Game Thread | 2021-22 Season | Game #2 | Hornets @ Cavs | Oct. 22, 2021

[foucault87]

Terry Rozier says he is 98% sure he'll play tonight. Not good for the Cavs. He kills them. In his last three games against the Cavs he's averaging 30 ppg.

I'm expecting another high scoring game.

He loves playing his home team. He used to roast us with the Celtics too.

 

[red.]

Ricky Rubio will move into the starting lineup on Friday vs. the Hornets with Darius Garland (left ankle) out.​

Presumably, Garland is day-to-day. Rubio played 25 minutes in a reserve role in the opener, so he should easily clear 30 minutes tonight. He should be rostered pretty much everywhere.

Injuries already. Smh.

 

[pr26]

Bummed Garland isn’t playing, but better safe than sorry this early in the season. Sounds precautionary. On the plus side, at least we’ll get a good look at the Rubio/Sexton pairing.

 

[Soar]

I really don't think Sexton and Garland are a good fit together at all on defense so with Rubio and Sexton I actually think the defense will look better.

 

[jpow6636]

Bummed about Garland already but this is the lineup I wanted.

want to see Sexton and Mobley play with a consistent veteran

 

[Futuredome]

Big weakening of the bench.

 

[mhi]

I really don't think Sexton and Garland are a good fit together at all on defense so with Rubio and Sexton I actually think the defense will look better.

Rubio has actually been bad on defense following his string of injuries, in the middle of his career. So I wouldn't expect it to be much better.

Like @Futuredome says, our bench takes a major hit. Only Love is on it unless you want to count Cedi!!

 

[red.]

Rubio has actually been bad on defense following his string of injuries, in the middle of his career. So I wouldn't expect it to be much better.

Like @Futuredome says, our bench takes a major hit. Only Love is on it unless you want to count Cedi!!

Rubio got sliced and diced up against Memphis too. I want to see this good defense I’ve been reading about.

 

[red.]

I’m glad Brad D is back with Austin Carr. I do not like the new light skin dude much.

 

[SalvadoranCavsfan]

What are the good streaming sites this year since Bally still sucks?

 

[SVC]

Let’s go gentlemen. Win 1 tonight.

 

[1290joe]

Legends passing the ball to Garland, Mobley, and Okoro. Where’s sexton?

 

[Real Deal]

Sexton started this rebuild and it's Garland, Mobley, and Okoro getting the ball passed to them by a former Cavalier great.

Cavs don't see him as any kind of future piece.

 

[red.]

Why didn’t Melo get a tech? Pushing Rubio wasn’t a basketball play.

 

[Dr No]

Nice start from pretty much everyone