Time to dominate the east, I am pretty sure this is what Lebron James is expecting, new players who will do everything to shine as they are still
young and looking for better contract ahead and to stay in the NBA. I am now voting the Cavaliers to win in the NBA finals if there is a line available.

I don't see the "disrespect" act made by the coaching staff it's much more as a strategy to at least boost the team's chemistry. Steve Kerr as I see is trying to maximize the potential of his players, also it's a great way to improve the communication in and out of the court.

 

As Kerr said;

"It's [the players'] team and they have to take ownership of it. As coaches, our job is to nudge them in the right direction and guide them, but we don't control them."

Meaning no such thing as disrespectful thing as it's for players term on how they will execute the play. On the other hand, if the superstar players instead will be out for no such big deal reason then we can considered that as disrespectful in some aspects.


That's what Cavaliers need, ROLE PLAYERS. The former team is composed of former superstars with the same role in their former teams that's why even they have chemistry, there will always be a problem on the way. Even prior to the result of the recent game between Cavaliers and Celtics, I feel bad for Lakers that they gave up Clarkson and Nance Jr. Now these two will have a wonderful playing time on the Cavaliers. We can also give credits to Tyronn Lue for the succesful test of new lineup.

Yes, I agree, its not that they "disrespect" their opponents more likely a psychological move by Kerr to let his players see things on their own. We all know that he used to be under Phil Jackson during their NBA championship runs, and I'm sure that he learns alot of things from him. We even heard that they have Yoga sessions before.

I'm sure that Kerr is just implementing his own strategy inside and outside the court to really bring the best out of his players, not just physically but psychologically as well because most of the time, it is still a mental game.

10 victories in a row for Utah Jazz with many prestigious victories (Toronto, Golden State and 2 times San Antonio)!
Utah Jazz with this incredible comeback certainly deserves the qualification to the playoffs.

Incredible Golden State that destroyed Phoenix with a gap of 46 points!

Cavs outmatched OKC this time. Lebron James is much more relaxed compared to past few games. Even though Kevin Love didn't play against OKC, Cavs still managed to avenge their lost before. The addition of J. Clarkson, Nance Jr., Hood, and Hill makes the rotation of Cavs much more versatile and what makes it much more surprisingly amazing is that they easily find their chemistry.

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Tough loss for the Spurs, After having 13 points lead early in the 4th quarter It seems that they over relaxed in this game. Utah outscored Spurs 18-4 which gives Utah the momentum and pressure to Spurs. Donovan Mitchell showcasing his talent over the past 10 games carrying Utah on their 10th straight wins.

JR Smith seems to be reborn after the deal!

Cleveland's bench was 40+ in the OKC game. Larry south got eight rebounds!

This gave the Cleveland cavaliers many chances to attack again! The Cleveland cavaliers are getting better!

I love this new Cavs team, the way they play seems like theyve been playing together for years, better defense and they are sharing the ball. JR Smith is back to normal, Lebron is just being Lebron. It is true that this OKC team just had Westbrook and Carmelo back from injury, but no excuses this time, Lebron is balling right now.

It's not the chemistry as always but new CAVS players on the floor are used to play with their respective roles.

On the other hand, Oklahoma City Thunders did some great performanced too and not really outmatched. Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony (who always have an isolation play against LeBron James) and Steven Adams (with monster 17 boads) are on 20+ points margin with a nice field goal stats. It's just that offensive really took placed more on the Cavaliers squad.