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One huge takeaway from last night was the age difference in the teams. Here are the ages of the Nets players who played more than 12 of the 58 minutes:
Green (34), Jordan (32), Durant (32), Harden (31), Harris (29), and Irving (28). Five of them played 42-51 minutes while Jordan played 24. Two young guys played 11 and 12 minutes and combined for 4 points.
Now for the Cavs:
Nance (28), Drummond (27), Prince and Dotson (26), Cedi (25), Sexton and Allen (22), and Okoro (19). On Friday they should also have Windler (24) and Garland (20).
The Cavs were much younger and deeper last night, and they'll be even deeper on Friday and deeper yet when Love returns. This team is going to get better and better. Bickerstaff will have incredible flexibility in terms of 5-man lineups. Last night he ended up going with a one guard, three forward, one center lineup of Sexton, Cedi, Okoro, Nance, and Allen in crunch time.
By the way, are they turning Cedi into a shooting guard? He's averaging 5.2 assists per game in January and has had four games with seven assists. I've been very impressed with his passing. He's not much of a rebounder and rarely blocks a shot. If Porter is no longer in the picture and with Okoro, Prince, and Windler at small forward are they sliding Cedi to shooting guard where his 3-point shooting and passing is an asset while his lack of physicality on the glass is not a problem?
Green (34), Jordan (32), Durant (32), Harden (31), Harris (29), and Irving (28). Five of them played 42-51 minutes while Jordan played 24. Two young guys played 11 and 12 minutes and combined for 4 points.
Now for the Cavs:
Nance (28), Drummond (27), Prince and Dotson (26), Cedi (25), Sexton and Allen (22), and Okoro (19). On Friday they should also have Windler (24) and Garland (20).
The Cavs were much younger and deeper last night, and they'll be even deeper on Friday and deeper yet when Love returns. This team is going to get better and better. Bickerstaff will have incredible flexibility in terms of 5-man lineups. Last night he ended up going with a one guard, three forward, one center lineup of Sexton, Cedi, Okoro, Nance, and Allen in crunch time.
By the way, are they turning Cedi into a shooting guard? He's averaging 5.2 assists per game in January and has had four games with seven assists. I've been very impressed with his passing. He's not much of a rebounder and rarely blocks a shot. If Porter is no longer in the picture and with Okoro, Prince, and Windler at small forward are they sliding Cedi to shooting guard where his 3-point shooting and passing is an asset while his lack of physicality on the glass is not a problem?