LeBron James has bigger concerns than the playoffs.
After falling short of his 30,000 point milestone in Saturday's ugly 148-124 loss to the Thunder, the Cavaliers star said his team wouldn't last long if the postseason were to begin now.
"Playoffs? We can't even start thinking about that, not the way we're playing right now," James said after the game, via ESPN. "We could easily get bounced early in the playoffs if they started next weekend. Haven't even began thinking about the postseason."
The Cavs, who have dropped nine of their last 12 games, tied a franchise record for most points allowed in regulation as they put on a poor defensive performance during Saturday's loss.
"I've never in my basketball life gave up 148 points, not even probably playing video games," James said. "They got everything that they wanted. Inside, outside — they had it moving. ... It's just a really bad, really bad loss on our part."
Despite talks of coach Tyronn Lue being in the hot seat, James took responsibility for the team's slump and emphasized the importance of perseverance going forward.
"I can't break,"James said. "I'm the last one that can break at this point. I'm the leader of this team. Hopefully we can get some wins, and that definitely helps, but I'm going to stay as positive as I can be. You guys know me, patience is not always been a thing for me, but knowing the rough patch that we're in right now, that's what I'm going to give to this team. Just stay positive."
The Cavs (27-18) will look to get back on track when they visit the Spurs (30-17) at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday.
