No love for Cavs in city of brotherly love
Cavs 91 @ 6ers 97
November 23, 2018
But there was Love in the form of Kevin, who was the performer of the game, with another monster 36 and 10 double-double, on over 50% shooting from the field; he did take 30 shots as it was, so perhaps the Cavs are expecting a bit much out of the 11-year veteran from UCLA, fresh off a 4-year contract extension at about $30M per.
Tristan Thompson was also solid for the Cavs, as he yanked down a 13 & 14 double-double himself, but it was not enough as they lost the contest by only 6 after trailing by as many as
34 ; that's right: they were outscored by 24 in the first quarter, but won the fourth by 23. The middle of the game was a bit of a stalemate.
Point forward Ben Simmons led the way for the 6ers, and seemingly played every position tonight, starting at PF at moving up to PG as the game progressed; he had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks on an efficient 11-19 shooting. Wilson Chandler, Robert Covington, JJ Redick and Aamir Johnson also reached double-figures in the scoring column; Joel Embiid did snatch 10 boards, but scored just 7 points on 3-4 shooting.
The 6ers needed this win badly, as they were teetering too close to .500, while the Cavs themselves get one loss closer to falling to .500 again. Cleveland has a
brutal upcoming schedule, facing the Rockets, Wolves, Thunder, Celtics, Nets and Warriors... why the Nets? They are one of the league's surprise teams, sitting at fourth in the East. The Cavs have their work cut out for them at least against the Rockets tomorrow night, as they not only hold home-court advantage, but Houston is also struggling at 8-9 and will be without Clint Capela who's nursing a strained Achilles; maybe Love will erupt for 40 or something.
Meanwhile, the Wolves are also one game below .500 at 9-10; KAT will definitely not play in that contest, though Jimmy Butler may return from a collapsed lung (that shit sounds brutal).
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