On Monday night, the banged-up Cavaliers clawed hard in their first game back from an extended road trip. They simply ran out of ammo.
The Cavs led by a deuce midway through the fourth quarter, but the Grizzlies tied the affair at 86-apiece, untied the contest with a triple on their next possession and never looked back from there – hanging on for the 101-91 win at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
In what’s become a familiar story, the Wine & Gold went into another contest shorthanded – with Collin Sexton scratched just before game time. Missing his third straight game with an ankle injury, the Young Bull joined his fellow backcourt mate, Darius Garland, along with Kevin Love, Matthew Dellavedova, Dante Exum, Kevin Porter Jr.