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Tyronn Lue gets his first coaching win as Cleveland Cavaliers pull off 114-107 victory over Minnesota Timberwolves Author: Chris Haynes Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A late third-quarter surge by the Cleveland Cavaliers was enough to award Tyronn Lue his first head coaching victory Monday night.
Cleveland secured the 114-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Quicken Loans Arena on Australia Day, which featured Aussie tributes in the stands and special attention for Cavs guard Matthew Dellavedova, who is from the land down under.
LeBron James scored 21 points and dished out nine assists. Kyrie Irving provided 17 points on 17 shots as well as nine rebounds. Tristan Thompson registered his 13th start of the season and secured his 11th double-double of the season by way of 19 points and 12 rebounds. – CLICK HERE to read full story.
Cleveland Cavaliers Scribbles about getting in shape and a new pace — Terry Pluto Author: Terry Pluto Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Scribbles in my Cleveland Cavaliers notebook after Tyronn Lue’s first victory:
1. When Tyronn Lue began talking about the Cavs being out of shape, it was a bit shocking. On the surface, it sounded like a shot at former coach David Blatt. But as the Cavs explained the situation, it’s about being in the proper shape to play at a faster pace.
2. As I wrote recently, this is not about the Cavs becoming the Eastern Conference’s version of the Golden State Warriors. Nor does general manager David Griffin want them to turn into the old Phoenix Suns, whose goal was to fire up a shot every seven seconds. Griffin worked for the Suns back then. But the Cavs ranked No. 23 in “pace” last season and it fell to No. 28 this season. They simply want an offense to create more easy baskets. – CLICK HERE to read full story.
Tyronn Lue wants Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love to focus less on ‘their brand’ and defer to LeBron James Author: Joe Vardon Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Had the Cavaliers not just fired one coach, promoted another, and lost to the Chicago Bulls last weekend, some commentary from Tyronn Lue about what’s not working between LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love might’ve made more noise.
Lue, who was speaking Saturday before his first game as coach, was talking about the time he spent coaching Boston’s Big 3 of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce as an assistant to Doc Rivers, said “it was late in their careers, so they had to win a championship now.”
“With our young stars, with Kyrie and Kevin, they’re young, so it’s still about their brand and different things, it’s just way different,” Lue said. – CLICK HERE to read full story.
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