{"id":3676,"date":"2014-12-07T09:15:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T14:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2014-12-07T09:19:08","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T14:19:08","slug":"cavs-mania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/?p=3676","title":{"rendered":"Cavs Mania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With being a bad blogger does come the luxury of combining several events that would have been individual posts had I been blogging like I should have.  <\/p>\n<p>So, faithful readers will remember our household excitement regarding LeBron&#8217;s return.  After some of the cousins&#8217; mentioning that we should have a Cavs&#8217; opening night celebration, the gears really started turning in my brain. Unfortunately, the cousins are turds and were all talk about actually attending such a party, and my little party had a max attendance of 4.  Oh well, it was cool nonetheless:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5613.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3678\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5613-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cavs Food\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5613-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5613-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5613.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5614.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3679\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5614-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cavs Food 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5614-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5614-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5614.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5615.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3680\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5615-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cavs Food 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5615-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5615-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5615.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Post-party, this tweet-favoriting created quite the buzz:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/15781336496_35f8aa7c55_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3677\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/15781336496_35f8aa7c55_b.jpg\" alt=\"Tweet\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/15781336496_35f8aa7c55_b.jpg 577w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/15781336496_35f8aa7c55_b-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are each entered in the Cavs&#8217; single game ticket lottery, and Brian won the opportunity to buy tickets for a November game.  After a bunch of discussion and hubbub, B bought 4 tickets to the Cavs vs. Hawks game on November 15.  A ticket became part of Brian&#8217;s Dad&#8217;s Christmas present, and Bossman bought the 4th ticket.  <\/p>\n<p>The scoreboard is gigantic:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5713.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3681\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5713-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Thing Kermit\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5713-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5713-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5713.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5716.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3682\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5716-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cavs vs. Hawks\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5716-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5716-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5716.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Excitement!:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5717.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3683\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5717-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Tip\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5717-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5717-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5717.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were extremely lucky and our very decent ($$) seats were for, like, the most fun game ever.  The Cavs made their first 11 three-point shots, etc., etc.  Here is the score at half-time:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5719.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3684\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5719-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Halftime Score\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5719-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5719-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5719.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are two things that would have made the game better&#8230;More Mike Miller and any Matthew DellaveDoveBar.  Here&#8217;s DellaveDoveBar in a suit, small-like:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5721.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3685\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5721-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dellavedove bar\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5721-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5721-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5721.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cavs won, of course:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5728.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3686\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5728-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cavs Win!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5728-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5728-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5728.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Four days later, we went to Cleveland for another game&#8230;this time with Nathan and his dad, using the season tickets that Nathan is part-owner of. Before the game, Nathan wanted to take his dad, who had never been to a casino before, gambling.  Here&#8217;s a picture of gambling (and winning!):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5748.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3687\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5748-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Gambling!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5748-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5748-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5748.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We got to the Q and our seats were much less awesome (but have no fear: much cheaper, and who cares anyway when you get to go and also you get to see the Spurs play the new Cavs&#8230;even with a dead spot on the smaller scoreboard):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3688\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5750-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dead Pixel\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5750-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5750-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5750.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonus: it was Hulk Hogan night(!) and Hulk was there, brother!:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5752.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3689\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5752-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Hulk\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5752-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5752-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5752.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So was Cy Young winner Corey Kluber:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5755.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3690\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5755-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Kluber\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5755-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5755-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5755.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The University of Toledo has a deal with the Q, like they do with Comerica, for UT advertising&#8230;check out the high profile TOL:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3691\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5761-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"TOL!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5761-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5761-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5761.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, the Cavs lost, but it was a good game, and we got to see San Antonio&#8230;including the NBA&#8217;s first female assistant coach, Becky Hammon (woohooo!).<\/p>\n<p>Almost 2 weeks later, we were given the opportunity to buy Nathan&#8217;s group&#8217;s season tickets, as the ticket owners all work at the same place and had to go to their holiday party (boooo).  We picked up Brian&#8217;s friend Nick on the way into town, and Nick&#8217;s wife Gina met us at the Q.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3692\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5881-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Game #3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5881-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5881-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5881.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have any pictures from the rafters of Mike Miller playing, which is kind of a bummer.  I do, however, have this MS Paint-labeled photo of the celebs in attendance, some of whom we&#8217;ve seen naked pictures of!:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5884.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5884-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Celebs!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5884-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5884-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5884.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cavs Win!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5886.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3694\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5886-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cavs Win!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5886-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5886-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5886.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also Cavs-related, an awesome painting of Zydrunas IlguasKiss Cookies: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5710-e1417961886844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5710-e1417961886844-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Zydrunas\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5710-e1417961886844-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5710-e1417961886844-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5710-e1417961886844-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_5710-e1417961886844.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With being a bad blogger does come the luxury of combining several events that would have been individual posts had I been blogging like I should have. So, faithful readers will remember our household excitement regarding LeBron&#8217;s return. After some &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/?p=3676\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,37,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friends","category-honeybear","category-its-weird-to-watch-people-play-games-for-money"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3676\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}