James’s teams have won 23 straight games against franchises based in Charlotte – both the Hornets and Bobcats.
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Those five players scored at least two in the quarter and served as five-on-a-string defensively, frustrating the opponent’s smaller line-up. “We’ve got to learn to play on the road again, which we did a year ago at some point”, LeBron James told reporters.
“I thought that we got exhausted for obvious reasons”, Blatt said.
Charlotte’s Kemba Walker, who has been around for most of the losses to James, called it frustrating not to be able to beat him. The Hornets had won seven straight games at home. He sees the open man, finds everybody that is why it makes him different from all the other players in National Basketball Association because the vision of James is phenomenal. Tobias Harris scored 19 points for Orlando, and Evan Fournier and Victor Oladipo had 17 apiece. Tristan Thompson grabbed 14 rebounds and the Cavs’s 18 three-pointers were a season high.
“We felt we had a certain lineup that was working, ” Blatt said.
The Hornets struggled in the fourth quarter, shooting 7 of 24 from the field. “And in this early part of the season, it’s been working for us”.
“It was fitting that there wasn’t a quote-unquote star of the game”, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. But Charlotte outscored Sacramento 31-14 in the fourth quarter and 15-10 in the extra five minutes. “I just have the mind-set that, no matter what, I just pick up where I left off. I think that is what separates good players from great players”.
He scored 17 straight points for the Cavs during a five-minute stretch in the second quarter that included three three-pointers.
11/23/15: Cleveland Cavaliers’ Forward Kevin Love against the Orlando Magic Monday night. J.R. Smith made two free throws to make it a two-possession lead for Cleveland late. They were also playing just their fifth home game of the season – second lowest in the league – and were hoping the good vibes of home court would lift them past James and his Cavs. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 17 points.
Durant showed no signs of rust after missing the past six games as he scored a game-high 27 points. A further road trip match against Memphis awaits on Sunday, before they return home to face the Los Angeles Lakers next week.
In a report by Uproxx, it is starting to look like that LeBron James isn’t really agreeing with their head coach’s thoughts after their game. In October 2010, speaking in an interview with ESPN’s Mark Schwarz, Robertson said James is “in a class by himself” in response to Charles Barkleysaying James will “never be Jordan”.
“I didn’t play well”, James said afterward. Hopefully he continues to do what he’s doing.
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After holding the Washington Wizards to six points in the fourth quarter on Wednesday night, the Hornets got a taste of their own medicine against the Cavaliers. Last season, he ranked second on the team in rebounding, averaging 7.6 per game, behind center Al Jefferson’s leading 8.4.
