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Per Danny Cunningham, Evan Mobley (calf) and Isaac Okoro (shoulder) as out for game against the Phoenix Suns

https://bsky.app/profile/dannycunningham.bsky.social/post/3lg4wjnz3us2f

ijspeelman wrote:Per Danny Cunningham, Evan Mobley (calf) and Isaac Okoro (shoulder) as out for game against the Phoenix Suns

https://bsky.app/profile/dannycunningham.bsky.social/post/3lg4wjnz3us2f

Hopefully the Mobley calf injury isn't anything serious.

Per Ethan Sands, Caris LeVert is OUT for tonight’s contest against the Phoenix Suns with right wrist soreness. Evan Mobley’s calf injury has been updated to a strain, instead of soreness. He’s day-to-day, Kenny Atkinson said. Emoni Bates is AVAILABLE tonight.

https://bsky.app/profile/ejelite1.bsky.social/post/3lg73dk5pes2u

Donavan Mitchell stop forcing difficult shots into the teeth of the defense challenge.

Tristan Thompson is getting real minutes this game lol

KD wants no part of the G Wagon.

I know we are down two wings, but a Ty Jerome, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Georges Niang, and Tristan Thompson line-up is crazy lol

Somehow they were +1 in 4 minutes

ijspeelman wrote:I know we are down two wings, but a Ty Jerome, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Georges Niang, and Tristan Thompson line-up is crazy lol

Somehow they were +1 in 4 minutes

His name is Mason Plumlee.

ijspeelman wrote:I know we are down two wings, but a Ty Jerome, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Georges Niang, and Tristan Thompson line-up is crazy lol

Somehow they were +1 in 4 minutes

They played an add'l three minutes and ended +8.

Now we have the same line-up, but sub Jerome for Tyson.

ijspeelman wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:I know we are down two wings, but a Ty Jerome, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Georges Niang, and Tristan Thompson line-up is crazy lol

Somehow they were +1 in 4 minutes

They played an add'l three minutes and ended +8.

Now we have the same line-up, but sub Jerome for Tyson.

The Suns are a bad team when Durant sits.

Beal's effort on defense might be the worst it's ever been.

Jaylon Tyson played some good team defense and capped it off with a three in the first half.

Does it sound weird to say he reminds me a bit of the Josh Hart archetype? I know he has no rebounds this game but he is always relentless on the glass.

jbk1234 wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:

ijspeelman wrote:I know we are down two wings, but a Ty Jerome, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Georges Niang, and Tristan Thompson line-up is crazy lol

Somehow they were +1 in 4 minutes

They played an add'l three minutes and ended +8.

Now we have the same line-up, but sub Jerome for Tyson.

The Suns are a bad team when Durant sits.

Not to jinx this current game, but the Suns are bad team when Durant is on the floor.

This season its surprisingly close between his on/off... he's only +2 on/off and the Suns are +0.1 when he is on the court. They just aren't very good. A lot of their shot diet is the Durant, Booker, and Beal middies and they don't bolster that above average offense floor with even an average or just below average defense. They are top in the league in middies, bottom in rim attempts, and middle of the pack with threes.

ijspeelman wrote:Jaylon Tyson played some good team defense and capped it off with a three in the first half.

Does it sound weird to say he reminds me a bit of the Josh Hart archetype? I know he has no rebounds this game but he is always relentless on the glass.

If opposing teams having to account for Tyson on the boards, it stops them from ganging up on our bigs.

Its a little embarrassing for the Suns that Tristan Thompson has looked good in almost 20 mins of real playing time

ijspeelman wrote:I know we are down two wings, but a Ty Jerome, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Georges Niang, and Tristan Thompson line-up is crazy lol

Somehow they were +1 in 4 minutes

He ran similar lineups when he was the HC of the Nets in DLo's lone All-Star season.

First Emoni Bates NBA action this season, in the blowout.

https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-cleveland-defense-gameplan-shuts-down-suns-in

Good article on tonight's defensive game plan.