GT: Cleveland Cavaliers (1-0) @ Charlotte Bobcats (0-1), 7:00 PM

[Uncle Drew]

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A balanced scoring attack helped give the Cleveland Cavaliers enough to win their opening game for a second straight season. A 2-0 start has been a little more rare.

Cleveland will try to accomplish that feat for the first time in seven seasons when it visits the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.

The Cavaliers had seven players with at least nine points, led by Tristan Thompson's 18, but it needed Anderson Varejao's jumper with 28 seconds left and Kyrie Irving's four late free throws for a 98-94 win over visiting Brooklyn on Wednesday.

Irving had 15 points -- despite missing 12 of 16 shots -- along with nine assists and seven rebounds. Varejao scored five of his 11 points in the final 1:43.

"It was a gritty, grimy, ugly game, just how I like it and it was fun," said coach Mike Brown, who returned to the Cleveland bench after two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. "I think our guys enjoyed it."

Cleveland also got a brief glimpse of new center Andrew Bynum, who played in his first game since the 2012 playoffs with the Lakers.

Bynum was traded to Philadelphia in August of that year but never played a minute for the 76ers because of problems with his knees. He signed a two-year contract with Cleveland in July, and had three points, three rebounds, two blocks and two assists in less than eight minutes.

The Cavaliers, who are seeking their first 2-0 start since the 2006-07 season, are expected to limit Bynum's minutes for the near future.

"We don't want to rush him," Brown said. "We want to make sure as best we can that we take our time and do this thing the right way."

The Bobcats also have a new center in Al Jefferson, but he is out for this game after re-aggravating his right ankle.

Jefferson signed a three-year, $41 million deal with the struggling franchise in July. After missing much of the preseason with a sprained right ankle, he had 13 points on 6-of-19 shooting and eight rebounds in his debut Wednesday, a 96-83 loss in Houston.

Charlotte shot just 36.7 percent and went 1 of 9 from the field during Houston's pivotal 14-4 run in the fourth quarter.

The Bobcats concluded the 2012-13 season by shooting 50.7 percent in a 105-98 home victory over Cleveland that snapped a six-game skid in the series.

Kemba Walker led the way with 24 points in that win and Josh McRoberts matched a career high with 20 while making all six shots, including three from 3-point range. McRoberts had a team-best 15 points Wednesday.

Irving is shooting 55.7 percent in five career games against Charlotte, tied for his third-best against any opponent. He averaged 26.3 points and made 10 of 18 3-pointers in last season's three meetings.

tl;dr

- Al Jefferson is out, will not play tonight
- Bynum likely to play tonight, and sit out tomorrow @Indiana. Mike Brown expects Bynum to play about the same 8 minute ceiling limit as Wednesday.

[Meticode]

Interested in seeing Cody against Tyler Zeller. Looking forward to see how Bynum does in his limited play.

[East_Stone_Ya]

come on Cavs you better not **** this up.
Put some decent money on them :pimp:

[Connor B]

Who cares about this game

[Uncle Drew]

Lol at that foul on Kyrie. He didn't even touch Walker. Awful call.

[MP.Trey]

Who cares about this game
Cavs fans, Bobcats fans :confusedshrug:

[Uncle Drew]

We're racking in the fouls left and right. Need some defense too.

[Meticode]

MKG the best offensive player on the floor right now. :oldlol:

[MP.Trey]

Let's see how Bynum looks again.

[Quizno]

bobcats doin' work right now

[MP.Trey]

Nice hook shot. Can't wait 'til Bynum's healthy. Need to tighten up on D though.

[KG215]

30 points allowed to the Bobcats in the 1st. That's embarrassing for the Cavs defense.

[Quizno]

bobcats playing very well right now. bismack biyombo put in work that quarter, grabbed 7 boards. kemba's midrange is falling right now which could mean trouble for the cavs

[CavaliersFTW]

Cavs need to learn how to play with a center, you have all sorts of advantages with a big man like Bynum in the game but you need to know how to capitalize on them. Cavs can't just feed him and expect him to score by himself, they need to put at least one guard up top in front of him so he can have the option to pass back out if he isn't feeling the shot down low or if he gets doubled he can hit the open man. A couple possessions ago they fed him and all the players ran clear to the wrong side of the court and he had literally no one to pass too. Also Kyrie's pass to him on his attempted P&R was way too low. Hopefully these mistakes will be realized by the team and begin to happen less and less.

