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Daily News - March 29, 2017

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Cleveland Cavaliers didn't try to win some games and now can't win: Bill Livingston
Author: Bill Livingston
Publication: Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that didn't even try to win games before, now can't seem to.

There is a certain justice at work here, far older than "what goes around comes around."

It is as old as complacency and time.

The latter is running out on the regular season and the Cavaliers' shot at home-court advantage in the NBA's Eastern Conference. But they still might have enough of the former to slip out of even second or third place in the East standings. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

Cleveland Cavaliers Scribbles: Tyronn Lue faces biggest challenge as coach -- Terry Pluto
Author: Terry Pluto
Publication: Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Scribbles in my Cleveland Cavaliers notebook as the losses pile up:

1. Tyronn Lue is facing the biggest challenge of his young career as a head coach. He is a coach who earned his reputation for defensive strategy, but his team is a defensive disaster. They ranked No. 22 out of 30 teams in defensive efficiency. That's an embarrassment.

2. Lue may believe he has been receiving a lot of criticism, but it's been very mild. He earned a lot of respect for the job he did last season. He has a championship ring, and that can never be taken away from him. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

Kyle Korver gets healthy, J.R. Smith improves, and other ways the Cavaliers calmly recover
Author: Joe Vardon
Publication: Cleveland.com

CHICAGO -- If it's possible, let's take this moment to exhale on the Cavs.

Relax. Find your center.

Right, so things got so bad in Cleveland's 103-74 loss to San Antonio on Monday night that Tyronn Lue looked out at his players on the court and "I just thought we couldn't do it."

Too slow, too soft, couldn't shoot. Too injured. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

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