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Cleveland Cavaliers Still Have One Glaring Issue Despite Winning Game 5
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Cleveland Cavaliers Still Have One Glaring Issue Despite Winning Game 5

Cleveland Cavaliers On SI·Anthony Pedone·about 1 month ago
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the best teams in the league at distributing the ball, as the team was ranked in the top seven among playoff teams since the trade deadline in assists per game. However since the start of the playoffs, the Toronto Raptors are ranked first and the Cavs are in the bottom three in assists per game. The Cavaliers won Game 1 convincingly, with an all around stellar team performance. However despite winning Game 2 by 10 points, there was a major issue with ball movement. Distribution issues begin in Game 2 Game 2 was the first game where this became a minor issue. This is because no single Cavs player was able to tally more than five assists, which is not ideal.  Especially in the playoffs, it is essential that your point guard, or primary ball handler, is hitting their assist average at the bare minimum. This would be James Harden, who only had four assists in Game 2 despite averaging almost eight since joining the Cavs at the deadline.…

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