These are unique times for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They were hoping to contend for a postseason berth in the wake of losing LeBron James to free agency for a second time.
Instead, the Cavaliers are the worst team in the Eastern Conference and most losses are not competitive.
The Cavaliers spent Sunday dissecting its eighth loss in nine games and on Monday, they visit the Orlando Magic, who are coming off one of their best showings of the season.
Cleveland is off to its worst nine-game start since the 1984-85 edition opened with nine straight losses.