There is no good reason to overreact over anything that happens during the first week of the NBA season. Training camp is nothing like the regular season. This is the time when teams see what sets work and what tweaks need to be made.
The Cleveland Cavaliers treated their first home game like it was game one of the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers struggles since LeBron James departure in 2010 have been well documented. The city is as excited as ever to have King James back home.
The celebration seemed to be a bit overwhelming. LeBron looked out of character for much of the night. Keep in mind LeBron's wife Savannah gave birth to a baby girl three days ago. A shaky performance from LeBron would only be natural. LeBron was unlike himself indeed. He finished Cleveland ' s home opener with only 17 points, including a team high eight turnovers. The King was nowhere in sight.
Carmelo Anthony was clutch in the waning minutes of the Knicks first road game. He drained a baseline jump shot with less than a minute remaining to secure New York ' s first win of the season. Carmelo finished the night with 25 points.
Carmelo has been known as a clutch player during his career. However, in recent years he's come up small at the end of games. Maybe Carmelo's explosive start is a sign of things to come. New York is going to rely on his offensive output heavily this season.
Cleveland fans need not to put too much emphasis on this loss. The LeBron, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving experiment is going to be a work in progress. They should end somewhere around the 55 win mark.
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