Cleveland again started out strong only to let it slip away over the course of the game. There is absolutely no way that any team will beat the Thunder when Russell Westbrook is making multiple three-points shots from literally everywhere on the court and Kevin Durant is hitting jumpers while being tripled teamed and fouled. I'm also not ok with Jon Leuer getting more minutes than Dion Waiters.
Here are some things that need to be fixed going forward:
- Anderson Varejao needs to quit taking elbow jumpers. You've hit it a few times Andy, but it's just not a good attempt from you. There is a reason that shot is and always will be open for you. Stick with the post game and scoring from the pick-and-roll. Please stop taking those shots.
- The combination of Donald Sloan and Daniel Gibson is on the court together too much. Gibson is a threat, but not with someone like Sloan running the offense. Sloan barely made the team, yet he's getting big minutes in crunch time, I don't get it. More often than not, I feel like at least one of Kyrie Irving or Dion Waiters should be on the floor, they both don't need to sit at the same time to start the fourth quarters.
- Free throws need to be worked on. Cleveland is the worst free-throw shooting team in the league and that shows every game. They were 16-of-23 tonight, which is just under 70 percent. They need to get better, as missing these free throws is leaving a lot of points on the table so far over the course of the first seven games.
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