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Cleveland Cavaliers: What we learned vs. San Antonio Spurs

By Jackson Flickinger

CLEVELAND, OH - FEBRUARY 25: LeBron James
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CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 9: LeBron James and Tyronn Lue of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the game against the Golden State Warriors in Game Four of the 2017 NBA Finals on June 9, 2017 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 9: LeBron James and Tyronn Lue of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the game against the Golden State Warriors in Game Four of the 2017 NBA Finals on June 9, 2017 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The consistency isn’t there yet.

The thing that separates good teams from great teams is consistency. The new look Cavs have been great at times, but they haven’t shown it consistently yet.

Cleveland dominated portions of this game. They did a good job of attacking in transition as they finished with 28 fast-break points. They also played great defense for a half as they finished the first half with a 97.1 defensive rating. Unfortunately, they aren’t to the point where they can sustain that level of performance.

This team has shown us just how good they can be. They can be a dominating defensive team that attacks in transition and hits threes. The question will be if they can become a team that is capable of performing at a high level every night in and night out.

Every team can have great games on occasion. There’s only a few that can reach that level consistently.