LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to thoroughly enjoy their trip to the White House to meet President Barack Obama on Thursday.
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“They lied to me”, James said with a smile. “I wasn’t sure if it was going to make an appearance today”. “Before Obama did the press conference, they brought us into this little room and he kind of came in and he talked to us and everything”.
I’m a little disappointed they couldn’t get President-Elect Trump (still a very weird phrase to write) in on the action. He made three of Cleveland’s 14 3-pointers.
And then James’s home state played a significant role in her defeat.
“When you see LeBron James, it is not just his power and his speed and his vertical”, he said.
John Wall scored 28 points, but only five in the second half as the Cavaliers built on their 58-56 halftime lead. We just want to continue to challenge each other on a day-to-day basis and see how far our ceiling can go, how far our elevator can go.
Adding a bit of humor to the proceedings, Irving noted: “It also tells you that he’s been in the league for a while”.
The Cavs came back from a 3-1 deficit to win the championship against a Warriors team that set an National Basketball Association record for wins during the regular season. J.R. Smith, Cleveland’s most accomplished long-range launcher, is making only 36.4 percent of his 3s this season, after he connected on an even 40 percent last season.
Neither team could find an offensive rhythm in the third quarter, but Smith’s three 3-pointers helped the Cavaliers enter the final period leading 84-75. Although he missed his fifth straight game, he participated in non-contact practice drills on Thursday and said he plans to travel with the team to in for Saturday’s game against the Pacers.
Speaking to reporters after the ceremony in the Rose Garden, Lue spoke about why it was so important to visit President Obama while he was still in office. They played without Carmelo Anthony in the second half – he was ejected with 4:44 left in the second quarter after picking up back-to-back technical fouls.
Wizards: Beal sat out with a tight right hamstring after leaving Wednesday’s game early. “I can’t worry about minutes”.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – DeMar DeRozan continued his torrid pace, scoring 34 points as Toronto snapped Charlotte’s four-game winning streak.
President Obama also put in a plug for the Chicago Bulls during his speech.
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The Cavs victory on Sunday improves their record to 8-1 on the year, marking the second straight season Cleveland has started 8-1 through nine games. Totals 38-87 15-19 94.
