Cavs slow Clippers’ run with 115-102 win

“Coach on the move”, a security officer said into his walkie-talkie.

Golden State’s Curry made seven three-pointers – his last put the Warriors ahead by 40 points late in the third quarter – and the reigning league MVP seemed right at home in Quicken Loans Arena, where the Warriors clinched their first title since 1975 last June.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant follow. First of all, their opponent in their yesterday loss was one of the best teams in the league, according to Yahoo! The Cavs looked unprepared and unmotivated.

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

“We’ve been playing like this all season”. But this was no ordinary loss. He remains optimistic but for Irving, it’s the best thing to say to keep his team and fans in good spirits.

James had 17 points on the night despite sitting for the whole fourth quarter.

Following the game, James didn’t offer excuses. The Clippers are rarely mentioned among the Spurs and Warriors as the West’s elite, but they still get their share of attention.

“Their resume speaks for itself”, James said. “We’re not at that point yet”.

This hard week for Cleveland (29-11) began with an embarrassing 132-98 loss to Golden State on Monday in a NBA Finals rematch. For instance, Kevin Love would stand around the low post area at the start of a play and then run out to the three-point line where a teammate would pass him the ball for him to shoot the ball.

Blatt accepted partial blame for his team’s shockingly lackluster effort, their “lack of mental preparation” and not having “answers at either end”.

Kathy Willens/AP LeBron James and the Cavs coast past Brook Lopez and the Nets on Wednesday. Cleveland brought players off the bench who would start for Brooklyn, and one of the Cavs’ top reserves, Tristan Thompson, finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

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Love’s shot isn’t falling and his role appears to be shrinking. Boban Marjanovic added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Jonathon Simmons had 13 points.

This is the first meeting between these two teams this season but the Cavaliers swept the season series a year ago so the Clippers will be looking to exact a small amount of revenge on the road.

The Clippers will be without Blake Griffin, but they’re still a risky team and the Cavs are going to need another win if they want to build some momentum heading into February. We’ve got to play better basketball. For these young guys, I hope they just try to stay as clear away from it as possible and understand what’s important and what’s not important.

“We’re going to have a lot of bumps, and that’s OK”, he said.

It wasn’t as if Nets coach Tony Brown saw the Cavliers’ Monday score and said, “Uh-oh, we’re in for it”.