CLEVELAND: Twenty-one thoughts for 21 fourth-quarter points in Wednesday’s 113-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks…
1. Nine games into his partnership with David Blatt, LeBron James sounded the minutes alarm. James was playing 39.1 minutes per night at the time, third-most in the NBA.
2. “That has to come down,” James said at the time. “For me, I don’t want to do that all year.”
3. What does that have to do with today? James played 34 minutes Wednesday on the second night of a back-to-back after logging 47 minutes on Tuesday. He entered the night averaging 37.