[Uncle Drew]

What the hell. How is that a basket? He grabbed the rim...

[DuMa]

Lazy Bynumite.

Adrien looks super athletic against Bynum whos moving like a snail.

[Meticode]

Lazy Bynumite.

Adrien looks super athletic against Bynum whos moving like a snail.
Then after you post this he splits two defenders with spin move for a foul.

[Meticode]

Thompson's jumper looks so awkward, but it's been going in the first two games so far. :lol

[Quizno]

tristan thompson is excellent right now

[andremiller07]

Had Irving done the crossover Kemba just did there would be a thread about it saying how it was a ankle breaker

[MP.Trey]

Thank god TT and Andy are hustling their asses off and keeping us in the game.

[MP.Trey]

Jarrett Jack with his best Mo Speights impersonation. :pimp: He knew that was going in from the release.

[Meticode]

Had Irving done the crossover Kemba just did there would be a thread about it saying how it was a ankle breaker
No they wouldn't.

[treadster]

Hendo has been a disappointment so far.

on the flip side, Cody is looking good so far.:rockon:

[MP.Trey]

Damn. Thought that pass was too high for TT. Nice catch and finish on that oop.

[Uncle Drew]

Earl Clark is a scrub.

[NattyPButter]

Cj or Gee needs to start over Clark.

[RedBlackAttack]

I always enjoy the definitive statements two games into the season. Makes for fun reading later on down the line.

Tristan Thompson is playing like a golden god.

[Uncle Drew]

Holy shit, Kyrie's and 1.

[Meticode]

Irving has been struggling with his freethrow shot thus far this season it seems like...could just be me though.

[Meticode]

I think there's been literally like 5+ shots this game for the Cavs where it goes halfway down, rolls around and pops back out. Shit frustrates me. F*cking gravity and momentum.

[Meticode]

*sighs* Cavaliers falling apart at the end of the third quarter to give Bobcats a 9 point lead. Jack over dribbling it, going into defenders he doesn't need to. No passing. Bennett still bricking threes. What is he? 0-8 from three this season so far?

[MP.Trey]

Bad close to the quarter.

[Uncle Drew]

Nice end of the quarter fellas. Jesus Christ.

[treadster]

Enjoying the game so far

[NattyPButter]

Miles better stay in the game

[Meticode]

:facepalm Gee loses the ball in the corner when Cavs start making a push and get a big stop.

[Meticode]

All these fouls, let's just put the Bobcats in the bonus with 9 minutes left in the corner.

[MP.Trey]

Good start to the quarter makes up for it. Now it just comes down to execution.

[Meticode]

Good run by the Cavs to cut it by 3. What caused it? Thompson runs out of bounds to catch a lose ball when everything gives up on it, he saves it to Jack and is nice enough to turn around while he's running away while the Cavs are pushing to apologize to the fan he fell over. :oldlol:

[treadster]

Sessions been killing us since the 4th quarter:facepalm

[Uncle Drew]

TT taking the team on his back. Never thought I would say it, but keep feeding him.

[MP.Trey]

Good run by the Cavs to cut it by 3. What caused it? Thompson runs out of bounds to catch a lose ball when everything gives up on it, he saves it to Jack and is nice enough to turn around while he's running away while the Cavs are pushing to apologize to the fan he fell over. :oldlol:
He's a Canadian. What do you expect? :D

[Meticode]

Yet another shot in and out by Miles that rattles around to tie the game.

[Meticode]

Wow Thompson is just quick and strong to the hoop. He takes that last jump step to get in the paint and just muscles his way in there. I like his hustle, quickness and strength in there.

[Uncle Drew]

Tie game! Time to win this.

[MP.Trey]

GET THAT WEAK STUFF OUTTA HERE!

Tristan Thompson. :applause:

[NumberSix]

People are watching Cavs/Bobcats?

