“It’s a rebirth of Cleveland,” All-Star Darius Garland said. “Our guys want to make our own legacy. Putting Cleveland on the map without Bron, would mean a lot to all of us.'
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The portrait hung on that same building across from his old castle for those 11 celebrated seasons. But it won’t be staying. Neither will LeBron James.
Team LeBron’s Darius Garland of the Cavaliers waves to fans during his introduction before the start of the NBA All Star Game.The surprising Cavaliers, picked again by preseason prognosticators to be one of the league’s dregs for a fourth consecutive year, entered the All-Star break with a 35-23 record. They are fourth in the Eastern Conference and just 2.5 games out of first place.
Isaac Okoro -- the Cavs’ feisty, rugged defensive-minded swingman who continues to evolve on offense and is considered another core piece – participated alongside Mobley in the Rising Stars, helping Team Barry triumph. Allen, one of the anchors of Cleveland’s revamped defense and a first-time All-Star, almost recorded a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing nine rebounds. He even swatted MVP candidate Joel Embiid late in the fourth quarter Sunday night -- payback after Embiid put Allen on a poster in a recent matchup against the 76ers.
“We have a whole group of new young guys and we’re hungry,” Okoro said. “We have that grit, that toughness and we’re ready to show the league that we’re one of those teams. We take pride in it. But we don’t think of it as trying to be a team that doesn’t have LeBron or anything like that. Just try to think of it like we’re a young group right now that’s trying to win games.”
Coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who modernized his offense and masterminded a system around a tall-ball lineup – a direct contrast to the league’s small-ball style – received glowing praise from fellow Coach of the Year rival Erik Spoelstra of the East-leading Heat, who led Team Durant.
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