CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland’s offense remains bogged down by a problem that no scheme tweak or lineup shuffle can truly fix: the absence of Darius Garland.
In the latest episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast, cleveland.com beat reporter Chris Fedor and host Ethan Sands pointed to a familiar theme. For three quarters, the Cavs sputtered against an undermanned Memphis team. Possessions dragged. The ball stuck. Spacing didn’t breathe the way it should. And while a late surge carried Cleveland to the finish line, the hosts didn’t shy away from the bigger-picture concern.
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