SAN ANTONIO -- Delicate. Of all the words LeBron James could've used to describe his team's condition after a 103-74 beatdown at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, "delicate" was a rather odd choice.
Upset would have worked. Frustrated, down, tired, confused -- all would've been appropriate and expected after Cleveland dropped into second place in the Eastern Conference for the first time since November.
But delicate? That's the kind of word that makes you wonder just how concerned James actually is about this group's mettle following a miserable road trip in which they've lost four of six games.