Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers: preview of Game 14

James Jones and Anderson Varejao added 9 points apiece in limited minutes. He scored 13 points…. Thompson was forced into the starting lineup with Mozgov out with a shoulder injury. Mozgoz reportedly will be out for 10-14 days while dealing with a strained right deltoid.

“You can not play down to the competition at this point because we are not better than [anyone] in the league”.

To play with a sense of urgency is what Lebron is looking for from his team right now. Yet James and coach David Blatt still found plenty to be upset about despite a win that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. “We lost. We lost in the Finals”.

Antetokounmpo was 12 of 15 from the field and made all eight of his free throws.

Thompson picked up right where he left off last summer against Atlanta.

Despite a well rounded scoring attack, the Bucks were never really in this game.

LeBron James said he apologized to his team after subbing himself out of Saturday night’s game in the third quarter and leaving only four Cleveland Cavaliers players on the court, resulting in a technical foul.

The Cavs are obviously the better team in slightly better form, but they haven’t quite been as dominant as they should be with all the talent on their roster. They shot 48 percent, passed for 27 assists on 41 baskets and led by as many as 26 without James as a strong offensive force.

“We need to toughen up”, Blatt said. I think we answered the call on what we talked about.

James asked teammates about the idea last week, and it’s gone over well. If you don’t play, especially when you feel like you’re not done, like you can still play, it’s tough, but at the beginning of the season, I said I just want to take baby steps and I just want to stay healthy and help this team. “And this might be one of those times”.

Richard Jefferson couldn’t check in on time after James exited the floor, leaving the Cavs with only four players on the court.

Wearing throwback gold uniforms with horizontal wine, white and gold stripes on the side as a tribute to the 1975-76 “Miracle in Richfield” season, there was no reason to rally two by two, as the Cavs downed the Milwaukee Bucks 115-100 at sold-out Quicken Loans Arena.

Wizards 108, Magic 99: Kris Humphries scored 23 points, Garrett Temple tied a career high with 18 points and Washington defeated visiting Orlando to end a three-game losing streak. Justin (Holiday) drives to the basket, gets hit in the face clearly and they should know better.