Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers – Jan. 8, 2016
Cavaliers forward LeBron James
On making the extra pass…
“It can become routine and guys get a great feel for it, making extra passes. It’s great for everyone, it doesn’t matter who’s scoring the ball. It’s all about making the right play and we’ve been doing it the last few games.”
On J.R. Smith…
“He’s definitely a rhythm player, but at the same time our offense helps him a lot. We look for him a lot. We just want him to shoot the ball, man. He has the ability to go for 15, 17 in a quarter. Tonight was one of those instances where every time he got the ball, we wanted him to keep taking them. He’s been taking great shots. He’s been taking great shots. He hasn’t taken many heat check shots this year, and I think that’s just helped him stay in a rhythm.”
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love
On trying to stay relaxed at the start…
“I missed some good shots to start, in particular my first couple of threes, but as far as getting relaxed and feeling a good rhythm out there, it was nice to see a lot of guys get good looks, get into a good rhythm on both sides of the ball. I thought Shump was great tonight. A lot of guys did different things. It was a good showing for us tonight.”
On the confidence in their game…
“Sure, but we got some good work in this morning, we had a good game plan and I think that settles us in, knowing that we have a lot of confidence in what we do. It doesn’t matter where we play.”
On playing back in Minnesota…
“As far as seeing all the people I still have relationships with, it’s really nice. I’ll see a couple people here after the game. I told them I miss it. I want to come back and hang with them in the summer. It’s a place that will always be one of my homes and a place I hope I’ll always come back to.”