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Game #12 -- Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons Game Night Open Thread

Cleveland @ Detroit


2008/2009 NBA Regular Season
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November 19th, 2008
Palace in Auburn Hills
7:30 PM est
Radio - WTAM / TV - FSN HD
Probable starters:
Mo Williams PG Allen Iverson
Delonte West SG Richard Hamilton
LeBron James SF Teyshaun Prince
Ben Wallace PF Kwame Brown
Zydrunas Ilgauskas C Rasheed Wallace


Talk about playoff basketball in November.  It doesn't get much better than this.  Division rivals, a combined record of 16-5 and of course all the playoff history that past few years.  All of that equals out to be a great regular season basketball game.  The Cavaliers have won 8 straight and seem to be getting stronger as the streak continues but are assuredly going to get their biggest test so far against the Pistons.  Detroit is 3-3 since the Allen Iverson trade, a move made to give the Pistons more scoring.

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One of those judgment day games.

Should be good

by NBR on Nov 19, 2008 6:16 PM CST   0 recs

I’m not expecting a win tonight. Its a tough situation, back-to-back, DET rested, in DET, etc. That being said, if they get a win… watch out. The team could go on a serious run.

I really think Sasha could play a big role tonight. Its a real tough match-up for Delonte on Rip, let alone Williams on Iverson. I think Sasha’s defense gets him some early time. If he’s having one of his good nights, he becomes a HUGE factor. Hopefully we get good Sasha and can steal a W.

by Fundamentals on Nov 19, 2008 6:38 PM CST   0 recs

No Wally tonight, as he is away from the team dealing with a family matter. Even more cause for Sasha to step it up. I also assume this means that Jawad Williams is active for the first time tonight.

by Fundamentals on Nov 19, 2008 6:42 PM CST   0 recs

How about Z diving on the floor for the ball — I love it!!

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Nov 19, 2008 7:21 PM CST   0 recs

Keep me updated…Not near a TV and only have GameCast

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by FTS on Nov 19, 2008 7:27 PM CST   0 recs

Seems like the Cavs are playing great defense….

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by FTS on Nov 19, 2008 7:36 PM CST   0 recs

More domination from the Cavs??? Especially after falling behind 7-0

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by FTS on Nov 19, 2008 7:44 PM CST   0 recs

Z hits a 3!!!!

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Nov 19, 2008 8:05 PM CST   0 recs

Another bad 3rd quarter thus far…

by Fundamentals on Nov 19, 2008 8:14 PM CST   0 recs

This is painful to watch…West and Williams with 4 fouls a piece…

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:17 PM CST   0 recs

When you look at the box without the score…Cavs look like they are winning this in a landslide, but somehow we allow them to hang around

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:19 PM CST   0 recs

Rip is a matchup problem

by dawginphilly on Nov 19, 2008 8:19 PM CST   0 recs

i love the fact hickson is seeing more minutes….he’s got tremendous athletic ability, and he could provide much needed frontcourt depth later in the season.

by dawginphilly on Nov 19, 2008 8:21 PM CST   0 recs

2nd and 3rd chances….wow

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:21 PM CST   0 recs

Big board by Hickson, but he’s got to get that ball out of there and avoid that turnover.

The Detroit PA announcer is twice as annoying as I remember him from the past…

by Fundamentals on Nov 19, 2008 8:23 PM CST   0 recs

Hickson got raped

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:23 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

A game like this is going to be physical though. He needs to know, when there are 3 around him to reset the ball at the top. That was a rookie mistake.

by Fundamentals on Nov 19, 2008 8:27 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

West got a touch foul called when Iverson won his Oscar for flopping earlier in the quarter though

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:35 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

How quick can we get to “Winning Time”…..

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:24 PM CST   0 recs

I wanna castrate myself listening to these announcers

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:25 PM CST   0 recs

Thank God that’s over

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:26 PM CST   0 recs

Hopefully that run is over. I’m not quite sure though.

by Fundamentals on Nov 19, 2008 8:28 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

sloppy…the past 4 games, we pulled away in the 3rd…we were also down at the half in those gaems if that means anything…

by dawginphilly on Nov 19, 2008 8:28 PM CST   0 recs

I like being up going into the 4th…Lebron is about to be a man

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:29 PM CST   0 recs

No penetration……

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:30 PM CST   0 recs

a normal man may be tired in this situation, lebron is no normal man…in lebron we trust

by dawginphilly on Nov 19, 2008 8:31 PM CST   0 recs

yet he’s not in the game

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:32 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Christ…this is playing right into Detroit’s hand, low scoring

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:31 PM CST   0 recs

if you had one team taking a shot with the game on the line, i’d take cleveland. MUCH better shooters, this year.

