On a new episode of Locked on Cavs (Saturday, April 22, 2023) hosts Chris Manning (@cwmwrites, DIME on UPROXX, The Just Basketball Show, SB Nation’s Fear the Sword, Forbes Sports) and Evan Dammarrell (@AmNotEvan, Right Down Euclid) look at the Cavs’ pivotal Game 3 loss to the Knicks, what went wrong, Darius Garland’s bad game after his breakout Game 2, give out game awards and hit on on why the Cavs need a massive Donovan Mitchell game in Sunday’s Game 4.
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27 Comments
Rebounding and turnovers are the story and I said that it would be before this series started. Now Mobley and Jarrett Allen aren't strong enough to hold their own in the paint or post neither is low post scoring threat. Darius and Donovan were turning the ball over. When all that is happening plus absence of any bench production the Cavs lose. This was a horrible game for the entire Cavs team. I guess you can only say Donovan Mitchell was the least of the Cavs problem. The Cavs problem is our personale. Which can't be addressed until the off season. Mobley's development is part of it.
The Cavs play at to slow a pace to turn the ball over or to be out rebounded. We all know that every possession is extremely valuable in the playoffs. Our offense looks horrible too. We played good enough on defense. With all that being said Let's go Cavs! Let's go Cavs!
As a Knicks fan this how we felt after game 2. Ya could bounce back. And you will. But ya ain’t winning in MSG. Fs winning game 5 tho but MSG is super intimidating no matter who you are especially for Donovan who’s from NY so he gotta feel some type of way
Darius garland shit the bed
As a knick fan watching this you guys giving me so much confidence for game 4… yall MVP of the game was Evan Mobley
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Evan that was dumb as hell!
Knicks in five 😎
Garland was horrible. Once you realize you don’t have your shot, stop taking them. Be a playmaker. At least make the knicks work and play defense. I also blame the headcoach for not taking timeouts early and tell the guys to work the paint. Everyone wanted to be a hero and throw up 3 pointers. The coaching was awful too.
Eh not that worried yet. Just a more extreme version of game 1. Cavs have shown a lot that when they have bad games, they come back strong. If they cant acclimate to the atmosphere in MSG and put together a W, then ill be worried.
Ands lets be honest, do we really think DMitchell will have two games that bad in a row?
Sometimes I wish Myles Garrett played on the Cavaliers 😂😂😂😂
Only silver lining is even with cavs playing like trash they still ain't give up 100 🤷♂️
Start game 4
I've listened to this podcast a lot and Evan Dammarell has to go… he might be worth listening to on other outlets, but he is awful on this podcast. All he does is interrupt Chris with sarcastic takes that make the whole damn podcast awkward. Chris sticks to talking ball and doesn't try to be a comedian and actually listens to other ppl when they talk. Please replace Evan with someone else… Maybe one of the guys on the chase down podcast. Those guys actually have chemistry. Go Cavs.
unfortunately my eyes have been right about Garland all year, whomever i annoyed this year complaining about his play, sorry not sorry
More minutes to ricky when your other playmakers do nothing. Cannot just give him 5 mins. Mobley and Allen are too light. Maybe give Lopez some minutes. Stop leafing veterans out to young players with no basketball basic knowledge whatsoever. Also NY. Rose and Fournier? Goung back to cavs. Dont change your normal rotation. Wade? Dont make new things now. Trying new systems…. NBA coaches are a joke.
embarrassed the city last night smh
Cleveland always rollovers in New York same thing in baseball
Darius FARTland 😂
Mitchell simply does not play well in MSG
Give Mobley & Allen 30 shots combined and see what happens. Jacking up 3's is not a winning formula for this team.
Mobley needs to be better 1 on 1 needs to work on that all summer
cavs were doomed by poor shooting & WAY too many turnovers. if among Mitchell, garland & levert and a combination of the bench players would have canned just 2-3 wide open shots apiece, ESPECIALLY garland, then you're talking about a neck & neck game, where the defense likely wouldn't have collapsed halfway through he 3rd qtr under the weight of such dreadful offense. it's a make or miss league, & the cavs absolutely have to hit open shots & play much higher IQ bball to win on Sunday.
There seems to be "House Money" approach…continuity was preached for the entire season. All this tinkering is troublesome…Give Lamar Stevens' his minutes back and "Fall" on your "Sword"
Forget about Waldo where the fuck is Evan Mobley? Panicking with the ball, refuses to use the bank, turnovers. He looks like week 2 rookie Mobley. Go up 6-2 early in the game while Knicks weren’t hitting anything, and the next 5 possessions we pulled from 3 without making a single pass. It makes no logical sense
There’s more Knicks fans in here than Cavs fans 😂
If they win Sunday we have a new series on our hands