Cavs at Nets 2022 NBA Play-in Tournament Game Thread

[theman93]

Who ya got?

The Nets played on a 54 win pace when Durant played per Broussard:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZghCE_p5MKM

[insidehoops]

Tuesday, April 12, 7PM ET on TNT: Cavs at Nets, the first 2022 NBA play-in tournament.

Discuss!

[1987_Lakers]

Damn, didn't realize this game starts in a little over an hour.

[AirBonner]

Cavs by 10. Seth curry is hobbled. No Dragic, Durant will play 40min

[insidehoops]

Cavs and Nets injury report as of 5:30PM ET:

Nets: Ben Simmons and Joe Harris out, Seth Curry and Goran Dragic now listed as available

Cavs: Collin Sexton and Jarrett Allen out

[MrFonzworth]

Manny going ghost for the next few days

[Full Court]

I like the Cavs this year. Hoping they can get the upset.

[Naero]

Holy shit. What a denial, KD. :applause:

[insidehoops]

Nets up 38-20, late first quarter.

Once again, the home team is in Away jerseys.

[SouBeachTalents]

It's gonna take something monumental to turn this game around. That was an opening quarter ass kicking.

[insidehoops]

End of 1Q: Nets 40, Cavs 20.

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Hung like a tree and 2016 real finals mvp doin his thing in big games like always

[SATAN]

Was hoping for a good game, not a blow out.

Edit: MasktheEmbiid made a prediction thread, there's still hope.

[Mask the Embiid]

rondo and K love have to make this a game until garland gets over his nerves....No one wants to see heat vs nets but we all want to see KD kick Tatum's ass again...i think we can all agree with that? :confusedshrug:

[insidehoops]

Brooklyn's biggest lead after one quarter during the regular season was 18 points.

[Hey Yo]

Simmons shorts are GAF.

[insidehoops]

It's still a game. Mid 2Q Nets up a modest 13.

[90sgoat]

Kevin Love beasting.

[theman93]

Kyrie's got the nicest handle I've ever seen

[insidehoops]

Really too bad that Cavs center Jarrett Allen is out, especially against his former team.

[GrayGoat]

Simmons in leather shorts are the best part of this game

[insidehoops]

Late 2Q: Nets 48, Cavs 35

Caris LeVert 1 for 9

Cavs 2/12 threes

Nets 57% FG, Cavs 33%

Kyrie Irving 6 of 6

Yet just a 13-point game

[90sgoat]

Kyrie's got the nicest handle I've ever seen

One of the best one on one players ever.

[Hey Yo]

Kyrie unconscious

[SouBeachTalents]

Kyrie unconscious in that first half, 9/9.

[SATAN]

This Irving and Durant love affair is making me want to vomit.

[BigShotBob]

Jesus christ Kyrie is a certified shot maker. It's a luxury for any player to play with him. Definitely should have been top 75

[GrayGoat]

Jesus christ Kyrie is a certified shot maker. It's a luxury for any player to play with him. Definitely should have been top 75

Let’s see him make these shots with Derek White and Marcus Smart draped on him the whole game

[insidehoops]

Half: Nets 57, Cavs 43.

Kyrie 9/9 FG, 20 pts, 4 ast

Durant 4/5 FG, 12 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast

Nets 59% FG

Kevin Love 11 pts, 6 reb off the Cavs bench

Darius Garland 10 pts, but on 10 shots

Caris LeVert 1/9 FG

Cavs 35% FG

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Kyrie unconscious in that first half, 9/9.

this season playoffs

last season 2nd round

what was lebron doing

[NBAGOAT]

cavs are screwed without allen

[MrFonzworth]

Half: Nets 57, Nets 43.

Kyrie 9/9 FG, 20 pts, 4 ast

Durant 4/5 FG, 12 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast

Nets 59% FG

Kevin Love 11 pts, 6 reb off the Cavs bench

Darius Garland 10 pts, but on 10 shots

Caris LeVert 1/9 FG

Cavs 35% FG

:yaohappy:

[insidehoops]

:yaohappy:

A sign that the Nets, in this game, can only beat themselves.

[MrFonzworth]

A sign that the Nets, in this game, can only beat themselves.

Nice touch

[FultzNationRISE]

Obviously effort is what got the Cavs into the play-in, and kudos to them. But theyre just not a very talented team.

[insidehoops]

Mid 3Q: Nets up 17.

