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Tyronn Lue: Cleveland Cavaliers need to get in better shape, play faster pace

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – We're halfway through the NBA season and Cleveland Cavaliers' newly cemented coach, Tyronn Lue, wants his team to get in better shape.

In Lue's first game in charge Saturday night -- a 96-83 loss to the Chicago Bulls -- he said conditioning was an issue.

"The vision I have for this team, I think we got to play faster," he said. "I think we have to utilize Kyrie's [Irving] and LeBron's [James] one-on-one ability in transition, open the floor more. ... We just haven't been accustomed to playing that way. So, something new.