Cleveland ends trip 1-4, drops 3 in row
Cavaliers at least competitive in latest loss to the Pacers.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Cavaliers slid toward the end of this road trip like they were riding bald tires down I-90 this weekend. (2000-02) with the Rams, But at least in the finale serving as wide receivers they had a chance to win. coach in 2001 when the The Indiana Pacers beat Rams led the NFL in pass- them for the third time this ing yards. With the added season, 97-95 on Friday title of passing game coach night. The Cavs have lost in 2002, Zampese led the three straight, seven of nine Rams to a second-place finand eight of 11, finishing the ish in the league in passfive-game trip at 1-4. ing yards. But Cleveland was indeed
A former wide receiver and competitive for a change, kick returner at San Diego, nearly rebounding from a Zampese is the son of Ernie season-worst 34-point loss Zampese, the longtime NFL Thursday in Toronto (and offensive coordinator who 28-point loss Monday in helped the Cowboys to a Minneapolis). They led by victory in Super Bowl XXX. 22 points after one quarter,
Henry, 45, brings eight 14 at halftime, and by six years of NFL coaching expe- with 3:57 left in the game. rience, including the past And t h e n they didn’t two as receivers coach for score again. become their best.” the Giants, where he worked LeBron James stepped
Jackson must still replace with Odell Beckham Jr. on the baseline trying to Tabor and Wilson, with Beckham was lim i ted score what could’ve been whom he went to high school to four games last season the game winner. He caught in Los Angeles. because of a broken ankle, a desperation pass from
Zampese, 50, who served but in 2016, he finished third Kevin Love inside of 1.4 as the Bengals quarterbacks in the NFL with a career-high seconds to go and fired a coach for 13 seasons before 101 receptions and third with 3-pointer that hit the rim. he replaced Jackson as OC, 1,367 yards. He also caught James finished with 27 was fired two games into the 10 touchdown passes. points, 11 rebounds, and 2017 season after the Bengals Henry served as the 49ers eight assists. Kevin Love failed to score a touchdown. receivers coach in 2015, scored 21 points with 10
But he tutored two of the where veteran Anquan Bolrebounds and Jeff Green best quarterbacks in Bengals din finished with 69 catches added 13 points off the history in Carson Palmer for 789 yards and four touch- bench. J.R. Smith scored and Andy Dalton, coach- downs. nine points to go with six ing Palmer from 2004-10 Browns receivers caught rebounds. and Dalton from 2011-2015. only five TD passes in 2017, The Pacers went ahead on Both made multiple Pro Bowl but Corey Coleman played Victor Oladipo’s 3-pointer appearances and set club only seven games, and Josh with 2:10 to go, and Dar- records. Gordon, five. The Browns ren Collison hit the sec
A second-round pick 2011, will add several receivers ond of two free-throw tries Dalton became just the sec- in the offseason, including with 1.4 seconds left that ond quarterback in the Super possibly bringing back Terprompted Love’s full-court Bowl era to lead his team to relle Pryor, who’s due to be pass to James. the playoffs in each of his first a free agent. Collison led the Pac- five seasons. Palmer led the Dolphins receiver Jarvis ers with 22 points. OladNFL with 33 passing touch- Landry, who’s also set to ipo added 19 points and downs in 2005. hit the market, was coached Lance Stephenson added 16
Although Zampese called by Henry at LSU. He’s aver- points and 11 rebounds off plays for the Bengals as coor- aged 1,000 yards in each of the bench. Stephenson also dinator, Jackson won’t likely his four seasons in Miami, baited James into a tech- turn those duties over to him and could be on the Browns’ nical (James shoved him as QB coach. radar once he’s free, espe- during a dead ball after Ste
Prior to Cincinnati, Zamp- cially now that Henry is on phenson stuck his thumb in ese spent three seasons board. James’ side) in the fourth