The Cleveland Cavaliers commit the second-most turnovers in the NBA and that has contributed to their lackluster record this season.
There is one takeaway that everyone has when watching the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. They turn the ball over too much. If a team is towards the bottom of turnovers they need to score a lot in order to win. Well, the Cavaliers struggle in that area and that has contributed to their 10-22 record so far this season.
Through 32 games, Cleveland averages 16.4 turnovers per game. This is tied with Miami for the second-most in the NBA. The Heat are a team that is on the positive side of point-differential while the Cavaliers are on the negative side. Miami is just all around a better team than Cleveland which is why they can get away with such a high number of turnovers. Cleveland is not. They cannot afford to turn the ball over this frequently and expect to win.
Cleveland has been the worst team in the NBA during the month of December when it comes to turnovers. The Cavaliers are averaging nearly two more turnovers per game in December than their season average. Even with the increase in turnovers, Cleveland is 5-8 in December.
The Cavaliers somehow managed to defeat Minnesota despite 29 turnovers. This is more of an outlier and not the norm. Cleveland will not get away with that many turnovers and win often.
Things will take some time to be fixed with a young team like the Cavaliers. Guys like Collin Sexton, Darius Garland, and Kevin Porter Jr. are extremly young and have plenty of room for growth. One area they all need to focus on moving forward is limiting turnovers. Work on that and wins should come a bit easier in the future.
