James leads Cavs to 8th straight win

Langston Galloway padded the lead with a layup and finally a short floater in the lane with just 4.5 seconds remaining in the quarter.

Williams’ jumper put the Cavaliers ahead 86-84 with 40 seconds left and his four free throws in the final 18 seconds sealed the win.

James said the Cavaliers were playing well, but needed to improve to be great despite the 8-2 start.

James, who prior to tip-off paid homage to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris, scored 12 of his 31 points in the final period, including several spectacular shots, as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to defeat the Knicks 90-84 on Friday. Center Timofey Mozgov chipped in with 11 points and forward Kevin Love added 11 rebounds for Cleveland. He finished 9 of 20 from the floor.

Last week, James scored 11 points in the fourth against the Knicks to carry the Cavaliers to the win in Cleveland.

But James, as shared to reporters and relayed by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, has taken notice of such not only at that time but in other games too. According to Cleveland.com, Irving has been cleared for “unrestricted weight bearing activities” and while the point guard does not have a set return date, this is a positive step in his rehab progress.

Following the timeout, the Knicks went on 9-4 run, which cut the Cavaliers’ lead down to 17-12.

Furthermore, the King shot 7-10 from the free throw line, which is much better than his current shooting form but not star level.

Anthony’s impressive first-half play drew praise, particularly for his 14-point first quarter.

After the Knicks made 7 of their first 15 3-pointers, Porzingis opened the second half with a corner three.

Assistant coach Kenny Atkinson took over and while the players were clearly trying to win for their coach, there was clearly something missing from one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams. “We get into trouble when we try to manufacture offense as individuals rather than as a unit. We’re just continuing to develop a will to win, no matter how it looks, whether the score is 70-70 or 100-100, we just need to find ways to win”. Cavaliers SG J.R. Smith came into the game shooting just 25 percent (4-for-16) on 3-point attempts this season, well behind his career rate of 37.1 percent.

The Knicks outscored Cleveland 23-11 over the final seven minutes of the first half to go in front 53-46.

James used Saturday’s loss as an opportunity to rip his team’s play despite the 8-2 start to the season.

A tough early schedule threatened to wipe out the Knicks’ season nearly before it began, but they have been able to pull a few positives out of the sub-.500 record.

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.

The Cavs will practice Monday before traveling to Detroit for Tuesday’s game against the Pistons and James conceded he’s curious to see how the players will respond.