"Delicate." This was the word that came out of LeBron James to describe his team's current condition after a 103-74 beat down at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Many analysts preferred the word upset, frustrated, down, tired, or confused - all would have been appropriate after Cleveland dropped into second place in the Eastern Conference for the very first time since November.

But instead, Lebron James chose the word delicate. According to ESPN, many analysts think that it's the kind of word that would make people wonder just how concerned LeBon James actually is about this Cavs team's mettle following a miserable road trip, which they have lost four of six games.

"It's a delicate time for our team right now," LeBron James said after Monday's loss to the Spurs. "I'm not saying it's for the bad overall, though. We've got a couple guys that has shown leadership, some guys that's been in the fray before that is giving their opinions.

LeBron James continues, "What I've learned over the season is that there are a time and place for it. There will be certain situations. The kind of situation where you wait for the right time."

To make things straight, The Cleveland Cavaliers are in critical situations right now and LeBron James knows that anything he will say publicly will turn up the already loud volume even louder. According to SBNation, LeBron James was also seen huddling in an intense, personal conversation with a frustrated Kyrie Irving as the media reporters left the locker room.

Irving, LeBron James' Sidekick has been so upset with his performance in the game; Irving's minus-29 plus-minus rating Monday was tied for the lowest of his career. It was also reported that Irving went back out onto the court to do shooting drills right after the loss.

Irving then walked back into the locker room after and joined LeBron James and his teammates, buried his feet in a bucket of ice water, planted his face in a towel, and ultimately tried to process everything.

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