Live Thread: Cavs vs. Nets (#TurkeyStuffingTime)

Before you dig into this veritable live thread feast… make sure you sample what Ben’s got cooking in his From Distance piece today.

As mouthwatering as the above image might be (apologies to any of our vegan friends out there), it should pale in comparison to how much seeing the Brooklyn Nets on the schedule tonight will make the Cavaliers salivate. After all, these expected cellar-dwellers have not only bucked their lowly expectations with a 6-10 record so far… but included a roasting of the Cavs in Brooklyn less than a month ago. Not exactly an appetizing prospect given that Cleveland is supposed to be thankful for in owning their first round pick next summer.

But, Thanksgiving is a time for coming together at home (as a family… or a team), and the Cavs should be well prepared this time around to stuff these turkeys and gobble them up. LeBron and company are coming off their most complete game of the season in a mashing of the Pistons on Monday, and despite their on-going injury woes (Derrick Rose, Iman Shumpert, Tristan Thompson and Isaiah Thomas are all still out), are cooking with five straight wins. They’re 7-3 in November and are starting to resemble the team we all hoped they’d be.

The Nets have lost their starting backcourt drumsticks (Jeremy Lin and D’Angelo Russell) for the year, yet are still fourth in the League in scoring (110.6 ppg), and are tops in getting to the charity stripe. They may also be without Trevor Booker tonight with a sprained ankle. The key for the Cavs tonight will be running the young and feisty Nets off of the three point line (they hit 17 in the last meeting).

Prediction: The Cavs make a meal out of this one and the revenge is just gravy… 119-106.

Catch all of the festivities on FSO starting at 7pm EST… and of course dive in on the commentary here…

GO CAVS! (gobble gobble)