On Tuesday night, after hearing Quin Snyder and at least one Jazz player say they just have to take it one game at a time, I tweeted the NBA should attach conditions to anyone who uses that phrase.
Which is why I absolutely loved LeBron James saying a regular-season matchup with Boston wasn’t all that. In an ocean of clichés, the game’s best player has earned the right to say what he thinks. Which he did. Spectacularly.
“Taking nothing from them, they've been playing some great ball, but I'm not one to get caught up in the regular season,” he told media.