They giveth, and they taketh away. The Cavs are like a sputtering car right now – just when you think the engine is going to turn over, it dies on you. That’s how these games have felt, and the back half of the season has felt.
Western Conference road swings are always tough, and it doesn’t help it’s coming at the time it does now in the season – team is reeling, they’re fighting to find their mojo, and they’ve been on the road for what seems like a month. But, faced with three playoff teams and they lose by 29 to Nuggets (without Jamal Murray), lose by 21 to the Suns and lose by 19 to the Lakers. That can’t make you feel all rosy inside heading into the playoffs.
Thing is, Cavs had stretches in the last two games where they actually...