Nov 10 vs Pelicans

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Wrap-Up – The NBA season is less than two weeks old, but we hadn’t yet seen the Cavaliers’ “Big 3” all put it together on the same night. That all changed on Monday night at The Q, as the triumvirate of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love combined for 86 of Cleveland’s 118 points as the Wine and Gold pulled past the Pelicans, 118-111, to even their record at 3-3 this season.

It took a while for the Cavaliers got get it going on Monday. But after New Orleans’ Ryan Anderson dropped 23 points on Cleveland before intermission, LeBron took it up on himself to jumpstart the second half – scoring Cleveland’s first nine points of the period and adding eight more before the end of the third quarter. Kyrie was almost as good in the third – notching 13 points, including 11 straight, in the period. Kevin Love saved his damage for the following quarter – drilling three three-pointers in the first three-and-a-half minutes of the fourth.

When the smoke cleared, James finished with a near triple-double – tallying 32 points, 11 boards and nine assists (adding a steal and blocked shot just to fill out the entire boxscore). Irving finished with 32 points and nine assists of his own – going 11-for-21 from the floor, including 4-of-7 from long-distance. Love was 6-of-9 from beyond the arc – including 4-of-5 in the fourth quarter – and finished with 22 points and five boards in the win.

Turning Point – LeBron’s barrage out of the halftime locker room woke up a Cavs team that trailed by as many as a dozen points in the first stanza. But it was Kyrie’s explosion late in the period that put Cleveland over the top. The Cavaliers trailed by nine – 78-69 – with 4:38 remaining in the third period, but Irving started a one-man 9-0 run with a driving layup. When he connected on a 25-foot bomb less than two minutes later, the Cavs had tied the score at 78-apiece. Irving fed Tristan Thompson for a dunk to put the Cavs ahead to stay on Cleveland’s next possession.

Scene and Heard – The Cavaliers celebrated Veteran’s Day on Monday night at The Q, welcoming members of the U.S. Military to The Q. Fans flashed red, white and blue cards during the national anthem, sung by U.S. Army soloist, SSG. Bryan Bachman. Vets and current servicemen from organizations such as the Greater Cleveland USO, Veteran Ticket Foundation, Veterans Domiciliary at Wade Park, Cleveland State University Student Veterans, 910th Airlift Wing, Greater Cleveland Coast Guard, Cleveland City School – NJROTC and Northeast Ohio Army and National Guard were in the house for Monday’s patriotic festivities.

By the Numbers – 5:1 … Kyrie Irving’s turnover-to-assist ratio over the past four games – committing just a single turnover in each contest while compiling 20 helpers.

Quotable – Coach David Blatt, on LeBron James’ performance  …

”That guy, number 23, was pretty good. Nobody mentioned him. He did a pretty good job and everyone expects that. I don’t care that we all know he can do it. You go out there and lead your team in the moment of truth the way that he did, it’s easy to overlook that. It’s easy to overlook that guy because you come to expect it.”

Up Next – The Cavaliers get a break in the schedule this week and don’t play until Friday, when they travel to Beantown to face the Celtics. After Friday’s matchup in Boston, the Wine and Gold play just one more road game the remainder of the month. On Saturday night, they welcome Al Horford and the Hawks to town on Saturday, the Nuggets the following Monday and an eagerly-anticipated matchup with the World Champion Spurs in a nationally-televised affair next Wednesday.

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Big Second Half Lifts Cavs Past Pelicans

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(On using a smaller lineup during his  team’s run in third quarter): "We were having trouble with (Ryan)  Anderson the whole night. I really wanted Shawn (Marion) on Anderson because he  plays face-in and he’s such a terrific shooter. It’s not easy for bigger  players to guard him and that’s one of the things that makes him a special  player at the position that he plays. I wanted to put a lineup in there that  would allow us to defend him which it did. That was the only quarter that we  defended him because the rest of the game he killed us. But that was also the  quarter that we turned it around. I thought Joe Harris, in addition to playing  very well, also played the game with great energy and it seemed to energize the  crowd. He’s a young player that’s playing with a lot of heart and people in  Cleveland respond to that, and they responded to that tonight."

(On Kyrie Irving): "I thought Ky  (Kyrie) really played a high-level game tonight. We all know what a tremendous  scorer he can be but he distributed the ball extremely well. He made use of his  possessions efficiently and intelligently. He played the game with a lot of  passion and our guys fed off of that and that was great to see. That is a sign  of growth for any player and he certainly showed that...Kyrie is making good  decisions. He’s understanding how to feed off of other players as well as to  feed other players. He’s a great basketball player so he’s definitely making  progress and he’s pretty good to begin with."

