Cavaliers lose ninth straight game with 20-point loss

A 110-90 loss to the Dallas Mavericks has resulted in the ninth consecutive loss for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Make that nine straight losses for the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was an unsurprising loss for the Cavs as they are winding down what is yet another disappointing campaign. Cleveland was without Darius Garland and Kevin Love for this contest. That was in addition to the players who are out for the season for the Cavaliers. With that being said, even at full strength this team would be no match for the Dallas Mavericks.

This game was pretty much over from the start. Dallas held a 14-point lead after 1st quarter which only grew to 25 at the half. The Cavaliers only scored 37 points in the first two quarters combined which only signified their lackluster performance. While Cleveland did outscore Dallas 53-48 in the second half it is moot since the Mavs won decisively 110-90.

It was another empty scoring performance for Collin Sexton. Sexton scored 18 of his team-high 27 points in the second half, with six of his nine makes coming at a time where the game was all but decided. Six of Sexton’s nine made free throws also came in the final two quarters as well.

Cedi Osman was the Cavaliers second-highest scorer which is emblematic of why the team is in the basement of the Eastern Conference right now. Osman went 2-10 from three-point range which is the complete opposite of a strategy that would be considered a winning one.