For the second-straight game, James took to his post-game media address and called out the Cavaliers due to their lack of urgency and attention to detail, both of which have turned would-be blowouts into losses. “We didn’t win. And the team that beat us looks more hungry than we are”.
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Andre Drummond had 25 points and 18 rebounds and made a few crucial free throws when he was fouled intentionally, helping the Detroit Pistons rally to a 104-99 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.
“We haven’t done anything”, he said, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com. When we don’t turn the ball over, we share the ball offensively, we got the ball popping, and we defend at a high level, we’re a pretty good team. “That’s what I continue to say”.
“We’re not entitled to a win”. They’re ranked 26th in offensive efficiency at a miserable 97.3 and it doesn’t look like it’s getting any better.
The fourth-year center scored 10 fourth-quarter points as the Pistons (6-5) snapped a four-game losing streak.
In four years with the Miami Heat, James appeared in four straight Finals and won his first two titles.
“We need to toughen up”, Blatt said.
The King only needed ten points to overtake West. The Cleveland star started early, as a three-point conversion in the first period with 2:55 left nailed him the spot.
Mozgov’s been on a slump too long and The King and the rest of the Cavs need him badly. Got myself into a good rhythm rebounding the ball.
Blatt, speaking to reporters the other day after practice at Cleveland Clinic Courts, was asked how he and his players would seek to steer clear of complacency as they navigate the obstacle course of the NBA’s 82-game regular season schedule. “You just couldn’t have a much better game than he did tonight”. He came to a simple conclusion.
“I don’t know where the league comes out making judgments like that”, Morris said. “Be better for my teammates”.
“I think it’s trying to play as consistent a 48 minutes as possible, play our game”, James said.
There was the mitigating circumstance of the Cavs having played the night before in NY City.
James reached the scoring milestone on a 3-pointer with 3:06 remaining in the first quarter. Young finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Jarrett Jack and Shane Larkin each had 14.
Power forward Kevin Love had 19 points and nine rebounds while guards J.R. Smith and Mo Williams tossed in 15 points apiece.
“It was a great basketball game”, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. “They’ve added a lot to us”.
The Pistons and Drummond agreed to not sign an extension before the November 2nd deadline in order to preserve cap space for the 2016 season.
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“The late signing of Tristan Thompson to a five-year deal gives Cleveland the option to move Love for a meaningful package of players and assets”, Sports Illustrated wrote.
