Various Cleveland Cavaliers were able to cope with their second loss of the season when they made it competitive at the end of an eight-point loss in Minnesota.
Two nights later as the Cavaliers fell to 0-3, the reactions were starkly different as the first week of the second post-LeBron James resulted in an ugly 133-111 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in their home opener.
"Today we took two steps back," center Tristan Thompson told reporters.
The winless Cavaliers hope to start making some progress in the wins department when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. >> Read more
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