Paul Silas was an experienced head coach. He could see the same problems his son could.
LeBron James played until the fifth minute of the second quarter before being subbed out, after which Su Xi checked into the game.
When Su Xi had left the court, the Cavaliers were leading by 6 points. Now, as he re-entered the game, the Cavaliers were trailing by 1.
The Knicks and the Cavaliers were a match made in heaven—as opponents. Even though the Cavaliers were inexplicably down three players tonight, the Knicks still couldn't seize the advantage. Even with Darius Miles getting into LeBron James's head, they still played like dead fish.
This sent James Dolan, watching from his VIP suite, into a rage. A man who treated money like dirt, he fumed to Isaiah Thomas, "Look at this! After all the money I've spent these years, after paying all these people, they play like a pile of shit when it counts. They don't look like a modern team at all."
