LeBron James apologises to teammates for technical foul

The Cavs improved to 9-3 on Thursday, a half-game ahead of the Chicago Bulls for the top record in the Eastern Conference, but James made reference to the defending champion Golden State Warriors as being the “more hungry” team earlier this week. Porzingis is the first Knicks rookie since Patrick Ewing in 1985 to score at least 80 points and grab at least 60 rebounds through the first seven games of a season.

“Defensively, they were fantastic and we just had a hard time finding a shot”, Sixers coach Brett Brown said of the Heat.

The Cavaliers handily beat the Hawks on Saturday night, but there was still a reason for apologies after the game for one Cleveland player. The Cavs are dealing with some injuries to Timofey Mozgov and Mo Williams and this comes as Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert are expected to return to the lineup soon.

Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha made his first start of the season Saturday, but a lot of that had to do with the schedule and opponent. The Hawks came back a bit, but the Cavs still got the victory, 109-97.

On Saturday, Thompson also mitigated Atlanta’s All-Star center Al Horford – holding him to 10 points on 4-for-12 shooting, and he’ll have another tough challenge on Monday night, taking on Nikola Vucevic – Orlando’s leading rebounder and second-leading scorer – who’s doubled-up in three of his last outings against the Wine and Gold.

As the Cavaliers prepared for their morning shootaround, a worker removed DraftKings signage from the court, believing it was a national TV game – the NBA has a deal with rival daily fantasy site FanDuel. Matthew Dellavedova started at point guard and had a career-high 13 assists and three turnovers in 38 minutes.

The Cavaliers have been dealing with injuries all season. Jared Cunningham, who’s averaged almost 18 minutes per game over the last two, has been very good in relief.

Over the past couple of games, it has been evident that the Cavs are no longer going through the tradition introduction routine of running up the court and high-fiving teammates. If he’s not, the squad knows it’s in capable hands.

Blatt praised the four-time MVP for showing leadership. Memphis’ Zach Randolph was in uniform, but did not play in his second straight game due to right knee soreness. The Cavaliers are 6-0 at home and have won 25 of the last 26 regular-season games in their own building.

LeBron James had 19 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks against Jeff Teague and the Hawks, plus one unusual technical foul. Lebron sounded remorseful for what he did but that does not make up for his attitude.