Game 37: Cavs @ Bulls 12/31/2022

Post #1 » by **ijspeelman** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:33 pm

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Can’t watch tonight, but go Cavs! See you all next year

JujitsuFlip · Post #2 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:52 pm

No Mobley or Garland tonight, Wade still out. That's a rough starting 5.

JujitsuFlip · Post #3 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sun Jan 1, 2023 12:26 am

Diakite with the bleach blonde hair.

JujitsuFlip · Post #4 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sun Jan 1, 2023 12:48 am

RoLo from 3!!!

JujitsuFlip · Post #5 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sun Jan 1, 2023 2:24 am

20 turnovers but Cavs found a way to win.

Time to flip over to the Ohio State game.

TheLand13 · Post #6 » by **TheLand13** » Sun Jan 1, 2023 3:00 am

This was actually a lot more incredible than people are going to give Cleveland credit for.

Missing Garland, Mobley AND Wade.

Mitchell had a terrible performance. Allen was limited on offense in this one.

We were on the road against Chicago.

And we still came out with the W.

Couldn't be more proud of how the Cavaliers performed in this one. Really great stuff.

Post #7 » by **ijspeelman** » Sun Jan 1, 2023 4:16 am

TheLand13 wrote:This was actually a lot more incredible than people are going to give Cleveland credit for.

Missing Garland, Mobley AND Wade.

Mitchell had a terrible performance. Allen was limited on offense in this one.

We were on the road against Chicago.

And we still came out with the W.

Couldn't be more proud of how the Cavaliers performed in this one. Really great stuff.

I’ll have to go back and watch. Any specific takeaways?

JujitsuFlip · Post #8 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sun Jan 1, 2023 4:20 am

ijspeelman wrote:
TheLand13 wrote:This was actually a lot more incredible than people are going to give Cleveland credit for.

Missing Garland, Mobley AND Wade.

Mitchell had a terrible performance. Allen was limited on offense in this one.

We were on the road against Chicago.

And we still came out with the W.

Couldn't be more proud of how the Cavaliers performed in this one. Really great stuff.

I’ll have to go back and watch. Any specific takeaways?

Just super sloppy with the ball, LeVert was deadly from 2 point range, you know I don't get to watch a lot of games but Allen was getting the ball in really weird spots (you'll have to check me on if that is the norm), idk how he ended up but at one point Love was stroking it, and JB PLAYED 10 GUYS!

TheLand13 · Post #9 » by **TheLand13** » Sun Jan 1, 2023 7:15 am

JujitsuFlip wrote:
ijspeelman wrote:
TheLand13 wrote:This was actually a lot more incredible than people are going to give Cleveland credit for.

Missing Garland, Mobley AND Wade.

Mitchell had a terrible performance. Allen was limited on offense in this one.

We were on the road against Chicago.

And we still came out with the W.

Couldn't be more proud of how the Cavaliers performed in this one. Really great stuff.

I’ll have to go back and watch. Any specific takeaways?
Just super sloppy with the ball, LeVert was deadly from 2 point range, you know I don't get to watch a lot of games but Allen was getting the ball in really weird spots (you'll have to check me on if that is the norm), idk how he ended up but at one point Love was stroking it, and JB PLAYED 10 GUYS!

I'm going to add a few more things to this and leave it at that.

Stevens cannot be the starting SF anymore. I don't care what nonsensical excuse people come up with, but it's very clear at this point that Okoro is the better player and him starting benefits us more. He's far more fluid defensively, and despite his limitations offensively, he can at least hit the corner three (unlike Stevens who just kept missing them over and over again). And when teams do choose to close out on him, he does a excellent job of attacking the paint and making the right decision, whether it's take the shot or pass out to an open teammate. I think people underrate what Okoro brings to the table, and I think tonight he did a really great job hounding Lavine and DeRozen.

This was probably Kevin Love's best game of the season. He had to step into the starting PF role and he did a really great job of helping keep the offense running, stepping up in the scoring department, and even late in game had a huge block on DeRozen. This is the Kevin Love we all knew and loved from last season, and if he can get back to this form, Cleveland should do a lot better going forward.

One more thing and I can't stress this enough: Robin Lopez really needs to play more, and I don't know why Bickerstaff insists on not doing so. That hook shot of his is pretty much automatic, and he actually plays really smart defense without fouling. I know he's not nearly as talented as his twin brother, and I do understand that him being very slow footed does limit what he can provide for us, but in the areas that he is in fact able to help, I think it benefits us to use him in more games and trust what he can bring us.

Overall, the last three or so minutes had me pulling my hair out, but when you consider the fact that Mitchell only scored 15, Allen only scored 6, and we were without Garland and Mobley, this is an incredible win against a team that has had some pretty notable wins recently.