“But when it comes to our sport, we’re so eager to say, ‘Who is better: Oscar or [Michael] Jordan?’ or ‘Jordan or LeBron or Kobe [Bryant] or these guys?’ instead of just accepting greatness”, he added. Tip-off starts at 7 p.m. ET and will be available via NBA League Pass. The Cavaliers have suffered each of their four losses on the road and managed only 19 fourth-quarter points in Wednesday’s 103-99 setback. Which coach gets credit for Warriors wins?
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He called a players-only meeting, as reported by Fansided, as he and another concerned Cavs player, James Jones, want to know why the team has been so inconsistent.
The Hornets haven’t beaten a team with LeBron James on the roster since the first time he left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat in 2010. “We finally played our game of basketball for 48 minutes tonight and it was great to be a part of”. After Johnson hit two, Cavs coach David Blatt tried to ice the seven-time All-Star with a timeout.
Kevin Love also scored 26 points for Cleveland, which played a sluggish first half and didn’t take its first lead until midway though the third quarter.
“I spent a lot of years with Tristan”, Joseph said, promising there’d be a lot of chatter between them all night. But James began watching League Pass games while he was getting dressed, which slowed the process even more. “We just have to continue to do better”. He played a hell of a game on defense all night drawing the assignment on Joe Johnson, it was the polar opposite performance of Kevin Love.
Going back to what Hollins said about Love being in shape: There were reports that LeBron was irked that K-Love wasn’t in top shape. “I thought we guarded it well; I contested it. It was a tough look and he converted”.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – LeBron James, who reached the 25,000-point milestone in early November, and then moved ahead of Jerry West and Reggie Miller, is now closing in on Alex English at 17th all-time. Guard Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 18 points.
After averaging a lowly 6.3 points on 30 percent shooting from the field in the Cavs’ first seven games, Smith has heated up. With Kyrie Irving still recovering from knee surgery, J.R. Smith struggling to find a rhythm and so numerous team’s other role players hobbled, Cleveland needed someone to step up and lighten the load on James’ shoulders.
Smith was fouled intentionally and added two free throws with 12.9 seconds remaining to make it a two-possession game. The 3-pointer gave Toronto its only lead of the second half and handed Washington its fourth straight loss. The Hornets are 4-1 on this seven-game homestand.
That’s why there are positives in defeat but at some point the Charlotte Hornets need to prove that they are good enough to defeat the big boys.
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Newton was introduced in the third quarter and started doing the “dab” as the crowd went wild and music played in the arena.
