Game Thread | Game #50 | Cavs @ Rockets | Jan. 26, 2023

[Jscc]

So much anger...

Rightly so. Wade needs to start at SF ASAP so he can start building chemistry with the other starters and work on being the floor spacer.

 

[jjvors]

Individual stats
Starters:
Mobley 21-10-3-1 with a steal and 2 blocks in 33 minutes. He started 5-5 and then went 1-12 afterward But he was 9-10 FT
Garland 26-4-9 with 4 steals in 33 minutes 9-16 fg, 4-7 3 pt
LeVert 12-1-5 with 2 steals in 33 minutes
Okoro 5-1-2 in 25 minutes with killer defense
Allen 14-10-1 with 3 steals in 34 minutes

Bench 35-10-9 in 24 minutes
Wade 15-3-1 with a steal and 2 blocks in 23 minutes Wonderful game! 5-8 fg, 4-7 3pt
Rubio 5-3-7 with a steal in 17 productive minutes
Osman 10-2-1 in 24 minutes
Stevens 5-2-0 in 11 minutes
Neto 0-0-0 in 3 minutes
Diakite 0-0-0 in 3 minutes

 

[BiGZD]

I don't think a tanking team would keep Love around after the deadline if he is moved... Could be wrong...

You could be right but for team to cut Love and eat the rest of his huge contract to not play would almost always cost a first pick and the Cavs would have to have some kind of backdoor reassurance that they would other team would release him. Is Love worth a first round pick, the answer is unequivocally no. I just hope he gets back to form. Dude was the league leader in plus/minus before he fucked his thumb. Good win but I feel like dark days are ahead for the Cavs with DM hurting his dick again.

 

[bushwick_bill]

Rightly so. Wade needs to start at SF ASAP so he can start building chemistry with the other starters and work on being the floor spacer.

Right and call me crazy but wasn't Wade's first game back just this week against the Bucks and he is slowly getting back into game shape... Or am I missing something here...

 

[BiGZD]

Rightly so. Wade needs to start at SF ASAP so he can start building chemistry with the other starters and work on being the floor spacer.

Wade is literally the last and only answer at SF current on this squad. If he can give us 70 percent of Lauri production it would be a miracle for this team as outside options are going to hella pricey. I would keep draft stock and cap room into the off-season after we get swept in the first round and reevaluate then, rather then trade for some mediocre player like Tim Hardest JR that gets us no where but cap
hell.

 

[CavsKermit]

With a big lead he should be practicing his three pointers. I don’t know why he can’t make them in games, he has to fix that. He’s one of the worst three point shooters in the league, at least among those who bother to take them

He should practice them in the offseason. It's not something that's currently in his arsenal and they result in wasted possessions, often with a fast break going the other way if he's taking them from the side.

 

[jjvors]

Cavs hit the NBA stat boards:

ASSISTS​

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1.	Darius GarlandCLE	9
2.	LaMelo BallCHA	8
2.	Jaden IveyDET	8
4.	Jalen BrunsonNYK	7
4.	Ricky RubioCLE	7

BLOCKS​

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1.	Jalen BrunsonNYK	2
1.	Nic ClaxtonBKN	2
1.	Kyrie IrvingBKN	2
1.	Evan MobleyCLE	2
1.	Alperen SengunHOU	2

STEALS

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1.	Hamidou DialloDET	4
1.	Darius GarlandCLE	4
1.	Terry RozierCHA	4
4.	Jarrett AllenCLE	3
4.	Alex CarusoCHI	3

THREE POINTERS MADE​

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1.	Kyrie IrvingBKN	6
2.	Saddiq BeyDET	5
2.	Darius GarlandCLE	5
2.	Julius RandleNYK	5
5.	Terry RozierCHA	4

FREE THROWS MADE​

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1.	DeMar DeRozanCHI	10
2.	LaMelo BallCHA	9
2.	Evan MobleyCLE	9
2.	Jayson TatumBOS	9
5.	Edmond SumnerBKN	8

FANTASY POINTS​

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1.	Kyrie IrvingBKN	63.0
2.	Jayson TatumBOS	60.8
3.	Darius GarlandCLE	55.3
4.	Terry RozierCHA	51.0
5.	Nic ClaxtonBKN	50.1

 

[The Oi]

All you can ask for.

Mobley continuing to ascend. Wade looking healthy.

Sengun is a joy to watch. Boban in the Useless Giant HOF.

 

[jjvors]

Cavs still in 5th, but breathing down Brooklyn's neck.

