There is no doubt LeBron James makes the Cavaliers go, and now that Kyrie Irving plays for the Boston Celtics there is no doubt who is No. 2 with the Cavs. It’s Kevin Love.
“We know LeBron is the head of the snake,” interim coach Larry Drew said on March 30. “Kevin is a guy we really depend on now.
“With our situation, from a personnel standpoint, we look to go through Kevin a lot, particularly in the post because we know what his capabilities are down there. He’s a big man who’s capable of stepping out to the 3 (point arc). We have to make sure Kevin gets touches. We’re going to ride him. He knows how much we depend on him.”
Love has played and started 54 of the 76 games the Cavs have played this season. He is averaging 17.5 points and 9.2 rebounds a game. Love leads the Cavs in rebounding and is second to James (27.6 points) in scoring.