Love helps Cavs bounce back in romp

Andre Iguodala (9) is at right. Blood was in the air.

Only a late flurry of points helped the Cavs avoid their worst home loss in franchise history.

In their first meeting of the season, the Warriors won 106-94 at the ORACLE Arena thanks to a good game from Stephen Curry. “They got a little bit of whatever they wanted”.

Curry downplayed his champagne boast. “It allowed me to get out and in transition and get some easy buckets”, he said. “We have to concentrate on how to play against them and try to play to the best of our ability”. They went 1-1 against the Warriors last season, including an overtime win on the road in which Rose scored 30 points.

Last season, LeBron James sold more jerseys than any other player. James was held to 16 points while Kyrie Irving had eight points on 3-of-11 shooting. “We want to show we’re an elite team just like they are”. “We’re 0-3 versus the top two teams in the West. We’re 0-1 against the Bulls so far”. “I hope that it happens soon, but me and the rest of our staff have to keep preparing like it’s not going to happen, just so we’re ready to do our jobs”.

Cavs coach David Blatt said he was not aware of Smith’s tardiness. Soon after, James was whistled for a technical after he tangled with Golden State’s Festus Ezeli.

Center Brook Lopez led the Nets with 16 points and nine rebounds, but it was not enough as Brooklyn (11-32) lost for the ninth time in 10 games and 11th time in its last 12 home games.

Both teams are expected to make pushes for the playoffs later on in the season so this clash is intriguing as they are considered two of the better teams in the league. 7, a stretch that seemed to return them to their status as a top contender in the East. But after allowing opponents to average 98.2 points during that run, Chicago has surrendered 105.8 in six games – and its defense suffered a hit when Noah left Friday’s 83-77 loss to Dallas with a dislocated shoulder.

Before Green entered the NBA, James was confident the former Michigan State star would succeed as a pro.

LeBron called it “a good ol’ fashioned ass-kicking”. “He’s not going to let those guys get intimidated at all. He has all the intangibles”. Yes, it will take some time for the team’s communication on the court to develop, along with the maturity levels of those who like to point the blame contributing to a loss.

Winning, of course, cures everything, and if the Cavaliers get back to it, these unusual comments will likely disappear.

But… this is just the regular season. But we get this whole perception, this whole thing about who we should be. “They were absolutely phenomenal tonight”. Do the Bulls finally have Golden State’s number or will Steph’s squad simply blow the Windy City team away?

Cavaliers: James remains non-committal about playing for the USA men’s Olympic team in Rio this summer.

But with the Nets’ attention focused on James, Kevin Love quietly had big night for the Cavaliers.

Cleveland’s locker room finally opened almost 25 minutes after a seismic loss to the National Basketball Association champions.