The working relationship between LeBron James and David Blatt figures to be a continuing story this offseason.

Blatt was hired before James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers and they don't seem to have tremendous chemistry.

David Griffin has consistently defended Blatt in the media.

"LeBron himself said he thinks Coach has done a hell of a job," Griffin said Thursday. "So if you want to use his actual words, that's what the man said.

"From my perspective, I've said this all along, you don't go 33-3 (late in the season) with those guys (Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving) healthy and put together the team we had, have it be an offensive juggernaut, and then have to turn around and play without them, be a defensively stifling team, that literally chokes the life out of a 60-win (Atlanta Hawks) team and sweeps them in a playoff series and have your coach not do a hell of a job. (Blatt) did. I think our whole staff did. And we literally won an incredible number of games against very, very good teams playing radically different styles from each other. So from a purely basketball perspective, I'm not quite sure exactly what anybody is looking to have happen."

Blatt was asked at the beginning of the news conference if he planned to continue coaching the Cavs, and he responded, "Absolutely."

"You know, I think it's a special thing to have the opportunity to work with LeBron on a daily basis," Blatt said. "You know, people sometimes judge things on a game or on a period of time, and they forget that we're in there working together and striving to make the utmost of our team and of our situation day-to-day. And a bond develops over time that is a lot more than what meets the eye. It's been a great pleasure and a great honor to work with a player of his magnitude, and to work with someone who is so committed to helping this organization reach its goals, and is so committed to helping his teammates make it to the highest level. And I can just tell you it's been a fantastic experience, and I'm looking forward to continuing it."