Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets

The Hornets enter Friday’s game minus their best option to guard James, who averages 25.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.7 assists.

Two-time champion and four-time NBA MVP Lebron thinks that he can not do it alone and he eyes Kevin Love is the answer to thwie championship. 500 on the road, improving to 4-4 this season.

In a closely fought match-up in Canada, the Toronto Raptors protected their home court beating the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 103-99 on Wednesday (Thursday in Australia).

“I said what I had to say, the guys responded and we got a win, ” James said.

“We got a hell of a defender in DeMarre Carroll“, DeRozan said. He’s praised James on TV often, but has ripped him too, including for reaching out to Jordan, Bird, and other greats about how to win a championship in 2012 – opining that a multi-time MVP shouldn’t have to call others for advice on how to win. Tristan Thompson grabbed 14 rebounds and the Cavs’s 18 three-pointers were a season high. Tyler Johnson scored 12, and Hassan Whiteside had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

MINNEAPOLIS – Andrew Wiggins scored 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to help Minnesota keep Philadelphia winless on the season. “It was just working well for us”.

In a report by Uproxx, it is starting to look like that LeBron James isn’t really agreeing with their head coach’s thoughts after their game. I’m just happy we were able to get off the schneid that we’ve been on for a while.

Walker had 18 points for the Hornets and Batum added 17 points and eight rebounds.

The Cavs trailed by seven early in the fourth quarter but went on a 14-4 run to take the lead, and then Smith took over.

The Cleveland Cavaliers followed up a pep talk from LeBron James by ending their road struggles.

Said Hornets guard Jeremy Lin (seven points and four rebounds): “They definitely had a lot of second chance points, more than we want to give them”. Ultimately, Smith hit two free throws and James one in the final 12.9 seconds.

Charlotte stayed close and Batum missed a contested 3-pointer from the top of the key with 20 seconds left as the Cavs put the game away. Williams returned after missing two games with a right ankle injury, scoring 15 points 31 minutes.

Cleveland hasn’t had trouble scoring at the Q, ranking among National Basketball Association leaders with 108.3 points per game, a 48.5 field-goal percentage and 38.3 mark from 3-point range.

Newton was introduced in the third quarter and started doing the “dab” as the crowd went wild and music played in the arena. James embraced Newton at courtside following the game.

“Like I said before, you try to be that gnat on that summer day, when you’re eating that barbecue, you know what I’m talking about?” said DeMarre Carroll, who was tasked with the tough job of guarding James for a good chunk of the night.

Since James was in high school, he’s been endlessly compared with players ahead of him. “He’s a role model here in this city and the franchise should be happy to have him”. The Hornets were coming off a 101-87 win over Washington on Wednesday when they outscored the Wizards 25-2 to end the game…. The Cavs return home to host the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.