Much like Wednesday’s battle against the Dubs, The Cavs hung with the Kings for two and a half quarters before getting blown out and outscored by 19 in the second half. The Cavs’ six man rotation wasn’t able to hold up long enough mentally and physically to hang with De’Aaron Fox and and Buddy Hield who combined for 55 on 33 shots, including going 9-13 from downtown. If not for a couple garbage time Channing Frye triples this score would’ve looked even worse.
Channing’s late sparks made one ask the question, “If the Cavs had three guys on the deep bench, and the rotation was gassed, why didn’t the pinewarmers play?