Cavaliers unable to keep pace, lose 109-100
The Cleveland Cavaliers were not up to the task Friday night as they lost to the Indiana Pacers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers managed to come away with a slim victory on the road in Atlanta just a few nights ago and were looking to win their first preseason game at home. Unfortunately for Cleveland it was not their night as the Indiana Pacers handed the Cavs a 109-100 loss.
It is still just the preseason, but there are some concerning trends for the Cleveland Cavaliers at this point. For the third straight game the Cavs turned the ball over 20 (or more) times. While the Pacers had turnover problems of their own, it was Indiana who capitalized scoring 12 fast break points to just two for Cleveland.
Game notes
It was an abysmal shooting night for Collin Sexton. Sexton scored just 10 points as he made only four of his 15 field goals attempts including 2-4 from three-point range. The Cavaliers guard usually does his fair amount of scoring from the free throw line, but did not attempt a single shot from the charity stripe in his 22 minutes.
Darius Garland did not do much better as he also struggled shooting the ball. Garland was 3-11 (1-5 3PT) and made two of three free throws. In addition to his shooting struggles, Garland did turn the ball over six times compared to just two assists.
Ricky Rubio was the leading scorer for the Cavaliers in the loss. Rubio finished with 14 points n 6-10 shooting while also adding two assists and two steals to his final line.
Dylan Windler was also impressive off the bench, scoring 12 on 4-5 from deep in 22 minutes.
Lauru Markkanen made three of six three-point attempts as he was the third highest scorer (11) for Cleveland in the loss.
