The Sixers started their road trip Wednesday night with a 113-85 loss to the Cavs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the recap:
Now 12-10, the Sixers' next stop is Memphis to face the Grizzlies on Friday night. Here are observations on their loss in Cleveland:P.J. Tucker knocked down a corner three-pointer early in the first quarter. His makes have tended to stand out over the past few weeks; over the prior nine games, the 37-year-old had converted just one long-distance shot on seven attempts. Ironically, Tucker's three was the Sixers’ only one in the first period.
After jumping out to a 9-2 lead, nearly everything was problematic for the Sixers. They committed the night’s first four turnovers, which helped the Cavs gain confidence in the open floor. Cleveland went on a 14-0 run, scored the game’s first 12 points in the paint, and troubled the Sixers with zone defense.
Mobley’s defense was tremendous. He always seemed to be in the perfect spot, leading to lots of Sixers hesitancy. Both ball handlers and big men often were indecisive about everything from whether a pass was really open to whether a drive was worthwhile because of Mobley’s presence. It’s easy to say you should attack the defense and trust yourself, but the 21-year-old made that especially challenging.
Fittingly, the Cavs' last possession of the first half was Mobley getting an uncontested dunk after a pick-and-roll with Mitchell. Though this was not a game where the Sixers should be inclined to simply tip their hat to the opposition, Mobley couldn't have played much better.The Cavs shot an incredible 73.0 percent from the field in the first half. They were 8 for 12 from three-point range.
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