2023-24 Season | Game #14 | Heat @ Cavs | Nov. 22, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.

[Futuredome]

Is there any clarity on Okoro’s injury ?

Seems like all I can find is “knee soreness”

Which like I understand injuries are injuries but I don’t really just think of knee soreness resulting in being out for 3 weeks.

Is there something more I’m missing ?

Trade???

 

[Comeback kid]

I saw Wade working the ankle on the side line, so knew something was bothering him as early as the first half, but honesty didn't think it was serious enough to miss time the way he played the rest of the game. Props to him for toughing it out last night. But the old days of "tape it up and get out there" are definitely gone.

He rolled it in the Sacramento game. He’s been toughing it out.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

Looks like Bam will play while Mitchell is out. Too bad for the Cavs. The Heat have six players out so they most likely won't have a deep bench. The Cavs have four or five out so they're in the same boat. LeVert may also be out and it sounds like Wade is probably out, too.

I don't see how the Cavs win this one playing on the second night of a back-to-back with Mitchell, LeVert, Wade, and Okoro out, Garland and Strus having played 43-44 minutes last night, and the Heat coming off an off day and missing only Oubre and some reserves.

 

[bigfoot5415]

Looks like Bam will play while Mitchell is out. Too bad for the Cavs. The Heat have six players out so they most likely won't have a deep bench. The Cavs have four or five out so they're in the same boat. LeVert may also be out and it sounds like Wade is probably out, too.

I don't see how the Cavs win this one playing on the second night of a back-to-back with Mitchell, LeVert, Wade, and Okoro out, Garland and Strus having played 43-44 minutes last night, and the Heat coming off an off day and missing only Oubre and some reserves.

Who are the six out?

I personally start Bates. Spread the floor. Let CPJ stay in the role he's been flourishing in.

 

[foucault87]

TT at point guard. Damian Jones at shooting guard. DG at SF. Strus to shore up bench mins

 

[2 For The Brew]

Looks like Bam will play while Mitchell is out. Too bad for the Cavs. The Heat have six players out so they most likely won't have a deep bench. The Cavs have four or five out so they're in the same boat. LeVert may also be out and it sounds like Wade is probably out, too.

I don't see how the Cavs win this one playing on the second night of a back-to-back with Mitchell, LeVert, Wade, and Okoro out, Garland and Strus having played 43-44 minutes last night, and the Heat coming off an off day and missing only Oubre and some reserves.

I thought we couldn't win last night either. Stunned to be up 18 and stunned we won after giving up the lead.

Odds are against us but this team fights. We didn't back down against Jokic or Embiid or Draymond & co and our players will go all out to win tonight

We need to have our bigs score. DG and CPJ should take care of that.

No fear.

 

[bleedwineandgold03]

Gosh so many injuries

 

[The Oi]

Come see us as you warm up for tonight. We talked a lot of Porter, but we talked a whole lot more.

Plus album recs.

 

[scene42]

Bam is officially out tonight

 

[MirORich]

Christmas came early boys and girls

 

[Peacedog]

Looks like Bam will play while Mitchell is out. Too bad for the Cavs. The Heat have six players out so they most likely won't have a deep bench. The Cavs have four or five out so they're in the same boat. LeVert may also be out and it sounds like Wade is probably out, too.

I don't see how the Cavs win this one playing on the second night of a back-to-back with Mitchell, LeVert, Wade, and Okoro out, Garland and Strus having played 43-44 minutes last night, and the Heat coming off an off day and missing only Oubre and some reserves.

Well, you had similar apocalyptic predictions for the last two games, so I'm feeling good about this one!

 

[cabs]

No Bam, Herro or.. Strus for the Heat today. CMon Cavs

 

[MirORich]

Christmas came early boys and girls

Essentially shifts Strus down to SF

Also means Merrill or Bates will likely get some run

 

[MirORich]

Caris off the bench, minutes restriction though

Glad they made the right call though by starting Craig and not Caris

 

[stick]

Limited rotation opportunities (4 to this point?) and low minutes/sample size aside, Craig would be 14th in the NBA in (basketball ref's) Assist % (31.4%).

In 29 minutes played when CPJ shares the court with DG, the Cavs have a 138.3 offensive rating and 93.4 defensive rating.