Starters
Kyrie Irving Grade = A
In his first playoff series Irving played well offensively. No weakness on offense can score off the bounce, mid-range or downtown. Needs to guard better in the 2nd round of playoffs.
J.R. Smith Grade = C
Smith made his first big mistake since joining Cleveland with Jae Crowder incident. Swish has played solid defense better than expected. Smith becomes 3rd option with Love out, but will miss the first two games of the next series.
Timofey Mozgov Grade = B
Mozgov played decent in this series. He was like the fifth option on offense with most of his points coming off pick and rolls. He did protect the rim pretty good.
Kevin Love Grade = B
Before the injury Love looked like was finding his groove. Love had to two good games before going down. We will have to wait until next year if he opts in.
Lebron James Grade = A
King James does what he does being the best at his craft. It’s championship or bust at this point. Lebron is going to do his part it’s other players who need to step to bring the gold to Cleveland.
The Bench
Iman Shumpert Grade = B
Shumpert played great defense along with some bonus offense. We need more of that as the playoffs continue.
Tristan Thompson Grade = B
Thompson is offensive rebounding machine one of the best in the league. Another player Cleveland will need to get more out of as the playoffs move on.
James Jones Grade = C
The specialist wasn’t hitting the three ball in this series. He has to hit that shot to make up for being a defensive liability.
Matthew Dellavedova Grade = C
Delly will play enough to give Kyrie a breather.
Kendrick Perkins Grade = Inc
Can u say enforcer?
Shawn Marion Grade = Inc
Just a cameo appearance.
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