From Jason Lloyd's final thoughts on the Houston game:
http://www.ohio.com/sports/lloyd/ro...ghts-following-tough-loss-to-rockets-1.571018
http://www.ohio.com/sports/lloyd/ro...ghts-following-tough-loss-to-rockets-1.571018
10. The offense is grinding down more and more into isolation basketball with James dribbling at the top of the key. His 35 shots tonight were one off his career high and his most since 2006. Part of it is understandable with Kyrie Irving out of the lineup, but James has scored 79 points on 60 shots in the Cavs’ last two games. There isn’t much efficient about that.
11. This could very well be what it’s like in the playoffs, too, considering how the game slows into half-court sets on most possessions. “The game got into the grind it out mode for both teams,” David Blatt said.
12. In fact, James played exactly how Rockets coach Kevin McHale wanted. McHale said before the game how dangerous James is and how he can impact the game in so many ways. “I think LeBron’s best games are his 22-point, 13-assist games where he does everything,” McHale said. “We’ve got to try to see if he can have a 30-point game with 25 shots and get the assists out of it.”
13. James took even more shots than McHale was hoping for and he had just four assists despite handling the ball most of his 42 minutes on the floor.
I think this is a really important point and something Blatt and the team have to work on. It is not all on Lebron as we have never gotten the right production out of our 'ball movement' offense and that is one reason why he loses faith in it. (Which maybe he shouldn't do but it is hard to watch your team go down to defeat when you could make the difference).11. This could very well be what it’s like in the playoffs, too, considering how the game slows into half-court sets on most possessions. “The game got into the grind it out mode for both teams,” David Blatt said.
12. In fact, James played exactly how Rockets coach Kevin McHale wanted. McHale said before the game how dangerous James is and how he can impact the game in so many ways. “I think LeBron’s best games are his 22-point, 13-assist games where he does everything,” McHale said. “We’ve got to try to see if he can have a 30-point game with 25 shots and get the assists out of it.”
13. James took even more shots than McHale was hoping for and he had just four assists despite handling the ball most of his 42 minutes on the floor.