The Cleveland Cavaliers will not begin this season with a memorable 15-game winning streak.

Instead, the focus will shift to correcting some of the issues from their unsuccessful season opener. Cleveland's first chance to improve comes Friday night when they visit the rebuilding Brooklyn Nets.

Cleveland's first game since a frustrating loss in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers was Wednesday's 119-111 loss to the New York Knicks in a matchup many think will be repeated in the Eastern Conference finals.

Cleveland took the loss by falling behind early as it trailed by 11 through the opening quarter and faced a 65-50 deficit by halftime. The Cavs allowed the Knicks to shoot 52.4% in the opening quarter and did not give themselves a chance until coming to

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