OAKLAND, UNITED STATES: Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith confessed to cluelessness Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in his botched rebound play in the NBA Finals opener, promising a tighter focus in Sunday’s crucial second game. Smith squandered a final chance at a regulation-time Cleveland victory in a game Golden State won 124-114 in overtime on Thursday. Smith rebounded teammate George Hill’s missed free throw with 4.5 seconds to play in regulation and the score deadlocked at 107-107. He dribbled away from the basket, as if running off the final seconds of what he thought was a victory. “A few plays happened and we kind of lost our heads at the end, so we’ve got to stay locked in the whole game,” Smith said.

Source: Manila Times June 03, 2018 14:48 UTC