Isaiah Thomas says no beef with Kevin Love, but Cavaliers have problems

Isaiah Thomas says no beef with Kevin Love, but Cavaliers have problems

The Cavs beat the Indiana Pacers, 115-107, on Friday, but Thomas had a rough game with five turnovers and a 5-of-13 shooting performance.During the game, Love grabbed a rebound and bent over to hand it to him in a mocking way (Love is 6-10, Thomas is 5-9).Thomas was also booed in the fourth quarter for taking bad shots and committing a turnover.The Cavs were being outscored by 23 points per 100 possessions with Thomas as the starting point guard, which prompted coach Tyronn Lue to put Tristan Thompson into the lineup to help Thomas on pick and rolls.Earlier this week, Thomas was the first to call out Love at the team’s practice facility for leaving the Cavs’ 148-124 loss to Oklahoma City last week and going home before it was over, and then skipping practice the next day.The situation quickly ignited into a heated, team-wide airing of grievances, the effects of which still linger.Thomas left the locker room after Tuesday’s loss to the Spurs and Friday’s win without taking questions, so, Saturday was his time to respond to, well, everything.Below are Thomas' thoughts on everything from the team's poor play with him on the court, to his version of what he said to Love and why, to criticisms of his shot selection."What did you trade me here for? To not shoot? To not find my rhythm? To not be Isaiah Thomas? I can’t be anybody else," he said.