The Knicks forced the Cavaliers to 34.8% shooting in the first quarter, while shooting 61.9% themselves, taking a 32-18 lead after one quarter of play. Tristan Thompson grabbed 13 rebounds and Kevin Love had 12 rebounds for Cleveland, which collected their fourth straigh victory.
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There was a lot for LeBron to play for on Wednesday night. “The jersey was the only thing I could go to”. During a timeout James ripped part of the right sleeve out of frustration. James renewed his complaint less than three months later, though, proclaiming himself “not a big fan of the jerseys” after shooting 6-for-18 during a loss to the San Antonio Spurs, and saying that “every time I shoot it feels like it’s just pulling right up underneath my arm”. Aside from Smith’s absence, Cleveland only beat the Sixers by seven points in a game they could have lost.
Starting point guard Jose Calderon (1 of 5) struggled defensively and committed a momentum-turning turnover in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers sped away. James, out-of-sync to that point, scored or assisted on nine of the 17 points.
CLEVELAND (AP) – The jersey was too tight and so was the score. “I couldn’t make a bucket so I had to take it out on something”.
Cleveland’s star capped a 12-4 spurt with a 3-pointer – just his second this season – to give Cleveland an 87-79 lead with 4:01 remaining. Later, he blasted down the lane and thundered home his dunk off a great look from Williams.
James has won two National Basketball Association championships and has reached five straight National Basketball Association Finals. One of the franchise cornerstones shot 1 of 6 for two points, and his jumper looked a little rusty. He missed all 13 of his 3-point attempts during three games wearing the jerseys in the 2013-14 season and missed his first three attempts Wednesday, but that can hardly be blamed on the jersey. Mo and James rediscovered the telepathic connection they have from playing together for years in the late 2000s on this awesome drive-cut-jam in the fourth quarter. The Knicks are hungry so it will be interesting to see how Cleveland responds when we watch the Cavs Knicks game live streaming or on TV tonight. Irving said “there’s light at the end of the tunnel” and conceded he has a date in mind for his return, but wouldn’t share it. “It seems like LeBron took all my family from me”.
“We know each other’s game”.
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“To be able to accomplish something like that and my game is not predicated on just scoring, it’s pretty cool”, James told ESPN.
