Live Thread: Cavs @ Sixers

(In my best John Michael voice). The Cavs travel to the city of brotherly love for a two game set against the 76ers. The Sixers appear mostly healthy with a a contingent of players “available” and “probable” as they return for the injury report. The Cavs, meanwhile, will be without Wade and Strus as they look to bounce back from one of their worst losses of the season, a mindless loss to the Jazz that undid a lot of the progress they’d made in the previous 10 days, made us question their shitgiver, and beg the question “what is Cavs?”

It’s a big game for Cleveland. At 21-19 they’re chasing the 21-16 Sixers to climb out of the play-in spot in the east. I’m excited to see V.J. Edgecombe. I’m not excited to see he and Maxey light up Garland, and I’m really not excited to see Joel Embiid ‘s whiny ass.

After laying a big fat egg against the Jazz, De’Andre Hunter set the record straight that he doesn’t want to get traded. We’ll see if he plays like it, and if after this one’s over, Cleveland will sit one or three games above .500 at the midpoint of the regular season. Go Cavs.