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Cleveland Cavaliers: Five Losses That Defined the Season

By Matt Shantz

Feb 5, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving sits on the bench in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 5, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving sits on the bench in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 12, 2014; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings shooting guard Ben McLemore (16) dunks the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Luol Deng (9) and power forward Tristan Thompson (13) during the second quarter at Sleep Train Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2014; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings shooting guard Ben McLemore (16) dunks the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Luol Deng (9) and power forward Tristan Thompson (13) during the second quarter at Sleep Train Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

January 12, 2014: At Sacramento Kings, 124-80

It’s painful to lose to anyone by 44 points, but to do it against the 12-22 Sacramento Kings turns a painful lose into an utterly embarrassing one.  Isaiah Thomas lit up the Cavaliers to the tune of 22 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals.  Not only that, but the diminutive point guard held Kyrie Irving to one of the worst nights of his professional career.  Irving took 14 shots to score just seven points…and finished with an awful -29.  His back-up, Jarrett Jack, didn’t fair much better finishing with a -28.

Unless the Cavaliers put up another awful performance in the last two weeks of the season, the lose against the Kings will go down as their largest defeat of the season.

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