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Every day in the NBA there is a lot to unpack, so every weekday morning throughout the season we will give you the three things you need to know from the last 24 hours in the NBA. Blake Griffin had looked like a maestro running the Clipper offense, Patrick Beverley talked a lot, but how do we judge that against two of the worst defensive teams in the league? Tuesday night the Clippers owned a good Jazz team in the second half, and Griffin dropped 22 points with nine rebounds and 6 assists — given their first test the Clippers aced it. Continue to Article

October 25, 2017 8:01:am EST

Bennett was considered a lottery pick by most teams, but teams had him more in the 7-13 range. Out of UNLV, Bennett was an athletic guy with a lot of questions. It wasn’t a great draft, but the Cavaliers took Bennett in front of Victor Oladipo, Otto Porter, Nerlens Noel, C.J. McCollum, and Ben McLemore, to name a few. Continue to Article

October 24, 2017 6:56:pm EST

CLEVELAND -- Four games into the season, JR Smith is going back to the starting lineup in place of Dwyane Wade. The move should make Cleveland Cavaliers fans start to understand the deft touch that coach Tyronn Lue brings to the unique collection of talent the Cavs have. When Wade and Lue told the media about the move Monday, one thing became abundantly clear: Lue always felt like this was the right move; he just didn't want to force his viewpoint on Wade. Said Lue: "We talked about it before he got here; it'd be a better fit with him coming off the bench." Said Wade: "When me and coach talked before I decided to come here ... we both talked about the opportunity for me to kind of lead the second Continue to Article

October 24, 2017 6:29:pm EST

The Cavaliers are 2-1, but their starting lineups have been outscored by 19 points in 32 minutes. Dwyane Wade has been so bad as the starting shooting guard, his struggles have overshadowed J.R. Smith‘s miserable play as the backup. Dwyane Wade is headed for the Cavaliers’ bench at his own request and J.R. Smith is returning to the starting lineup. Continue to Article

October 23, 2017 4:00:pm EST

Dwyane Wade reached out to Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue Sunday and asked to come off the bench going forward. With Wade heading to the bench, J.R. Smith will be added back to the starting lineup. Wade has started in 907 of the 918 regular season games he's appeared in and all of the 172 postseason games he's played. Continue to Article

October 23, 2017 1:45:pm EST