Cavs play Orlando, Charlotte, Chicago and Dallas this week. Three of those teams are among league's best.
Coach Byron Scott and the Cavaliers are facing another challenging week. Cleveland, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost 13 of their last 14 games, including Sunday night's 98-97 decision to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Quicken Loans Arena.
The Cavs, who surrendered a 14-point lead in the last eight minutes, are 8-22. Minnesota is 7-24, with two of its wins over Cleveland.
The Orlando Magic visit Cleveland on Tuesday night. Orlando, looking to bolster its title-contention hopes, recently re-tooled its roster with major player transactions. Going into tonight's game at New Jersey against the Nets, the Magic have won their last two games: first, snapping the San Antonio Spurs' 10-game winning streak, then ending the Boston Celtics' winning streak at 14 games.
Rick Noland, in his Cavaliers-Minnesota game story, writes for the Medina County Gazette and Elyria Chronicle-Telegram (referring to Cavs coach Byron Scott and forward Antawn Jamison):
When the losing will end is uncertain. Orlando comes to town Tuesday, then the Cavs play two games on the road, where they haven’t won since Nov. 9, before hosting Dallas next Sunday.
“This one stings a little more than almost any one this season,” Scott said. “We had it with three minutes left in the game. We really had the game won.”
Jamison agreed, saying the game should not have come down to the final possession.
“We should never have been in that situation,” he said. “They did a great job of hitting some shots and we kind of got discombobulated.”
Between the home games against Orlando and the powerhouse Dallas Mavericks, the Cavaliers play at Charlotte against the Bobcats on Wednesday night and at Chicago against the Bulls on the night of New Year's Day, Saturday.
Under-achieving Charlotte now has former Cavaliers coach Paul Silas as its interim coach, and Chicago has been playing well for the last several weeks.
Plain Dealer and cleveland.com Cavaliers coverage includes reporter Jodie Valade's game story on the Cavs' loss to Minnesota; her notes on the Cavaliers; a report that the Cavaliers have waived forward Jawad Williams.
Pick and rolls
How point guard Mo Williams is attempting to direct the offense put in by coach Byron Scott, from the blog, WaitingForNextYear.
Cavaliers-Minnesota game stories: by Zac Jackson, for FOX Sports Ohio; by Jerry Zgoda, for the Minneapolis Star Tribune; by Bob Finnan for the News-Herald and Lorain Morning Journal; by Jason Lloyd for the Akron Beacon Journal.
Cavaliers Team Report, on Yahoo! Sports.
A blog on the Cavs-Minnesota game, by Bob Finnan for the News-Herald and Lorain Morning Journal.
Jawad Williams has been released and rookie power forward Samardo Samuels has been assigned to Erie of the NBA Developmental League, by Jason Lloyd for the Akron Beacon Journal.
Cavaliers notes, by Bob Finnan for the News-Herald and Lorain Morning Journal.
ESPN.com's new power rankings for the NBA's 30 teams.
Cavaliers roster changes are inevitable, by Jason Lloyd for the Akron Beacon Journal.
Cavs and TimberWolves notes, by Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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