What game! Allen and Mobley dominated this game. Mitchell did not have it tonight but the Cavs adjusted and played to their strengths against a smaller OKC team. This team should be getting so much more attentions, especially on local sports radio.
From an NBA standpoint, it's great to see two exceptional mid/small market teams get flexed to national TV. It gets tiresome seeing the irrelevant Lakers, Warriors, Sixers every time.
Thrilled to see the Cavs at OKC has already been flexed to TNT next week.
It'll be interesting to see how the Cavs play tomorrow night against the lowly Raptors after all the energy exerted in this game.
I hate what the Browns did to me. Made me feel like we're going to lose just because we're playing a good team. A weird feeling going against a top team and knowing we can win.
It's supposed to be hard! If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great!
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
Kind of a letdown game for the Cavs tonight .... and missing Mitchell ... but they still got tough at the end and pulled out win #33.
Raptors played a lot tougher than their record would indicate.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
There is no level of sucking we haven't seen; in fact, I'm pretty sure we hold the patents on a few levels of sucking NOBODY had seen until the past few years.
Well I think also it’s obvious they’re having fun and they seem to have a lot of camaraderie. The team’s biggest star isn’t a selfish jerk. It doesn’t seem like there’s any jerks. And somehow, the all good vibes gang are producing wins. The NBA is a grind. Much more physically taxing than say, baseball. All that travel and physical exertion, it’d be very easy to get burnt out. Especially on a team full of the usual cocky jerks. I’d rather play for the fun team to. That and the fact that the bench and the team as a whole are getting more time and looks than just about any other team.
"Team Chemistry No Match for Team Biology" (Onion Sports Headline)
It's also a rare look at pressure-free chemistry. You're not wondering how you will fit, if the superstar PG will give you the ball, if you have to compete with a ball-hog scorer that doesn't want to be upstaged. No wondering how you'll work with the "Big Two" or how you'll have to adjust to the "Big Three". YES, winning is important, and one of the first boxes to check but this team offers much more beyond that, especially in a situation where the incoming player doesn't feel like the weight of the world falls on his shoulders.
Go out and do your job in the spirit of "team". I know it sounds cliche, but a bet there are a ton of players that fantasize about this kind of situation.
Guess we slept in .... for the 1st half, at least.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Good teams lose lopsided all the time in the NBA. Thinking about Cleveland’s 2 blowout lopsided losses to golden state in the finals in 2016. He’ll, there’s a bunch of good teams this year that are stumbling along, getting blown out here and there (including GS) who you have to know are going to turn it on in the playoffs. Anyway,It’s about you respond.
We have a really brutal month coming up. So we’ll see how they pivot and respond. I will say from that clip, I don’t think Barkley is wrong. Allen is key in the paint, but he’s such a “nice guy” he needs to be fired up. OKC played with a chip tonight. Came out at the bell swinging and we just looked flat. I think we need to be playing with a chip. Mitchel’s been in a funk. Defenders who hound him seem to be winning the matchup lately. Real stars don’t let that keep happening. Again, he needs to find his chip.
"Team Chemistry No Match for Team Biology" (Onion Sports Headline)
What we think works and has worked did not last night. Not to panic and read too much into one lopsided loss. But, by the same token, let us not ignore the dynamic the loss exposed. It was a blowout, and our defense went from bad to worse. We didn't change or challenge a lot of shots , shots they made. The number of rebounds they got at both ends was favorable. The offense off our missed shots and turnovers hurt. Hindsight is too easy; we have some people getting extended minutes who lack production. We have a couple of ball hogs who will force their shot. Not everyone should be shooting the number of threes that we have in outr last two losses IMO. But we didn't hustle well last night. We need to stop pretending we are all snipers and pressure the paint. Cavs must know what to do, because they have done it. Improve the mix on the floor.
"Every responsibility implies opportunity, and every opportunity implies responsibility." Otis Allen Glazebrook, 1880
There is no level of sucking we haven't seen; in fact, I'm pretty sure we hold the patents on a few levels of sucking NOBODY had seen until the past few years.
