After a 120-94 loss to the Celtics in Game 1, the Cavs will look for answers on how to topple the Goliath of the East.
If a team's star delivers an iconic performance in a pivotal playoff game and his team wins, it's stuff of NBA legend. Produce a similarly epic performance in a playoff loss though – nope, the starAfter spending years listening to LeBron plead for more help at every passing trade deadline to try and take down the then juggernaut Warriors,fans know all too well that it takes a collection of talent to win this time of year.
Recognizing that Strus was pivotal in the team's Game 7 win over Orlando on Sunday to help catapult his team into this round of the playoffs, he's shooting just 30-percent from long-range for the postseason. That's not exactly what the Cavs were looking for when they dolled out a four-year, $63 million deal to the 28-year-old last summer.Then there's Niang, who has shot 42% from the floor and 37% from three in the playoffs during his career.
Sharp-shooting Sam Merrill saw a playoff-high 17 minutes of playing time on Tuesday and went 0-for-4 from three. J.B. Bickerstaff has called him a weapon from long-range, but only if he's knocking them down. Okoro's night aside, the discrepancy between these two rosters was on full display in Game 1. Cleveland shot 41% from the floor. Boston shot 48%. From three, Cleveland shot just 26%. Boston shot 39%. For the playoffs as a whole, the Cavs are posting a sub-30, three point percentage.
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