The reigning title champs Cleveland Cavaliers aren't anxious heading into the post season, and Head Coach Tyronn Lue is fully confident in his team to power forward despite a slump concluding the regular season.
"Last year was half a season for me, but it just felt like two years".
But with his waiver and the Tavares signing, first reported on The Vertical, Sanders will have to find another team to complete his comeback.
Deron Williams had a season-high 35 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Cavaliers, who fell to 0-7 this season when LeBron James doesn't play. He was a big part of what we did in the playoffs (last year) because there was never any slippage.
"It starts with baby steps first, and we understand that", James said, via ESPN. The extra minutes opened up by the rest afforded an opportunity to new Cavalier Edy Tavares, a 7'3 center that was among the best defensive players in the D-League this season.
For the second straight year, the Cavs will sign swingman Dahntay Jones on the final day of the regular season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Thompson played the game with a brace on his thumb that he will have to wear in the playoffs.
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"The most gratifying thing for me is we completed the season healthy", Lue said. Although he played well in Canton, the transition didn't go as smoothly as the Cavs must have been preparing for. As a team, the Cavs shot 49 percent from the field and 14 of 35 from the three-point line but they went ice-cold in the fourth quarter and allowed the Heat to rally late and force overtime which is why they are now sitting at second place in the Eastern Conference. The Cavs were also without Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson, and fell a game behind Boston for No. 1 in the East.
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That performance had Lue dissecting game film for hours in preparation for Game 1 Saturday. "He nearly views me as an inspiration by coming back, really, and I've leaned on him to get back to this level". We'll see how many minutes Lowry gets, and how much rest he's earned after missing 21 games due to injury. "But when things don't go your way and adversity hits, how can you get back to the point that nobody thinks you can get back to?"
In four games against IN this campaign, Cleveland averaged 118.3 points on.481 shooting from the field, including.426 from beyond the arc.
The Cavs, who call their own the league's best playoff performer and premier star LeBron James, started each of their last two playoff runs on Sunday.
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"Larry did everything we asked him to do", general manager David Griffin said.
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