Cavaliers news, features and notes
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- 2103 NBA Scouting Combine: GlenOak graduate C.J. McCollum hopes to be a lottery pick
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Cleveland Cavaliers focus on drafting good players, not overall strength of draft
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Otto Porter seems like perfect fit for Cleveland Cavaliers but no meeting on agenda
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine notebook: Nerlens Noel won’t play until late December but still interests Cavaliers
- Projected top pick Nerlens Noel won't be ready for start of season, targeting Christmas
- Former Ohio State star Deshaun Thomas refuses to give NBA team his phone number at combine
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Final: Hawks 121, Cavs 94
The Cavs were run off the floor for the second time in as many nights, falling to the Atlanta Hawks Saturday 121-94. They've now lost two games in the last 48 hours by a combined 66 points.
Kyrie Irving had 18 points, but turned it over seven times and had a game-worst plus/minus ratio of minus-28.
The Hawks used runs of 9-0 in the first quarter, 8-0 in the second and 13-2 in the third to take a 26-point lead into the fourth quarter. The Cavs trailed by as many as 33 in the fourth.
Tristan Thompson had 16 points off the bench for the Cavs, who managed just five offensive rebounds, allowed the Hawks to shoot 61 percent, make 11 3-pointers and set a season high for points scored.
Coach Byron Scott spent his pregame Saturday publicly scolding Irving for his defense and again insisting the Cavs' defense must improve. For the second time in as many nights, it was awful.
