Mike Miller could be back tonight for the Cavs. It will be interesting to see if they bounce back after that humiliating loss to the Hawks. The Nets are 10-14 and the Cavs are 14-10. The Cavs took over the second half against the Nets in Brooklyn a few games back.
Let’s talk about it here!
Putting Mike Miller into the starting lineup tonight… brilliant move by Blatt?
Seems like a smart one because Marion played better off the bench as well
Very true. The lineups seemed to make more sense tonight. Not too much DIon though.
You think? The big 3 played the entire first quarter. Then they all sat simultaneously to start the 2nd. Mike Miller played the entire first quarter. And then he stayed in for the first so many minutes of the 2nd. Against a better team then the Nets, this is ridiculous and doesn’t work out. Kyrie played the entire 4th. Lebron put himself into the game in the 4th. There was even an odd question about it in the post game which Blatt answered well but I’m glad it got asked. Swapping Miller for Marion was a good move but the… Read more »
All 3 had 40 mins.
That was kind of their own fault though. None of them shot well tonight. If they play up to their abilities, maybe they don’t have to play as many minutes.
Maybe you should coach the team Rick
Nice one. Was waiting to see when you would turn on me because of your love for that idiot Cols. Took longer than I thought so good for you! If you think the rotations are fine as they are though, lets see how worn down the team is in 5 months. Mike Miller playing 18 minutes in a row every game and 35 minutes total should get him ready for the playoffs right? Lebron, Love, Kyrie 40 minutes night after night will make the pounding they take in the playoffs on 45 minutes a night a piece of cake. 45… Read more »
Sounds like you’ve got an awful lot of pent up frustration, Rick. I feel bad for the people in your life. Seems like you’ve been holding onto that for a while. I do watch the games and I enjoy them. You seem to just revel in bashing people from Blatt to Cols and now me. Maybe you should just find another blog to troll if it upsets you so much. Or just grow up maybe.
You certainly don’t seem like an actual fan of this team, btw.
Now that I’ve had time to think about it, my above responses to you were probably too harsh, Rick. Your attack seemed unwarranted and I snapped back. My apologies. I’m sure you are a fan of this team, but obviously something about my comments or my demeanor has annoyed you, and maybe it’s just built up over time. It seems a little strange that a) you were “waiting to see when I would turn on you” as if I’m somehow out to get you, and b) that you wrongly ascribe to me some love for Cols (who you repeatedly have… Read more »
I didn’t pay much attention to Miller as starter as Marion playing bench, It really worked out well in the 1st half! . There is something there in Marion, Delly, Dion, TT and NOT a token babysitter in Lebron or Kyrie with them. The got the game tied up and had the momentum to take the lead and BAM, Blatt yanked them all out and put in the starters, There wasn’t any need to do that. He HAS to get some faith(ie courage) and let them do their job when the opportunity presents itself. And allow all 3 starters get… Read more »
Yeah I kindof like dion the same way I enjoyed when speights Ellington Livingston and Walton played years back. It is odd. Can’t really put an answer to it either.
Thank you evil and Matt for the extra entertainment tonight. Go Cavs
Likewise Gregg! Hope you don’t have to drive anywhere after all the Millers you must have downed!
That’s tomorrow, already had my Fresh Squeezed IPA tonight. Cheers
Glad to help. My boys wanted to make cookies for Santa. So we took the recipe off the back of the toll house chocolate chips while postgame played in the background. After we ate the cookies they asked to play wii Winter Olympics because “lebron wanted the win tonight so can we snowboard with waluigi” Felt compelled to reward such a random free association an hour past their bedtime.
Well, Tom, at least you have a W, some KLove defense and some Magic Mike Miller pyrotechnics to recap tonight!
I can’t recap I barely caught half the game
The pace of this game was actually probably a pretty good primer for the Memphis game this weekend.
Can’t wait for that game.
Don’t look now but Kevin love had 3 blocks. And engaged on d
At the expense of his shot (1-10). Maybe he just can’t play two ways?
I liked what I saw with his effort at times even tho his shot wasn’t falling
I agree. If he can maintain some good defensive intensity consistently, then his shot should eventually fall more
He missed first one just to watch Nets get excited. Well probably not but it was fun. Good defense tonight to help w the poor shooting except for miller
LBJ making everyone sweat until the last second
I do not miss mike brown taught inbounds with under a minute
I thought that Garnett three was going to go for sure. Just that kind of game
Plumlee and LBJ with words there
WOW! Very very lucky on that one
Freaking JJ I can’t stand those initials
HOLY COW JJ has got some serious range
Good stop here and let’s close this so I can go get me a case of Miller!
KYRIEEEE with a HUGE drive and score. Just what they needed!
That a boy kyrie! Challenge Plumlee
Karasev DESPERATELY wanted that put-back
Sloppy sloppy basketball the last few trips
Cavs looking good in the fourth quarter. LBJ definitely raised his intensity and TT taking out the trash
CANADIAN DYNAMITE!!
I don’t think Jack has missed a shot the entire second half
My bad I made a poor comment about him, Karma
I was guilty as well on that one
Man that jump ball fiasco PISSED LBJ off!
Gotta say, I LOVE it when LBJ decides to defend like this. He’s smothering JJ the last couple of times down the floor
It seems at times he paces himself. Heck if he is smart like Robert Parrish was back in the day he could break Kareem’s scoring record.
It is smart if it is deliberate and it is looking that way now! Huge buckets
Delly and Kyrie want to stand on the same spot on the floor.
Miller and free throws keeping the Cavs afloat tonight.
TT has the springs like his rookie year. Not as much as the hitch and hesitation he did last year
Great D by the Cavs on that possession. JJ had nowhere to go
The big three combined is 10-44 tonight. Ouch
And we’re winning! Good defense as of late
And the really nice pickpocket there as well
I have no clue if this is true but do you think the stat keeper has been generous with LBJ assists this year? It seems he is other worldly this year
It could be a league wide phenomenon. I’ve seen some shameless assists – like LeBron gets a rebound – passes 3 feet to kyrie who goes coast to coast for the layup through 3 defenders andLeBron gets tthe assist even though Kyrie dribbles for 75 feet
Delly with a nice floater there!
Sweet fake and take by Delly
Thank God for Mike Miller tonight. 7-8 shooting.
Offsets a BRUTAL 1-10 from KLove.
Cavs spacing is awful and nobody moves when they don’t have the ball. Pick and roll, pick and roll, pick and roll and three guys standing still.
Marion with post up. Believe!
Love with a nifty block right there. Unfortunately, his shot is just not going tonight
I know it seems like we have a hard time getting multiple players hitting.
Could tt have 3 of those dunks a game if he started in place of Andy?
Sure seems that way. Blatt should at least take a look at it
Dion and Andy seems like a better duo as well
Dion Andy and delly could be fun. Even Marion and jones/miller could work
TT with the hammer!
That sequence hurt. Four point swing
LBJ starting to turn up the energy now. Would love to see a repeat of the last game against the Nets and have a laugher in the fourth.
LBJ WITH THE TD PASS TO THE MATRIX!!!
And he made the layup yoohoo
True, that was the most amazing part of that play…
i want to see a hard foul from Love so bad. He tries to finesse it. He is contesting shots a little better tho
I swear all five Nets defenders are in the paint on every Cavs’ possession.
It certainly SEEMS like there should have been at least a 3 second call or two
It’s working for them. Cavs are like 0 for 100 from inside the restricted circle.
More TT rolling to the rim and dunking please!
Karasev starting to get exposed in the second half