CLEVELAND, Ohio- Pretty is the last word anyone will use to describe the Cavaliers’ 98-87 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Easter Sunday. It certainly was not a night to remember on the hardwood for the third-best team in the Eastern Conference.
Yes, LeBron James put together a triple-double, finishing with a stat line of sixteen points, twelve rebounds, and thirteen assists. But even interim head coach Larry Drew admitted it wasn’t a typical LeBron game.
James shot just 5-of-21 from the floor, struggling to hit double-digits until the fourth quarter. Perhaps the most astonishing part was the ease that Dallas was having swiping the ball from LeBron.