{"id":714940,"date":"2017-07-10T22:10:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T02:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=714940"},"modified":"2017-07-10T22:10:30","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T02:10:30","slug":"cleveland-cavaliers-on-fire-lead-anemic-warriors-50-31-halftime-recap-with-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/cleveland-cavaliers-on-fire-lead-anemic-warriors-50-31-halftime-recap-with-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"HALFTIME RECAP WITH HIGHLIGHTS: Cleveland Cavaliers On Fire, Lead Anemic Warriors, 50-31"},"content":{"rendered":"
THOMAS & MACK CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV — Two nights after losing to the Sixers<\/a> in a 2017 NBA Summer League opener, the Golden State Warriors<\/strong> (0-1) faced<\/a> the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/strong> (2-0) in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n Warriors rookie and 38th draft pick Jordan Bell<\/strong> passed concussion protocol and was deemed ready to play. The team was once again without Chris Boucher<\/strong> (ACL rehab).<\/p>\n Q1: Rough Start<\/strong><\/p>\n The Cavs got out to a hot start although Damian Jones<\/strong> had an emphatic early block on a Jay Felder<\/strong> drive.<\/p>\n[protected-iframe id=”a23633aaf8ba7ffa64dab1267ca8bf47-114320562-10106876″ info=”http:\/\/twitframe.com\/show?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FGSWdelivery%2Fstatus%2F884578963934167040″ width=”550″ height=”330″ frameborder=”0″]\n Xavier Munford<\/strong> missed a runner which turned into a Brandon Paul<\/strong>-to-? Prather<\/strong> runout fast break, Paul hit a nice jumper, and Patrick McCaw<\/strong> finally broke a 6-0 spell with a crossover and pull-up three.<\/p>\n McCaw then attacked off a missed three by Paul and made a nice Euro step to draw free throws.<\/p>\n But Felder hit a trey, then got another jumper to drop, McCaw rose for a jumper then lost the ball looking to pass, and Paul got a runout two-hand jam to give the Cavs a 13-5 lead.<\/p>\n Out of the timeout, a designed play for Kevon Looney<\/strong> had him convert a double-clutch layup, then after a bad screen by Damian Jones<\/strong> on a pick-and-roll with Jabari Brown<\/strong>, Brown hit a jumper on the catch off a Looney screen and got fouled in the process.<\/p>\n[protected-iframe id=”32a2afef5ef6c4eb11f3c02f4e60a1a8-114320562-10106876″ info=”http:\/\/twitframe.com\/show?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FGSWdelivery%2Fstatus%2F884580807641255936″ width=”550″ height=”330″ frameborder=”0″]\n Jordan Bell<\/strong> came in as Brown\u2019s and-one closed the gap to 15-11 with 4:43 remaining.<\/p>\n A much bigger Edy Tavares<\/strong> tried to post up Bell, but Bell did well to force a bad shot and, at the other end, Alex Hamilton<\/strong> got an and-one as the Cavs goaltended.<\/p>\n After a timeout, McCaw used a screen and a between-the-legs crossover to get into the lane, showing the ball and finishing with the harm, and the Warriors were back to within 18-17.<\/p>\n[protected-iframe id=”96ee21ece4a7512d06f8820092965168-114320562-10106876″ info=”http:\/\/twitframe.com\/show?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fwarriors%2Fstatus%2F884584331750002688″ width=”550″ height=”330″ frameborder=”0″]\n But Dominic Pointer<\/strong> hit a three, Felder got another and-one over Jacorey Williams<\/strong>, McCaw missed a heavily contested jumper, and Malcolm Thomas<\/strong> got a put-back and the Cavs were suddenly back up, 28-17.<\/p>\n Bell made a nice play to draw a held ball on an attack, then won the jump ball, but Pointer ended up going down the lane for a tomahawk jam.<\/p>\n Bell came back with a backdoor assist to Brown before Tai Webster<\/strong> forced a backcourt call on Sam Cassell, Jr.<\/strong>, and the Cavs held a 30-21 lead heading into the second stanza.<\/p>\n[protected-iframe id=”0cb554a0420345f38da37f127e8e78a6-114320562-10106876″ info=”http:\/\/twitframe.com\/show?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FGSWdelivery%2Fstatus%2F884584111821565953″ width=”550″ height=”330″ frameborder=”0″]\n Q2: McCaw Can\u2019t Connect<\/strong><\/p>\n To start the second quarter, Brown forced a steal on a full-court press, Williams immediately dunked the ball, then Looney got a putback, but Joe Rahon<\/strong> got a drive blocked, then airballed a three, and two Cavs runouts later, the deficit was back up to 40-25.<\/p>\n Jones got another block in the lane, then Looney drew a foul on a nice reverse layup attempt, and McCaw made a sweet crossover step-back, but missed the triple.<\/p>\n[protected-iframe id=”3c5714572cdc3bb28da5f0e0a91610ee-114320562-10106876″ info=”http:\/\/twitframe.com\/show?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FGSWdelivery%2Fstatus%2F884587276495273986″ width=”550″ height=”330″ frameborder=”0″]\n Paul hit another three, Anthony Gill<\/strong> got an and-one on an attack past Jones, McCaw got another drive swatted, and with 2:54 to play, the Warriors were down 47-27.<\/p>\n Alex Hamilton<\/strong> had a brief flash, converting a fast break layup after a steal by Williams, then Hamilton got a steal and drove to the hoop for a layup. Later, Hamilton also drew free throws but missed both.<\/p>\n Felder added another drive, Williams countered with a nice bucket in the lance, and the Cavs held a 50-31 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n (Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via @reviewjournalsports)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THOMAS & MACK CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV — Two nights after losing to the Sixers in a 2017 NBA Summer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":715142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[703639074,230171385],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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