Cleveland’s new chapter starts today at Boston

TODAY’S GAME

ATLANTA — LeBron James continued to take the high road about the Cavaliers trading away six players, including Isaiah Thomas.

The Cavs won without those guys Friday, and without their replacements, beating Atlanta 123-107.

“There’s no shade on anybody,” James said, after his 10th triple-double of the season and second in as many games.

James spent enough time seething over what his old teammates (and some of his current ones) did to the Cavs while they were here. Why kick them on their way out?

A new chapter in Cavs’ history turned its first page Saturday when the three 25-year-olds — Larry Nance Jr., Jordan Clarkson, and Rodney Hood — and veteran point guard George Hill joined the team for practice.

There are 28 games left before the playoffs. Coach Tyronn Lue, James, and the rest of the Cavs still standing after Thursday’s trades must find a way to incorporate Cavaliers at Celtics, 3:30 p.m., ABC

new teammates without the benefit of a training camp.

Game 1 of this new era is today on national TV against the Boston Celtics — for whom Kyrie Irving plays and who lead Cleveland by 6.5 games for first in the East.

Lue said Saturday’s first practice was “going to be a walk-through, just trying to teach the new guys the plays and what we’re trying to do defensively. Then just kind of go from there.”

Go from there. That’s what the Cavs have to do in this truncated season. There’s less time remaining than when former general manager David Griffin traded for J.R. Smith, Shumpert and Timofey Mozgov in January 2015. Less than when Griffin fired David Blatt and promoted Lue in 2016.

Less than when Griffin traded for Kyle Korver in January 2017. Korver was on target Friday for 30 points and seven 3-pointers.