“They are moving forward”.
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Moments later, James, who had torn open the tight-fitting sleeves on the short-sleeve shirt the Cavs were wearing, delivered the exclamation point on the other end, flying through the lane for a dunk, flexing as he walked up the court.
Like many of his coworkers, LeBron James isn’t a fan of short-sleeved jerseys the National Basketball Association introduced in the 2012-13 season. However, the win was actually not the highlight of the night.
After allowing 32 points in the first quarter, the Cavalier defense tightened up and forced the Knicks to take tougher shots.
“I was just, I was in my own way, I was a little frustrated with my shot and couldn’t make a bucket, so like I said I had to take it out on something“. “We’ve put in a lot of work over the last few weeks, and you can only try to get healthy, work your habits, work your rhythm and our last few practices have been very good”.
At one point in the third quarter, the Cavs were shooting 12 percent on three-pointers and 50 percent from the free-throw line, yet the Knicks’ lead was only six. Although the Cavaliers made just eight of their 22 shots in the second quarter, they outscored the Knicks, 16-8, in the paint and 5-0 in fast-break situations, which made it a 46-38 game heading into the halftime break. But I don’t think I’ll have to go back to that level tonight as far as tearing the sleeves off. … It’s just an idea there are no bad ideas in a brainstorm. Wall had 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the duo scored the Wizards’ last 15 points. Part of that group is shooting guard J.R. Smith, who is day-to-day after suffering a knee contusion on Monday. As a team, the Cavaliers knocked down nine of their 17 attempts from the field, while the Knicks converted only seven of their 21 looks at the hoop in the third quarter. Currently, both Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert are sidelined. This is good news for the Cavaliers as they look to continue adding post game to their team.
LeBron James is just 2 of 18 this season on 3-pointers, but he’s not anxious about his long shot just yet. Delly’s grown into a shockingly reliable backup point guard. The Cavs took their first lead on Matthew Dellavedova’s lob to Thompson to give them a 70-69 lead. It’s hard not to be impressed with the Saucy Aussie’s development at this point. “I’m not anxious about it too much”. But Porzingis is a skilled 7-3 power forward who can shoot over Love and grab rebounds above him, such as when Porzingis dunked on Love’s head in the middle of the game.
It was another impressive performance from the rookie Porzingis, except for the foul trouble.
7-of-27 – The Cavs won despite shooting 7-of-27 on three-point field goals.
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The Knicks spoiled the party when they topped Cleveland in last season’s opener and came within three points of notching another win in the series in December before dropping the rubber match 101-83 on February 22 as the Cavaliers kicked it into gear for the stretch run.
