Dellavedova hospitalized after Cavs’ Game 3 win
CLEVELAND — Matthew Dellavedova’s hospital visit was a short one.
The breakout Cavaliers star — apparently, he’s sold more jerseys than any other NBA player over the past 24 hours — was taken to hospital with severe dehydration, after playing 38 excellent minutes in Game 3 Tuesday.
Dellavedova received intravenous treatment and was back for a film session and media interviews Wednesday, and he will suit up for Game 4 Thursday, says Cleveland head coach David Blatt.
“I felt like a pushed the limit a few times,” Dellavedova said.
“That’s the most tired I’ve been. I’m feeling good now, though.”
Iman Shumpert, who hurt his shoulder running into the brick wall that is Draymond Green, also said he will play.
While Blatt would like to limit their minutes a bit, he said Dellavedova flat out refused that request and that it was unlikely, given the team’s sparse depth.
“Look, we’ve got to be realistic and keep our eyes on him and see how he recovers,” Blatt said of his point guard.
Series for the ages
It’s easy to say LeBron James has been doing some superhuman things, but it takes digging into the numbers to gather just how spectacular he actually has been so far in these Finals.
He has scored 123 points in three games. James scored 107 in six Finals games against Dallas in 2011.
He managed 41 assists back then and already has 36 now. The 123 points are the most ever scored in the first three games of a Finals and his 41-point average ties Michael Jordan’s 1993 average for best ever.
Irving’s injury a ‘freak play’
All-star Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving was back with the team following surgery to repair a broken left kneecap.
Irving is out for the season, but said playing heavy minutes after already being hobbled had nothing to do with the injury, which he says occurred when he collided with Klay Thompson in Game 1.
Irving called it a “freak play” and said the worst part was he had been feeling great, as his numbers in the game illustrated.
He said he knew right away his season was over and the toughest part now is watching from the sidelines.