Perhaps sending a message to Phil Jackson for his "posse" comment, LeBron James did not mess around as he led the Cavaliers to a 126-94 blowout of the New York Knicks on Wednesday. However, James did mess around at the very end of the game.
Setting a tone right from the opening tip, the Cavs hit five 3-pointers and played tough defense to go up by 10 points after the first quarter. Scoring eight points, James was impressive in the first but he took over in the second by scoring 11 more points and helping the Cavs build a 15-point cushion at the half. Cleveland then ran away with the game in the third, scoring 29 points in the quarter.
The Cavs had built such a large lead that James and Kevin Love didn't play a single minute in the fourth. Kyrie Irving did play but was only in for less than two minutes.
So how did James and Irving spend their downtime on the bench in the fourth with the Cavs up by 32 points? Well, by attempting the water bottle challenge, of course.
Apparently the water bottle was more of a challenge for James and his Cavs teammates than the Knicks.
