CHARLOTTE -- The good vibes from the night before in Indiana seemed to emanate from their all-white uniforms. The stellar play carried over early as well.
By the end of the second quarter, everything had changed.
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost each of the final three quarters and then the game 110-99 against the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday night.
The Cavs raced out to a 9-2 start. They led by nine at the end of the first quarter, smothering the Hornets and holding them to just 16 points.
It was Cleveland's second-best defensive opening quarter and the start it needed while playing shorthanded on the second of a back-to-back.