“They’re going to be a 1st round exit,” Kendrick Perkins doubts INCONSISTENT Cleveland Cavaliers title hopes
Kendrick Pekins believes the Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to another first-round exit after seeing them lose to the Heat on Tuesday.
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Since winning the NBA Championship in 2016, Cleveland Cavaliers supporters have had nothing to cheer about. They have high expectations for this season though, after signing Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz. however, Kendrick Perkins doesn’t feel the same way.
Kendrick Perkins recently witnessed the Cleveland Cavaliers’ difficult loss to the Miami Heat. The Cavs gave it their all but still lost to the Heat 100-97. Perk wasn’t happy with what he witnessed from his old team, and he wasn’t afraid to express his displeasure on Twitter following the defeat.
“I’m Legit worried about the Cavs. They are going to win regular season games because they have a lot of talent… but their inconsistency on both ends of the floor is going to be the reason they’re going to be a 1st round exit!!! Carry the hell on…” Perkins tweeted.
They have had an inconsistent season, October saw the Cleveland Cavaliers go 5-1, November saw them go 9-7, and December saw them go 9-6. After Tuesday’s defeat, they have an 8-8 January record. They last had a two-game winning streak about four weeks ago.
Cleveland Cavaliers lose to Miami Heat
The Miami Heat defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 100-97 on Tuesday night with the help of Jimmy Butler’s 23 points, 18 points from Bam Adebayo, and 11 rebounds. Caleb Martin scored 18 points and equaled his career high with 10 rebounds. Tyler Herro added 18 points as well.
The game was back and forth between the two teams the entire time, but in the end, the Heat won 100-97. Following a victory over the LA Clippers in which they made 60.6 percent of their 3-point attempts, the Cavaliers shot just 27.5 percent against Miami. From distance, the Heat shot 45.2 percent.
As the Cavaliers suffered their sixth loss in their previous 10 games, Allen finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland each contributed 16 points, and Evan Mobley contributed 19 points overall.
“I don’t want to say it’s all learning experience, because we want to be at the top. We can’t just keep saying, ‘oh, we’re learning, we’re learning, we’re learning,'” Allen said. “It’s an excuse. I won’t say (it’s) a letdown on our part, but we just feel like we could have done better.”
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