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Shorthanded Cavaliers lose to Kings

The Cleveland Cavaliers were without both Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson in Thursday night’s 117-104 loss to the Sacramento Kings.

Even with Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson it would have been tough for the Cleveland Cavaliers to come away with a victory Thursday. The Sacramento Kings are a much better team than Cleveland and proved just that in their victory over the Cavaliers.

Sacramento raced out to a 29-22 lead after first quarter. Cleveland came back a bit in the second quarter and outscored the Kings 29-28. Sacramento bounced back and scored 36 points in the third quarter compared to Cleveland’s 33. The Kings closed things out in the fourth by adding 24 points, four points more than Cleveland’s 20.

Cleveland actually shot better and out-rebounded Sacramento in the contest. 54.3% from the field for Cleveland compared to 49.5% for Sacramento. 44% to 36.8% from three-point range. 53 rebounds (10 offensive) for Cleveland and 40 for Sacramento. The difference came in the steals department, Sacramento finished with 12 steals while Cleveland only had three.

Cleveland just did not have enough scoring to keep up with Sacramento

Jordan Clarkson led the way for the Cavaliers with 22 points off the bench. Clarkson made nine of 13 attempts from the field including two of five from three-point range. Clarkson rounded out of his performance with three assists, two rebounds and one steal.

Collin Sexton added 19 points of his own on a 8-14 shooting effort. Clarkson made three shots from deep in five attempts. Sexton also added three assists and one rebound to his final line.

Cedi Osman finished with 17 points on a 7-11 shooting night (3-5 from three) while also adding four assists and three rebounds.

Ante Zizic got the start and finished with a double-double. Zizic had 14 points and 10 rebounds, two of which are of the offensive variety. All but two of his points came from the paint.

Larry Nance Jr. had a huge rebounding night, finishing with 16 rebounds. All but one of Nance’s rebounds were defensive. Nance also scored 11 points, giving him a double-double in the loss.

The Cavaliers will travel to Golden State for the next game to take on the Warriors Friday at 10:30 P.M.
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