The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 111-98 on Saturday and the Cavaliers win streak stops at two games
The Cleveland Cavaliers and win streaks have not been synonymous with each other this season. Cleveland is unable to compete with most teams on a nightly basis, much less for multiple games in a row. The fact the team owned a two-game win streak was a minor accomplishment in a dismal season. Cleveland’s win streak stopped at only two games after a 13-point loss to Dallas Saturday.
Jordan Clarkson led the Cavaliers scoring attack with 19 points off the bench. When the leading scorer comes off the bench that is usually not a good sign for the outcome of the game. Clarkson is a talented scorer, but he can not be the leading scorer for Cleveland if they want to win games.
Collin Sexton continued his rough stretch Saturday. Scoring 13 points on 4-17 shooting, Sexton has experienced a decline in quality of play as each month has passed. While it is a bit of a concern, Sexton is still a rookie and has plenty of time to improve as time goes on.
Three-point shooting an issue for Cavaliers
Surprisingly the Cleveland Cavaliers rank 12th in the NBA in three-point shooting. With this knowledge Saturday’s performance from deep comes as a surprise. Cleveland went 4-23 from three-point range and shot an uninspiring 17.4 percent. This is less than half of the season average for the team (35.4 percent). It is a tough task to win in the NBA with shooting this poor.
Cavaliers notes
David Nwaba returned from injury and scored 12 points in 15 minutes on 5-6 shooting from the field and making two of four attempts from the free throw line.
Kevin Love is getting closer to returning but if he does return this week his minutes will be limited.
Tristan Thompsons is still out for the time being and could return after the All-Star break.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are now 11-42 on the year and currently own the third-worst record in the NBA.
Cleveland’s next game is at home against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday February 5th at 7 P.M.