“We did not play a 48-minute game, and if one or two guys breaks down it breaks the whole team down”. Chris Bosh is playing reasonably well, but is shooting just 43.3 percent from the floor on 13.7 attempts per night. The Pelicans are still in 14th in the NBA Western Conference, according to Sports Illustrated.
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Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari (8) drives to the net during the second quarter of the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. Defensively, the Cavaliers yield 96.6 points against the opposing team. He attacked the basket with ferocity, he hit jumpers, and he got to the foul line. They led by as many as 13 points in the fourth. Davis had 12 points and five rebounds at halftime and Ryan Anderson added ten points as well.
Kyrie Irving has finally started practicing in 5-on-5 drills after fracturing his kneecap in last year’s playoffs, and he should be back on the court pretty soon if all goes well in the next few weeks. A pair of free throws by LeBron put Cleveland up by three with 15.5 seconds on the clock. “So it was just about me knocking down the shots”.
What followed was nearly anticlimactic.
Davis was unbelievable yet again.
Down 3 with 15 seconds left, the Pelicans inbounded the ball after a timeout as Jrue Holiday hit a step back 3 with a hand in his face.
But Davis scored six of the Pelicans’ first eight points in the extra session.
The Heat had five total players in double figures, with Dwyane Wade and Tyler Johnson leading the charge at 19 points apiece.
You wouldn’t have expected that outcome early on.
It will be interesting how the Cavs fair without 3 of their 4 starters tonight.
While speaking with the media at morning shootaround before the Cavaliers’ 114-108 overtime loss to the Pelicans, James donned a hat with the words “Miami Winners” stitched across the front. James also logged 45 minutes at New Orleans on Friday, and the Cavs didn’t reach their Miami hotel until around 5 a.m. Saturday.
“We’ve got to keep this going”, Davis noted.
Turn on the bright lights, and the Pelicans can shine. While the Pelicans defense wasn’t stellar, the offense came alive to the tune of 31 points, cutting the Cavs advantage to one point.
New Orleans has lost twice to 20-0 Golden State. Somehow, they limited the Cavs to just three points in overtime while putting up nine.
Well, guess what? The Cavs knew for weeks that James could miss this game. The Indianapolis Star reported Friday that they’re among teams interested in trading for Pacers small forward Solomon Hill.
The Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to three games via a 120-113 victory against the Sacramento Kings.
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Mozgov was acquired by the Cavaliers in the middle of last season and played easily the best basketball of his career with them in his 46 games as he averaged 10.6 points and 6.9 rebounds.
