Nov 14 Game Thread Utah Jazz (4-5) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (6-3) Game Thread

[Lebron23]

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Game Date: Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Game Time: 7:30 P.M. ET
Location: Quicken Loans Arena

Projected Starting Line-ups:

Cleveland Cavaliers

PG: Mo Williams
SG: Anthony Parker
SF: LeBron James
PF: JJ Hickson
C: Shaquille O'Neal

Utah Jazz

PG: Eric Maynor
SG: Ronnie Brewer
SF: Andrei Kirilenko
PF: Carlos Boozer
C: Mehmet Okur

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[quote]Playing without Deron Williams(notes), the Utah Jazz received a lift from two rookies in their last game. Duplicating that success against the Cleveland Cavaliers might be more difficult.

The Jazz look to win back-to-back games for the first time this season when they visit the Cavaliers on Saturday, hoping to get Williams back in the lineup.

Before Friday

[PleezeBelieve]

What it do, dog
Anybody see that win last night by Utah?
That was illy tough
No D-Will and still pimped Philadelphia
But guess what?
God don't make fools
Cavs play by those rules
Guarantee Jazz lose by atleast doubles twos
Put it together, young brethren
What's twice times eleven
That's the margin I utter
Let it marinated and spread it over like butter
With LeBron, all I capable
I mean, the n*gga walk on water
Keep his dome stable by glossin his halo
Who the boss, we all know
I do this shot for kicks dog
Feel ripped off
Game over three possessions after tip off
Okur to Shaq is like a twig to a log
Boozer be the snake crawling in the fog
Took three years, Utah ready to ship him off
And its not even close, unanimous vote
Sight of him on remote coasts, still too close
Guess it only natural for a turncoat outgrow his fur
Three years later, rather be six feet beneath the dirt
Ex-wife in ya pockets; confessin is blessing
Preacher purge ya soul till it hurts
In order for a snake to see the Pearly Gates
Got to ventilate those scales on ya face
Excavate ya fabric
Wanna see you butt naked babbling Latin
Asking for forgiveness for letting Lucifer get you mixed up
Betta memorize ya scriptures cause He remember the lies
Best believe Cleveland also nevers forgets, Cavaliers by 22 digits...

[El Kabong]

You wasted too much time and energy writing that for something as simple as the Cavs beating the Jazz PB. BAM, Cavs by 17, easy, moving on.

[DukeDelonte13]

i hope the cavs continue to grow as a team and take this one.

[1~Gibson~1]

Cavs by 14, since it's the 14th day of the month.

[DukeDelonte13]

Looking forward to how JJ plays tonight.

[Lebron23]

Deron Williams is not going to play tonight. Cavaliers better not underestimate the Jazz because they are still a very dangerous team.

Cavs by 10 points.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Cavs should improve to 7-3 after this game.

[D-Rose]

Boozer will go bonkers on his old team!!! or not lol

[OneMoreSucka]

Utah by 30

[Lebron23]

http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/i/19268/original/bump.jpg

[1~Gibson~1]

Daniel Gibson will get off if Deron isnt playing. Boobie Gibson for 15+. Book it.

[Luigi]

Back to back
+ No Williams
+ Feeling good from last win
+ Boozer hate in Cleveland
---------------------------
Utah lose by 15

We play well when we feel threatened and focus on that instead of focusing on other stuff. The threat feel is down, so I expect a "good-try" time to give up game from the Jazz.

[chazzy]

Cavs should win in a blowout.. no one to check Lebron, no interior D. Look for Shaq to have a huge game. Jazz pick and roll with Okur and Shaq should be a bit effective though.

[Dave3]

Looking forward to how JJ plays tonight.
Exactly. I really think he's an X factor to the Cavs' success this year, because no team with Verajo at the 4 will be winning championships anytime soon IMO.

[1~Gibson~1]

Cavs should win in a blowout.. no one to check Lebron, no interior D. Look for Shaq to have a huge game. Jazz pick and roll with Okur and Shaq should be a bit effective though.
where's AK47?

[Luigi]

Cavs should win in a blowout.. no one to check Lebron, no interior D. Look for Shaq to have a huge game. Jazz pick and roll with Okur and Shaq should be a bit effective though.

Crazy mismatches in the front court:

O'Neal / Okur - O'Neal can post up Okur easily (but Okur will suprise in many cases of post defense), but Okur's high picks for 3s are impossible for O'Neal to cover.

Z / Boozer - Z can shoot over Boozer all day, but Boozer can work from the Elbow to score on Z easily.

