1. If you enjoy good coaching, you probably liked this one. Not the most exciting thing to read, I know, but Miami’s 117-105 victory over Cleveland was essentially decided by an Erik Spoelstra adjustment after halftime.
After a very slow Cleveland start offensively – 18 points in the opening period with some misses on pretty good looks – the Cavs exploded for 39 in the second behind the orchestration of Darius Garland (24 points, 10 assists). With Cleveland’s various injuries Garland is most often the only ballhandler on the court, and against Miami’s base switching scheme he was hunting preferred matchups, skipping his way into the paint and drawing one foul after another.