Nuggets 117, Cavs 103: Losing Streak Matches Single-Season Franchise Record

Just in case you thought Cleveland’s epic losing streak was bad but not quite historically bad, you finally have some concrete evidence to the contrary. With Friday’s 14-point setback to the constantly tumultuous Denver Nuggets, the Cavs tied a single-season franchise record with a 19th consecutive defeat. Per usual, the final score hardly describes the full nature of this blowout as Denver led 70-50 at halftime, a similar margin to the 80-49 lead they held at the break over Cleveland on Saturday, Jan. 15. Despite continued productivity from J.J. Hickson (24 points), Ramon Sessions (season-high 13 assists) and Joey Graham off the bench (14 points in 23 minutes), it was all for naught in yet another difficult loss. For updates on what to expect next from this squad along with some developing commentary related to this latest failure, stay tuned for my news and notes after the jump. – If you need to hear any comments about how the Cavs’ supposed defense perfor...