Following Saturday night’s loss to the Chicago
Bulls, a persistent question keeps coming to mind: are the Cavs ready for the
Playoffs? The Cavs have been 6-1 during the Kings' playoff mode activation (excluding
games he sat out), but only LeBron himself actually seems serious about making
a legitimate title run. The way I see it is they make past the first three
rounds with gritty performances by LeBron in will end up bailing them out. Kyrie
Irving and Kevin Love just cannot hit shots because most of the Cavs offense is
isolation which LeBron is the best at. Teams like Golden State and San Antonio
are on another level not just because of their ball movement but because of
their scoring ability. You can see why the Cavs lose the games they do, and it’s
not because LeBron is struggling, it’s because of mainly Kyrie, Love, and the
Bench struggling. Most other players on the team do not have their legacies
dependent on winning championships simply because they are too young and inexperienced.
James is now 2-4 in the Finals and though he continues to put up incredible stats
for his age, his team mates just aren’t on the same level of passion as he is.
Bottom line is the Cavs look in even worse shape than they did last year
despite having a better record, but their chemistry just isn’t flowing so they
are losing games they shouldn’t. Yet they will get through the first three
rounds because LeBron’s will is too great but when the Finals come we will just
have to see if the Cavs have what it takes to push Golden State to a 7 game
series.
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