(On the team’s offense): "We’re  getting closer. You saw an example of that tonight with the fact that we moved  it. We had 27 assists and we were pretty active on offense. We did play target  basketball at some points. Understand, with the type of players we have on this  team, you almost have to for certain points of the game. I’ve coached teams  that didn’t have this kind of talent, and we did it all through motion and  equal opportunity offense. We can play that way but we also have to recognize  and I also have to recognize we got a few guys that need to be in certain  situations and that perhaps at time changes the flow but when you’re doing it  efficiently, you’re still getting the same result."

(On LeBron James): “That guy, number  23, was pretty good. Nobody mentioned him. He did a pretty good job and  everyone expects that. I don’t care that we all know he can do it. You go out  there and have a triple-double and you lead your team in the moment of truth  the way that he did, it’s easy to overlook that. It’s easy to overlook that guy  because you come to expect it. That’s not a small thing that he did out there.  The guy had a triple-double against an excellent basketball team and when we  needed it.”

(On taking control of the game in the  second half): “I thought we played with a slow pace in the first half so I made a conscious  effort to kind of pick up the pace and see where it takes us.”

(On finding rhythm): “It’s just getting  back into the flow, that’s all it is. I’ve been playing a lot of basketball the  last four years. It’s just getting my body back into the flow of things,  getting back in the flow of things. I’m stepping into a new system with new  players and learning. It takes time, even for me, to get the chemistry – how I  want to attack, how I want to play to help the team at the end of the day. It’s  a process for myself as well.

(On if he “has it” now): “I’m not there  just yet. I have a couple more kinks I need to work out. I feel like I’m in the  right place right now and I’ll make some progress.”

(On  the impact of the crowd during a comeback): “They act as our sixth man. We had  it rolling there in the second half. It all started on the defensive end. I  think between Kyrie and LeBron and everybody on the defensive side of the ball  helped manufacture our offense so that was big for us and we got the crowd into  it. I think all that worked in our favor and kept the momentum pushing in our  direction.”

(On  players doing the “little things”): “We really need those. Especially when  Dion (Waiters) and Delly (Matthew Dellavedova) are out. Those guys stepped up  for us – Joe Harris in particular really stayed ready. Tristan Thompson just  gives us so much energy, he’s so reliable for us in bringing it every single  night. We love those guys. Those guys are very, very valuable to us. It’s not  just us three, it’s us as a collective unit and they really stepped up for us  tonight when we needed it.”

(On  what got the momentum going in the second half): “Our pace on both  ends of the floor. Our defense definitely sparked the offense tonight, which  was the way we need to play. Me and Bron (LeBron James) pushing the ball, Kevin  (Love) and Tristan (Thompson) doing a great job rebounding, as well as Andy  (Anderson Varejao). Our bench played huge tonight. The rookie Joe Harris coming  in, playing some big time minutes, guarding the ball, picking up for Dion  (Waiters). All of us, we just played as a team tonight. We trusted the ball,  trusted each other on both ends and it got us what we need.”  

(On halftime talk with other players): “Yeah, the guys  kept me locked in. Like I said, this is one of the closest teams I’ve been on,  if not the closest team. They just told me to stay aggressive and play my game.  With me being aggressive, it makes everything easier for everybody out there.  They kept me locked in. I wasn’t necessarily out of the game mentally, but they  just kept me locked in. Consistently in my ear…the veterans – Mike (Miller),  Brendan Haywood, James Jones, consistently telling me to just to stay within  the game and continue to be aggressive.”

(On tonight’s game): “I thought it was  a lot of things that didn’t go well for us – our shooting numbers weren’t that  great. I thought we were floating the ball a lot tonight as opposed to going to  the basket strong and trying not to get our shots blocked, and that’s a bit  passive.”

(On playing San Antonio and Cleveland  consecutively): “We  played two of the best teams in the NBA, had the chance to beat both of them  and beat one of them. It stings a little bit because we had this game in our  hands and we kind of let it go in the third quarter. Obviously, we’ve got to  learn from this, get back home, watch a lot of film and watch our defense  because I think we slipped a little bit tonight for sure.”

(On facing Kyrie and LeBron): “Those guys are  two of the best at attacking and we didn’t do a particularly good job guarding  the ball. Our helps were not as good as they were the night before against San  Antonio…Tonight, we didn’t capitalize on the growth that we should have gotten  from the San Antonio game.”

(On facing the Cavs): “I always love the  challenge. In order for you to become one of the best, you have to play the  best and learn from them. I love playing against LeBron and the Cavs – they’re  a tough team, they’ve got three players who can score well…They’ve got good  role players who can make shots, so we knew we had to defend. We didn’t in that  second half and they came out with a win.”

(On Kevin Love): “I’ve got Ryan  Anderson on my team, so I go against that (type of player) in practice every  day. But the thing is LeBron and Ky (Kyrie Irving) really look for him – he’s a  big key part to their team, so if you give him any room he’s going to knock it  down.”

(On comparisons to LeBron): “I don’t read any  of that. I just want to win games, go to the playoffs and win championships.  That’s what he’s done and I’ve got to do that, so that’s my goal now.”

