


For a good period of time they’ve been coming through for us, but tonight I thought they were the story and they really changed the game for us.” Over the course of the year and certainly going forward you know you’re going to need those guys. “Their energy and their intensity defensively really got us into the game,” he said. Blatt credited his bench for swinging the game’s momentum early. The Cavaliers scored 30 of the game’s next 38 points following the Nets’ hot start and the game was essentially over by halftime.Ĭavs coach David Blatt rested all of his starters except James in the fourth quarter. They made nine of their first 14 shots, but shot just 41 percent the rest of the night. The Nets forced six turnovers within the game’s first five minutes, allowing them to race out to a 22-9 lead.
