The Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night inside TD Garden in what was the second night of a back-to-back set, 102-88. There were several contributing factors in the Cavs’ loss, but none were more glaring than their poor shooting from the field (31-of-89, 34.8 percent). Now, after losing four of their last five games, LeBron James says the team needs to focus on being better.
“I’m always concerned about other teams getting better and better,” James said after Wednesday’s loss. “But I’m more concerned about us getting better and better. That’s the bigger thing. Washington and obviously this team right here (Boston), Miami is trying to get better and better, Toronto is playing exceptional basketball right now. The East is pretty damn good this year, and right now we’re not so good. [We were] great, [now] not so good. See what happens next. But you’ve always got to be concerned with the competition, for sure.”
James, now in his 15th season of NBA service, posted a reasonable stat line against the Celtics on Wednesday night, despite the fact that he didn’t play in the fourth quarter. In his 33 minutes of playing time, the King turned in 19 points on 8-15 shooting from the field, seven rebounds, six assists, one block, and one steal.
James and the Cavs will look to get back into the win column on Saturday night when they travel to Orlando for a matchup against the Magic inside the Amway Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST with Fox Sports Ohio having live broadcast coverage.
