The Cavaliers have got to be running out of ways to lose close games. Last night, a missed free throw and a blown coverage were enough to give Nicolas Batum a fadeaway corner three point shot. Batum delivered, and the Blazers escaped Cleveland with a 1-point victory in a back-and-forth battle. The outcome wasted the efforts of Anderson Varejao, Alonzo Gee, and Tyler Zeller among other key bench contributions. The Cavs fell 118-117 in double OT despite eight double digit scorers, 32 assists, and 33 second chance points. There’s plenty to dive into surrounding this game, so let’s give it a whirl.
Had this game ended in a regulation Cavaliers win, the headline would’ve been the Cavaliers’ bench contributions. No longer a sad punchline for the Cavalier fan Twitterati, the Cavaliers bench has been producing the last few games. Since the return of Tyler Zeller and Daniel Gibson from injury, the team has seen a decrease in the dip of production that was so frustratingly reliable. The Cav b...
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December 03, 2012
