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LeBron James loses goggles, Cavs drop game 127-115 to Wizards
Author: Joe Vardon
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- LeBron James' goggles lasted a little more than eight minutes against the Wizards, which was more than could be said for the Cavs.
Cleveland never really recovered from a dreadful defensive effort in the first quarter and lost to Washington, 127-115 Saturday night.
The Cavs' lead over Boston for first place in the East is down to .5 games, and they're 2.5 games ahead of the Wizards with 10 to play. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Cavaliers' latest defensive problem and J.R. Smith's 'training camp' continues: Fedor's five observations
Author: Chris Fedor
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The night started with a bit of uncertainty after LeBron James' eye injury Friday night. But James, sporting goggles for protection, decided to play.
Not even a 41-minute effort from James, falling two assists shy of a triple-double was enough to turn around a dismal March. The Cavs are 6-8 in a month everyone in the organization worried about when the schedule was released. With three more games left, the Cavs will need to win them all to avoid their second losing month.
Here are five observations:
Running out of gas -- After wrapping up their four-game road trip in Charlotte on Friday night, the Cavs hopped on a plane and returned home for one game before heading back on the road. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Tyronn Lue would like to get Tristan Thompson's minutes down, but he's 'only center we have'
Author: Chris Fedor
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Shortly after taking over as head coach last season, Tyronn Lue made the decision to keep bringing Tristan Thompson off the bench. It was all part of Lue's big-picture plan to limit the pounding on Thompson and keep him fresh for the postseason. That's been the Cleveland Cavaliers' goal this season as well.
Only it hasn't been possible. Not with Thompson anyway.
"We just have to try to figure out ways to get him off the floor like last night, getting his minutes down," Lue said Saturday night. "Then getting him off the floor tonight trying to do the same thing. He's the only center we have. He has to play right now." - CLICK HERE to read full story.
More Daily Press Links:
- (3/26) Tyronn Lue's secret plan to fix the Cavaliers' porous defense Cleveland.com
- (3/26) Wall, Wizards Too Much for Cavs at The Q Cavs.com
- (3/26) Wizards 127, Cavaliers 115: Cavs have no defensive answers for John Wall, hot-shooting Wizards Akron Beacon Journal
- (3/26) Wizards 127, Cavs 115: Marla's 29 shots from Beyond the Arc on fast break points, LeBron's goggles Akron Beacon Journal
- (3/26) Jeff Schudel: Lackadaisical defense is the Cavaliers undoing again in loss to Wizards News-Herald
- (3/26) Cavaliers: Poor defense lets Wizards roll News-Herald
- (3/26) Defending champs? Cavaliers not looking the part as Wizards score 71 points in first half, send them to another loss Chronicle-Telegram
- (3/26) Commentary: Could LeBron James score 100 points in a game? Only if he really wanted to Chronicle-Telegram
- (3/26) Final Thoughts: Numbers reflect plenty of reasons to be concerned about Cavs defense The Athletic
- (3/26) Cavaliers throttled by Wizards 127-115 Lake County Sentinel
- (3/26) Cavs Defensive Woes Continue In 127-115 Loss To Wizards Saturday Night 92.3 The Fan
- (3/26) LeBron James Says This Season Is One Of The Most Challenging Of His Career 92.3 The Fan
- (3/26) Dribbles: Time for Cavs to smash through wall Amico Hoops
- (3/26) Cavs' latest defensive disaster an all-too-common occurrence ESPN.com
- (3/26) John Wall, Wizards send message to Cavs in massive win: Takeaways CBS Sports