Caris LeVert needs to go ahead and do something. He's 2 for 10 and the Cavs have limited scoring options.

Update: And now with 5:08 left in third, Cavs only down 14.

[StrongLurk]

Kyrie is so insane...dude is so small for an NBA player yet he keeps stringing these absurdly efficient games over the last two months.

10-10 this game and earlier he had a 15-19, 15-20, and 20-31 shooting performances...just unreal. I legit think he'd be better than Kobe if he was 6'6 and athletic.

[insidehoops]

Durant (14 points, 10 assists so far, mid third quarter) has recorded double digit assists for the second straight game.

[insidehoops]

Cavs lingering around but never going on a big-enough run.

[SouBeachTalents]

Cavs amazingly still in this despite looking dead in the water on numerous occasions.

[insidehoops]

Kevin Love for 3, Cavs 7-0 run, Nets only up 12 now, late 3Q.

Love 3/3 threes.

[FultzNationRISE]

Okay Lauri Markannen, I see you bustin your ass on defense.

Clearly not tryin to go home just yet

[insidehoops]

Three-pointers: Kevin Love 3/3, rest of Cavs 3/16.

[90sgoat]

Cavs should play Love and Rondo the rest of the game.

[90sgoat]

Caris Lavert is shit

[FultzNationRISE]

Rondo gettin a lil too excited.

[NBAGOAT]

kevin love wont win it but he absolutely deserves some 6moy consideration. Such a surprising bounceback after he did nothing last year and was looking like a buyout candidate

[FultzNationRISE]

Nets in the driver’s seat but DONT underestimate their choke potential.

[kabacho]

With Lebron going to Cleveland next season, this team can win a championship.

:lol

[AlternativeAcc.]

Durant set a career high assist number in his last game with 16

He now has 11 thru 3.

Durant!!!!!!

[insidehoops]

Kyrie finally missed.

[Proctor]

Dragic :facepalm

[John_Connor]

dragic grabbed and squeezed garlands dick

[insidehoops]

Darius Garland with 20 now

[BigShotBob]

Dragic got a handful

yikes

[John_Connor]

should be an ejection and suspension. regular tech?

[FultzNationRISE]

Dragic with the Reggie Evans special

[BigShotBob]

I can't respect this era with calls like this. Disgraceful.

[kabacho]

You just know

[Wally450]

Big run for the Cavs right now. How much longer can they sustain it...

[FultzNationRISE]

should be an ejection and suspension. regular tech?

He wasnt really lookin to grab a handful of junk. He swiped at the ball, missed, then grabbed what he could to get the take foul. He raised his hand immediately to indicate the foul.

Nothin malicious.

[90sgoat]

Cavs have a nice team tho.

They should keep Love and Rondo around for some leadership tho, but Allen, Mobley and Garland is a nice trio. Not a fan of Markanen honestly, but would be a great player to have off the bench.

[insidehoops]

Darius Garland has all 9 Cavs points so far in the 4th.

Nets up 91-82.

[kabacho]

https://i.ibb.co/YhVZ8h8/1649805605856.png (https://imgbb.com/)

[90sgoat]

Garland not a good playmaker.

[FultzNationRISE]

Cavs have a nice team tho.

They should keep Love and Rondo around for some leadership tho, but Allen, Mobley and Garland is a nice trio. Not a fan of Markanen honestly, but would be a great player to have off the bench.

I havent seen much of him before tonight but this is a weird game to say that. Hes playin his ass off tonight.

[kabacho]

https://i.ibb.co/KV7MSZh/1649806585513.jpg (https://ibb.co/TPRVdX2)

[90sgoat]

I havent seen much of him before tonight but this is a weird game to say that. Hes playin his ass off tonight.

Yes but how do you match him with other players I dunno.

[insidehoops]

Good game now.

[kabacho]

Plain-in Rondo :bowdown:

[GrayGoat]

Kyrie should have fouled out… fix is in

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Evan Mobley is moving like changing fyre out there. Not sure what the hype is all about

[bison]

KD is the BITW.

Celtics shaking in they boots right now.

[90sgoat]

No matter who wins, Cavs are easily and by a country mile, the people's winner in this game.

Nets are not likeable, they're a team built to try to copy Warriors, but its obvious that they're not organic.

Cavs on the other hand are a fun and organic group of misfits. I'd be joyed to be a Cavs fan with this group.

