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The Cleveland Cavaliers have no injuries to report for tomorrow’s game against the Charlotte Hornets.

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Birthday tonight, wish this game was at home so I could go but we should get this dub.

Why we always struggle with bums?

From the box looks like we can't hit a 3 and Bridges became prime MJ lol

JujitsuFlip wrote:Why we always struggle with bums?

From the box looks like we can't hit a 3 and Bridges became prime MJ lol

With the exception of Merrill, we couldn't hit a three, the Hornets did a good job with second chance points until we went with a bigger lineup in the 4th, and Bridges benefitted from us having small lineups on the floor for a majority of the game.

None of Strus, Jerome, Wade, or Okoro contributed much of anything offensively.

jbk1234 wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:Why we always struggle with bums?

From the box looks like we can't hit a 3 and Bridges became prime MJ lol

With the exception of Merrill, we couldn't hit a three, the Hornets did a good job with second chance points until we went with a bigger lineup in the 4th, and Bridges benefitted from us having small lineups on the floor for a majority of the game.

None of Strus, Jerome, Wade, or Okoro contributed much of anything offensively.

That's rough when 40% of your 10 man unit lays a goose egg.

I noticed Allen had 5 steals, wonder if that was a career high.

Was at the game. A lot of it was missing shots we usually make, from 2 and from 3. A little bit was enthusiasm gap. A lot was that Charlotte had mostly reasonable defenders out there.

toooskies wrote:Was at the game. A lot of it was missing shots we usually make, from 2 and from 3. A little bit was enthusiasm gap. A lot was that Charlotte had mostly reasonable defenders out there.

Dang, all way down in NC?

Allen was seemingly shooting everything left handed in this game, and struggling quite a bit (4 for 10).

If we want to look for rainbows, maybe he'll improve with his off hand, I just hope his right hand can heal up properly.

They called it a right index finger sprain on the injury report, the thing is while shooting 10 for 11 .vs. the Bulls, Jarrett was mostly using his right hand. Intentionally or perhaps incidentally he started using his left hand more at the end of the game.

Something to watch ...

JonFromVA wrote:Allen was seemingly shooting everything left handed in this game, and struggling quite a bit (4 for 10).

If we want to look for rainbows, maybe he'll improve with his off hand, I just hope his right hand can heal up properly.

They called it a right index finger sprain on the injury report, the thing is while shooting 10 for 11 .vs. the Bulls, Jarrett was mostly using his right hand. Intentionally or perhaps incidentally he started using his left hand more at the end of the game.

Something to watch ...

I noticed he's been dunking less in the couple games i actually watched since his hand injury.

I'm glad he's able to play through it but maybe spot 15 should go to a serviceable big man, if one exists out there, somewhere.

JujitsuFlip wrote:

toooskies wrote:Was at the game. A lot of it was missing shots we usually make, from 2 and from 3. A little bit was enthusiasm gap. A lot was that Charlotte had mostly reasonable defenders out there.

Dang, all way down in NC?

Yep, I live in NC. Only way to catch the game because it’s blacked out but not on the cable package.

toooskies wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:

toooskies wrote:Was at the game. A lot of it was missing shots we usually make, from 2 and from 3. A little bit was enthusiasm gap. A lot was that Charlotte had mostly reasonable defenders out there.

Dang, all way down in NC?

Yep, I live in NC. Only way to catch the game because it’s blacked out but not on the cable package.

Ah, never knew that. Well, glad the Cavs squeezed out a dub for ya!

toooskies wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:

toooskies wrote:Was at the game. A lot of it was missing shots we usually make, from 2 and from 3. A little bit was enthusiasm gap. A lot was that Charlotte had mostly reasonable defenders out there.

Dang, all way down in NC?

Yep, I live in NC. Only way to catch the game because it’s blacked out but not on the cable package.

I’m in SC so I couldn’t watch either. I also lose all the Hawks games here in Columbia.

gflem wrote:

toooskies wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:Dang, all way down in NC?

Yep, I live in NC. Only way to catch the game because it’s blacked out but not on the cable package.

I’m in SC so I couldn’t watch either. I also lose all the Hawks games here in Columbia.

I hate the blackout rules. Last season i had 90 days free of league pass but because i am 4 hours south of Cleveland, apparently they expect me to do an 8 hour round trip to watch them; even on work nights.

