For the third straight contest, the Cavaliers struggled to find their rhythm before intermission. And for the third straight contest, the Cavaliers were on the wrong end of the final score.
Cleveland had its most difficult first half of the season, netting just 35 points and digging themselves a 19-point first-half hole. The Wine and Gold mounted a furious fourth-quarter rally, but couldn’t close the deal – dropping 98-94 decision to the Bulls on Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Combined with Toronto’s Saturday night blowout over Indiana, the loss dropped the Cavaliers into the 7th-seed – now two full games behind the Bulls and a game behind the Raptors with just eight games to play.