In Friday night's 108-102 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the Cavaliers simply handed over too many opportunities.
This particular loss wasn't as demoralizing as Monday's game against the Detroit Pistons, or even the loss a week ago to the Chicago Bulls, both of which left coach J.B. Bickerstaff and various players scratching their heads as to how they could come out and fail to be competitive in games that remain meaningful.
Rather, the story of this game was that despite the good (See: A combined 55 points and eight assists for Collin Sexton and Darius Garland; holding Charlotte's backcourt to 10 points in the first half), Cleveland couldn't take care of the basketball, committing 17 turnovers and allowing 15 Charlotte offensive rebounds.