2024-25 Season | Game #78 | Kings @ Cavs | April 6, 2025 | 6:00 p.m.

Cavs had a chance to clinch and rest the next 2 games so you know they were engaged and wanting to win

Which is why this is a bad L again

Team has holes
 
Vee-Rex said:
Sabonis bullied Jarrett Allen all game. I don’t understand how a dude his size gets pushed around so easily. And he knows it too - he was so uncomfortable and getting frustrated.

Sad thing is Sabonis isn’t even all that big. He plays tough but that’s all it takes to rattle Allen. Imagine if he had to play against someone like Z-Bo.

Same thing is going to happen in the playoffs. We better hope we don’t face a scrappy team that hits all their open threes or we’re getting bounced early.
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Don’t agree with this one. Sometimes, but not today.

Allen tried to match the physically and got into quick foul trouble. Meanwhile, the Kings were able to get Sabonis throwing elbows overturned.

It’s not like Allen had a poor game. He was very effective.
 
shoes22 said:
You listed a bunch of physical reasons why they lost and then ended with mental toughness being the problem. Which one is it?
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They know they don’t have the physicality to match which is where the finesse and mental toughness plays a role. They were extremely cocky and confident and that swagger is gone. They know they are struggling and are letting those weaknesses take hold of the narrative.

They need to get back to the team we saw in Dec
 
Wind got sucked out of the arena when Mitchell went down. Refs didn’t help at all.

The Kings got red hot after the Cavs settled back down.

The game was frustrating to watch, but outside of Garland’s disappearing act, there wasn’t much that left me legitimately concerned with this one. They played well for most of the game save that dreadful stretch in the 3rd after Mitchell left the game.
 
Vee-Rex said:
Sabonis bullied Jarrett Allen all game. I don’t understand how a dude his size gets pushed around so easily. And he knows it too - he was so uncomfortable and getting frustrated.

Sad thing is Sabonis isn’t even all that big. He plays tough but that’s all it takes to rattle Allen. Imagine if he had to play against someone like Z-Bo.

Same thing is going to happen in the playoffs. We better hope we don’t face a scrappy team that hits all their open threes or we’re getting bounced early.
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I didn't see that with JA vs Sabonis. Sabonis was getting blocked, stolen on more often than not with Allen defending. It could have been far worse than it actually was. However, the refs allowed JA to be fouled without calls. And when they actually did it, the hoes decided they were going to overturn a clear offensive foul with the weakest explanation ever. Needs to be a hard rule change and hard enforcement. But these refs are too incompetent for this bullshit.
 
Tlyons said:
Garland looks to me like he might be playing through something.
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Garland's season stats over the last 10 have been on-par with his overall stats and his shooting splits are heading in the right direction after his slump..

He's only had 2 20+ games over his last 12 which is why I think it feels like he's not quite where we're used to him being at..
 
Vee-Rex said:
Sabonis bullied Jarrett Allen all game. I don’t understand how a dude his size gets pushed around so easily.
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Like 10 bucks on Amazon...

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Castle, Vassel, Hardaway Jr, DeRozan, Lavine, Powell. Any decently talented wing can be chalked up for a big night against us these days. Lot of problems to fix heading into the playoffs.

Hopefully, they can flip the switch after a month or so of uninspiring play, but I'd say the odds of us getting knocked off in the 2nd round are significantly better than the odds of us taking out Boston at this point.
 
redscoon said:
Castle, Vassel, Hardaway Jr, DeRozan, Lavine, Powell. Any decently talented wing can be chalked up for a big night against us these days. Lot of problems to fix heading into the playoffs.

Hopefully, they can flip the switch after a month or so of uninspiring play, but I'd say the odds of us getting knocked off in the 2nd round are significantly better than the odds of us taking out Boston at this point.
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2 For The Brew said:
The NBA will announce tomorrow that those two points shouldn’t have counted.
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And then what? If that's the case then don't even mention it. It changes nothing. Refs don't get fined. We can't replay those final seconds. Trash league.
 
Rich said:
Not the type of game I care about losing because a mid-level "star" just couldn't miss some absurd shots.

That happens.


Garland being fairly awful for over a month is the thing to care about.
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He's transforming into his playoff self. It's scary.
 
CavzAddict said:
He's transforming into his playoff self. It's scary.
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Is he having an acne outbreak?

I usually have the game on in the background as I throw darts at my LeBron poster...So haven't seen his face recently?

Which is crazy since he normally can't see his face as well...... Cause he somehow gets punched in the face every game...
 
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