The Cleveland Cavaliers have been the most closely watched team throughout the current 2014-14 NBA season. Their ups and downs have been regularly documented and even people arent’t big basketball fans know about them. After all the critics though, it’s time to give them the respect they have been deserving at late. The whole team has started to play better, but one man has been the main reason for all of that recent success and his name is LeBron James.
There are also a lot of reasons for why Cleveland has been looking so much better in thei previous six games, all wins, but still thee biggest one is that James has finally looked like his usual self. The King started the season looking quite exhausted and his lack of energy on the court was evident. However, after returning from two weeks absence because of the knee injury he suffered, he’s been playing basketball like nobody else in the league. “My first step is back” said James after the Cavaliers won against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday with a 108-98.
Since the year 2015 started, The King has been averaging an impressive 30.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals on 51.4 percent shooting from the field. The Cavs newcomers need to be credited for this improvement in LeBron’s play – J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov have played very important roles and have proved themselves to very valuable additions. Smith has been terrific offensively, while Mozgov has brought the defensive intensity the Cavs were desperate to have since the start of the season. “Well we have a giant,” stated James in regards to Mozgov’s presence in the paint “It feels great to have him. Bird [Andersen], he played a little bit more above the rim, as far as flying. Timo [Mozgov] plays bigger. But they’re both really good. But I love Bird. I still love Bird to this day, what he brought to our team. And Timo is the same.”
All in all, a healthy LeBron James is what the Cavs need and what they will continue to need throughout the regular season and the postseason. James isn’t called The King without a reason.
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