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Now that we've had a few days to marinate on last week's NBA trade deadline let's take a look at the aftermath. In case you've been living under a rock, ala Patrick Star, here's everything that went down in the NBA on Thursday. Now that all the paperwork is complete and new jerseys have been printed here's the breakdown of why the Cavs secured the bag even before they beat the brakes off   defeated the Celtics  on national TV Sunday. For much of the season, Cleveland looked old, slow and tired despite sitting comfortably as a top-4 seed in the East. Yet, with a wave of fresh faces, the Cavs are primed to make another Finals run, as opposed to a team who might have lost in the first round. The Cavs acquired Jordan Clarkson, Rodney Hood, George Hill and Larry Nance Jr. at the trade deadline pic.twitter.com/mQNIi0Wszm — Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) February 9, 2018 Cleveland's front office pulled off one of the boldest strategies I've e...

"We got a slice of some humble pie," said Cleveland point guard Kyrie Irving after Monday's game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The quote comes after he and his Cavs teammates lost 111-108 to the Boston Celtics, squandering a 21-point, third quarter lead to a team playing without its best player Isaiah Thomas. There's likely a number of valid reasons why Cleveland lost, but the for the most obvious reason look no further than No. 23 for the Cavs, LeBron James. That humble pie Irving mentioned - the biggest slice went to James locker after the game. In 45 minutes played, Cleveland's best player scored just 11 points on 4-for-13 shooting against Boston. Fans took notice of his struggles and went to Twitter. LeBron finished with just 11 points tonight. He also didn't score in the final 16 or so minutes. Didn't look engaged the entire night. — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) May 22, 2017 That's unacceptable for a player averaging 32 points pe...