The Cavalier defense baited Stephenson into taking a wide-open three pointer and it worked, but another gaffe at the free throw line by James and a miscommunication between Irving and Smith gave IN a fighting chance down four. That's not the issue. They know that James will get his, as will Irving and Love on most nights, so they can't afford to have Frye, Korver, Smith and others hitting threes.
The Cavs vowed they would play better after their near-loss in Game 1 and they mostly backed up their talk, delivering the type of performance that was routine last season but rare in 2017. "That's everybody's job, so I just did my job", he said. He did have eight of Cleveland's 19 turnovers, miscues that allowed the Pacers to hang around.
At this point, I looked in the corner of the room and eyed someone who spent a portion of his career dealing with double teams, a guy who nearly always made the right play: Larry Bird.
Grizzlies center Marc Gasol made just one of his first 10 shots and finished 4 of 15 from the floor with 12 points and six rebounds despite leading the Grizzlies in minutes played with 39. They need to utilize players like Tristan Thompson more in getting those defensive rebounds and not giving the Pacers second chance opportunities. "I was asking for it. CJ took it upon himself".
"We were instructed to stay put because of the situation that was happening last night", McMillan said Monday after the team's shootaround, via USA Today. Deron Williams has yet to get adjusted to their system, Kyle Korver's shot is nowhere to be found and JR Smith is once again injured with a hamstring strain. At the end of the play, Miles took an off-balance step-back shot because of the tight defense that Jefferson had on him and the Cavs were victorious.
"When I coached, Reggie Miller, he said it multiple times, 'We got what we wanted".
"I'm happy we go the victory", he said.
Canadiens beat Rangers to even series 1-1
Instead, they had to play catch up as the Canadiens struck on the power play, their first special-teams tally of the series. Miller was whistled for a faceoff violation late in the second period as he played the puck in the circle with his hand.
Lance Stephenson scored 11 points on 5 of 12 shooting while handing out 4 assists.
TORONTO (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points, rookie Malcolm Brogdon had 16 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Toronto Raptors 97-83 in Game 1 of the first-round series. Johnson came up big off the bench and George Hill added 16 points.
2 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Blocked Shots: 3 (Turner 3).
9 points and 2 rebounds.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Kawhi Leonard matched his postseason high with 32 points and San Antonio routed Memphis in Game 1. The Celtics have to be focused Tuesday to avoid a 2-0 hole. Cleveland seemed to struggle for most of the game but got in the groove in the second half. It was the 13th playoff game in which he collected at least 30 points and 10 assists.
Just like in game one, Cleveland got a lot of open looks and took advantage with some red-hot shooting.
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