Game #6 Recap: Cavaliers 77, Raptors 92

by Conrad Kaczmarek on Jan 4, 2012 9:02 PM CST in 2011-12 Game Recaps

Hmph. That sucked. Literally nothing went right for the Cavaliers as they fell to the Raptors by a score of 92-77.

Cavs Leaders: Points: Jamison, 19; Rebounds: Varejao, 13; Assists: Irving, 4

Quick Thoughts:

The Cavaliers shot 29.6% from the field Wednesday night in Toronto. What else do you want me to say when that happens? When you can't make a single shot, it doesn't really matter what else happens. I've got to give props to the Raptors; they did a phenomenal job protecting the paint. Ed Davis and Amir Johnson, along with virtually every other Toronto player, do a great job collapsing in on the lane when they see penetration. This keeps the Cavs from getting any easy buckets. It was obvious that Cleveland was laboring all night for every single point that they got.

Fun fact: Kyrie Irving is shooting a combined 5 for 25 against the Toronto Raptors so far this season. He'll be happy to get away from these guys.

The Cavs had no answer for Andrea Bargnani. He was all over the place and hit jumpers from everywhere. Bargs scored 31 points on 11-16 shooting. DeMar DeRozan was also ridiculous, scoring 25 points and shooting 5 of 8 from three point land.

Ryan Hollins sucks. I get mad every time he comes into the game. He sucks.

There were no notable performances tonight; I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.

Fear The Sword's Player Of The Game

Tonight's POTG honors go to me, for watching this whole thing. It was really tough to watch the Cavs struggle so badly after looking like worldbeaters against the Bobcats one night ago. Seriously, you'd have to give POTG to Antawn Jamison for being the only Cavalier to really come close to being effective on offense. Even still, Jamison scored 19 points on 19 shots. Whatevs.

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Who deserves POTG honors?

Antawn Jamison

12 votes

The people who sat through this game

66 votes

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When the hell did Demar become a good shooter?

by ahowie on Jan 4, 2012 9:37 PM CST via Android app reply actions

The offseason apparently

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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Jan 4, 2012 9:59 PM CST up reply actions

So many games coming up. Every other day for awhile so at least that’s exciting.

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Jan 4, 2012 10:09 PM CST reply actions

Truth.

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by Conrad Kaczmarek on Jan 4, 2012 10:15 PM CST up reply actions

I’m glad I took a nap during this game.

by Sakman on Jan 5, 2012 6:24 AM CST reply actions

I wanted to vote for Samuels for forgetting his passport.

Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic. - Robert S. Wieder

by jerseywahoo on Jan 5, 2012 8:24 AM CST reply actions

I was critical of Hollins last year, and yesterday’s game was no different. He seemed so out of place on both ends of the court. Having Samuels out hurt.

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by Heavysoviet on Jan 5, 2012 9:50 AM CST reply actions

realistically if we dont win the Twolves games i can see us going winnless this road series.

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by ChewyFL on Jan 5, 2012 11:31 AM CST reply actions

Irving is the real deal

by LanceArmstrong_LIVESTRONG on Jan 5, 2012 12:01 PM CST reply actions

The fact that he shined even when the team sucked speaks volume.

T-Squared was a non-factor though, which is disappointing considering he was technically in front of a home crowd.

by The B-Train on Jan 5, 2012 12:08 PM CST up reply actions

How did Irving shine last night?

With or Without the H

by johnf34 on Jan 5, 2012 2:12 PM CST up reply actions

Well, on the defensive end of the ball, he’s managed to do a very good job at not giving up easy points, and while his shooting was bad (the whole team’s was) he had some nice passes that never led to points.

Kind of off topic, but to further emphasize what was said, Kyrie is a very, very good complimentary piece much like the player that everyone is comparing him to, Chris Paul. He can score, he’s a good defender, he makes good decisions, makes some excellent passes. He will never be a completely dynamic, game changing talent like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose or Kevin Durant. While he’s not dynamic at anything, he’s very balanced overall. This balance will definitely be better shown once we have a scoring threat.

For example, if a team were to focus in on one of our scorers, Kyrie is more than capable of making buckets and taking it to the rack himself. Likewise, if he’s not shooting well one night, his passing and defense will keep the rest of the squad doing well even if he’s not having the best night.

I like his maturity and eagerness to learn. He’s becoming the cornerstone that we need him to be.

by The B-Train on Jan 5, 2012 5:47 PM CST up reply actions