Lue fines J.R. Smith $100 for biting on DeRozan's pump fake in Game 4
Prior to the start of his team's best-of-seven series with the Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue issued the following challenge to his players: Don't jump on fakes from All-Stars DeMar DeRozan or Kyle Lowry, or you'll have to pay up.
It wasn't until Game 4 at Air Canada Centre on Sunday that a Cavaliers player fell for such a fake, with guard J.R. Smith jumping on a DeRozan pump at some point during Cleveland's 109-102 series-clinching victory.
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In the locker room afterward, Lue called over Smith and collected his $100.
"I knew it as soon as I did it," Smith told Cleveland.com's Joe Vardon.
DeRozan missed 10 of his 18 shots in Game 4, but still finished with 22 points and eight dimes in 45 minutes of action. Smith contributed only three points in 21 minutes.
Lowry missed Games 3 and 4 with an ankle injury, which essentially cut the probability of someone on Cleveland getting fined in half.