Cleveland Cavaliers: Four Reasons Why The Cavs Fired David Blatt

MLK Day Demolition by the Golden State Warriors

The most high profile game this month saw the Cleveland Cavaliers on the bad side of a fourth quarter drubbing in front of a national tv audience on Martin Luther King day against the Golden State Warriors.

Less than a month after an entertaining contest on Christmas Day, the Cavs found themselves out-played in every facet against the defending champions. At one point, the Warriors took a 43 point lead which is the worst deficit that James has ever faced in his career.

It was the second-to-worst loss in Cavs history.

In the larger picture, the loss was only devastating to the morale of the team. The Cavs remained the best team in the East and had lost only two – as of this writing, three – at home.

But the fact remains, the two teams are the favorites to meet again in this year’s NBA Finals. No matter the success the team may have in the regular season, there was the looming idea that the man at the helm did not have an answer to the best team in the NBA.

Added into the fact that he has both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love this season, which was not the case in the Finals.

If Blatt was given a pass for the NBA Finals due to the health of his team, then the regular season losses to the Warriors had no excuse.

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