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Cavs Aren't Only Team Ready To Rid Themselves Of March Sadness

... a plus-6.5 on the month, second only to the Warriors, who are plus-7.7 and 11-4 heading into Friday’s game against the Rockets. Another team with 18 games on the schedule has been the highlight of the month in the East — Milwaukee, which has played nine on the road and eight at home, and will face Detroit at the Bradley Center on Friday. The Bucks are 13-4 in March, which includes five back-to-backs and a tough six-game trip on which the team went 4-2. Among Milwaukee’s March victims: the Clippers twice, Toronto, Portland, Atlanta and Boston. But there are teams that share the Cavs’ glum view of March. Chief among them are the Pistons, who will wrap up a 17-game month in Milwaukee, and currently stand at 6-10 in March. When the month began, they were 29-31 and holding the eighth seed. They’ve been a disaster since, with a margin of minus-4.8, and are now 2.5 games out of the playoff hunt. The arrest of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on suspicion of DUI ...

Can The Cavs Flip The Switch In The Playoffs

... games remaining, is a secret plan. Here’s how Tyronn Lue explained his predicament earlier this week. "We've got to hold back. We can't show our hand early because. these are some good teams and we don't want them to be able to come into a series and be able to adjust to what we do. We just have to be able to play our normal defense until we get there and then we will see what happens.". On the one hand: Every smart contending team does some measure of this. There are undoubtedly elements—some lineups, some general concepts, some riffs on existing plays or new ones entirely—that teams like the Warriors and Spurs are playing close to the vest. If doing so can buy a contender even one quarter before their an opponent can adjust, that could be enough to swing a competitive series. The difference, of course, is that teams like the Warriors and Spurs aren’t defending so wretchedly as these Cavs—in part because no other team in the league is. The defending champions have been the NBA’s worst defense in the month of March, some 14 points worse per 100 possessions than Golden State or San Antonio. ...

Are The Cavaliers Still Nba Finals Contenders

... can be called upon to shut down an opponent’s top scoring option if need be, but he’s already carrying a huge burden on the offensive end. Cleveland’s offensive efficiency drops 13.6 points per 100 possessions with James on the bench. Basically, even with guys like Irving and Love, the Cavs turn from an incredible offensive team into the New York Knicks when Bron takes a seat. (For good measure, Cleveland is also a 2.7 points per 100 possessions worse defensive team when James sits.). Cleveland’s depth is also too difficult to gauge. Kyle Korver hasn’t really moved the needle, and guys like Williams, Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson all look a step slow in their advanced age. You can argue that J. R. Smith is still rounding himself into form, but he’s also shooting the worst he has from three-point range since 2010. On some level, you have to wonder if the same hunger is there for everyone on the Cleveland roster. Not ...

I Was Protecting Lebron

... it payback for rough treatment of Cavaliers teammate Le Bron James. Anderson appeared to shove James from behind moments before and James fell to the court. Irving reacted when Anderson next got the ball and pushed him into the Sixers' bench. "Whether it was malicious or not. I kinda saw Justin kinda lower his shoulder and knock down Bron," Irving said. "I was like. I gotta do something, I've got to protect my brother. A lot of late hits on Bron, a lot of guys trying to get one over on him. It's over for that, it's over for that.". Said James: "He was protecting me from getting shoved. It's about it being a brotherhood around here and not letting anything happen to each other.". The play seemed to set a tone for the Cavs, who jumped out to a huge first-half lead and broke their three-game losing streak with a 122-105 victory. The team had meetings in the locker room following losses in San Antonio and Chicago earlier this week. Prior to the game Friday, coach Tyronn Lue indicated it was time to ...

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Is The Beat Writer Worried About The Cavaliers? 'hey, Joe

... given the cage rattling after Monday's terrible loss to the Spurs, the positive practice Wednesday, and the obvious jumping off point for some momentum that a game against the Bulls after two days off represented. The Cavs look terrible right now, or as Kyrie Irving called it, "really, really ugly.". But, you know, Kyle Korver (who's been hurt most of this month) told me this is by far the worst travel month of his 14-year career. The Cavs will have played 12 of 17 on the road when March is over. I also think there is ample time to get right. And if the nonsense we see continues, there is still a fall-back option. Le Bron James and Irving are good enough to carry this team through multiple playoff series. Korver comes back healthy, and now there's a viable, game-changing threat coming off the bench. Those three were enough to push the ...

