The Cavs were down one point at the half against the winless Sixers, they went on a 16-2 run to start the third quarter and finally won the game. For a Cavs team which is aiming at the title beating the Sixers is not a great feat but Lebron brought some attention on what triggered the second half spark.
“Obviously, we were just in the motions in the first half and ended up playing inspired basketball,”LeBron James said. “J.J. got on all of us, and we responded in the third quarter. I respect J.J. probably more than anybody (on this team) just because of my relationship with him and how long we’ve been together,” said James, who has played with Jones the past five seasons in Miami and in Cleveland, making five consecutive trips to the Finals together. “So, it’s my job to respond.”
The halftime speech didn’t resonate just with Lebron as Kevin Love echoed his message.
“What Champ said at halftime: ‘If we want to be a great team, we have to do things a different way,’” Love said. “That hit home for us. Not much needed to be said (after that). We just went out there in the third quarter and had a lot better effort.”
James Jones has the pedigree and the rings to back up his talk, he might not play a big role on the court for the Cavs but this teammates know what he brings to the table. In this young season, there is no need for the Cavs to be alarmed but we know now that Lebron is not the only voice in the locker room.