The Cleveland Cavaliers' 30-11 record reportedly didn't "illustrate the turmoil and animosity that went on behind the scenes" that led the franchise to fire David Blatt and promote Tyronn Lue to head coach.

Blatt was reluctant to get on LeBron James, Kyrie Irving or Kevin Love during film sessions from the start of his tenure. Lue eventually had to intervene to show instances where a member of the Big 3 needed to be held accountable.

Blatt would frequently call ticky-tack or phantom calls for his go-to players during team scrimmages, which was considered an attempt to get in the good graces of his best players.

Blatt also had trouble drawing up plays out of timeouts, freezing in the moment or sometimes drawing up plays for players who weren't in the game, according to players.

Blatt even tried to put Tristan Thompson back into the final game of the Eastern Conference Finals with the Cavaliers leading by 30 points, which was a decision intercepted by James.

Blatt was nearly fired on Dec. 26 following a 29-point loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, but a win over the Phoenix Suns in their next game bought him more time.