Cleveland Cavaliers Preseason Game 1 Film Breakdown: Evan Mobley & Darius Garland look DIFFERENT
Was Tuesday night a sign that the systematically revamped Cavs will, indeed, play differently this coming season?
It’s too early for that conclusion. Only the preseason. All the usual qualifiers are attached to this game. But the 116-112 loss in the exhibition opener against the Chicago Bulls provided a glimpse of what Cleveland hopes to become under new coach Kenny Atkinson — aside from the second-half collapse in which the Cavaliers squandered a one-time 16-point lead.
No matter the team, the No.1 goal for the NBA preseason is to be 100% healthy and ready for the regular season. Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before Cleveland hosted the Chicago Bulls for their first preseason matchup, the Cavs lost Emoni Bates to meniscus surgery. However, sharpshooter Max Strus suffered a right hip contusion in the first half against the Bulls, and the injury kept him out for the remainder of the game. Sam Merill took Strus’s spot for parts of the remaining first half. To open the second half Dean Wade was with the starting lineup.
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