Recap: Hornets 123, Cavs 112

The Cavs put in a good first half of basketball, but couldn’t put together a good game, losing to the Charlotte Hornets 123-112. The Cavs’ defense was a sieve for the second game in a row in spite of the big three lineup, and tonight’s offense was shell of what is was against the Grizzlies in the opener. Let’s dive in with the takeaways…

1. Turnovers and cold shooting from three doom the offense

The Cavs’ offensive rating for tonight was an unacceptable 105.7, with 18 turnovers and 29.0% shooting from three preventing the Cavs from being competitive in this game. It was a far cry from the well oiled machine in Memphis. Ricky Rubio and Collin Sexton, while producing some good offense at times,…