I guess JR just wanted something to hold over Golden State come playoff time.
The Warriors finally lost Saturday, and J.R. Smith seemed heartbroken that the Milwaukee Bucks, and not the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to do it.
Smith apparently wanted the CAvsCavaliers to stop the streak during their Christmas Day showdown.
Strange as it might sound, Smith had his reasons for wanting the Golden State Warriors to continue their historic unbeaten start to the season when they played the Boston Celtics on Friday, winning in double overtime, and followed that up with a road loss in Milwaukee on Saturday to fall to 24-1.
“I was upset. I’m not going to lie,” Smith said of the Warriors’ streak ending. “When it was a tough game against Boston, I was home watching the game and I was like, ‘Man, y’all got to pull this out. Y’all got to pull this out.’ I wanted them to go undefeated until they played us.
LeBron didn’t agree — not understanding why Smith was thinking 12-days ahead.
When informed of Smith’s desire, LeBron James made it clear he was not harboring the same thoughts. […] “I’m too much of a guy that sticks in the present. I would be cheating the situation, I would be cheating the progress by worrying about a Christmas Day game when we’re not there yet,” James said.
Just JR being JR.