This game was possibly Andre Drummond’s last in a Cavs uniform, but it was hardly a loss that could be pinned purely on his flaws. From a systems perspective there was no way Cleveland was going to walk out of Portland with a W.
The Cavs preceded this game with two road losses – a close but disappointing loss to Suns and an abysmal blowout against the Nuggets. To say that things were trending wrong would be an understatement, but, as Nate Smith has noted, the organization is no stranger to being in this kind of place.