LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a lovely Valentine’s Day gift. No roses, chocolates, food arrangements or even mixed tapes.
A golden opportunity to end their miserable lost slip. The Caves crushed him.
The Clippers also had enough of their two best players – Cavi Leonard and Paul George not sitting – to get Cleveland back into the winning column. On Sunday night, the Cavs were rushed 128-111 by another Western Conference conference brute. This is the fourth direct loss of opening a relentless road trip. This is the seventh consecutive loss overall. He’s ninth in the last 10 games, as the NBA’s fast-paced team continues to falter.
Relaxing Andre Drummond, wearing a cream-colored sweatshirt with “Farewell” written on his chest, the Cavs head coach J.B. Bikerstaff went back to the five-man line, partly responsible for the only win in the past two weeks – Darius Garland, Colin Sexton, Isaac Okoro, Taurian Prince and Jarrett Allen. That switch didn’t help either.
Once the power, defense was again Achilles Hill in Cleveland on Sunday night, the shadows of the last two seasons when the Cavs came in last.
George missed his fifth straight game with a right foot injury. Leonard was ruled out due to inflammation of the lower left leg. Imagine what would have happened if they both were right? Short hand clippers poured 70 points in the first half. They then opened with five in a row in the third quarter, and forcing the biker staff to expire in just 39 seconds in the second half – an ominous sign.
“I honestly think it started at the other end,” Bikerstaff said. “There was an issue where it was a six-point game and we had some mistakes in making crucial decisions and that encouraged them and I think it reached 12 at half past one. I think that momentum has just moved on. . “
Los Angeles has become the sixth opponent to reach 120 points in the last seven games. The Clippers shot 47.7% from the field and 43.3% from the 3-point range. Lou Williams, went for a season-high 30 points to go with 10 assists, providing a second education to the Cleveland Rookie Okoro.
“I don’t think there is a problem with crime right now. I think we need to get better defensively, “said Sadie Usman. “I mean, it’s not enough, especially against teams like this. We have to play hard. You see the other teams, they don’t let us score easy, but we have left a lot of easy points tonight. ”
The Cavs were led by Sexton, who scored 22 points. Garland and Usman scored 20 runs. Allen had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Following the loss in Portland on Friday, in which the Drummond team’s hoodles appeared scattered and unbeaten, continuing the trend of disruptive play from poor individual performances and the team’s point of view, Bickersteff mentioned the possibility of a role change for the two-time All-Star. Has become a target of criticism.
Cleveland’s dynamic youth backstage with Ellen on Sunday got a second chance to see what she looked like instead. That is the future of the team.
But it became clear with another route: the current issues of the Cavs run ernda than a mysterious player. More than that struggling early group that was deeper that was responsible for the sluggish start. More than a few injuries – Kevin Love, Larry Nance Jr. and Matthew Delavedova.
The caves are entered in a dark place. They have been removed from the trend in the right direction for weeks and are unable to find answers. Before they start splitting, they need to be located quickly.
Now the next
The Cavs will end their road trip against the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The tip is set at 10 p.m.
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