LeBron James after Cavaliers loss to Pistons: 'We're not a very good team'
The Detroit Pistons got their seventh win in 30 tries this season Sunday night. They did it in on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
While everything seemingly went right for the Pistons - they set a franchise record for 3-pointers in a game with 17 - the Cavs had issues without Kyrie Irving, who missed his second straight game with a knee contusion.
LeBron James racked up a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, but shot 5-of-19 from the floor with seven turnovers.
2nd time in LeBron James' career in which he's shot less than 30% from the field (5-19, 26.3%) and committed at least 7 turnovers
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In total, Cleveland turned the ball over 17 times, leading to 21 Detroit points.
The other guy?
Kevin Love put up a double-double, too - 20 points on 9-of-19 shooting and 10 boards. But his defense was lackluster and he finished at minus-25.
With Love sitting the fourth quarter because of his D Friday and the blowout Sunday, things are not running smoothly for the Cavaliers. Despite some obvious depth issues - A.J. Price played first quarter minutes Sunday - some of the blame is coming back to rookie NBA coach David Blatt.
When asked after the game if he's concerned about losing the team, he shrugged it off.
Cavs' David Blatt says he's "not concerned at all," when asked if he's concerned about losing team."I'm concerned with how we're playing"
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James was candid about the Cavaliers' situation. "We're not a very good team," he told media post-game. "Right now, we're just not very good in every aspect of the game that we need to be to compete every night."
The Pistons meanwhile are now undefeated (2-0) without Josh Smith.