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What’s more important for a deep Cavs playoff run: peaking at the right time or getting the #4 seed?



What’s more important for a deep Cavs playoff run: peaking at the right time or getting the #4 seed?

Cleveland Cavaliers (47-29, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (36-40, 10th in the Western Conference)

San Francisco; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT

Cavaliers -10.5; over/under is 226.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Golden State Warriors in cross-conference play.

The Warriors have gone 21-16 at home. Golden State is second in the league averaging 15.9 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 35.7% from downtown. Moses Moody leads the team averaging 2.5 makes while shooting 40.1% from 3-point range.

The Cavaliers are 23-15 on the road. Cleveland ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference shooting 35.9% from 3-point range.

The Warriors average 114.9 points per game, 0.4 fewer points than the 115.3 the Cavaliers allow. The Cavaliers are shooting 48.0% from the field, 0.3% higher than the 47.7% the Warriors’ opponents have shot this season. | https://www.espn.com/nba/preview/_/gameId/401810972

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11 Comments

  1. The question of being in 3rd or 4th is silly. You want to get to the top of the hill so find a way to make the hill more manageable… it's that simple. There is a goal they're trying to achieve but not a requirement on how to go about it.

  2. Detroit is trash, regular season team just like the Cavs last year. They’re fake tough guy fake physical team. Cavs in 5 at most 6. Then they’ll lose to the Celtics in 5

  3. FYI: Cavs are doing both since Allen returned. They play hard, tune up and lead early in games, then coast and take a loss to retain the 4 seed.

  4. The Cavs were number one last year and no one took us seriously. Ain't nobody worried about Detroit 🤣

  5. Smh this show is horrible. Y'all literally was just making the same point as bull a week ago. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

  6. Brah James harden is going to kill the East … only if dmitch actually shows up cause harden naturally is going to give this team open looks it’s just about capitalizing on them . I watch harden every playoff game 7s they blitz and force his team to score and they will be WIDE OPEN TRUST

  7. Honestly if the Cavs are FULLY healthy and EVERYBODY is available it really doesn't matter. I would much rather face Boston in the ECF especially if they have a few 7 game series

  8. Kenny Atkinson DOESN'T BELIEVE IN STRENGTH. You need an enforcer. He had no faith in Triston , Mobly never gained any weight
    Allen is a maybe if he grows steel balls. Then they have the other twig out there. The only size they gained is old man Harden.
    Then they have two skinny floppers who can defend if they stay on their feet. Struse needs more time. Larry Nance should be
    worked into the mix just to body up and give some fouls or is he washed up? They look weak. Or has the leader of the team taken a page out of
    Le Brons book and take games off in reason like the LA game was smart. They need to be rested and ready to drill for at least a month of pain and agony.
    to make it to the finals. Do they have the heart? THEY SHOULD DO A CUP CHECK BEFORE EVERY GAME IN THE FINALS.

  9. Jason is 100% true Cavs tried to avoid NY and got exposed by Indiana. I don’t think it matters just win.

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