And it also starts to look like the team might be quitting on LeBron- because remember the social media post last week where he accused some other anonymous teammates on the team of being lazy, and how disrespectful that is to people who believe in you. Kiara Leslie had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead North Carolina State (19-5, 8-3 ACC) past visiting Boston College, 72-54.
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Since losing at Golden State on Christmas Day, Cleveland have been humiliated in several matchups against top-level National Basketball Association clubs. They’re far away from a team that could reach their fourth NBA Finals in succession.
Left in the dark and not even consulted throughout the process, as detailed in Lloyd’s piece, it was only after the deal was essentially completed that Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman called James and said, “It’s the best we can do”.
James doesn’t trust the current Cavaliers’ front office and he reportedly yelled and cursed at multiple executives during the team meeting a few weeks ago that began with players questioning Kevin Love.
After their embarrassing loss to the Houston Rockets (120-88) on Saturday, one question is on everyone’s mind – What is wrong with the Cavaliers?
Currently, LeBron is tied at 31st in the rankings, which goes without saying is shockingly bad for a player that many claimed has been snubbed out of multiple Defensive Player of the Year awards. The Orlando Magic are averaging 105.5 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 110.4 points on 47.5 percent shooting.
“They hit some shots tonight”, Durant said.
“We prepare, we be professional and we go out and play”, James said.
The Cavs tied a season high with 43 points in the first quarter and led by as many as 15.
Just making the playoffs, though, is hardly an achievement for a franchise that has been in the NBA Finals the past three seasons, winning in 2016.
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Wade made a 3-pointer to tie the score at 92 with 10:59 left before the Magic rolled off the next 16 points. Miami was missing centre Hassan Whiteside, who was sidelined with an illness. Estonia’s Kristjan Ilves was second and Akito Watabe of Japan, who entered Sunday’s event with four straight wins on the World Cup circuit, was third.
