Slow starts have become a theme for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Through six games this season, the Cavs have had to erase early deficits in several contests — And Friday night’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers was no different.
“That’s a fact — We started slow the last two games,” Cavs head coach David Blatt said. “The sample size is small, but we did mention it.”
Despite another slow start against Philadelphia Friday, the Cavs (5-1) pulled away to pick up a 108-102 victory in Quicken Loans Arena. The win was the Cavs’ fifth straight after a season-opening loss in Chicago against the Bulls.
“Obviously, we did not have our best defensive game tonight,” Blatt said.
After two quarters, Cleveland trailed the winless Sixers (0-5) 50-49. The …show more content…
Obviously he had a fantastic second half.”
James, who scored 18 of his 31 points in the third quarter to give the Cavs their hefty lead, added another milestone to his already lengthy list of accomplishments. With his third bucket against Philadelphia, James reached 9,000 field goals for his regular season career, becoming just the 20th player in league history to reach that mark. Only five active players have hit the 9,000 field goal plateau (Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki), putting James in the elite of the elite’s company.
Sixers big men Nerlens Noel and Okafor each scored 18 points, while Isaiah Canaan finished with 14 points and four assists for Philadelphia. In the end, the youthful Sixers didn’t have enough to halt the Cavs’ dominance on their home court.
Since Jan. 19 of last season, the Cavs are 23-1 in the regular season at The Q, outscoring opponents by nearly 13 points per game over that stretch. Yet, it’s the slow starts to games Cleveland would like to clean up.
“I didn’t think that we got the same performance out of our bench that we normally do tonight,” Blatt said. “We didn’t finish any quarter well this evening. I thought that we were careless with the basketball at the end of every
“That’s a fact — We started slow the last two games,” Cavs head coach David Blatt said. “The sample size is small, but we did mention it.”
Despite another slow start against Philadelphia Friday, the Cavs (5-1) pulled away to pick up a 108-102 victory in Quicken Loans Arena. The win was the Cavs’ fifth straight after a season-opening loss in Chicago against the Bulls.
“Obviously, we did not have our best defensive game tonight,” Blatt said.
After two quarters, Cleveland trailed the winless Sixers (0-5) 50-49. The …show more content…
Obviously he had a fantastic second half.”
James, who scored 18 of his 31 points in the third quarter to give the Cavs their hefty lead, added another milestone to his already lengthy list of accomplishments. With his third bucket against Philadelphia, James reached 9,000 field goals for his regular season career, becoming just the 20th player in league history to reach that mark. Only five active players have hit the 9,000 field goal plateau (Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki), putting James in the elite of the elite’s company.
Sixers big men Nerlens Noel and Okafor each scored 18 points, while Isaiah Canaan finished with 14 points and four assists for Philadelphia. In the end, the youthful Sixers didn’t have enough to halt the Cavs’ dominance on their home court.
Since Jan. 19 of last season, the Cavs are 23-1 in the regular season at The Q, outscoring opponents by nearly 13 points per game over that stretch. Yet, it’s the slow starts to games Cleveland would like to clean up.
“I didn’t think that we got the same performance out of our bench that we normally do tonight,” Blatt said. “We didn’t finish any quarter well this evening. I thought that we were careless with the basketball at the end of every