Kevin Love called it at the Cavs on Monday.
During the Cavaliers’ 112–96 loss to the Raptors on the road, Love – who went to inbound the ball – slapped a pass from a court official, where it went live. Stanley Johnson of Toronto caught the gifted turnover and gave the ball to Malachi Flynn, who easily won unopposed 3.
The sequence took place with 29.4 seconds remaining in the third quarter, run by a 7–0 Rappers run that helped them take an 81–70 lead in the fourth. Cleveland was trailing only 76–70 before Love was traded. He did not play in the fourth quarter and left before the final buzzer sounded, with 11 points and seven rebellions in the loss.
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Love’s game was a low light in a game in which Cleveland, down seven players, dropped to 21-40 on the season and 13th in the Eastern Conference standings. The Cavaliers have lost three of their final 10 straight, six and will miss the playoffs in the third year.
Coach JB Bickerstaff addressed the sequence in his postgame news conference, saying Love apologized to teammates and the team moved forward.
“You have to ask Kevin,” Bikastaff said when asked about playing in the postgame (Via clevelex) Belongs to. “We talked about it. He apologized to his colleagues for this and we will move forward.
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