Warriors’ Jordan Bell up and down in start vs. Cavaliers

The leaders of the team don’t seem to take any offense to the comment, however, as LeBron James, Isaiah Thomas, Dwayne Wade, and other Cleveland players all resounded the same basic idea. “The second half was kind of tough, but we still got the win”. We should have had more intensity at the start of the game.

The Cavaliers aren’t in danger of missing the playoffs, but they are closer to the ninth seed (4.5 games up) than they are the top seed, which suggests a continuation of their slide could make for some uncomfortable moments. I’ll never understand how the notion that these two teams could – or will – meet in the Finals could be perceived as anything but fantastic. He finished with 11 points, nine assists and a game-high 16 rebounds for a Warriors’ team that wound up winning the game on the boards. “At home, we just relax a little bit”. So it’s going to take some time to get it back, even when I played well those first two games I told Coach (Tyronn) Lue it didn’t feel right. At some point throughout a season, no matter how much went well before or after, the Cavs are going to struggle.

Cleveland’s recent slide has dropped them to the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference behind the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors and LeBron James ripped into the team, saying they’re “not ready” for the playoffs. He said the margin of error was simply too small to hit such a rough patch late. “Hopefully, we can get up out of it soon”.

Over the past three seasons, the National Basketball Association title has been all about the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, but this year, the Houston Rockets are attempting to move themselves into the mix.

“I knew it was going to be like this”, he said on Sunday via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. They can not dismiss the possibility of rocking the boat a little whether through a lineup tweak, a trade, or perhaps even a coaching change to get their groove back. Kevin Durant knows this and is not taking the Cavs lightly. This game should be far more free-flowing and I expect LeBron to have a big outing, but remember that Steph Curry did not play in the last meeting.

Down the stretch the shortest-tenured player on the court was Tristan Thompson, who was playing in the 489th game of his seven-year career. Golden State hasn’t lost on the road since November 22.

Following the game, James said the out-of-bounds call was correct, but he also made mention of a prior “no-call” that allowed Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to score the winning basket over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Cavaliers kept it rolling in the second quarter, and when halftime rolled around, they had a seven-point lead, 64-57. – Lue on the explosiveness of the Warriors. With the roster almost healthy, the Cavs dropped three straight games.

There are natural comparisons being drawn in the Cavs’ locker room between Thomas and Irving, by virtue of them playing the same position and being swapped for one another.