LaMelo (right wrist soreness) is probable for tomorrow's game in Cleveland. Ryan Kalkbrenner (left elbow sprain) is questionable. Collin Sexton remains out.

Good morning. The Cavs are 15-14, injured, may have quit on their coach, and now one of the more unpredictable team owners is reportedly pissed off and getting involved. What (else) could go wrong?

Was at the work holiday party, what did I miss with the Cavs? *checks box score* Ah, the same thing as every other crippling defeat.

The vibes around the Cavs are so bad right now, we’re talking about if the team has given up on Kenny Atkinson. And there’s some reason to think they have. Oh, and they play the red-hot Knicks on Christmas Day.

The Cavs’ point of attack defense is so bad. And their rotations are off too. The defense is just not good in general I guess.

There is so much evil, vile stuff happening right now that it’s hard to keep up. This is one them, the gutting of the country’s health research and public health systems because of DEI.

Technically, correct. But we’re really not going to count this mid-season trophy as the same level as the Larry O’Brien. And neither will Knicks fans.

I was at the rec while the Cavs played, what did I miss?

Well, that is unfortunate. Calf injuries are the plague of the NBA. Puts Mobley out potentially into the middle of January.

Either the Cavs decided in the fourth quarter they wanted to win, or the Wizards let go of the rope. Maybe a little of both. Either way, it’s about as uninspiring of a win as possible. Cavs win 130-126.

Is a blowout loss to the Wizards after five days of rest rock bottom?

Darius Garland cannot buy a bucket tonight. 1-10 from the floor including 0-9 from deep. Cavs and Wizards are tied at 58 late in the second quarter.

Luke Kornet is a good shot blocker, and 41-year-old LeBron does not care in the slightest.

Shams has the Pistons as a team to monitor with regard to a possible Anthony Davis trade.

The inability for the Cavs to gain any sort of momentum is very frustrating. Another bad loss tonight to a Warriors team that was without many of its key players.

The Cavs picked up an important win. Not for seeding or anything, but for their mentality.

This has been a much better Lonzo game.

The Cavs have something in Tomlin.

Cavs end up outscoring the Spurs 44-19 in the third quarter. Total domination.

11-2 burst for the Cavs has them back in front. Spurs need timeout less than 3 minutes into the half.

The Cavs are inexplicably bad at defending the perimeter.

The Cavs are shooting 50% from the floor and 58% from deep and are down 10 to the Wemby-less Spurs.

There isn’t a universe in which Lonzo Ball should be taking more threes than Darius Garland.

That was fun for about two minutes.

Cavs have decided to start playing, and have cut the deficit in half. Defense has picked up and they’re getting to the line. On a side note, I’d like Lonzo Ball to stop shooting the ball.

Down 16 to Portland, who played last night, the Cavs are getting booed by the home crowd. I’ve seen some “Is this Rock Bottom?” headlines for this team, but there’s always a deeper bottom.

Cavs bench is a -34 so far tonight. Darius Garland hasn’t made a basket. Mitchell and Mobley have played well on offense, but the bench is bleeding points with no ability to generate anything.

Nothing a 67-year-old man likes more than telling you how nice it is to be in a sauna on a day like today (this is the 8th time in the last week I’ve been told this)

It’s really discouraging to have a Masters degree dedicated to public health and the country I live in doesn’t care about it whatsoever.

Jaylon Tyson called out the team and then put up 27 points on 10-15 shooting. Critical effort on a night without five rotation guys. The Cavs finally have a dawg other than Mitchell.

Not a good start for the Cavs, to say the least.

Jarrett Allen and Dean Wade are active for #Cavs tonight vs. the Hawks in Atlanta. Craig Porter Jr. is out.

On a night where the Cavs needed him most, Evan Mobley took fewer shots than Na’Qwon Tomlin, Tyrese Proctor, and Jaylon Tyson.

Mitchell with back-to-back threes. Cavs are down 4 with 4:35 left.

The Cavs are missing a lot of their rotation and, predictably, appear to be running out of gas. It’ll take a Donovan Mitchell hero ball game to win this one.

Absolute shooting masterclass from Brandon Ingram tonight. Cavs don’t have an answer.

Not a great final quarter for the Charge, who fall to visiting Grand Rapids 132-118. My recap, including interviews with head coach Eli Kell-Abrams and forward Miller Kopp.

That's the second time tonight that Killian Hayes lost his dribble. Leads to an easy basket and the Gold lead 120-110.

Killian drills a corner three and then comes back down the court and eviscerates his defender off the dribble for a lefty lay-in. He's up to 19 points, but the Charge trail 100-94 with 38 seconds left in the third quarter.

Luke Travers just hurt his hand going up for a layup. Got swatted pretty good and came back down holding it. Stays in the game though.

Killian Hayes' three at the buzzer is short, but the Charge lead the Gold 61-59 at the half. Luke Travers had a nice euro-step through three defenders toward the end of the quarter. The game looks like it's slowing down a little for him.

Unless I wasn't paying attention, it looks like they gave Emoni Bates' old number to the Charge's mascot, Fozzie.

Went to a fair bit of Charge games last season, but new head coach Eli Kell-Abrams is way, way more vocal and active on the sideline than Chris Darnell was.

Killian Hayes (!!) leads all scorers with 12 points at the end of the first. Finished the quarter with a deep step back three. Charge lead 32-27.

8-0 run for the Charge brings them within two, forcing a Gold timeout. Killian Hayes (!!) drilled a three, then had nice assist that lead to a three-point play.

Rough start for the Charge, who trail 11-2 after three minutes of action. Poor defense and turnovers on offense have led to easy baskets for the Gold.

Are Darius Garland, Jaylon Tyson, and Jarrett Allen playing tonight vs. Pacers? “It looks that way,” #Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson said.

I’ll be at Public Auditorium covering tonight’s game between the Cleveland Charge and the Grand Rapids Gold. Tip is at 7:00. Should be a great night of hoops in downtown Cleveland.

The #Cavs look like a team that knows you’re judged on playoff success, not the regular season. They started 15-0 last season and finished with a historically good offense. Those things are footnotes of another playoff failure story. Still…effort means *something*

And then what happened, you dope.