2 scoops: Free ice cream to sweeten Cleveland’s big night

Which isn’t to say the excitement for the event wasn’t off the charts.

As the Indians took on the Chicago Cubs in game one of the World Series on Tuesday, Cleveland fans were grappling with a new and not unpleasant reality – when it comes to sports, they’re not losers anymore.

“Them Cubs, they ain’t gonna win no more”, Sianis purportedly said at the time. Then he laid his newly minted ring finger on the wine-colored banner before it was raised to the sky. “It was hard to focus on the game but we did a great job, especially in the second half”.

“That was a great moment to be able to relive that accomplishment”, James said immediately after the game. Flook win for the Knicks on their way to another disappointing/classic season from them. LeBron James and his teammates won’t have to pack anything bigger than an overnight bag until a two-game trip takes them to Philadelphia and Milwaukee on November 27 and 29. He played a pair of games in the Arizona Fall League and flew to Cleveland on Monday. In the previous nine openers, LeBron and the Cavaliers were 2-7. It’s going to be an emotional night, I know that and I’m going to enjoy it also. In the two previous openers since LeBron’s homecoming, the Cavaliers struggled mightily in two ugly losses.

Of course, the Indians’ championship drought is chump change compared to the 108 years of agonizing futility Cubs fans have had to contend with.

This type of thing never happened in Cleveland, where sports heartbreak was passed down from generation to generation like family heirlooms. Still, Cleveland did show good ball movement by dishing out 14 assists on their 20 field goals. Three white diamonds depict the Warriors’ wins, and four garnets represent the Cavaliers’, symbolizing the first time in National Basketball Association history a team overcame a 3-1 series deficit to win the title. So with that in mind, let’s get back to Behind the Box Score business as well by looking at the numbers. Its LeBron groupies like Iman Shumpert, James Jones, Tristan Thompson, and Mo Williams getting rings that sucks. Russ averaged 23 points, 10 assists and almost 8 rebounds a game last season, and it wouldn’t shock me if he felt like he could become the second person ever to average a triple double for a season. And only 1,230 games are left until the playoffs start. The back court of CJ McCollum and Dame Lillard (go listen to his new album btw) have the ability go give any team buckets at any time which is unreal to watch.

Irving led all scorers with 29 points, while Love had 23 points and 12 rebounds. It’s about how coach Tyronn Lue can manage the health and minutes of his best players throughout the season while still winning at least 55 games. The only player Undertaker didn’t get to see before the game was James, who arrived at the arena early and began his pregame routine earlier than expected, postponing the meet and greet until after the game.

The Cavs led by 10 after first quarter as Love scored 10 points in the first quarter, while Carmelo Anthony had 11 points to lead all scorers in the first quarter.

31-14 – The Cavaliers had 31 assists to 14 turnovers, compared to 17 assists to 18 turnovers for the Knicks. Just guys pulling up from 30+, throwing no look passes, breaking ankles of the entire team, and pretty much making every game like a HoopMixtape video. In the second half some of those shots started falling and the game got out of hand.

The Knicks overhauled their roster over the summer by adding Rose and Joakim Noah, who went scoreless and grabbed six rebounds, but discovered Tuesday how far they still have to go to catch the defending champions. But the probably the most obvious reason is that even if they make it to the NBA Finals, which I do believe they have a chance to do, there are too many contenders in the West (think new NBA “Dream Team” in Golden State) that are capable of dethroning King James and the Cavs.

James ended his speech with, “Cleveland against the world!”