The last six nationally televised games have been rough for the Cleveland Cavaliers. What we didn’t know was how rough. Apparently, the Cavs have lost by a whopping 101 points combined when they appear on national television.
That means they’re losing by an average of a whopping 16.8 points per game, showing households everywhere in the U.S. how woeful their defense is. The bright lights of television have not been kind to the Cavs whose season is on the brink of disaster.
Their latest loss was to the San Antonio Spurs down in Texas, where they fell 102-114. While this loss was disappointing, it was especially significant to LeBron James as he became the youngest player in NBA history to score 30,000 points in his career. But achieving the prestigious feat, something that only six others in NBA history have ever accomplished, will surely be tough to enjoy with yet another loss on his record.
The losing is weighing heavily on the entire Cavs roster as Coach Tyronn Lue looks for the right combination of players on the floor that can play well together. Kyle Korver, the Cavs’ three-point marksman, recently said to ESPN that Lue has a tough job mixing-and-matching the right players.
“He’s trying to find lineups that are working, and he’s trying to find minutes for everybody. I think he’s doing a great job in that regard, as far as getting everybody in the game. Maybe not Channing [Frye], we’d like to get Channing out there a little more, but it’s a numbers thing right now. It’s tough. Cedi [Osman], we’d like to see Cedi out there more, too. It’s tough. There’s a numbers thing right now.”
Cleveland will now travel back home to take on the Indiana Pacers and their newly-named first-time All-Star Victor Oladipo.