Lebron, Cavs End Rough March With 122-105 Win Over 76ers

... a 23-point lead. Love knocked down a pair of 3-pointers early in the third and the Cavs entertained their crowd with a few alley-oop dunks while opening their lead to 32. James, who was pulled 90 seconds into the fourth, was in a foul mood following Thursday's game. He was on the floor Friday at Quicken Loans Arena about two hours before tip-off to get up some shots, something he routinely does for important games. Given the state of the Cavs, this one was significant. "We needed a win, so it was a good win for us," Lue said. 76 ers: Rookie F Dario Saric went 3 of 12, 1 of 7 on 3 s. Philadelphia decided it was best to sit Okafor (sore right knee) and Covington (swollen right knee) for the last seven games to get them ready for next season. It's possible Covington will need surgery after an ...

Kyrie Irving Hints At Team Meeting As Things Have Turned 'real Ugly' For Cavaliers

... CHICAGO - Le Bron James was long gone. Tristan Thompson angrily bolted out of the locker room. Iman Shumpert and J. R. Smith were already on the bus. By the time the visitor's locker room opened inside the United Center following another loss - Cleveland's fifth in the last seven games and 10 th during a pitiful March - Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Deron Williams and James Jones were the only players remaining. That's because the team meeting, which Kyrie Irving hinted at, had already taken place. "Every journey's different," Irving said. "When you're in it, it absolutely sucks, when you're in a rut like this. We're taking steps forward. After the game we took a step forward.". When asked to clarify what he meant by that, Irving declined to share details. "Just in a way that a team should take a step forward when we're in a rut," he said. "I'll leave it at that.". It ...

Cavaliers Debut The Quiet Space Sensory Room Aimed At Expanding Accessibility Inside The Q

... accessibility inside The Q. CLEVELAND, Ohio - With Autism Awareness Month around the corner, Cleveland Cavaliers fans who endure sensory issues or challenges can now find a safe space inside Quicken Loans Arena designed to promote inclusion and a positive experience when they attend events at The Q. The Quiet Space Sensory Room, guided by experts from Kulture City, debuted Thursday and will be available for guests at all Quicken Loans Arena events, including Cavaliers, Monsters and Gladiators games. The room features calming paint tones, a textured wall, special seating and privacy away from loud noises and crowds. Quicken Loans Arena guests can now check out Sensory Bags that include fidget toys and other accessories to help soothe those suffering from sensory issues. Joe __link__. In addition, event guests can check out "sensory bags" at no cost which include fidget toys, weighted lap pads, noise cancelling headphones and more. Officials also announced a new exit/re-entry policy aimed at allowing individuals with sensory needs ...

Former Cleveland Cavaliers Gm, Nba Pioneer Wayne Embry, 80, Made A Difference In Nba

... of Embry, shows what Embry, who turned 80 last Sunday, went through. He was spurned by Dayton, which was a national power at the time. Although Embry was a second-team All-Ohio player, he wound up at Miami (Ohio). Dayton wasn't interested in recruiting him because of the color of his skin. As a kid, Embry had a job working construction on a house in Springfield. The homeowner brought out a glass plate of sandwiches, which he threw away after Embry ate off it. For a stunning 60 years, people in the NBA have known Embry as a man of high personal character. He had it when he entered the league, just as he had it when he entered Tecumseh. Greeted in his first days at Tecumseh with taunts and derision as its only black student, Embry wanted to quit, instead stuck it out, and soon became popular because he was friendly and funny. He became respected because he was strong and tough. Embry was not embittered by snubs because he came to believe in what he calls the "80/20 philosophy.". "If 80 percent are good, we can't let the 20 percent rule," he said in a telephone interview. Player, pioneer, architect. "Wayne the Wall," they called him as a center with Oscar Robertson on ...