LeBron James is not feeling the Cavs right now, and nor should he. In a game that marked James’ first return to South Beach since he left the Heat to join the Cavaliers in free agency this summer. he scored a team-high 30 points and dished out eight assists, while Dwyane Wade paced Miami with 31 points and five assists.
The loss dropped Cleveland to 17-11, good for fifth place in the Eastern Conference, and afterwards James said “the Cavs are not that good right now.”
LeBron: "We’re not that good right now. We’ve won some really good games, we’ve lost some games, but we’re not that good right now"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 26, 2014
Cleveland, which recently lost center Anderson Varejao for the season to an ACL tear, ranks 23rd in the NBA in defensive efficiency, according to NBA.com.