Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James Has Team On Right Track

We’re talking about two of the better teams in the National Basketball Association, teams with deep and talented rosters, teams that five months ago squared off in the Eastern Conference finals.

Everyone has been a witness to LeBron James’ impatience with his Cavaliers teammates this season.

Again, Love didn’t have a chance on this play, and really, he was out of position to do so anyway.

“We took the day off from the court, but we didn’t take the day off from the film room”, James said. Good approach, great competitive spirit, and we can still get better.

Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points, Tony Parker had 18 and San Antonio snapped Memphis’ four-game winning streak.

They started the night without starting point guard Kyrie Irving (knee surgery) and backup Mo Williams, who was a surprise scratch with a sore right leg. The Bucks cut into the lead throughout the third quarter, but the Cavaliers regrouped. Cleveland quickly built a 10-point lead, stretched the margin to 57-40 late in the first half and the Hawks never recovered. And the Cavaliers were assessed a technical foul as a result. “I granted them the timeout at which 1/8time3/8 I looked at the head coach David Blatt and realized that he hasn’t asked for the timeout”. “If there was contact, it was 100 percent unintentional”.

In 11 games this season, the only teams that defeated Cleveland are the Chicago Bulls (97-95), Milwaukee Bucks (108-105, 2OT), and the Pistons.

Love scored a season-high 25 points to go with his 11 rebounds.

“He threw me out and that’s his prerogative”, Budenholzer said. “We need to come out and play with a little bit more sense of urgency”.

Blatt appreciates having a talent like James on the team without a doubt, but it is the superstar’s leadership qualities that have kept the Cavaliers on track this year. “Mommmmmm, sit down, you’re embarrassing me”. G-F Kent Bazemore made the trip to Cleveland and worked out prior to the game, but did not play….

Jeff Teague returned from injury to score 13 against Atlanta’s bitter playoff rival. The Hawks will try to get a few revenge when they visit the Cavaliers for the first regular-season meeting between the clubs of 2015-16.

The Hawks were banged up going into the game and it got worse coming out. 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. He scored 13 points….