The eve of the NBA’s Trade Deadline is an uncertain moment for players. But the Cavaliers looked like a squad free of distractions in their road trip opener.
The Wine & Gold looked sharp early, weathered Chicago’s early fourth-quarter run and closed strong down the stretch – turning in a total team effort to sink the Bulls, 103-94, at the United Center on Wednesday night.
Playing without their leading scorer, Collin Sexton – who experienced some right hamstring soreness after morning shootaround and was a late scratch – the Cavaliers held Chicago to just 39 points on 36 percent shooting after intermission.