Cavs Needs Vs Toronto

 What the Cavs need to pull out a W tonight


  1. Allen/Mobley have to be better than Barnes/Achiuwa.    Precious is underlengthed as a C, especially against Allen.  Jarrett Allen more mobile by a good amount* and has a solid height/length advantage.  Allen has put up big games against Jokic, Adams, Plumlee and Nurkic.  Of course this isn’t all on Allen, he has big games when his guards are forcing Centers to come out on them, I can’t really fault Nurkic for Lillard/McCollum dying on screens and being caught between Garland and Allen.  FVV and Trent will be much tougher on the ball though, these two will have to create some chances themselves.  Achiuwa is struggling on offense, shooting under 40% on 2s and he has been blocked 15 times on 87 attempts (a rate that would make Collin Sexton blush).  

  2. SexLand needs to take care of the ball.  Garland has been better the last two games with 40 combined TS attempts and assists against 6 TOs but Sexton still hasn’t settled down in this role.  

  3. Better shooting from Rubio.  1/14 over his past two games.  He can still be positive as he had 15 assists against 4 TOs plus some steals and a rebound, but Toronto has more on ball defenders than the previous two teams combined.  He won’t be focing help as often so he needs to hit some of the shots he generates.  

  4. 3pt shooting luck.  Just the reality of tonight, they need one or two of Wade/Cedi/Windler to be hot while still getting makes from SexLand.  


*This is true for many Cs, Allen was the top pure C in his class for vertical, ¾ sprint, shuttle run and 3rd in lane agility.  

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  1. AJLIENNovember 5, 2021 at 1:33 PM

    The turnovers will be crucial. DG has to be willing to take mid range shots when he can't get all the way to the basket or dump it to a big. Dylan In Real Life showing up would be super helpful as well. Would like to see how Mobley responds after a very uneven offensive performance last game

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