[treadster]

Damn, TT already develop to become a threat

[Uncle Drew]

Refs are laughable, so many bs calls.

[Quizno]

kemba's been awesome this game. if he can consistently hit that pull up jumper he's gonna be a realllllyyy dangerous player

[treadster]

Hendo is in a slump in a bad time:facepalm

[Meticode]

Irving misses yet another free throw. A big one. Been struggling with that so far this season.

[MP.Trey]

Kyrie missing all these ft's. What's going on?

[DuMa]

leggo cats. get that win for GOAT

[Uncle Drew]

TT hitting FT's while Kyrie misses them. How?

[Meticode]

The Cavaliers just can't seem to take this f*cking lead away from the Bobcats. Every single time we get tied or within 3 Bobcats hit a shot. We should be in better position right now, but Irving misses both freethrows? Irving got in shape this preseason, but broke his shooting?

[Meticode]

Brown doesn't trust Waiters? Not on the floor in the last 6 minutes of the game thus far.

[MP.Trey]

Brown doesn't trust Waiters? Not on the floor in the last 6 minutes of the game thus far.
I think it's because Jack has been scorching hot all game. And he need Kyrie in there, C.J. Miles has been playing great too. Hard to take out guys when they're on a roll like that.

[DuMa]

SMACK DAT ASS Kemba!

[MP.Trey]

What a sequence. Need buckets, Kyrie.

[MP.Trey]

Oh Jarrett Jack. Ew.

[Dro]

Jarrett Jack :oldlol: :facepalm

[treadster]

CMON, finish this!!

[Greg Oden 50]

wt wrongs with kyrie this season ???:facepalm

[treadster]

Thank you Hendo..

[MP.Trey]

Nothing bad to say about TT's game tonight. He played great, better than expected. Jack/Miles carried us offensively but the Bobcats were a step ahead all game long as sad as it is to say.

[Greg Oden 50]

irving isn't clutch anymore :facepalm

[NattyPButter]

irving isn't clutch anymore :facepalm
Can't be clutch when Jack decides to chuck up a air ball.

[MP.Trey]

irving isn't clutch anymore :facepalm
2 game sample size. He just hasn't found his shooting stroke yet period. It's an 82 game season, give it time.


Can't be clutch when Jack decides to chuck up a air ball.
this too. :lol

[Meticode]

I know it's two games into the season, but a couple things.

The Cavaliers defense starts off horrible in the first quarter the first two games. It's like they need time to adjust by the second half, and by that tim they're fighting for the lead when they should've be if they'd start off good to begin with

Irving has struggled mightily with his shot. He's not hit 1 three pointer in the first two games. 0-5. And he's 9 for 15 from the line. Missed two freethrows in a row tonight that would've tied the game. Makes me feel like he got in shape this off-season, but he broke his shot somehow. Again, I know it's just the second game.

Bynum had some nice moves, still rusty of course. Got more minutes this game.

Brown kept Waiters out the end of the game. A bad move I think. Grant it, jack was helping offensively, but that was when Irving was out of the game. Jack let Walker burn him twice for three with his hand down and too much space. And the last three cost us the game. Should've had Waiters in and I was screening for Waiters to come in with 4 minutes left.

Thompson has been playing like an all-star so far 21/11 tonight.

[Meticode]

It's not going to get any easier. They fly from Charlotte to play Indiana at 7PM EST.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Can't be clutch when Jack decides to chuck up a air ball.

That is so what happened last year with the Jack-Curry combo. Don't get me wrong, Jack hit his fair share of clutch shots but often late in games he played like "**** Curry, gimme all this".

[chips93]

we could be in pretty good shape this year. tristan isnt gonna average 20-10, but if he can hit these shots with some regularity, we could be a nice team. there is no way kyrie is gonna be this mediocre all year, and bynum (hopefully) gets in better shape, because when hes out there he is a huge factor. jack is better than any bench player we had last year (even if that last 3 was indefensible).

clarke has had a tough start. he cant dribble, and he settles for jumpers way too much. and for an athletic guy, his activity level isnt great.

bennett had a quietly terrible game. really bad defense, (as AC pointed out), settled for tons of threes, gave up position on the boards.


