James Harden plagued by turnovers and poor shooting as Cavs fall into 2-0 hole vs. Pistons

CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest Harden and his teammates should be alarmed going into Game 3 on Saturday in Cleveland.

The Cavs’ resilience once felt like strength — now it’s testing their limits

When a team's bad games stop being anomalies and start being a pattern, it's time to ask harder questions about what this Cavaliers team really is in the playoffs.
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The Cavs aren’t going anywhere if Donovan Mitchell can’t get to the basket

Cleveland can’t survive Mitchell not being an elite scorer in the postseason.

Evan Mobley making strong Giannis Antetokounmpo trade case for Cavs

If Evan Mobley continues to underperform in the playoffs, it may force the Cavs hand to make a trade in the offseason.

Stars carry crushing workloads in the playoffs. Detroit understands that. The Cavs haven’t shown they do

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs’ stars need to play more. At this stage of the postseason, there’s no softer way to frame it. Not when the Pistons have taken a 2-0 series lead and clearly identified the pressure points in this series.

Remember Mike Brown? He’s in the playoff with the Knicks? – Terry Pluto

He took the Cavs to the 2007 NBA Finals, led by LeBron James. He was fired in the summer of 2010. The Cavs had back-to-back winning seasons (66-16 and 61-21), but could not get back to The Finals.

Tobias Harris on a mission, Pistons punish Cavs in Game 2 for 2-0 lead

Tobias Harris scored at least 20 again, Cade Cunningham turned it on with 12 pts in 4th and Pistons in Game 2 held off Cavaliers for 2-0 series lead.