Cavs hit new low in 123-112 loss from the sun

The Cleveland Cavaliers They officially lost their way. Defeat 123-112 Sands Phoenix Suns marked Cleveland’s fourth consecutive lossthe longest skating of their season. A team that used to look ready for deep playoffs, he was suddenly hovering, Searching for the answers made by Donovan Mitchell and Cavs cannot find.

From the opening top, this game felt as the lost cause of Cleveland. Sun Seized control early And never leave, building an advantage that hovered around two-digit digits for most nights. CAWS made several desperate attempts on the return, but the deficit never decreased below seven points. Even the margin felt the wrong – the sun were in command from the beginning to the end.

Kevin Durant Electric, torches Cleveland with 42 points in Vintage performance. Whether it remained open due to a smoked rotation or simply hitting the impossible shots due to good defense, it did not matter – there was everything he wanted. But that loss was not just about Durant’s shine; It was a complete lack of Cleveland’s fight at both ends of the floor.

Donovan Mitchell failed to deliver for caves

It’s not just one player who fights, but the permanent offensive unrest Donovan Mitchell became a great question. The Phoenix submitted its worst performance of the season, scoring only seven points on 2-8 recording, including 0-out 8 from three points. Did not set up its first field in the field to the last 17 seconds of the first half. In order to make a player who is expected to lead this team through insufficiency, instead, he looked completely out of rhythm, forcing the recordings and fails to influence other areas.

This is not an isolated incident. Mitchell not shot above 50% of the field from the end of February and was not above that label outside the ARC of 23. February. Every star goes through cold spells, but this is especially brutally. While proven that it is capable of retiring when it is important, cages cannot afford to wait for the playoffs not playing to reveal its shape again. They need them now, and he just didn’t deliver.

Cleveland lacks focus on any end of the floor

The effort and execution are not the same thing. Cages can be played hard but not play smart. Their lack of focus has insured that any energy they spend in the next is consumed. Applicable example? Their catastrophic attempt to defend 2-3 zones from Phoenik. Time and time again, the CAWS defenders lost the trail of its tasks. De’Andre Hunter is caught in position, allowing successive open triples. Durant was left wide open on multiple names. It was a defensive catastrophe.

Offensive, lack of discipline was equally obvious. Inattentive reversals have led to light foenix fast break. Slappi Passing has disrupted any rhythm that tried to establish. Darius Garland Completed with Tim-High 18 Points, but never felt like he controlled the game. You jerome added 16 from the bench, and yet the offense remained unregistered and non-violent.

CAWS lost all the momentum from their previous group to win 16 games. They’ve looked unstoppable for weeks. Now they look lost. What is missing? The spark of anyone. Evan Moblei He had a decent second half against Kings earlier in the week, but outside it was a week since the CAVS player compiled dominant offensive performance.

Someone has to step up. Whether it’s Mitchell that he pulled out of his function, took the Garland command or the role player who caught fire from deep, this team needs an insulting explosion to wake them. It’s all stuck in the mud right now. The movement of the ball is stagnated. Energy is flat. Trust was shot. And until something is changed, this team will continue to slide.

The Cews are on an unexpected crossroads

CAWS still have the best track at the Eastern Conference in 56-14, but this recent part has set serious concerns. They fell two games behind Oklahom City for the best entire records of the league, and their once dominant aura has disappeared. The travel journey is especially unkind, with the losses of scissors, kings, and now the sun that emphasizes only how much they have become.

After the game, a player Sarcastically translated about the fights of the media. Maybe they’re right. Maybe this is just a blip on radar. Maybe Mitchell will get out of it. Maybe the defense will regain their identity and will find that spark before it’s too late.

Or maybe this sign is deeper. Perhaps the warning signs that crawled in the entire season finally catches them. Maybe this team is not invincible as once.

Either way, one thing is clear: CAWS should last a long, hard view in the mirror. Because right now, they don’t look like a competitor in the championship. They look like a team on the edge of spoiling.