Game Thread | Game #16 | Heat @ Cavs | Nov. 20, 2022

[jjvors]

Cavs win by 26. The starters get a LOT of rest. Tomorrow we have Atlanta.

Cleveland Cavaliers​

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Lamar StevensSF	22:00	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	1	3	4	1	1	0	2	1	11	-8
Evan MobleyPF	30:00	7	12	58.3	0	0	0.0	1	2	50.0	4	6	10	5	1	0	3	2	15	15
Jarrett AllenC	27:10	4	6	66.7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	5	6	2	0	0	3	3	8	13
Donovan MitchellSG	26:47	5	12	41.7	2	7	28.6	1	2	50.0	1	2	3	5	2	0	1	4	13	15
Darius GarlandPG	27:53	7	12	58.3	4	7	57.1	7	7	100	0	2	2	7	0	0	5	2	25	12
Caris LeVert	14:17	0	4	0.0	0	4	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	5	4	1	0	0	2	0	22
Cedi Osman	37:00	8	17	47.1	4	11	36.4	0	0	0.0	4	8	12	3	1	1	1	3	20	39
Isaac Okoro	29:08	4	8	50.0	2	5	40.0	3	5	60.0	0	4	4	2	0	0	1	2	13	26
Raul Neto	07:53	2	3	66.7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	-4
Robin Lopez	07:53	1	1	100	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	-4
Mamadi Diakite	05:31	1	1	100	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Isaiah Mobley	04:28	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
TOTALS		44	83	53.0	13	37	35.1	12	16	75.0	13	36	58	31	7	1	19	23	113

 

[Kepler]

great win! starters with less than 30 minutes in a back2back

 

[BiGZD]

Good win we able to rest all our starters for tomm b2b. Go Cavs!!!

 

[Pierre Pan]

So should Nick Nurse and his staff.

I’m sure Nick woke up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat

 

[MirORich]

I was watching the Heat broadcast all game so they didn't mention it much, but any word on LeVert? Was holding him out for the second half precautionary to save him for tomorrow or is he likely not going to be playing?

 

[Jscc]

Waiting for a player to go upto Mobley's brother, ask to exchange jerseys, get a picture, post it up on their social media, and all the comments say that's not Evan.

 

[J_J]

Nice to see a dominating win tonight and seeing some CAVALANCHEs.

What’s good is that Garland played 27 min, Donovan 26 min, Mobley 30 min. Garland had some nice dimes tonight and made 4 3s. Liked what Mobley provided and used his length to bother Bam. Mobley had some nice shots in Miami’s zone and also got some nice nifty passes for 5 dimes tonight. Really liked the lineup with Mobley as the big man and the 3 wings.

Good Cedi was +39 tonight, getting a double double with 20 pts and 12 rebounds. Also came up with 2 extra passes giving him some dimes for his teammate to score a 3. He also had some key offensive rebounds in that first half which allowed an extra possession where we scored. Played with a lot of energy tonight. I just wish Cedi was more consistent. But great job tonight for Cedi.

Okoro had his best 1st half of the season and probably his best game when he was perfect from the field in the first half. Had some blunders in the second half but he did decently well being aggressive in going to the hoop and did make 2 3s.

Neto has got to play in this rotation. He seriously does good things as a PG, plays with pesky energy on defense that can help a few possessions to change momentum. I hope this will allow JB to get him to play some minutes.

Good to have our main guys rest for back to back tomorrow.

 

[InBoobieWeTrust]

I was watching the Heat broadcast all game so they didn't mention it much, but any word on LeVert? Was holding him out for the second half precautionary to save him for tomorrow or is he likely not going to be playing?

Turned his ankle after landing on a foot and limped to the locker room essentially. It didnt look quite as bad as Robinsons sprain. I dont see him playing tomorrow (swelling will determine everything though) but I hope its closer to a day to day or 1 week thing versus a 4-6 week high ankle sprain

 

[shoes22]

Either Cedi or Okoro will be JYD tonight because who knows when they’ll get it again

 

[jjvors]

Individual stats. Most impressive.

Starters:
Stevens 11-4-1 with a steal in 22 minutes. 5-6 FG Great game!
Mobley 15-10-5 with a steal in 30 minutes Ho-hum, his usual double-double from his aggressive play.
Allen 8-6-2 in 27 minutes Quiet game for Allen.
Mitchell 13-5-2 with a block in 27 minutes Only 2-7 from 3, but everything else was good. We'll need him tomorrow.
Garland 25-2-7 in 28 minutes 7-12 fg, 4-7 from 3. Deadly off the ball, deadly with the ball.

Bench:41-24-11 in 37 minutes. Osman basically took Love's role.
LeVert 0-5-4 with a steal in 14 minutes. 0-4 from the field with a twisted ankle.
Osman 20-12-3 with a steal and a block in 37 minutes. Star of the bench and maybe the JYD.
Okoro 13-4-2 in 29 minutes 2nd best off the bench
Neto 4-0-1 with a steal in 8 minutes Well done.
Lopez 2-1-1 in 8 minutes A hook and an assist to Diakite.
Diakite 2-0-0 in 5 minutes. A great dunk!
Mobley 0-2-0 in 4 minutes Board man tonight.

 

[MirORich]

Turned his ankle after landing on a foot and limped to the locker room essentially. It didnt look quite as bad as Robinsons sprain. I dont see him playing tomorrow (swelling will determine everything though) but I hope its closer to a day to day or 1 week thing versus a 4-6 week high ankle sprain

Thanks. Somebody is going to have to eat those minutes. LeVert played 15 minutes in the first half and we got by without using Mitchell and Allen in the entire 4th qtr, so because of the blowout we didn't really need to cover LeVert's minutes in the second half much.

Doubt that's possible tomorrow, so do you think they are more likely to include Neto or someone like Diakite/Lopez?

Since one of LeVert's new bench role was that of secondary playmaker/initiator when Garland and Mitchell were staggered, I have to think that they go with Neto, as asking/counting on Cedi to be a main ball handler/playmaker is usually a receipt for at best mischief, at worst disaster.

 

[Cement]

 

[N7RobBob]

Okoro needs another pose..

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

Nice win over a depleted Heat team, but this is a team we may be going against for playoff positioning, so we need the W.

The bench finally broke out of their slump even without Love, as Cedi, Okoro, and LeVert played very well. LeVert was a +22 in 14 minutes without scoring a point! Cedi was an unreal +39; this had to be his best game of the year especially with those 12 rebounds. That has to be a career high.

Lowry had a tough game, going 2-for-10 and a -21 in 31 minutes.

Obviously this would have been a much different game if Butler, Herro, and Oldadipo were available, so the Cavs caught a break with the timing of this game.

 

[Green Lantern]

Great win .
I needed something after the Browns stupid loss.
Over the years the Heat always seem to dominate the Cavs, but tonight good to see the Cavs put their foot in Miami's butt.