Brown kept Waiters out the end of the game. A bad move I think. Grant it, jack was helping offensively, but that was when Irving was out of the game. Jack let Walker burn him twice for three with his hand down and too much space. And the last three cost us the game. Should've had Waiters in and I was screening for Waiters to come in with 4 minutes left.

i thought those were some tough shots kemba hit, i dont blame jack too much for them.

[chips93]

you guys notice lots of the cavs players are closing out shane battier style

http://www.slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/shane_battier_kobe_bryant.jpg

im not sure its better, but at least there is a focus on defense

[MP.Trey]

you guys notice lots of the cavs players are closing out shane battier style

http://www.slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/shane_battier_kobe_bryant.jpg

im not sure its better, but at least there is a focus on defense
I use that faceguard so much in pickup ball. Pisses people off so much. :lol

[Inferno]

What's up with Waiters playing like 15 minutes?

[chips93]

What's up with Waiters playing like 15 minutes?

jack and cj miles were playing great

[Meticode]

we could be in pretty good shape this year. tristan isnt gonna average 20-10, but if he can hit these shots with some regularity, we could be a nice team. there is no way kyrie is gonna be this mediocre all year, and bynum (hopefully) gets in better shape, because when hes out there he is a huge factor. jack is better than any bench player we had last year (even if that last 3 was indefensible).

clarke has had a tough start. he cant dribble, and he settles for jumpers way too much. and for an athletic guy, his activity level isnt great.

bennett had a quietly terrible game. really bad defense, (as AC pointed out), settled for tons of threes, gave up position on the boards.



i thought those were some tough shots kemba hit, i dont blame jack too much for them.
I thought the threes Walker hit were easy. Jack didn't even have a hand in his face or have his hand up, all too late.

[Inferno]

jack and cj miles were playing great

Man, I was expecting a jump from Waiters.

Still too early to tell, but IDK if it's worth keeping him on my fantasy team...

[chips93]

Man, I was expecting a jump from Waiters.

Still too early to tell, but IDK if it's worth keeping him on my fantasy team...

the first game, he started out aggressive, but turned it over a bunch on ill advised drives, but then his a good few jumpers in the second half, and his defense was great. he had a pretty good game

nothing really jumped out from this game, tbh i was surprised to see he played that few minutes

i think brown just knew that he could get away with playing jack at the 2, since henderson is a smallish shooting guard.

[chips93]

I thought the threes Walker hit were easy. Jack didn't even have a hand in his face or have his hand up, all too late.

kemba only shot 32% from three last year, hes a much better slasher than shooter. you wanna play him for the shot, imo

[chips93]

[QUOTE]Kyrie is leaving Charlotte with and elbow injury. He said after the game that he lost feeling in his shooting arm for the whole 4th quarter. Let

[RedBlackAttack]

http://www.realcavsfans.com/kemba-scores-23-points-bobcats-drop-cavs-90-84/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

damn :eek:
And so it begins. :facepalm

[Meticode]

^That's not good at all^

[Meticode]

If he gets injured for an extended period of time this season he's officially injury prone to me.

[RedBlackAttack]

Apparently, he had a precautionary xray after the game which showed no damage. Kyrie said he'll be fine for Indiana tomorrow. That according to the Plain Dealer.

I guess much to do about nothing.

[absalom]

.500 record baby. :cheers:

[Meticode]

Apparently, he had a precautionary xray after the game which showed no damage. Kyrie said he'll be fine for Indiana tomorrow. That according to the Plain Dealer.

I guess much to do about nothing.
It's still worrisome. I don't understand how you can have feeling list in your whole arm for a whole quarter and it be fine? Unless it was a stinger or something?

[DukeDelonte13]

It's still worrisome. I don't understand how you can have feeling list in your whole arm for a whole quarter and it be fine? Unless it was a stinger or something?


looked like he hit his funny bone

[chips93]

looked like he hit his funny bone

yeah, ive got this before, but never losing feeling for that long.

[Greg Oden 50]

It's still worrisome. I don't understand how you can have feeling list in your whole arm for a whole quarter and it be fine? Unless it was a stinger or something?

fake injury