NBA schedule: Cavs’ Big 3 shine vs. Pelicans

Judging a point guard on assists can sometimes be tricky, and Cavaliers head coach David Blatt thinks Irving isn’t getting a fair shake. Blatt would instead rather focus the job Irving has done taking care off the ball, according to Chris Fedor of Northeast Ohio Media Group:

Irving turned the ball over just once against the Pelicans, which is the fourth straight game he has only turned it over one time. Considering he’s averaging over 40 minutes in those four outings, that’s impressive.

Sometimes it seems like Derrick Rose just can’t catch a break. After playing only 10 games total in the last two seasons combined, it felt incredibly cruel to see the Bulls star suffer two sprained ankles on the same play in the second game of the season. The injuries forced Rose to sit out in four of Chicago’s next five games, but he returned to the lineup against the Pistons on Monday. He looked great in doing so.

Rose was aggressive from the opening tip in his matchup against Brandon Jennings, pushing the pace and finding his way into the teeth of the defense early and often. By halftime, he had 13 points five assists and numerous highlight plays like this one:

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Pelicans tonight, which apparently was a cause for CONFETTI AND STREAMERS YAY! It also gave us a chance to see Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love’s victory handshake for just the third time this year, and... yeah that’s a joint:

Imaginary J’s are a trend in the sports world -- Aaron Rodgers of course uses a smoking gesture as a presnap signal to his receivers.

Good thing he’s got those goggles.

Andre Drummond is in his third year with the Pistons and he’s off to a huge start this season. Would be nice if Detroit could actually figure out how to spell his name.

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ meeting with the New Orleans Pelicans was built as a battle between Anthony Davis and LeBron James, but Ryan Anderson had other ideas. The Pelicans’ 26-year-old power forward destroyed Cleveland’s defense in the first half, hitting 8-of-13 shots for 23 points.

There was a lot of this:

LeBron vs. The Brow. A possible Western Conference Finals preview in Los Angeles. Monday won’t be a busy night in the NBA, but it should be a fun one. Here are the games that you should be watching, and when and how to watch them.

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