Playing without their dynamic starting backcourt, the Wine & Gold turned in a solid effort on Sunday. It simply wasn’t enough.
One night after an embarrassing home loss to Toronto, the Cavaliers bounced back and clawed hard for 48 minutes. But Cleveland went cold from the floor in the fourth quarter and Zion Williamson and Co. were just too much down the stretch, using a late run to take the 116-109 decision on Sunday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Already without frontcourt starters, Larry Nance Jr. and Jarrett Allen, the Cavaliers were also without the services of Darius Garland and Collin Sexton, both late scratches on Sunday.