We've got 2 1/2 games on Miami.

Eastern Conference​

TEAM	W	L	WIN%	GB	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	OT	LAST10	STREAK
1 Boston Celtics	35	15	.700	--	20-11	6-1	18-6	17-9	2-4	7-3	L 3
2 Philadelphia 76ers	31	16	.660	2.5	18-10	5-3	18-7	13-9	3-1	8-2	W 6
3 Milwaukee Bucks	31	17	.646	3	18-13	6-4	19-5	12-12	2-1	6-4	W 2
4 Brooklyn Nets	29	19	.604	5	20-10	5-4	13-8	16-11	0-1	4-6	L 2
5 Cleveland Cavaliers	30	20	.600	5	18-9	8-3	20-5	10-15	6-0	5-5	W 1
6 Miami Heat	27	22	.551	7.5	11-13	5-2	16-9	11-13	2-1	7-3	W 2
7 New York Knicks	27	23	.540	8	18-14	3-6	12-13	15-10	3-4	5-5	W 2
8 Atlanta Hawks	25	24	.510	9.5	17-17	5-4	13-10	12-14	3-1	7-3	W 1
9 Indiana Pacers	24	26	.480	11	17-13	3-3	16-9	8-17	0-1	2-8	L 1
10 Washington Wizards	22	26	.458	12	13-15	5-3	12-10	10-16	1-1	5-5	W 4
11 Chicago Bulls	22	26	.458	12	18-15	5-4	13-10	9-16	1-4	5-5	L 2
12 Toronto Raptors	22	27	.449	12.5	15-19	4-9	15-12	7-15	1-3	6-4	W 2
13 Orlando Magic	19	29	.396	15	9-19	2-6	13-12	6-17	1-1	5-5	W 2
14 Charlotte Hornets	14	36	.280	21	7-23	4-6	6-16	8-20	1-4	3-7	W 1
15 Detroit Pistons	13	37	.260	22	5-23	0-8	6-18	7-19	2-1	3-7	W 1

 

[buzzdog]

I'm glad JBB pulled Mobley. He was making some bad decisions out there. It seemed like that entire 4th quarter was just guys who shouldn't be taking 3s chucking up 3s.

If Evan is going to practice hoisting threes in live game action, tonight was the perfect night to do it. I assume he was instructed to keep shooting them, and that would be the proper thing to do.

 

[RonG]

Cavs are 4 and 0 on games I attend this season. Gonna be an expensive play offs for me.

 

[Comeback kid]

Cavs hit the NBA stat boards:

ASSISTS​

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1.	Darius GarlandCLE	9
2.	LaMelo BallCHA	8
2.	Jaden IveyDET	8
4.	Jalen BrunsonNYK	7
4.	Ricky RubioCLE	7

BLOCKS​

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1.	Jalen BrunsonNYK	2
1.	Nic ClaxtonBKN	2
1.	Kyrie IrvingBKN	2
1.	Evan MobleyCLE	2
1.	Alperen SengunHOU	2

STEALS

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1.	Hamidou DialloDET	4
1.	Darius GarlandCLE	4
1.	Terry RozierCHA	4
4.	Jarrett AllenCLE	3
4.	Alex CarusoCHI	3

THREE POINTERS MADE​

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1.	Kyrie IrvingBKN	6
2.	Saddiq BeyDET	5
2.	Darius GarlandCLE	5
2.	Julius RandleNYK	5
5.	Terry RozierCHA	4

FREE THROWS MADE​

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1.	DeMar DeRozanCHI	10
2.	LaMelo BallCHA	9
2.	Evan MobleyCLE	9
2.	Jayson TatumBOS	9
5.	Edmond SumnerBKN	8

FANTASY POINTS​

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1.	Kyrie IrvingBKN	63.0
2.	Jayson TatumBOS	60.8
3.	Darius GarlandCLE	55.3
4.	Terry RozierCHA	51.0
5.	Nic ClaxtonBKN	50.1

Wade had 4 3's and 2 blocks but he's not on the leaderboard.

 

[jjvors]

Game highlights:

 

[jjvors]

Wade had 4 3's and 2 blocks but he's not on the leaderboard.

Right. Rozier comes before Wade and there's only room for 5.

 

[buzzdog]

He should practice them in the offseason. It's not something that's currently in his arsenal and they result in wasted possessions, often with a fast break going the other way if he's taking them from the side.

Offseason can not replicate live game action. With a 30 point lead he sure as hell can and should be taking those shots. I'm glad you're not the coach.