It is very illogical. Can't get the games for free on digital antenna like you can with the NFL. So you try to use their app and they still black the games out.

Many moons ago, you could buy league pass and watch the Cavs but for whatever reason people in the "local market" have to either pay for cable or drive to the arena to watch their team.

It's 2025, stop trying to push cable on people, NBA.

JujitsuFlip wrote:

gflem wrote:

toooskies wrote:Yep, I live in NC. Only way to catch the game because it’s blacked out but not on the cable package.

I’m in SC so I couldn’t watch either. I also lose all the Hawks games here in Columbia.

I hate the blackout rules. Last season i had 90 days free of league pass but because i am 4 hours south of Cleveland, apparently they expect me to do an 8 hour round trip to watch them; even on work nights.

It is very illogical. Can't get the games for free on digital antenna like you can with the NFL. So you try to use their app and they still black the games out.

Many moons ago, you could buy league pass and watch the Cavs but for whatever reason people in the "local market" have to either pay for cable or drive to the arena to watch their team.

It's 2025, stop trying to push cable on people, NBA.

I have league pass but not NBA tv which pisses me off also. If I’m paying the nba for league pass I should get nba tv. I am blacked out of two markets bc I live in between them.

gflem wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:

gflem wrote:I’m in SC so I couldn’t watch either. I also lose all the Hawks games here in Columbia.

I hate the blackout rules. Last season i had 90 days free of league pass but because i am 4 hours south of Cleveland, apparently they expect me to do an 8 hour round trip to watch them; even on work nights.

It is very illogical. Can't get the games for free on digital antenna like you can with the NFL. So you try to use their app and they still black the games out.

Many moons ago, you could buy league pass and watch the Cavs but for whatever reason people in the "local market" have to either pay for cable or drive to the arena to watch their team.

It's 2025, stop trying to push cable on people, NBA.

I have league pass but not NBA tv which pisses me off also. If I’m paying the nba for league pass I should get nba tv. I am blacked out of two markets bc I live in between them.

I live closer to the Pacers but i was never a fan of them.

Waaaaayyy back when cable was the next big thing, i could pick up Bulls games on i think the channel was WGN.

Talking about this actually reminded me, once in a blue moon Grizzlies games would be on too but it was rare.

JujitsuFlip wrote:

gflem wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:I hate the blackout rules. Last season i had 90 days free of league pass but because i am 4 hours south of Cleveland, apparently they expect me to do an 8 hour round trip to watch them; even on work nights.

It is very illogical. Can't get the games for free on digital antenna like you can with the NFL. So you try to use their app and they still black the games out.

Many moons ago, you could buy league pass and watch the Cavs but for whatever reason people in the "local market" have to either pay for cable or drive to the arena to watch their team.

It's 2025, stop trying to push cable on people, NBA.

I have league pass but not NBA tv which pisses me off also. If I’m paying the nba for league pass I should get nba tv. I am blacked out of two markets bc I live in between them.

I live closer to the Pacers but i was never a fan of them.

Waaaaayyy back when cable was the next big thing, i could pick up Bulls games on i think the channel was WGN.

Talking about this actually reminded me, once in a blue moon Grizzlies games would be on too but it was rare.

Back in the 90's before league pass, the Bulls games were on WGN and the Hawks were on TBS, which gave me a rare chance to watch the Cavs.

Fortunately I subscribe to enough things, the only reason I miss a Cavs game is if my DVR screws up.

JonFromVA wrote:

JujitsuFlip wrote:

gflem wrote:I have league pass but not NBA tv which pisses me off also. If I’m paying the nba for league pass I should get nba tv. I am blacked out of two markets bc I live in between them.

I live closer to the Pacers but i was never a fan of them.

Waaaaayyy back when cable was the next big thing, i could pick up Bulls games on i think the channel was WGN.

Talking about this actually reminded me, once in a blue moon Grizzlies games would be on too but it was rare.

Back in the 90's before league pass, the Bulls games were on WGN and the Hawks were on TBS, which gave me a rare chance to watch the Cavs.

Fortunately I subscribe to enough things, the only reason I miss a Cavs game is if my DVR screws up.

I think I'm going to invest in sling or something like that for the playoffs this year. Hopefully the Cavs go all the way to make the investment worth it lol