Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff fined $20,000 for behavior related to ejection

Per an Associated Press piece shared by the league's website, Bickerstaff was fined "for using inappropriate language toward the officiating crew and not leaving the court 'in a timely manner'" in the third quarter of the defeat. He received two technical fouls to result in his first ejection as Cleveland's main man in charge. 

"Nobody should see that," Bickerstaff said of his actions shortly after the loss. "That’s on me needing to improve and be better. It’s a combination of frustrations, obviously, but I need to stay in the fight. I need to be better."  

The 36-26 Cavaliers sit sixth in the Eastern Conference standings, just two games ahead of the Toronto Raptors in the race to avoid the play-in tournament spots.