(On praise from LeBron): “It means a lot.  It’s a testament to how much work I put in this summer and last summer. I’m  just trying to get better and it’s starting to show, but at the same time I  can’t be satisfied.”

(On tonight’s game): “We gave up a lot  of points tonight. Our defense really struggled in the second half – in the  first half we were just making shots to get through the poor defense, but we  just need to be better. All season so far we’ve kind of prided ourselves on our  defense and tonight we had a letdown.”

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Game Quotes: Cavaliers vs. New Orleans Pelicans - Nov. 10

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Listen to Radio Play-by-Play announcer John Michael's Call of the Game during the Cavaliers vs. New Orleans Pelicans game on November 10, 2014. A montage of game-changing highlights from the Cavaliers strong second half which propelled them to a 118-11 victory.

Escucha a la voz en español de los Cavaliers Rafa "El Alcalde" con la narración de la jugada del partido entre Los Cavaliers vs. Los Pelicans de Nueva Orleans en El Quicken Loans Arena de Cleveland el 10 de Noviembre del 2014. Lebron James consiguió su triple doble numero 49 en la victoria de Los Cavs sobre los Pelicans 118 a 111, anotando 32 puntos, 12 rebotes y 10 asistencias incluyendo esta clavada para terminar el tercer cuarto en el que anoto 17 de sus 32 puntos.

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Call of the Game: Cavs vs. New Orleans Pelicans - Nov. 10

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Joe G's GameDay Blog and Chat - Nov. 10, 2014

After playing four straight games on the road, the Wine &amp; Gold return to The Q tonight to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Cleveland (2-3) is coming off a 110-101 road win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Cleveland got off to a fast start, outscoring the Nuggets 38-20 in the first quarter and leading the rest of the way. The Cavs 38 points in the first quarter were a season-high, as well as the team’s 58 first half points (tied).

The Wine and Gold had 10 assists on 13 field goals in the opening period and finished the game with a season-high 25 assists on 40 made field goals, while turning the ball over a season-low nine times.

Cleveland also had a season-high seven players score in double figures in Friday’s win at Denver (LeBron James-22, Kevin Love-19, Dion Waiters-17, Anderson Varejao-15, Tristan Thompson-12, Kyrie Irving-12, Shawn Marion-10).

New Orleans improved to 3-2 after knocking off the Spurs, 100-99, in San Antonio during their most recent matchup on Saturday.

The Pelicans enter tonight's contest as one of the league's top defensive clubs, allowing 95.2 points per game.

Pelicans power forward, Anthony Davis, has been a force in the middle with an NBA-leading 4.4 blocks per game. He's also one of the league's leaders with averages of 24.4 points and 12.8 rebounds.

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Probable Starters/Status Update*presented by Cleveland Clinic

Status Update: Matthew Dellavedova, (Left Knee Injury, Out), Dion Waiters, (Lower Back Contusion, Questionable)

Pelicans: PG - Jrue Holiday, SG - Eric Gordon, SF - Tyreke Evans PF - Anthony Davis, C - Amer Osik

Status Update: (Pelicans) - Luke Babbitt, (Sprained Right Finger, Out)

1. Cut Out the Middle Man – Any conversation about the Pelicans begins with All-Star big man, Anthony Davis. The former Kentucky star leads the league in blocked shots (4.4) and is coming off a massive game against the World Champs -- 27 points, 11 boards, six blocks and four steals – scoring the game-winner with 6.6 to play. The Cavs have productive, athletic bigs – Anderson Varejao, Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson – to keep him busy, but the Cavs will probably have to accept that Davis will do some damage.

2. Two to Tango – With Shawn Marion starting at shooting guard and Dion Waiters – the East’s top-scoring reserve last season – coming off the bench, the Cavs look like they’ve solidified the 2-spot. The duo combined for 27 points (on 10-for-20 shooting), adding eight boards and three assists. As Marion and Waiters continue to get more comfortable in their roles, the Cavaliers will be even more difficult to defend.

3. They Like to Move It – When facing a dominant big man like New Orleans’ Davis, one key is to keep him moving side-to-side and not allowing him to get comfortable in the paint on the defensive end, where he can use his incredible length and quickness to block and alter shots. The Cavs shared the ball beautifully in Friday’s win over Denver, with 25 assists on 40 made-baskets and seven players in double-figures. They’ll need to continue that trend on Monday night.

The Cavs trail the all-time series to the Pelicans 13-14 (9-5 Home, 4-9 Road).

In the two teams most recent matchup this past January, Kyrie Irving recorded a team-high 23 points, including 6-6 from the free throw line, three rebounds, a team-high five assists, two steals and zero turnovers in 35 minutes. Dion Waiters finished with 21 points on 9-13 (.692) shooting, including 3-4 (.750) from the three-point line, four assists, two steals and one block in 36 minutes off the bench.

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After tonight’s game, the Wine &amp; Gold will travel to Boston on Friday, November 14th to take on the Celtics at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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