Recap: Pacers 116, Cavs 113 (Or, Bassy! Also, Cavs lose)
2010-04-09
Overview: With LeBron, Mo Williams, Jamison, Gibson, and Shaq all sitting, the Cavs’ B-team fought hard against the Pacers, but came up short in a 113-116 defeat. Sebastian Telfair and J.J. Hickson led the Cavaliers with 21 points apiece.
Cavs-Related Bullets:
-THE SEBASTIAN TELFAIR WAR WAGON ROLLETH ONWARDS. 21 points, four assists, 12 points on 10 jumpers, and 3-4 shooting in the paint. Bassy’s looked like he’s playing in the PSAL championships for the last two games. Amazing. And it’s a very small sample size, but his jumper looks a lot better than I’ve ever seen it.
-The Cavs’ leading minute-getters tonight were, the Michael Jordan of Israel, a former Globetrotter, and a street-ball legend turned NBA journeyman.
-After a rough game last night, Hicksomania was in full effect on Friday night. 21 and 10 on 8-11 shooting, three assists, and a 20-foot jumper early in the game.
-The Danny Green war wagon is currently without wheels.
-Jamario might be edging out Jawad for playing time now that he’s getting a chance to play. He was cutting for dunks all game, and he was even knocking down those ugly, ugly long jumpers he favors. I wouldn’t mind seeing him get minutes in the playoffs.
-Alright, I’m going to keep this one short because it’s Friday night and this game didn’t count. Always a bummer to see a losing streak, but I think the Cavs will be able to pick up right where they left off when they start playing their starters again. Until later, campers.
-Danny Granger hasn’t done much against the Cavs this season, but he looked great tonight. 36 points on 17 shots is nothing to sneeze at. When he’s on, there aren’t many guys with his combination of three-point shooting and ability to get to the line.
-I would like to see better defensive execution from the B-team, especially with regards to dribble penetration. Earl Watson and Brandon Rush should not be combining for 32 points in an NBA game. (Yes, I realize Telfair is part of the reason for this phenomena.)
-Down the stretch, the Pacers got penetration and knocked down shots when the defense rotated. The Cavaliers got contested jumpers for Jamario Moon and Anthony Parker. One works better than the other.
-The Cavalier offense was desperately lacking some POWESMASH. Nine field goal attempts and only three free throw attempts is definitely weird for Leon.
-Delonte struggled with his shot, but had a season-high 12 assists and a +11 for the night. He also got ejected in a game that doesn’t count. Delonte West is incapable of not going all-out on a basketball court.
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Thank God they rested Boobie last night. That dude must be worn out from all the PT he’s been getting.
So much for hickson needing lebron to get his points!!! He has enough strength to do it himself. I can’t wait to see him get to the type of player he can be.
That first three pointer by MJ (of Israel) was gamewinner caliber shot. The second one? Basically the same play. No wonder they swarmed him.
Has noone else on this team had a short shot clock play run through at practice? Because we should have 4 or 5 guys ready to step it up, if the ball’s not in LBJ’s hands at the end of the game for whatever reason. A hole in the coaching playbook, IMO.
@nathan – yes, they are so deep
Is it safe to say that if games were 80 minutes long the Cavs would sweep their way through the playoffs?
Can we all agree not to run any plays through me? Please!?
This is why I love Delonte! That ref really was being a douchenozzle too. Also, Jamario’s cramp in the fourth quarter was comedy gold. He’s just standing there, then he spazzes out and grabs his arm He goes to the bench and Coach Brown flat out punched him in the tricep to loosen up his cramp. I literally laughed out loud! Oh, and I like having Bassy around. His defense could be better, but give him time in our system and he’ll get it. Once again a very encouraging loss. I love that our JV team can hang with some… Read more »