Garnering a final score of 104-99, the LeBron James failed to take advantage of the strengths of his teammates and to execute the supposedly foolproof strategies of coach David Blatt.
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“Coach Blatt got on us pretty well”, James said. “There aren’t hockey subs in basketball, but I do make hockey assists”. “It’s not something you turn off and on, and I just think they recognize the importance of that”.
“I blew a gasket”.
After losing their second straight game, the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward Lebron James spoke about the team’s struggles and their current mentality. The Hawks will try to get a few revenge when they visit the Cavaliers for the first regular-season meeting between the clubs of 2015-16. Budenholzer was given a technical for arguing a call, bumped referee Ben Taylor after stepping on the floor and was quickly tossed.
Last night, there were glaring examples of how ineffective and how inactive the Bucks’ hands are, in terms of deflections and denials. Eleven of the Cavs’ rebounds came on the offensive end, with Thompson alone chasing down six. “We’re just too nice”. They’ve had key pieces out of games.
James’ turnaround jumper over Carmelo Anthony with 1:16 left gave the Cavs an 84-82 lead, their first of the second half. James was so upset in the second half he stormed off the court.
“This is kind of what happened in Washington”, he said. “That’s not what we should be”.
Christian Wood scored 15 points and Nerlens Noel had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the 76ers, who lost their 19th in a row.
Dellavedova kept the ball moving in Williams’ absence, then starting center Timofey Mozgov missed the second half Thursday with a strained right shoulder, forcing the little-used Varejao into key minutes. He’s scoring 18 points and grabbing almost seven rebounds per game while shooting a remarkably efficient 52 percent from the field.
None of that mattered.
Both teams played short-handed because of injuries.
“This is how we need to play”, James said via ESPN. “We’ve got to focus more on our defense”.
“He does his job, as great as any coach can do in this league”, LeBron said to NBA.com on Thursday. Their other point man, Jeff Teague, was listed as questionable before the game after suffering an ankle injury against the Boston Celtics on November 13; Saturday was his first game back in action since. He’s attempting more threes than he ever has before and shooting a respectable 33 precent from deep, and his free-throw percentage has improved by 10 points over last season’s mark.
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In preparation for the important Toronto game, though, Cleveland will first square off against Atlanta on Saturday. It’s about playing the game the right way and your approach. He was not arrested nor questioned by police. That’s the most important thing right now.
