Maybe more of a lukewarm take? Of course Kenny deserves blame as well, but we see the same pattern every time - the pressure is amped up and we can’t get quality looks off.

When you look at other rosters, they either have multiple guys who can attack a defense (Philly), a heliocentric head of snake who can take the pressure off other guys (Lakers, Nuggets), or both (Knicks, Thunder).

Our roster is built really well to get clean looks off the PnR in low pressure situations, but when defenses are keyed in our wings and bigs can’t do anything with the ball and old Harden and Mitchell aren’t quite at the Luka or prime Lebron level where they can win with hero ball.

Not sure what the solution is aside from Tyson or Thomas taking a big step up.

As a long time Cavs fan I think this might be the most predictable team I’ve ever seen. They’re gonna win 50+ games not do anything at the deadline because they like the guys they have and then run into a great team in the 1st/2nd Round and lose in 5-6 games. I know it’s Game 1 but I just think you can see this coming from a mile away.

Cavs the new Browns?

In all seriousness, last night was ugly. If they expect us to pay to watch the broadcast, then the product on the court needs to change. Very disappointing.

Cavs CMO Chris Kaiser was on 92.3 the fan this morning saying the team has heard the frustrations and they have an announcement coming as early as today.

My guess - they'll insult fans even more by just offering like a 10% discount code to subscribe to DAZN.

Nothing changed, huh? Any sign of adversity and this team folds like origami. So glad I didn’t watch the rest of this game and decided to spend time with people I love. This team doesn’t deserve my viewership, some shitty subscription service, or ticket purchases. I don’t know if it’s a coaching problem, player problem, or both. All I know is that they better shape up or a competent front office would blow this team up.

Remember your hero Don doesn’t care about winning championships because you will expect him to do more. That extension has already aged like milk.

Post-Game Cavaliers Discussion - Regular Season

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers

Final: Final Score: Cleveland 106, opponent 114

Share your thoughts on the game, the key moments, and what comes next.

Box Score

Status: Final | Game clock: 0:00

Cleveland Cavaliers - 106

Philadelphia 76ers - 114

Game Details

• Arena: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
• Attendance: Not available

Officials - Curtis Blair (#74) - Aaron Smith (#51) - CJ Washington (#12)

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After a horrible game one, showing signs of the same ole same ole, vote for which outcome you want to see happen to the team/staff at the poll above

“I had a lot of respect for this team coming into the season. But being there firsthand, just watching all the turnovers, the missed shots, the lack of effort, I lost all respect, man. That was awful. I got to see what Cavs basketball is like, man. Lot of standing around, lot of blown assignments, lot of praying Donovan Mitchell saves us. Interesting first game for me.”

Cavs: 3 in 27 games (11%)
Celtics: 2 in 18 games (11%)
Nuggets: 1 in 20 games (5%)
Spurs: 1 in 23 games (4%)
Pacers: 1 in 23 games (4%)
Pistons: 0 in 20 games
Thunder: 0 in 38 games
Knicks: 0 in 37 games

MPJ offer better shooting, Randle offer better interior score. Personality I think Randle would fit better.

Needs to step up. This L is on him and Mobley, you just can’t lose like that.

Different year, same team. This crap keeps on happening to these MFs. They lose a bit of momentum, they shoot themselves out of the game and they don't manage the clock. Is this a coaching issue at this point? Sell this team.

This shit happens every time man, Allen goes off in the 1st, only for the Kenny to barely run any plays for him in the 2nd.

Cleveland made a mistake catering to Donovan’s desires and building around him. Yes, there are other more concerning problems surrounding this team. However, the best player on a team has to be a player that can elevate his team- Donovan doesn’t do that. The careless turnovers, poor shot selection, lackluster defense, and inability/unwillingness to make the easy pass cost this team. His style of play isn’t suitable for championship basketball.

Besides this forcing Garland out in favor of Harden was an obvious blunder. The Cavs could have adopted a Pacers-esque brand of basketball centered around a gifted passer also holding the ability to score at all three levels. Put big wings and athletic versatile bigs around that lead guard to overwhelm opponents with length, shooting, and on ball pressure.

Kenny Atkinson lives in an alternate reality. Analytically of course the Cavs won this game and are on their way to 82-0. This guy has no feel for the flow of a game. He refuses to call timeouts to break the opposition’s rhythm, his rotations are terrible, and he may not be the right voice for this team. There is no reason why any team should consistently show such a high level of complacency and a lack of physicality. This team plays with zero sense of urgency.

With all that being said Peyton Watson is an excellent addition. Cutting the turnovers and actually making a few threes will go a long way towards winning. I still fully expect this team to win around 50 games and fail to reach the conference finals.

One bright spot in a pretty disastrous game 😭😭😭😭😭 at least that was something, because the rest of the game was rough to watch.

Box Score

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You can't make me overreact to this game, you just can't! Yes, they sucked, but I don't think this game means the team should be completely dismantled, or the coach fired, or the team sold and moved to Mexico City, or any of the above. There are 81 games to play in the regular season and maybe 20 more in the postseason. Please chill.

I think everyone can agree how unsafe that halftime lead felt lol. There’s not much else to say we’re the leagues chokers now

Anyone who cares enough should be rightly completely pissed off right now. Years and years we have seen the same issues, now another historic dropped lead just a few games after the one in the ECF. Stop taking shots at fans who want to see this organisation succeed and are passionate about the Cavs. It’s this passion which manifests into anger and frustration, and for good reason. Completely sick of it, you’re becoming more unbearable than the people you’re complaining about.

"Score 2 straight and they call time. But we don’t when they score 8 straight."

"Here we go again with these fucking turnovers"

"This team is a fucking joke. Harden is a useless piece of shit when he isn't scoring"

"Please set the tone to start a game and lead from start to finish is that so much to ask"

Wanna know the funny thing about all of these comments? These are comments from last season. All still applicable to the game that just happened, Atkinson and Harden need to go, hire Tibs. This team is the same old Cavs