LeBron James’ rare season continues with wrong kind of ‘quadruple double’

James finished with 26 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds to help the Cavs.

“Got up. Got comfortable”. If Irving still played for the Cavs, they would be in first place now. “Turned the basketball over”. “You’re playing in the game”.

Despite surrendering a 12-point fourth quarter lead, the Los Angeles Lakers gathered a second wind to beat the Chicago Bulls 108-103.

After dropping 11 of their previous 15 games – including their first three meetings this season against IN – the Wine & Gold weathered nine fourth-quarter turnovers to hold on for the 115-108 home victory. “That’s what I think of it”.

The league was widely criticized for not televising the draft, a decision that was made to protect players from any embarrassment over being chosen last.

Thomas “led the charge” against Love during the meeting, per Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. Young ended up with twenty-two points, three rebounds, three steals and two threes with 0 turnovers in 31 minutes.

If he is to be believed, and everyone on the team believes in one another, that would include Thomas and Love.

“We’ll be fine”, James said.

Asked about it by reporters outside the locker room, Green went back in and yelled to Love: “You see the (stuff) you started?” Cleveland has lost six out of its last seven games this season.

After losing Paul George in the summer, not even the most passionate Pacers fan would have envisaged they would be within touching distance of Cleveland in the Eastern Conference.

“Those three games are in the past, obviously”. “I asked him why wasn’t he at the game during the game supporting his teammates”.

So were his 23 points. Valanciunas now has four double-doubles in his last five games. “When Isaiah did what he did, I would say ‘You know guys, I was just gonna sit back here and play the good company guy.’ Like ‘You’re right”.

The Nets starting lineup produced just 45 points in a 116-91 loss to the Bucks. DeMarre Carroll scored 14 points, and Allen Crabbe added 13, but the rest of the starting lineup struggled to get anything going.

One came when Love removed his warm-up jacket and tossed it onto Green’s head as he walked toward center court.

Fedor reports that general manager Koby Altman told Wade to “take his time and deal with what he needs to”. “Tomorrow we’re putting on the gloves”.

Yes, Irving is a ball-dominant point guard himself, but LeBron James and Co. had become accustomed to playing with him over the course of three years, a span that included a championship.

James acknowledged the ovation he received from the crowd with a wave. This Saturday, they face the best team in the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors.

Up Next – After holding off the Pacers on Friday night, the Cavaliers stay in the Central Division for the next two – welcoming the Pistons to The Q on Sunday evening before heading back to Motown for a Tuesday night rematch.