The psychological shadow of losing seven consecutive games last season once again loomed over the hearts of the Cavaliers players...
By the third quarter, the Bobcats had not made any effective adjustments, and it was the Cavaliers' offense that collapsed on its own!
James played for nine minutes, going 1 for 4 from the field plus 3 for 4 from the free throw line for 5 points; Hughes went 1 for 3, plus 2 for 2 from the free throw line for 4 points. Besides them, only Donnell Marshall made a three-pointer, Snow sank a completely unguarded mid-range shot, and big Z scored a putback for two points, leaving the Cavaliers with just 16 points for the quarter.
On the Bobcats' side, their set offense still faced restrictions in the third quarter, but they took off on the counterattack!
