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MILWAUKEE -- Following a blowout loss to the Bucks on Tuesday in a game during which J.R. Smith allowed a wide-open dunk because he was busy greeting a Milwaukee player on the sidelines while the ball was in play, the Cleveland Cavaliers guard pleaded ignorance when asked about the mistake.I wasnt even paying attention, Smith said of his hug with Jason Terry with 2:57 remaining in the second quarter that left Tony Snell with an uncontested path to the basket. I dont even remember that.The bucket gave the Bucks a 53-50 lead en route to their eventual 118-101 victory, snapping a four-game win streak for the now 13-3 Cavs.The blunder certainly wasnt the main reason Cleveland lost -- it can blame its season-high 20 turnovers leading to 22 Milwaukee points and the 68 points in the paint it gave up -- yet Smith maintained his charade of selective amnesia.What play are you talking about? Smith said when a reporter continued to ask him about the clip that had gone viral even before the game ended.When the reporter described the play in detail, Smith replied, I didnt even know I was in the game. My bad.During the interview, Smith wore a ski mask-style cover over his face, only making his answers more bizarre.Its my alter ego, Smith said. Its a gift from Ohio State, so I figure why not?Smith got the hood during the Cavs trip to the Michigan-Ohio State football game over the weekend.He was then asked if his alter ego had a name.Yeah, he said.What is it?I cant tell you, Smith said, as LeBron James chuckled while dressing at the locker next to him, causing Smith to laugh, as well.Cavs coach Tyronn Lue was in a far less cheery mood after what was, unmistakably, his teams worst loss of the season.I just didnt like that we didnt match their physicality, Lue said after Cleveland saw an early 14-point lead turn into a double-digit defeat. I thought they were physical from 1 through 5. They were physical, they played harder than we did and thats what happens. You give up 68 points in the paint, you dont get back in transition and this team scored 118 points with only seven 3s. So, 68 points in the paint -- we told them we had to protect the paint tonight, and we just didnt do it.Things got so bad for the Cavs in the third quarter that Lue employed one of his boldest moves since becoming coach at midseason last year: He benched his entire lineup en masse to bring in five reserve players as substitutes.I just wanted to do it, Lue said of taking out Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert and James and replacing them with Chris Andersen, DeAndre Liggins, Mike Dunleavy, Jordan McRae and James Jones.Pressed for his reasoning, Lue replied, I just didnt like how we played, how we were playing.Cleveland trailed by 11 when Lue made the move with 3:49 remaining in the third. By the end of the period, the Bucks lead had ballooned to 18.Hes our coach, and if he felt like we werent giving the effort we needed to do, then he has the right to do that, James said. Our guys that came in, they played as well as they could, for sure.Lue went back to his starters with 10:56 left in the fourth and Cleveland down 15, but the coach pulled them back out for good with 6:03 remaining, when the Bucks pushed their cushion up to 22.Asked whether he saw any change in his top unit after the lineup swap occurred, Lue scoffed, Same results. ... You saw it.While Love did not agree with a reporter suggesting Lue was sending a message with the move, the team accepted it, no matter Lues motivation.Probably if I was a coach, I probably would have done the same thing, Irving said. Even though the point disparity wasnt as big in the point of the game, but, I mean, we needed it. They were getting some easy looks, and you obviously know the coaches around the league -- probably one coach, in [Gregg] Popovich, [would] do it with his starting five and take them out just to prove a point.I think that going forward, we dont want it to happen again and well do our best to not make it happen again. So as leaders of the team -- myself, LeBron, Kevin -- in picking up the guys, we got to lead this charge; and going forward, well be better.James was ready to leave the loss in Milwaukee and focus on the back-to-back against the?LA Clippers?and Chicago Bulls awaiting the Cavs to finish the week.Move on, James said, as he pretended to crumple up a piece of paper and throw it in the trash. Move on, move on.[In an] 82-game season, youre going to have one or two of these. I was looking at the scores after the game, and I see San Antonio is losing at home to Orlando right now. I know Pop is not happy about that. You just crumple it up and move on to the next. 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Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout. NEW YORK -- Novak Djokovic wont mind if it rains for the next two weeks in New York.The U.S. Opens Arthur Ashe Stadium is now covered by a retractable roof. And based on his experiences at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, which already have one, the 12-time major champ expects more humid conditions once the panels slide shut -- which make for a slower court.It allows returners like myself to get into the rally rather than seeing missiles pass by from the serves, Djokovic said Friday.He added with a chuckle: I wouldnt complain, honestly, to play an indoor U.S. Open throughout the whole two weeks.The worlds top-ranked player insisted he wont wake up every morning praying for rain, and his stellar return game certainly doesnt need much help. Roger Federer, sidelined by a knee injury, also predicted this week that the roof will aid Djokovic. The Serb begins the defense of his U.S. Open title Monday night on Ashe, where hell likely play all his matches.The approximately $150 million project to construct a roof over Ashe features an air management system and sliding shutters that seal the stadium, designed to try to minimize the humidity Djokovic so enjoys.U.S. Tennis Association officials say tests have shown little difference in the conditions open or closed, but the proof will come once matches are first held under the roof.When that will be is for Mother Nature to determine. Wimbledon champ Andy Murray -- who has played in two Monday U.S. Open finals because of weather delays -- couldnt help but quip: Ill bet it doesnt rain this year.Indeed, the extended forecast as of Sunday showed little chance of rain for the tournaments first week, though of course that can quickly change.The U.S. Open has two meteorologists on site at all times who use proprietary software to track the likelihood of storms. Theyre located next door to the scheduling rooom for quick communication.ddddddddddddOn some occasions when inclement weather is possible, the shutters around the stadiums upper bowl will start to close and the air management system will be activated to be ready in case the roof needs to be shut. The tournament referee makes the final call.It takes about seven minutes for the roof to close, and if the court is dry, tournament director David Brewer said, the overall delay wont be much longer than that. The players wont leave the court during the process.If it starts raining before the roof is closed, the interruption will be longer to dry the court, though Brewer hopes to avoid that scenario as much as possible.Frankly because we have so many people there and because so many people have asked for a roof for so long, I think were going to be pre-emptive in our moves to stay ahead of the weather a little bit, he said.For the most part, if the roof closes during a match, it will remain shut until the end. It could then be reopened for a subsequent match.The roof will never be partially closed to provide shade, and it will be shut only for rain, not for extreme heat. The structure supporting the roof does already provide more shade than before.During the U.S. Opens first week, rain would still wreak havoc with the schedule because no other courts are covered. Additional matches could be moved onto Ashe if need be. Brewer would prefer not to shift an in-progress match from another stadium onto Ashe, but situations may arise when thats unavoidable.Even if it never rains, the roof is guaranteed to be closed at least once in the next two weeks. It will be shut at the start of Phil Collins opening ceremony concert Monday night, then slide open during the performance. ' ' '