Game Thread 2019-20 Season Game #35 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs Oklahoma City Thunder | Jan 4th, 2020

[inliner311]

 

[Jake]

FYI- Porter out tonight, personal reasons, supposed to play tomorrow though.

 

[roozy]

Delly is horrific, how does he still play.

 

[ansatsusha80]

Delly is horrific, how does he still play.

I don't understand it either

 

[Jontibs]

Delly is horrific, how does he still play.

Because as washed as he is he still appears on most nights to be the only guard on the roster who understands that passing the ball can lead to good things happening.

 

[WorldFreeB]

Bazley looks great.

 

[inliner311]

Sexton with 2000 career points.

 

[cabs]

Tristan is fucking terrible, how many times does he shoot a low percentage as a big man...

 

[WorldFreeB]

Love did not look happy there..throwing his arms up.

 

[Jontibs]

Love about ready to murder Sexton and Garland, wish he would put some of that anger into his defensive effort.

 

[cabs]

who gives a fuck about how Love feels, wont be a cavs in a month time. He shouldn't even be playing

 

[inliner311]

Love about ready to murder Sexton and Garland, wish he would put some of that anger into his defensive effort.

That last play was weird. I'm not sure he was mad at Sexton because that is clearly a coach calling to slow down and kill the clock. He is probably mad that Beilein basically gave up and didn't want to cut the lead. Beilein pulled Love and put in Mckinnie to end the half.

 

[Jontibs]

That last play was weird. I'm not sure he was mad at Sexton because that is clearly a coach calling to slow down and kill the clock. He is probably mad that Beilein basically gave up and didn't want to cut the lead. Beilein pulled Love and put in Mckinnie to end the half.

That could have just been for the defensive possession, a valid move really. Sexton really needs to be held accountable for his tunnel vision, good and efficient scoring half but 0 assists and seemingly little interest getting any. With or without Love that will be a problem moving forward.

 

[inliner311]

Love did not look happy there..throwing his arms up.

Beilein is trying to feature him more. Love just isn't up for the task of being a number 1 option on the floor. I don't think the box score shows how bad Love was in that half.

 

[inliner311]

That could have just been for the defensive possession, a valid move really. Sexton really needs to be held accountable for his tunnel vision, good and efficient scoring half but 0 assists and seemingly little interest getting any. With or without Love that will be a problem moving forward.

Austin Carr pointed out that OKC is giving Sexton room and easily allowing him to get his shot. I think Love's frustration is more on how poorly he is playing despite Beilein trying to feature him in certain units. He has been blocked a couple times, made some poor passes, and can't take on the double team that OKC is putting on him.