CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Following their most disappointing loss of the Larry Drew era, getting blown out at home by the nine-win Chicago Bulls, there was a pointed message passed around the locker room. It started with the coach and trickled down to the players.
"We've got to man up," Larry Nance Jr. said.
The Cavs have spent most of the season brushing off losses. They get it. The players recognize what this season has turned into.
They know it will be a constant battle just to stay out of last place in the Eastern Conference, especially with Kevin Love weeks away from returning.