As our own Dane Carbaugh broke down for you in video form, the Cavaliers already ran a lot of the sets that Atlanta ran to free up Kyle Korver, it was only a matter of time before the sharpshooter started to find a comfort level in his new home.
That time came Friday night.
Korver shot 7-of-10 on his way to 18 points against Sacramento. Six of his shots came as he ran off screens (via Synergy Sports) and that is where he was comfortable, as he told Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
“I still didn’t know what was going on half the time, but I knew what was going on half the time,” Korver said after his 18 points helped Cleveland to a 38-34 advantage in bench scoring. “So that was really helpful.”
One thing we could see a lot going forward: Korver and Channing Frye spacing the floor with the second unit, and LeBron James getting run with that group.
“It’s something that we did a lot last year, and we want to get back to that,” said James, who tied a season high with 15 assists. “Our second unit was very good for us, not only in the regular season but in the postseason last year, so it was good to get back out there with those guys, and we had a really good feel.”
Golden State will get a good look at all of this Monday when the two teams have a rematch (and Finals preview).