A shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers team reverted to offensive tactics that won't win them anything in the postseason.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were missing Darius Garland, De'Andre Hunter, and Max Strus for their season opener against the New York Knicks. The shortcomings of not having those players available really showed up in a painful way. The Cavaliers reverted to old habits, with no success to show for it.
Cleveland went into halftime trailing 65-50. The offense tried to experiment, putting more focus on Evan Mobley.