Game #72: Toronto Raptors 129 - Cleveland Cavaliers 132

[KeonClark]

i think its nuts that even with all the DNP and injuries on cavs side, they're technically supposed to win according to vegas.

Raptors on a b2b I had cavs -1.5 and was dead on at bodog

[DanH]

Raptors on a b2b I had cavs -1.5 and was dead on at bodog

Back to back, 3rd in 4 nights, on the road... Deck is stacked against the Raps, schedule wise anyway. But their shenanigans against ORL should help mitigate some of that.

[rocwell]

Raptors on a b2b I had cavs -1.5 and was dead on at bodog

+ LeBron is still worth 5 points to the Cavs spread. If bookies are going by yesterday's injury report, then they're taking away DeRozan's 2.5 PTS too.

[DanH]

Back to back, 3rd in 4 nights, on the road... Deck is stacked against the Raps, schedule wise anyway. But their shenanigans against ORL should help mitigate some of that.

LOL, 3rd game in 4 nights actually undersells this. I forgot about the Pacers-Mavs back to back, making this the 5th game in 7 nights. Wow.

[KeonClark]

LOL, 3rd game in 4 nights actually undersells this. I forgot about the Pacers-Mavs back to back, making this the 5th game in 7 nights. Wow.

Also 9th in 14 days

[G__Deane]

I'm reminded of a game late last year where the Celtics hosted Cleveland and the storyline going in was that Celts were going to send a message to Lebron. And then the Cavs ran them out of the building before halftime. OTOH, this Cleveland squad doesn't beat good teams.

What is curious to me is how little interest this game, a likely ECF preview, seems to be generating in Raptorland. Maybe I'm misreading the mood....

Watch how many *fans* here turn on the team when they get down by 4
F bombs flying, clothes rendered, eyes wild ....

Keep this game close at the half and we got this

[007]

Thompson and Hood are both OUT for the Cavs. Jose Calderon (!!) starts for Korver.

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) March 21, 2018

We're fucked

[GOLDBLUM]

.....

Together, they are strong?

[KeonClark]

Thompson and Hood are both OUT for the Cavs. Jose Calderon (!!) starts for Korver.

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) March 21, 2018

We're fucked

Kyle Lowry vs Jose Calderon: Grudge Match

Jose joins Dirk and his teammate Korver on the all-lateral quickness team

[Sonny]

Are VanVleet and DeRozan going to play?

[GOLDBLUM]

Derozan is in -- via Rick Noland Twitter (Cavs writer)

DeRozan will play

— Rick Noland MG/CT (@RickNoland) March 21, 2018

[GOLDBLUM]

FVV and CJ gametime calls.

[KeonClark]

FVV and CJ gametime calls.

CJ? Hmm....maybe just sitting one older guy per game now lol

[KeonClark]

Don't forget that DeRozan and FVV are listed on official injury report.

Our local degenerate gambler Rocwell nailed it. Derozan confirmed, line has moved. Raptors are now -1.5 favorites. In Cleveland. With brutal sked. What a time to be alive.

[GOLDBLUM]

CJ? Hmm....maybe just sitting one older guy per game now lol

Tweet specified gastroenteritis. soooooooo .... (DNP - Poopy.)