“It’s a mentality”, Tristan Thompson said of the huddle that included the five starters with Blatt wedged in between them.
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James Harden had 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Rockets lost for the sixth time in their last seven games. But the Cavs would respond by shooting 61 percent in the second quarter (59 at the half), with Kevin Love leading the way with 12 points during that frame, including two triples. I think we answered the call on what we talked about.
The Cavaliers handily beat the Hawks on Saturday night, but there was still a reason for apologies after the game for one Cleveland player.
Philadelphia blew a 17-point lead and dropped to 0-14.
We all know that LBJ is ultra competitive so we know he didn’t take it easy on Irving. Point guard Mo Williams (ankle), who is himself starting in place of Kyrie Irving (knee), missed the last two games while Timofey Mozgov is out for at least another week with a shoulder strain.
“That’s not the point”, James told reporters.
Among other games, San Antonio continued its strong home form by beating Memphis and NY ended its long run of losses to Houston by beating the slumping Rockets. George will get a look at another explosive young player in Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored a career-high 33 points in a 115-100 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.
Mike Budenholzer was ejected with 6:27 left in the second quarter and the Hawks trailing by 12. Cleveland quickly built a 10-point lead, stretched the margin to 57-40 late in the first half and the Hawks never recovered.
The Cavaliers star had two very interesting ways of getting his teammates motivated that came to light this weekend.
The Cavs finished the game without four of their top eight rotation players.
“Coach got on us pretty well, rightfully so, which he should have”, said James. “We have a lot of big guys, so it’s a matter of just finding the team for him and him being ready and he certainly was (against Milwaukee)”.
“I didn’t get a lot, really”, Budenholzer said when asked if he was given an explanation for being tossed. Barring an unexpected misstep, Curry and company will match the best start in National Basketball Association history November 22 in Denver and set a new mark November 24 at home against the woeful Los Angeles Lakers.
James is impressed with the 6-foot-11 Antetokounmpo, who scored 16 points against the Cavaliers in Milwaukee.
IN made it five wins from six by routing Milwaukee 123-86, with CJ Miles scoring a season-high 21 points for the Pacers.
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The Cavs spent the game’s last nine-plus minutes in the bonus, while the Bucks didn’t draw their first foul in the fourth quarter until 8:27 remained.
