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Rookie Kon Knueppel scored 29 points, Brandon Miller added 25 and the Charlotte Hornets shut out Cleveland in overtime on their way to a rare road win, 119-111 over the Cavaliers.
The team’s star guard Donovan Mitchell shouldered most of the blame for the loss when speaking with the media after the game, saying simply, “put this one on me.” Mitchell scored 17 points on just 6-24 shooting from the floor and 1-11 from three-point range while being a team-worst -12.
Darius Garland sparks trade buzz as the Cavs struggle to a 14-11 start, prompting talks of a roster shake-up amid his injury issues.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/cavaliers/onsi as Cleveland Cavaliers may need to trade NBA All-Star soon. The Cleveland Cavaliers will soon have to make a decision regarding Jarrett Allen's future.
Cleveland Cavaliers big Evan Mobley cemented his place among NBA elite players under 25 as ESPN ranked him inside the top ten of the league's top 25 players under 25.
There are very few teams in the NBA that offer Cleveland a better chance of getting back to winning ways than Washington as the two teams reunite on Friday. The Cavaliers’ current streak of 13 consecutive wins over the Wizards dates back to February 2022, when Cleveland trailed 118-110 in their all-time head-to-head.
Cleveland shocked the NBA world when they had a 64-18 record last season, but this season has been a bumpier ride to this point. The Cavs already have 10 losses, entering this matchup losing four of their last six fixtures.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are at a bit of a crossroads at this point in the season, peppering in some quality wins and disappointing losses all at the same time.
The Cavs were fined earlier this season for resting stars, after which coach Kenny Atkinson said he must "look at the Cavs' best interest."
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