The Cleveland Cavaliers had an embarrassing 148-124 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. OKC's big three was on point as Russell Westbrook had a near triple-double with 23 points, nine rebounds, and a whopping 20 assists; Paul George had a game-high of 36 points along with seven rebounds, and Carmelo Anthony had a double-double of 29 points and ten rebounds. The Thunder as a team shot 58 percent from the field and 47 percent from behind the arc.
With Saturday's loss, the Cavs are now 3-9 in their last 12 games and have a 27-18 overall record. They're sitting in the No. three spot in the Eastern Conference and are just a half-game ahead of the Miami Heat at No. 4 and 1 1/2 games ahead of the Washington Wizards at No. 5, which would cost them homecourt advantage if they fall.
While they're probably not feeling the greatest considering the state of things, they got hit with another jab, this time from their former coach David Blatt who took a shot at them before coaching in the All-Star Game in Turkey.
"I hope we don't give up as many points as the Cavaliers gave up last night," Blatt said during the pre-game interview with a little smirk on his face.
Blatt was infamously fired the year after leading the Cavs to the NBA Finals and while the team had a 30-11 record. He was given the boot in favor of Tyronn Lue who the players, most notably LeBron James, reportedly wanted.
Source: cbssports.com
