“It was a situation I felt was not worth risking”, Blatt said. “So it was just about me knocking down the shots”.
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It was good as he could have hoped – and every bit as dramatic as it was for those kids on the creek. Now, the Pelicans see the effect on their record. James had stated that he had hoped to play all 82 games this season. “LeBron got it going in the 4th but we just kept staying together and kept our poise and Jrue hit a big three”. The Indianapolis Star reported Friday that they’re among teams interested in trading for Pacers small forward Solomon Hill. They led by as many as 13 points in the fourth. He scored 17 points – and assisted on a Matthew Dellavedova 3-pointer – in a 20-4 run that put the Cavaliers in front 101-98 with 1:15 to play.
Blatt’s comments got back to J.R. Smith, however, and he didn’t seem too bothered.
James has faced his former team five times since rejoining the Cavs, winning three at home and dropping two at Miami.
James talked after Friday’s game about the physical demands of an overtime game and the looming late arrival in Miami, but gave no clear indicator that he was thinking about sitting the Heat game out.
LeBron was in usual form in the fourth quarter, leading the Cavs back from a seven point deficit.
Davis carried the Pelicans in overtime, scoring six of the Pelicans’ nine points in overtime before finishing with 31 points, 13 rebounds and four steals.
The Lakers is struggling this season, but they are not the only team in the Western Conference that has been having a bad start this season.
Dwyane Wade scored 19 points and took the fourth quarter off, Tyler Johnson added 19 more and the Heat had little trouble on the way to beating the Cavaliers 99-84 on Saturday night, sending Cleveland to its third straight loss. In five games at New Orleans dating to Cleveland’s win there on March 24, 2010, he’s averaging 32.0 points and shooting 61.0 percent while hitting 13 of 23 from 3-point range.
Davis played 46 minutes and 16 seconds on the court for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Brook Lopez scored 21 points, and Thaddeus Young had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets. Deng has fallen off and has sat out the past four games. The Pelicans needed it. The Pelicans also displayed some nice attitude today.
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“I had some lineups out there tonight that I don’t know if I would have dreamed about – John Wall, Bradley Beal, Jared Dudley, Otto Porter Jr. and Garrett Temple”.