I wonder if Brown will go with twin towers, and if Sloan will answer with Fesenko or try to exploit the mismatches for the Jazz.

[Yung D-Will]

Crazy mismatches in the front court:

O'Neal / Okur - O'Neal can post up Okur easily (but Okur will suprise in many cases of post defense), but Okur's high picks for 3s are impossible for O'Neal to cover.

Z / Boozer - Z can shoot over Boozer all day, but Boozer can work from the Elbow to score on Z easily.

I wonder if Brown will go with twin towers, and if Sloan will answer with Fesenko or try to exploit the mismatches for the Jazz.

If Deron's playing you know he's gonna try to abuse that Okur/O'Neal Matchup

[chazzy]

No Shaq tonight

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4655462

[chazzy]

where's AK47?

Does he defend Lebron well? I can't recall, I just assumed Lebron's size and strength would be too much for him

[1~Gibson~1]

Does he defend Lebron well? I can't recall, I just assumed Lebron's size and strength would be too much for him
idk, but AK is a good defender though. no one will shut him down one-on-one, but he's one of the few that can guard him and possibly slow LBJ down.

[Basketman]

anyone got links pleasE?

[1~Gibson~1]

http://atdhe.net/5550/watch-utah-jazz-vs-cleveland-cavaliers

[Basketman]

http://atdhe.net/5550/watch-utah-jazz-vs-cleveland-cavaliers
links slow for me for some reason. got any other?

[1~Gibson~1]

links slow for me for some reason. got any other?
it's slow for me too. sorry man. only one i can find :(

[Basketman]

it's slow for me too. sorry man. only one i can find :(
the freedocast links are always slow for me. i like justin.tv links cuz theyre fast and the quality is decent. too bad i cant find any.

[jazz873]

maynor at it again

[LBJ 4 MVP]

Impressed with Eric Maynor, kid could turn out to be a star one day. Matthews is really good too, Jazz have a nice group of young guys.

[LBJ 4 MVP]

Moon's playing great tonight, solid D, good effort on the boards and knocking down his open shots.

[DukeDelonte13]

mooooon

[Meticode]

There's water on the Moon.

[takeittothehoop]

Maynor is killing the Cavs. That's about all the Jazz have been able to do offensively though.

[Mewwem22]

I'm starting to really like this eric maynor kid... as a rookie, he's done a great job filling in for deron at the pg spot.

[DukeDelonte13]

the kid is looking good.

[DukeDelonte13]

i am loving JJ in the starting line up

[jazz873]

matthewsss

[Yung D-Will]

I'm starting to really like this eric maynor kid... as a rookie, he's done a great job filling in for deron at the pg spot.

Trade Deron

J/k

[DukeDelonte13]

z has been playing with head in his ass lately

[Meticode]

z has been playing with head in his ass lately

I really thought he'd be great off the bench. Boy was I ****in' wrong.

[Lebron23]

How many games will Shaq miss?

[Lebron23]

I voted for Mo Williams in the 2010 NBA All Star Game. He's the Cavaliers MVP this week.

[Luigi]

Cut to 5.

[Luigi]

Close call. Almost got it.

[Luigi]

3 points. Let's go Jazz!

[Mewwem22]

come on jazz... win this and i'll start to have some faith in you guys again.

[Lebron23]

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[Meticode]

Cavaliers imploding against in the fourth quarter.

[Meticode]

Celtics just lost to the Pacers...

[Luigi]

:eek:

[jazz873]

wow 1 point game?

[jazz873]

tie gameeeeeeee

[Mewwem22]

holy frik, the jazz are ahead. :eek:
go jazz!

[Lebron23]

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Meticode]

Cavaliers have missed like 1 million shots this quarter or something. :lol

[Luigi]

No foul?

[Luigi]

Parker with the daggar

[Meticode]

Thank you Mr. Parker...for now.

[Luigi]

Whoa. That was a close one with Boozer. I thought he had a T on the way.

[Reverend Hoops]

LOL Bron ran over him.

[jazz873]

Cmon Jazzz

[Luigi]

Ball don't lie. :oldlol:

[SAKOTXA]

That's an offensive foul, cmon!

[chazzy]

Charge... ball don't lie.

[Mewwem22]

i don't really like that foul on AK...
looked like he stayed right in front of Lebron.

[Luigi]

Rookie!

[Reverend Hoops]

Maynor is the real deal.

[Meticode]

LOL Bron ran over him.

Yes he did. Blocking foul.

[SAKOTXA]

Horrible defense by AK47.

