“We played solid basketball that we haven’t played in the past”. The man ahead of him in the lineup, Bojan Bogdanovic, finished with 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting.
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After shooting 51 percent from the floor in a win over Chicago on Thursday, the Knicks came out cold, missing 10 of their first 13 shots.
“It would definitely be cool if it happened, but we don’t know how realistic it could be to have us four”, he said. “The ball is moving, everyone’s in a great rhythm right now and it’s just good ball”. The Nets had three other players that scored in double digits. The Cavs were in the NBA Finals last year, his first year back in Cleveland, and though they have the top record in the East again, head coach David Blatt was sacked – with many observers pointing the finger at James for the decision, although general manager David Griffin denied James was involved. “The biggest thing for me is just competing for 48 minutes”. Following the loss in Brooklyn Thursday, James admitted he was bothered that his mates’ effort simply lacked the urgency for this time of year, especially for a team intent on a return to the Finals.
“The guys have to understand how important the moment is”. “I have the ability to do that at times and we needed a bucket”.
“Tonight we took a step backwards and we can’t afford to do that late in the season like this”.
In Los Angeles, J.J. Redick hit a 7-meter jumper as time expired to lift the Clippers past Portland.
It’s been a whirlwind of distractions this week from LeBron James as he unfollowed the Cavs on twitter (seriously, who cares?) then chose to join Snapchat (zzz …) then came out and said he wants to play with Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul at some point during his career (kind of like how all the kids came together to form Captain Planet).
After taking a 92-90 lead on a 3-pointer by Matthew Dellavedova with 6:11 left, the Cavs went ice cold after James returned with 5:41 left and wound up misfiring on 17 of 21 shots.
Kyrie Irving had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and reserve Tristan Thompson finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds coming off the bench for Cleveland, which improved to 30-6 at home this season.
Trey Burke scored 17 points, and Trey Lyles added 14 for the Jazz.
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ABOUT THE KNICKS (30-43): NY star Carmelo Anthony and rookie sensation Kristaps Porzingis led the charge in the home-and-home sweep of the Bulls, giving people a glimpse of what a contending team featuring the two could look like in the near future. Frazier has scored in double figures in his first six games with the Pelicans, including a career-best 18 points on March 24 against Indiana. “I love the spirit of Rondae Hollis-Jefferson”, Brown said.
