The Cleveland Cavaliers blew out the Los Angeles Clippers to keep their winning streak rolling.
Blair freaked out at Humphries for rebound theft
Things aren’t going so hot for the Wizards right now, and sometimes that can be distilled into individual moments:
That is DeJuan Blair and Kris Humphries having a “SAME TEAM!” moment, collaborating to boot the ball out of bounds. Hump is sullen. Blair is very upset, enough to chew out Humphries in front of teammates, cameras, and thousands of fans. This was a low point in a very low loss to the Hornets.
Read Article >Chris Paul criticizes NBA ref Lauren Holtkamp
Tim Fuller-USA TODAY SportsChris Paul was called for a technical foul in the third quarter of Cavs-Clippers after an interaction with referee Lauren Holtkamp, and was critical of her moxie after the game:
The NBA Referees Association fired back at Paul on Friday:
Read Article >Dragic nutmegs Robin Lopez
Anyone who has played organized basketball of any kind knows that this is the most humiliating thing that can happen to you. Fortunately Robin Lopez has a good sense of humor.
Read Article >Doc Rivers apologizes to Clips fan in Cleveland
The Clippers only lost by 11 to the Cavs, but that doesn’t tell the story: They trailed by 31 entering the fourth quarter and were called for five technical fouls as the frustration mounted. Doc Rivers spotted a Clips fan in Cleveland, and TNT cameras caught him apologizing to the fan:
The Clippers don’t play the Cavaliers again this year, so the team will have to wait until next year to make it up to its presumably Ohio-based fan.
Read Article >The Cavs picked up 4 techs in 3 minutes
It started with a very confusing tech: Barnes was T’ed up by official Ken Mauer for briefly holding Kevin Love’s arm. It was after the play, but it wasn’t outrageous, and nobody seemed that upset.
And last but not least, Barnes started yelling at Mauer and had to be physically restrained from the referee, earning an easy technical foul and ejection.
Read Article >LeBron misses reverse flush vs. Clippers
Don’t worry, though -- he’s still got it:
These don’t happen often, but it’s his second of the year. James’ last missed dunk was on an alley-oop against the other team from Los Angeles earlier this year.
Read Article >Henderson takes contact from Gortat, finishes
Nice finish despite the contact from Gortat.
Read Article >LeBron says he’s willing to come off the bench
Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports“For me being the leader of the team, it doesn’t matter,” James told reporters after practice Wednesday. “Whatever this team needs in order for this team to win -- I’ll come off the bench and I’m serious. I’ll come off the bench. If it helps our team, that’s what it’s about, man.”
Still, having LeBron come off the bench to solve that problem would be preposterous. Coach David Blatt agrees.
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