Why did the Wizards lose to the Cavaliers by double digits on their home floor? I suppose it depends on who answers the question.
Coach Scott Brooks was so convinced that the free throw disparity–the Cavs shot 29 and the Wizards shot just six–played a significant role in the Wizards demise, that he led his postgame press conference with this line, “29 free throws to six, that’s hard to overcome….every time I complained they[the refs] said they had the call right.”
CJ Miles, who went scoreless and shot 0-for-7 in 15 minutes of play, blamed the loss on the lack of made shots and turnovers: “We were just missing them.