In the game against the Heat, head coach Tyronn Lue decided to roll with the small ball lineup that has been successful in the past. Iman Shumpert was moved off the bench to play the small forward position; James, power forward; Kevin Love, center.
Despite the aforementioned success of the small ball lineup, the Cavaliers came out completely flat. Kyrie Irving and James accounted for 15 of the team’s 19 first quarter points, and Richard Jefferson seemed to be the only to get things going off the bench throughout the entirety of the game.