Game 24 | Cavs at Thunder | Dec 13th, 2009 | 7:00pm EST

Post #1 » by **Rise Against** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:29 am

• 7:00 PM - ET • Ford Center • Oklahoma City, OK •
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PDcavsinsider wrote:Shaq (eye) & Daniel Gibson (finger) questionable for Thunder tomorrow.

Discuss your keys to the game or post your bold predictions.

prekazi · Post #2 » by **prekazi** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:37 am

Durant will outplay LeBron, we'll lose and I'm going to go crazy.

Chris Hansen · Post #3 » by **Chris Hansen** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:52 am

westbrook is going to expose Mo.

Gordon Bombay · Post #4 » by **Gordon Bombay** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:51 am

i could expose mo's defense ^^^^

but, yes, westbrook is a baller and is going to be a problem

Post #5 » by **Rise Against** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:19 am

Expect West to be on Westbrook..

calibanPK · Post #6 » by **calibanPK** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:06 pm

Westbrooks on my fantasy, I knew that guy was going to blow up sooner or later. Hes still flying under the radar.

Post #7 » by **infinite11285** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:45 pm

Start Delonte.....

wiff · Post #8 » by **wiff** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:20 pm

Thunder fan here. Obviously slowing LeBron down is going to be a huge struggle. Looks like Shaq is questionable for this game. I know Shaq isn't the force he use to be but he is long and the Thunder struggle with long front courts. That is a big break for the Thunder.

I have a feeling Brooks will run Durant, Thabo, and Green at LeBron to try to slow him down.

Thunder are young and inconsistent so who knows what team shows up? They have blown out Orlando and been beat by the Clippers and the Kings. But for the most part they make teams earn their points because they are 6th in the league defensively.

Good luck tonight, I'm looking forward to this game to see how OKC measures up to a beast from the East.

Benedict_Boozer · Post #9 » by **Benedict_Boozer** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:46 pm

OKC will bring it against us. All these young/developing teams seem to use games against us as a measuring stick so we will have to come to play.

I like OKC team also, should be a fun game to watch.

JonFromVA · Post #10 » by **JonFromVA** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:50 pm

All the recent Durant .vs. LeBron comparisons will hopefully light a fire under James to keep KD in his place.

Post #11 » by **MHZ** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:37 pm

I'm excited to see how this game plays out. LeBron/Durant could have quite a shootout, especially if Shaq sits.

heathmalc · Post #12 » by **heathmalc** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:15 pm

I think (believe) that the Cavaliers' biggest weakness is Shaq, and if he doesn't play tonight, then I think that the Cavaliers will revert to their old offense, where they made the extra pass and always had good ball-movement.

doesn't start

Cleveland 106 -

starts & plays 20+ mins

OKC 104 -

99 Cleveland

Triumph36 · Post #13 » by **Triumph36** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:30 am

either Mike Brown is an idiot or LeBron is a lazy bitch. he should be guarding KD, christ.

Post #14 » by **TheOUTLAW** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:59 am

They almost never start LeBron against the best offensive player due to fouls and the possiblity of taking him out of his own offense. But, the Cavs definitely need to go at Durant with LeBron.

Post #15 » by **TheOUTLAW** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:01 am

Refs are killing the Cavs

prekazi · Post #16 » by **prekazi** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:02 am

I actually cheered after that offensive foul. At least we won't see Shaq for a while.

Triumph36 · Post #17 » by **Triumph36** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:10 am

TheOUTLAW wrote:They almost never start LeBron against the best offensive player due to fouls and the possiblity of taking him out of his own offense. But, the Cavs definitely need to go at Durant with LeBron.

Yeah I realize that but that's pretty much a cop out IMO. When the Cavs are playing a superstar, they need LeBron guarding him, especially at the start of the game when they don't have any good defenders out there. If they were going small and Moon was out there, him guarding Durant is fine...but when you put AP on a player like Durant it usually won't end well.

Further, it's not like LeBron was guarding Green or anything. He was guarding Thabo, who is absolutely useless on the offensive end. LeBron partially coasting on the defensive end leads to complacency.

Post #18 » by **TheOUTLAW** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:12 am

Sefolosha is stupid, hasn't he been watching the videos? He had absolutely no chance to convert that layup.

Post #19 » by **slick_watts** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:22 am

TheOUTLAW wrote:Sefolosha is stupid, hasn't he been watching the videos? He had absolutely no chance to convert that layup.

I was thinking the same thing watching the game - pass the ball Thabo.

You guys had way too many transition points and easy looks. I thought our defense was quite good in the half court and the offense did a good job attacking your bigs.

And I agree you guys would be better served if Anthony Parker was not guarding Kevin Durant..

Post #20 » by **TheOUTLAW** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:35 am

I hope this game doesn't come down to LeBron making a free throw.