SB Nation Cleveland - Another Loss For Cavaliers Pushes Losing Streak To 16https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48841/cleveland-fave.png2011-01-23T11:51:36-06:00http://cleveland.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17147992011-01-23T11:51:36-06:002011-01-23T11:51:36-06:00Cavaliers Lose Again, Streak At 16
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<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers are nearing depths few NBA teams have ever seen. It continued last night in Chicago as the Cavaliers lose to the Chicago Bulls 92-79 at the United Center.</p>
<p><span>Luol Deng</span> supplied 20 points and 12 rebounds, while <span>Carlos Boozer</span> contributed 20 points and 10 boards for the <a href="https://www.blogabull.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Bulls</a>, who have won two in a row and five of their last six. Derek Rose added 24 for the home team.</p>
<p><span>Antawn Jamison</span> knocked down 12-of-22 shots, including 4-of-7 from three-point range, to pour in a game-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the reeling <a href="https://www.fearthesword.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cavaliers</a>, who have lost 16 in a row.</p>
<p><span>J.J. Hickson</span> scored 13 points and pulled down a career-high 20 caroms for the visitors, who defeated the <a href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Knicks</a> on December 18 for their lone win in the last 27 contests.</p>
<p>"We felt like we had a chance to win," Jamison said. "If we continue to play this way, things will go our way."</p>
<p>A Boozer dunk extended the Chicago advantage to 63-43 with 7:20 left in the third quarter before the Cavs started to chip away at their deficit.</p>
<p>Jamison hit two triples and scored eight during a 17-4 surge that trimmed the lead to 67-60. A Rose jumper and Deng trifecta gave the Bulls a 72-62 edge after three.</p>
<p>The visitors sliced the lead to 77-75 on a Jamison jumper with 4 1/2 minutes left but the Bulls responded with the next 11 points to stretch the lead back to 13 two minutes later.</p>
<p>"They played us tough," Boozer said. "But we made the right plays at the end of the game."</p>
<p>The hosts jumped out to a 12-2 lead halfway through the first quarter before the Cavs closed the gap to two inside the final minute. Deng's three-pointer with a tenth of a second left gave the Bulls a 22-17 edge.</p>
<p>A <span>Kyle Korver</span> triple stretched the lead to 36-19 with 6:46 to go before the break. Chicago took a 48-38 lead at the intermission, holding the visitors to 12-of-41 shooting (29.3 percent) from the floor in the first 24 minutes.</p>
<p>Rose made 8-of-20 from the floor and committed a game-high five turnovers...Deng was 8-of-15 but knocked down 4-of-5 from beyond the arc as the Bulls made 9-of-19 from long distance...Korver made 3-of-6 from three- point territory and finished with 11 points...Cleveland made just 27-of-84 shots for a miserable 32 percent...<span>Daniel Gibson</span> scored 10 points and handed out five assists in defeat.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/cleveland-cavaliers/2011/1/23/1951627/cavaliers-lose-again-streak-at-16John Bena2011-01-22T18:27:39-06:002011-01-22T18:27:39-06:00Cavaliers Head To Windy City Looking To End Losing Streak
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fearthesword.com/">Cavaliers</a> have now lost 15 games in a row. That's the bad news. The good news is they Wine and Gold is starting to get a little healthy with <span>Daniel Gibson</span> returning to the starting lineup. 2009 draft pick <span>Christian Eyenga</span> will also start tonight as the Cavaliers face the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Chicago Bulls</a>.</p>
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<p>The Central Division-leading Bulls evened their mark on the residency with Thursday's 82-77 victory over the <a href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dallas Mavericks</a>, as star point guard <span>Derrick Rose</span> registered a game-high 26 points and nine assists to lead the way. Rose expressed his feelings about the effort afterwards.</p>
<p>"It was just hard," Rose said. "We weren't making shots and we didn't have anything going. It was one of those games, we were just happy to get the win."</p>
<p><span>Kurt Thomas</span> had nine points and 11 rebounds, while <span>Luol Deng</span> added seven points and 12 caroms for the Bulls, who rebounded from a loss to Charlotte and played their third straight game without power forward <span>Carlos Boozer</span>. Boozer is recovering from a sprained ankle and is probable for Saturday. The team is already without forward <span>Joakim Noah</span> due to thumb surgery.</p>
<p>Chicago will also host Milwaukee, Orlando and Indiana on the homestand and is 19-4 in the Windy City this season. The Bulls are 19-6 in their last 25 games overall.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Cavs suffered their 15th straight loss in Friday's 102-88 decision against the <a href="https://www.brewhoop.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Milwaukee Bucks</a> at Quicken Loans Arena.</p>
<p>Antawn Jamison and <span>Ramon Sessions</span> netted 22 points apiece for the Cavaliers, who haven't lost 16 straight games since a franchise-worst 19-game losing streak to close out the 1981-82 campaign.</p>
<p>"I hate losing with a passion," said Cavs guard Daniel Gibson, who was the only other player with 10 or more points for Cleveland. "We have lost a number of games, so for me to sit here and say I'm comfortable or I'm OK or it's going to get better, it's enough of saying that. Now it's time to do it. It's time to do it. You have got to go out there and play the game the right way. No more excuses, you just have to go out there and do it."</p>
<p>The Cavaliers will begin a three-game road trip tonight against the Bulls, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/new-jersey-nets" class="sbn-auto-link">Nets</a> and <a href="https://www.celticsblog.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Celtics</a>, and are winless in the last 19 road games. They own an abysmal 3-20 ledger outside the Forest City this season. The team record for consecutive road losses is 21 set back in 2003.</p>
<p>Chicago has won the first two meetings with Cleveland this season, including a 100-91 victory on New Year's Day in the Second City. Rose had 28 points and 11 assists in that one, as the Bulls posted their third straight win in the series. The Cavs have dropped five of seven visits to the United Center.</p>
https://cleveland.sbnation.com/2011/1/22/2328513/cavaliers-head-to-windy-city-looking-to-end-losing-streakJohn Bena