Game Thread | Game #73 | Wizards @ Cavs | March 17, 2023

[jjvors]

Mobley highlights:

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

Underrated part of this streak of good ball is Cedi getting minutes again.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

Mobley's pick-setting is light-years better than it was last season. He sets a wide base with just a bit of lean, and it's making him that much more dangerous as the roll man.

 

[Dr. Claw]

How much longer will this streak of great Caris LeVert games go?
I don't know. But he is carrying the bench.
Love seeing Ricky getting those buckets again.
Darius and Evan really cooked tonight.
Donovan with the quietest 20 points ever.
(Side note, I actually recognize some of those ladies in pink around Donny's mom in the crowd, LOL. that's a weird thing to see)
Really great to see business handled. An ABSOLUTELY abysmal night from 3 from the entire team. 24 point blow out.

 

[Kuiper]

Great game. I guess height mismatches don't matter when the opponent flat out sucks. Porzingis is as inefficient as it gets, encouraging them to run the offense through him is a solid winning strategy. Kuzma was a no-show, Beal was clearly frustrated, Gafford played like a JAG.

Nice to see JBB give Diakite lots of run, I never would have guessed it but he must be showing out in practice judging by the way the other Cavs players were trusting him and giving him chances. If JBB is willing to use him I'd love to see him be the guy who takes some minutes to rest and relieve our front court.

This time of year, with so many back-to-back games and injuries, they probably haven't had a real practice in quite awhile. That's actually one of the problems for the guys stuck on the bench. They don't have many opportunities to improve their stock (other than with the Charge)

 

[Cavatt]

Individual scoring:

Starters:
Mobley 20-8-3 with 4 blocks in 35 minutes The 4 blocks understates his defensive impact. Players don't shoot against him.
Okoro 4-4-1 with a steal and a block in 26 minutes
Garland 24-4-9 in 37 minutes, 1 turnover 10-19 fg, 10-14 from 2.
Mitchell 20-6-1 with a steal in 26 minutes
Stevens 9-4-1 with a steal in 21 minutes

Bench: 40-15-16 in 26 minutes. Good bench minutes! Rubio helps a lot.
LeVert 15-4-3 with 4 steals and a block in 26 minutes. Outstanding JYD.
Diakite 2-5-2 with a block in 12 minutes. Good minutes.
Rubio 8-3-5 in 21 productive minutes
Osman 5-3-4 with 2 steals. Very aggressive defensively.
Neto 5-0-2 in 4 minutes.
Windler 3-0-0 in 4 minutes
Green 2-0-0 in 4 minutes
Wade 0-0-0 in 4 minutes

Rubio and Caris did not look good initially, but have really figured it out seemingly.

Nice game with Donovan and Darius just having normal games blowing them out

 

[cliffdawg]

LeVert went from being lucky to get 15 a year to probably get close to 20 if he keep this up for the rest of the year in into the playoffs……..I say 4 for 80 with the 4th year Team option.

 

[kevincleveland]

Never knew Joe thought that way, but thanks for sharing lol. Well whoopie!

Sugardale hot dogs were Joe's favorite with Stadium mustard of course.

 

[foucault87]

Anyone know where Joe used to get his nachos?

 

[Lee]

Anyone know where Joe used to get his nachos?

From Maximus

 

[Cassity14]

Mobley setting better screens was crucial for his development and I'm glad to see him improve in that area.

He's a legitimate 7 footer who can finish the roll like Amare but can also pass out of the short roll like Draymond Green. Incredible talent on that end.

I don't know where he's going to land statistically because of the team he plays on, but Mobley is going to be one of the 10 most impactful players in the league sometime in the next two years.