Kenny Atkinson believes the Miami Heat's aggressiveness helped them defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Even though the Cavaliers didn't reach their season average in points per game, they didn't necessarily shoot the ball poorly. They shot 47 percent from the floor and 42 percent from behind the arc.
"Too many back cuts. Too many offensive rebounds . Then we let Robinson and Herro get loose on us and hurt us from the three-point line. Not a great defensive effort from us"The duo of Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson was a problem for the Cavs. They combined for 57 and made nine total threes. This performance sheds some more light on Cleveland's continuous problem of defending the outside shot.
Also, once the final buzzer sounded, the Heat outrebounded the Cavs 47 to 36 and scored nine more second-chance points than Cleveland. As Atkinson mentioned, improving in just that area could have put the Cavaliers right back in the game. Atkinson continued, "Credit to them. I just felt like they had more energy - more physicality. They took the fight to us. We were kind of passive. They were the more aggressive team. The more aggressive team has the advantage.
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