"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"

by Gradysmanldy on Nov 19, 2008 8:35 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

The Cavs need to get their defensive energy back. I’d get Delonte and Ben back on the floor.

by Fundamentals on Nov 19, 2008 8:32 PM CST   0 recs

I think the Cavs are building Detroit a new arena with all these bricks

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:33 PM CST   0 recs

God bless his soul

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:34 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

MO FUCKING WILLIAMS.

That is all.

"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"

by Gradysmanldy on Nov 19, 2008 8:34 PM CST   1 recs

Why were the Cavs going with a 3 guard set in that situation? West, Gibson and Mo? Makes NO sense. Gotta have some size at the 3 against the Pistons, whether its LBJ or Sasha.

by Fundamentals on Nov 19, 2008 8:35 PM CST   0 recs

Sasha is so iffy though, LBJ gets his rest….I like West, Gibson, and Mo…a couple minutes just to get LeBron some rest, they need some sort of offense

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:36 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I love Andy hahaha

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:37 PM CST   0 recs

Is there a ghost covering AI?

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:38 PM CST   0 recs

REALLLLLY? REALLLLLY?

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:39 PM CST   0 recs

I hate Rasheed Wallace and his gap tooth, hole in the top of his head, face

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:40 PM CST   0 recs

regroup and start hitting shots out of this timeout…let’s go boys.

by dawginphilly on Nov 19, 2008 8:41 PM CST   0 recs

No life left

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:42 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Rasheed looks like Tracy Morgan’s hobo character from SNL….

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:43 PM CST   0 recs

are. you. kidding. me

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:44 PM CST   0 recs

Poor offense right there. They team is going to LBJ+4 sets instead of running their offense. Its last year’s offense. Mo (or someone else) needs to make sure that they don’t stand around and wait on LeBron to take over.

by Fundamentals on Nov 19, 2008 8:45 PM CST   0 recs

It doesn’t help when Detroit could shoot from Mars and make it right now

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:47 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Cavs have 33 points in the second half, ouch

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:46 PM CST   0 recs

This one is over…Cleveland is shooting panic three balls

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:48 PM CST   0 recs

Detroit can’t miss

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:49 PM CST   0 recs

It’s like NBA Jam when you get a player on fire….only the whole team is like that right now

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:50 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

yeah, Cavs just ran out of gas.

"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"

by Gradysmanldy on Nov 19, 2008 8:49 PM CST   0 recs

I wouldn’t say they ran out of gas, they just aren’t driving…they see Detroit hitting everything they throw up and they just started panicking and shooting ill-advised three’s…this is where Mike Brown is a horrible coach, he let’s this happen

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:51 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Dude, they were down 11 with like 4 minutes to go, and Lebron was trying to find his shot. That’s not Mike Brown, even a little.

And they are out of gas on defense…..AI and Stuckey were gashing them in the lane almost effortlessly. You can see, our defense is just a step slow right now.

"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"

by Gradysmanldy on Nov 19, 2008 8:53 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

8/22 from behind the arch…and they’ve shot at least 8 of them this quarter

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:55 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Mike Brown is NOT a horrible coach.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Nov 19, 2008 8:55 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Because LeBron makes it appear that way

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:55 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

You’re right — the team is all LeBron.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Nov 19, 2008 8:56 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Not saying this team is all Lebron, but the last couple years it has been

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:57 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

He’s a defensive coach, that is one thing I will concede

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:58 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

anticipated this unfortunately…was hoping we could hold on though

by dawginphilly on Nov 19, 2008 8:51 PM CST   0 recs

Still two minutes left, they just need a couple stops and to run the offense

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:52 PM CST   0 recs

ANOTHER BAD SHOT!

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:53 PM CST   0 recs

I hate the Pistons…this second half was difficult to watch.

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 8:59 PM CST   0 recs

mike brown is far from a horrible coach

by dawginphilly on Nov 19, 2008 9:00 PM CST   0 recs

Great defensively, but offensively I harbor some frustration

by Tribe_Hippie on Nov 19, 2008 9:02 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

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