Live Thread: Cavaliers at Pistons
2015-02-24
Thunder No More. Welcome to the Central Division.
After turbulent starts, the Cavaliers and Pistons have experienced similar turnarounds to their seasons. The post Josh Smith Detroit squad has gone 18-10 after a 5-23 start putting them in the race for the playoffs. The recent trades for Reggie Jackson and old favorite, Tayshaun Prince have further changed the face of the Piston lineup. Jackson was “crying tears of joy” after the trade. He apparently didn’t enjoy the Dion Waiters experience. Prince joins his third team of the season after providing surprisingly solid play both in Memphis and Boston. Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond have been huge since Smith’s departure freed up floor spacing. The Detroit starting bigmen each average a double-double in roughly 30 minutes per contest.
Meanwhile, the Cavaliers are obliterating teams since the famed bowling trip. The Wine and Gold have gone 15-2 with the current starting lineup healthy and intact. Over the last 25% of games, the Cavs are plus 13.27 according to Hollinger’s rankings. Matrix is out for two weeks with an injured hip, but Kendrick Perkins could make his Cavs debut. For the first time this season, the roster appears to be set. Sound off.
500 responses. Things are definitely heating up around here.
This one got some juices flowing. Great game. As a typical Clevelander I am trying my very best to keep a level head about this season. The Cavs sure are making it hard though. Since those great trades good thing after good thing is happening and this win was one of those. On the road to a tough, on the rise, team down 9 at half? I will take this win in a heart beat. The one thing they need to learn is how to win under pressure and the past two games they were pretty just blowing teams out… Read more »
Also, I hope it is a good omen that the player to hit the shot on LBJs record setting assist was KLove.
Was afraid I jinxed em – but the defensive effort in the 3rd rattled the Pistons and the Cavs played decent offense. Nice game to be at; Detroit fans are pretty good. Now 1-1 in live games this season!
#CtBKarma rolls on Jason!!!! Way to be!
Now we definitely need someone at the GSW game! Who’s up for it?!
If the Bulls somehow found a way to liberate Ty Lawson from the Nuggets… that could save their season…
That would be scary if such a thing were to come to pass… Lawson is a quicker, better shooting, better passing, slightly smaller version of D Rose. D Rose probably the far better finisher at the rim, but wow… that would be a dream scenario for the Bulls.
Wow… Stephen A. Smith declaring the Bulls championship chances dead… just like that…
jimmy agree with you ( as I am sure all true sport fans do ) about ROSE —-this would be his 4th surgery ?—not only does that sound bad for this year but his future could be in jeopardy —I am sure the NEW MATURE LEBRON will reach out to him with a good luck tweet
You called it, NOMAD…. NBA tv just showed LBJ’s D Rose tweet.
And he called him “homie” which seems to be his pattern these days…
Kickin’ it ole school these days LBJ is!