[Luigi]

Crap. That 3 point play hurts.

[Luigi]

Horrible defense by AK47.

He was forcing him to the middle. Though he had some help.

[Lebron23]

Come on LeBron.

[Mewwem22]

I honestly wasn't expecting this game to be this close...
which is why it's gonna be twice as disappointing if the jazz end up losing this.
Come on Jazz!

[Lebron23]

Maynor is the real deal.


He's good.

[Meticode]

How in the hell do the Celtics let Dahntay Jones score 25 points? Oh wait, Ray Allen.

[inclinerator]

oO

[Luigi]

:wtf:

[Mewwem22]

what in the ****ing hell was AK thinking?! Oh my god!

[Meticode]

Parker's rebound should seal it. I was watching a GameCast, not the actual game. Was Andrei's 3 point shot a retarded shot at the time? I saw there was like 24 seconds left or something when he took it.

[2LeTTeRS]

i am loving JJ in the starting line up

He's giving the Cavs the athleticism and shooting ability they needed at the 4. Who knew he could play this well on back to back nights. If he continues this type of play the Cavs will be ok.

[Meticode]

He's giving the Cavs the athleticism and shooting ability they needed at the 4. Who knew he could play this well on back to back nights. If he continues this type of play the Cavs will be ok.

I'm really surprised by him. All he needs to do is up his basketball IQ, and stop getting blocked at the rim by Miami. :lol

[Lebron23]

JJ Hickson is a Revelation.

[Doranku]

AK47 single-handedly losing the game. :oldlol:

[magnax1]

Thats normal Kirilenko. I hate Kirilenko

[Meticode]

Still a game for the Jazz with a missed freethrow.

[chazzy]

AK for the redemption 3!

[Mewwem22]

dude, eric maynor is crazy... i mean, he IS a rookie, right?
And awesome, lebron missed one, jazz still have a chance... No more shooting AK! Give it to Memo!

[Mewwem22]

AK for the redemption 3!
haha, please god no

[magnax1]

Still a chance, even though our only capable 3pt. shooter is Okur. I had hope for this team, until Kirilenko played like kirilenko again.

[jazz873]

damn game over

[Mewwem22]

that's the person i wanted shooting it... but it was rushed. Jazz could have found something better... ah well, this loss hurts, but i'm definitely impressed by what the jazz did tonight.

[magnax1]

I hate this team.

[Luigi]

I would have prefered a blowout.

[Meticode]

Cavs scrape by the skin of their teeth.

[chazzy]

Why did Lebron have a below average game? AK defending him well?

[2LeTTeRS]

LeBron is a lot better at these clutch free throw than he was early in his career. He made I think 4 of 6 down the stretch, thats not great by any means but it was enough to win the game.

[Lebron23]

Game Over.

The Cavaliers are on a 5 games winning streak.

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

[magnax1]

I can't think of a Utah team more frustrating than this one.

[lazerface]

JJ Hickson is a Revelation.

THIS. i hope it's not a fluke.

[HaNdLe ThE RoCk]

Eric Maynor is going to be good. I tried telling people on here and they disagreed. He had 24 tonight


p.s. - AK47 is a bum

[Mewwem22]

Eric Maynor is going to be good. I tried telling people on here and they disagreed. He had 24 tonight


p.s. - AK47 is a bum
Yup, Maynor is a stud. Definitely glad we drafted him.. The other jazz rookie, wes matthews (who went undrafted), has been equally impressive.

And AK actually played a decent game tonight (up until that shot that he took at the end *shudders*). And for the most part, has played pretty well all season. Not as well as his massive paycheck indicates, but still, better than he's played the last few seasons.

[1~Gibson~1]

JJ Hickson - 20 points :eek:

[Luigi]

Yup, Maynor is a stud. Definitely glad we drafted him.. The other jazz rookie, wes matthews (who went undrafted), has been equally impressive.

And AK actually played a decent game tonight (up until that shot that he took at the end *shudders*). And for the most part, has played pretty well all season. Not as well as his massive paycheck indicates, but still, better than he's played the last few seasons.

After thinking about it, I think that may have been what the drawn-up play was going for.

AK didn't pass the ball to Maynor when he could have. Instead, he went to Boozer, who was closer. It seemed like he expected a quick pass back for a fast 3. There was something like 28 seconds on the clock. Maybe they wanted the time. It was a bit shakey getting to him, but I think that was the what the drawn-up play was going for anyway, so he took the shot. Sadly, he was too flustered from a poor setup to even draw iron.