Game Thread | Game #80 | Cavs @ Magic | April 4, 2023

[Smooth]

I don’t think he can take much credit after going 1-5 from 3, but the weird “Dean Wade plays 20 minutes and we win” is now up to 18-5 this year.

Browns are also undefeated when Nick Chubb has 20+ carries..

 

[MirORich]

We’re gonna have a bad coaching disadvantage in every round of the playoffs if we even make it past the Knicks which I’m 50/50 or 60/40 Knicks winning the series

Duh

Spo, Bud, Doc, and Thibs are all 12-15 year vets as head coaches with rosters full of experienced playoff players. But Bud and Doc have both coached in numerous playoff series were their teams absolutely melted down in late game series.

The BOS guy looks really good but hasn’t coach a playoff series yet.

Jacque Vaughan? Um ok.

 

[Jscc]

WE THE FOURTH SEED LADIES AND GENTS.

Lebron is not on the roster.

 

[Dr No]

Browns are also undefeated when Nick Chubb has 20+ carries..

That actually makes more sense. Chubb and Wade don’t usually get mentioned in the same stratosphere

 

[Real Deal]

All I see is Mitchell with 40+ burning his energy on shit team in a meaningless game. REST MITCHELL. We need you for prime time. Ugh. I guess we'll take the win and maybe this is him just getting used to his assassin role but I don't like it.

 

[bleedwineandgold03]

Remember at the beginning of the year Miami Atlanta was going to be ahead of us and we were going to fight for the 6th or 7 seed lmaooo I bet next year this team will be top 3

 

[MirORich]

Nuggets lose to Houston by 21

Weird how good teams league-wide sometimes lose to horrible teams

 

[KilgoreTrout]

I don’t think he can take much credit after going 1-5 from 3, but the weird “Dean Wade plays 20 minutes and we win” is now up to 18-5 this year.

Does he tend to get minutes against bad teams?

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

Very important win as the Cavs can now manage their starters' minutes for the last two games. The Cavs showed tremendous will and tenacity as they held the Magic to just one field goal in the last four minutes.

Mitchell carried them offensively with help from LeVert. Garland, Mobley, and Allen pitched in. The defense was led by Allen and Mobley. Allen's brutal block of an attempted dunk by Fultz seemed to be the turning point.

Garland with two late turnovers that put the win in jeopardy and he also missed a wide open jumper from the elbow. I thought he had a bad game but somehow he ended up with 16 points, 10 assists, and a +14.

Wendall Carter Jr, their 6'10" center, was 4-for-4 on 3's until missing one late. He's a 35% shooter from deep, but he made the game closer than it should have been. Cole Anthony had a line of 15/5/4 off the bench in 26 minutes.

Our bench continues to consist of Caris LeVert, who had 19 points. Stevens, Cedi, and Rubio combined for 10 points in 26 minutes. We have no bench other than LeVert. Dean Wade got the start and was 1-for-5 on 3's. The only make was when the ball bounced off the rim straight up and came back in.

The Cavs also got buried on the boards 47-30 overall and 13-5 on the offensive glass. The Cavs were outscored in the paint 58-38. They won by hitting 15-for-31 on 3's and 18-for-20 on free throws. For once, they won with shooting accuracy.

Mitchell was amazing. Brad Daugherty is right - he is an offensive machine. He carried the Cavs to a win and he should get the JYD award.

I really don't think the Cavs have the bench or the rebounding to get past the Knicks, but if they do they won't get any farther. Rubio was 1-for-6 and a -9 in 11 minutes. For some reason Cedi only played five minutes.

Too bad the unit of Garland, Mitchell, LeVert, Mobley, and Allen can't play 48 minutes. Bringing in anybody else makes it very tough.

 

[RubioFanLifer]

Nuggets lose to Houston by 21

Weird how good teams league-wide sometimes lose to horrible teams

Good teams going thru motions before the postseason starts. These late march/april games are meaningless for top teams. And those wins for scrub teams are also meaningless. They are better of tanking those.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

Does he tend to get minutes against bad teams?

I think he plays very good defense, doesn't turn the ball over, and his lack of scoring is compensated for by Garland, Mitchell, LeVert, Mobley, and Allen - whatever combination is on the floor with him.

 

[jjvors]

What a great game. I just finished watching it. Here are the highlights. Enjoy.

 

[jjvors]

Cavs won every quarter, but the first. But it was a good, close game.

We won on our 3-point shooting. 15-31 vs 10-23. We also made 5 more free throws.

We also had a great floor game with only 8 turnovers.

We got killed on the rebounds. That's how they stayed close.

Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
PTS117 113
REB30 47
AST23 25
STL3 6
BLK7 1
TO8 13
FG%50.0 50.6
3P%48.4 43.5
FT%90.0 76.5

LINESCORES​

TEAM	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
CLE	23	35	35	24	117
ORL	29	30	32	22	113

TEAM	PITP	FB PTS	BIG LD	BPTS	TREB	TOV	TTOV	POT
CLE	38	9	9	29	8	8	1	13
ORL	60	18	9	33	7	13	0	17

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[jjvors]

Individual stats:

Starters:
Wade 3-3-1 with a block in 29 minutes
Mobley 14-7-4- with a steal and a block in 35 minutes
Allen 12-7-2 with 2 blocks in 33 minutes
Mitchell 45-5-4 with a block in 41 minutes 15-23 fg, 5-9 from 3, 8-9 FT. His 4th 40 point game in a row. JYD
Garland 16-2-10 with a block in 38 minutes Off shooting night for him

Bench 29-3-2 in 36 minutes, most of which was LeVert. A very short bench tonight.
LeVert 19-3-0 with a steal in 36 minutes.
Stevens 5-0-0 with a steal in 10 minutes
Rubio 3-1-2 in 11 minutes
Osman 2-2-0 in 5 minutes

 

[cliffdawg]

Guarding between rest/rust I would love to shut down LeVert, Mobley, Allen, Garland, Mitchell, the last 2 games, that still leaves 9 healthy body’s to play the last 2 games……