Facing off against the Sixers can be a war of attrition – a withering offensive attack that puts as much pressure on the opponent as the referees. And in the end, that relentless attack got the better of the Wine and Gold – who couldn’t avoid the season sweep on Sunday.
In what proved to be a knock-down, drag-out battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the shorthanded Cavaliers battled all afternoon, but a late turnover – along with Philadelphia’s procession at the free throw line – was just enough to sink Cleveland on Sunday.
Neither team led by double-digits after intermission and in a second half that featured eight ties and 11 lead-changes, this one came down the final seconds.