[insidehoops]

Great game by Nic Claxton off the Nets bench. Big difference-maker.

[SouBeachTalents]

Cavs have had no answer for that Brown-Claxton set up.

[FultzNationRISE]

Darius Garland reminds me of prime Westbrook.

Fills up the point column throughout the game due to athletic ability.

Once things start to matter... he aint the one you want.

[kabacho]

https://i.ibb.co/LZqMn1B/1649806792329.gif (https://imgbb.com/)

[SATAN]

Why didn't the Cavs foul? Wtf

[L.Kizzle]

They called a lane violation with 12 seconds left.

[FultzNationRISE]

They called a lane violation with 12 seconds left.


Well it was clearly done to disrupt the shot :lol

[L.Kizzle]

Well it was clearly done to disrupt the shot :lol

It wasn't tho.

[FultzNationRISE]

It wasn't tho.

He stomped into the paint with his hands in the air as Durant was releasing the shot :oldlol:

[Manny98]

Boston, we're coming for you

https://i.postimg.cc/q785npQ9/giphy.gif

[kabacho]

**** gatorade. i got faith

[Shogon]

The fact that Kyrie is fasting during a massively successful game for himself really doesn't surprise me.

If you're fasting your body thinks you're starving which means your senses need to be sharper overall in order to secure your next food source and live.

In his case it manifested with him hitting damn near every shot and dropping dimes all over the court.

[FultzNationRISE]

“Do I look like Ive ever fasted” :lol


Stan Van GOAT

[tpols]

I thought kyrie looked real thin. He just pitched a perfect game while starving himself.

[BigShotBob]

For the kids here Hakeem used to fast for Ramadan as well so what Kyrie is doing is nothing new and intermitten fasting has very helpful benefits to your body once it becomes adapted to fasting and you can feel a great burst of energy. It's given me a second prime even in my older age I feel as spry as I did during my college football days.

Look up the benefits to intermitten fasting.

[Shogon]

I thought kyrie looked real thin. He just pitched a perfect game while starving himself.

The fasting is very likely to have contributed to him being so focused. Your instinct might say otherwise, but... see my above post.

[justin43]

I thought kyrie looked real thin. He just pitched a perfect game while starving himself.

But will that be enough for Boston? The Nets will have to play like this and get more production from Curry if they hope to win that series.

[insidehoops]

Nets at Celtics first round Game 1 is Sunday at 3:30PM ET on ABC TV.

[tpols]

The fasting is very likely to have contributed to him being so focused. Your instinct might say otherwise, but... see my above post.

I realize that but its impressive to be able to play a full game endurance wise with no food in you. Players rarely starve themselves for games and if it was that beneficial why wouldn't they all?

[Shogon]

I realize that but its impressive to be able to play a full game endurance wise with no food in you. Players rarely starve themselves for games and if it was that beneficial why wouldn't they all?

Because it's definitely not considered normal, and that aside...

I also don't think it's sustainable over a week + an entire series. But one game? Yeah. I think so. For sure.

[90sgoat]

I realize that but its impressive to be able to play a full game endurance wise with no food in you. Players rarely starve themselves for games and if it was that beneficial why wouldn't they all?

He's not fasting is he?

He's just eating once a day, which is intermittent fasting.

The important thing is that if you do this, you need to be on Keto, so that your body can use fat for fuel. If you're not on ketosis, then your body will lack the carbs.

Also, I've fasted 52 hours and the first 24 hours was not hard at all, could easily do all the usual cardio.

[BigShotBob]

For the kids here Hakeem used to fast for Ramadan as well so what Kyrie is doing is nothing new and intermitten fasting has very helpful benefits to your body once it becomes adapted to fasting and you can feel a great burst of energy. It's given me a second prime even in my older age I feel as spry as I did during my college football days.

Look up the benefits to intermitten fasting.

For those that missed my comment

[Shogon]

If he’s IF that’s a hell of a lot easier to function on than a complete fast.

I’ve done IF on and off for the past few years… I even tried omad. Packing all your daily calories into one meal is tough. A 6 hour eating window isn’t that hard and it gets easier but it’s not as fun as eating whenever you want, either.

[90sgoat]

I've found IF good for mental focus and energy and I probably have some form of ADD and judging from what Kyrie says, he might also have some kind of mental issues.

[Chuckbe]

He's not fasting during the games, you ****ing numpties.