J.R. Smith has made it quite clear during his 13-year NBA career that he’s not shy to let it fly and has admitted that open shots are “kind of boring”. So it was somewhat surprising to see Smith take just four shots despite playing 28 minutes in the Cavs’ Game 1 loss.
So head coach Tyronn Lue took it upon himself to remind Smith what the Cavs need from him heading into Sunday’s Game 2.
“He’s an assassin,” Lue told ESPN on Saturday. “We’re reminding him of that. Go out there and shoot. We need him to.