Rob! I need 411's on those Pacers cheerleaders!

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Seriously can't believe that people aren't more excited. This 20-game stretch has probably been the best basketball in Cavaliers history - completely overwhelming every opponent (except two, about whom they didn't seem to care that much)!

 

[Green Lantern]

I don't like saying this but this is a game Blatt might to rest Lebron due to his back.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

I don't like saying this but this is a game Blatt might to rest Lebron due to his back.

No way! Concede to the Pacers?

Here is what we do: start LeBron at the 1, Shump at the 2, and JR at the 3. Sure, the bench is thin, but we need to mitigate the drop-off.

You are welcome!

 

[CavsHomer]

Will be a tough game tonight.

I just hate to watch David West play the game of basketball. Every time the camera has a close-up of his face, he looks like he just smelled the most evil-smelling fart ever.

 

[Simmy]

Saw a great post on Facebook over night:

"Everybody is talking about #TheDress and I'm just like: Cavs *drools*"

I thought that was clever but in truth, that's incredibly accurate about how we should all be feeling. This team is giving us a level of sports satisfaction most of us have hardly ever felt before. I don't want to rush our way to the Playoffs - like LeBron continues to profess, every game is a calculated step for us to get better.

Last night was so important because it instilled the confidence in our guys that in a real world Finals environment, we know how to beat this team and we can beat this team.

Every single game from here out is a feeling out process, to continue to assess where we stand in comparison to the top teams in the league. Sustain this momentum and we may *holds breath* be looking at something very special come playoff time.

 

[GwenJen]

If the Cavs can muster the effort, I would hope that the Cavs go all out in this game, and then rest for the Rockets game if needed. The Pacers aren't a lock to make the playoffs, and if the Cavs can hang a loss on them tonight, it could potentially damage their hopes. I would rather see Charlotte or Brooklyn down there as opposed to a Pacer squad starting to gel.

 

[Jscc]

I hope the game-plan for tonight is the offense going through Kevin. Kyrie's out and LeBron's back is stiff. Get Kevin the ball and let him go to work early.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

I hope the game-plan for tonight is the offense going through Kevin. Kyrie's out and LeBron's back is stiff. Get Kevin the ball and let him go to work early.

I say let JR hang 35 on the Pacers. Dude hasn't gone off in a while. Dude's due for it. Let him fire away, like in that Phoenix game.

 

[jlegg21]

So tonight we find out if Kevin Love can carry the mail. I think he can. I'm actually looking forward to it.

 

[GwenJen]

Shumpert and JR will extended minutes tonight too. I'm interested to see how they do tonight. I wouldn't be surprised if they somehow managed to pull this off.

 

[Sebastian]

Love will probably get 20 shots tonight. Let's hope he's hitting.

 

[Ohio]

JR is secretly happy that he can get away with chucking relentlessly tonight

 

[GwenJen]

What's the total on Love's points tonight? 26.5?

 

[SteelSmack]

Well there ya go, LeBron is sitting...

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