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NBA Finals 2017: Cleveland Cavaliers must stop the ball, then the Warriors: Bill Livingston
Author: Bill Livingston
Publication: Cleveland.com
OAKLAND, Calif. -- "Stop the ball!"
When I was a young reporter, covering the Philadelphia 76ers, coach Billy Cunningham would yell that.
Reporters sat at courtside for NBA games then. They could hear a lot of disagreements between coach and players, eavesdrop on strategy, and write better, juicier stories as a result.
The money courtside seats command has banished most reporters to the far reaches of arenas now. Thursday night when Golden State routed the Cleveland Cavaliers in the opener of the NBA Finals, I was seated on a swivel chair in the third row of a dim press box high above the floor. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Tyronn Lue said no lineup changes for Cavaliers in Game 2 of NBA Finals
Author: Joe Vardon
Publication: Cleveland.com
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said he was not contemplating any lineup changes for Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
Lue, in a conference call with reporters Friday, said the primary areas of concern from the Cavs' 113-91 loss to the Warriors in Game 1 were transition defense and turnovers. Cleveland committed 20 turnovers and allowed 27 fastbreak points.
"We have to focus on the things we can do better," Lue said. "Of course we didn't play our best game, and I know we'll play better come Sunday." - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Cleveland Cavaliers get dose of their own 'pick-your-poison' offense in NBA Finals
Author: Chris Fedor
Publication: Cleveland.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- For months, the Cleveland Cavaliers raved about their high-powered offense, one that leaves opponents without any quality choices.
Pick your poison. That's how they phrased it. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens seemed exasperated just thinking about it in the Eastern Conference finals. He had the same look of anguish that was plastered on Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey's face.
Load up to keep Kyrie Irving and LeBron James from getting driving lanes to the rim, a sound strategy given their brilliance in isolation, and the Cavs will get countless open shots, burying opponents from the outside. Stay connected to the snipers, something Indiana tried at times in the first round, and then come high-percentage buckets inside. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
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