“It’s easier to coach a team when you’ve got LeBron James on your side”, Blatt said when asked about being praised by his small forward.
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The Cavaliers will try to avoid their third straight loss to a Central opponent Thursday night when the Milwaukee Bucks visit for a second meeting in six days – and with Jabari Parker ready to play.
All the Cavaliers players looked totally out of sight, especially Matthew Delladova with his far-out wig and Anderson Verajao’s slick shades. I’ll go a step further to say that he’ll shoot under 40 percent from the field as well. Greg Monroe had 17 points and 8 rebounds while Khris Middleton had 15 points.
Al Horford was a minus-26 for the game.
LeBron James offered a ringing endorsement of coach David Blatt, saying that the Cavaliers coach “does his job as great as any coach can do”. I think we answered the call on what we talked about.
“We should always have a sense of urgency”, he said.
The struggles went across the board, but the worst offenders were J.R. Smith (4 of 14) and Mo Williams (2 of 8).
Next up for the Bucks is a matchup in IN against the Pacers on Saturday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are sitting on top of the Eastern Conference with an 8-3 record but their main guy, LeBron James, is unhappy with the way they are playing this season.
There was just one problem – you’re not allowed to do that. Barring an unexpected misstep, Curry and company will match the best start in National Basketball Association history November 22 in Denver and set a new mark November 24 at home against the woeful Los Angeles Lakers. The Bucks need to get back to their defensive roots if they’re going to string a few wins together. Milwaukee’s defense was fairly stout, especially in the second half, but the Cavs whipped the ball around the perimeter with velocity, passing up open shots to create even more open shots (like on this possession).
James is impressed with the 6-foot-11 Antetokounmpo, who scored 16 points against the Cavaliers in Milwaukee.
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Antetokounmpo said he didn’t think about the national TV stage, with the Bucks making their first regular-season TNT appearance in almost 13 years.
