The Cleveland Cavaliers have a myriad of problems at 13-9 at the beginning of December , but aside from being short-handed and questions of mental makeup, there's an elephant in the room that demands more urgency. The Cavs have not been fast enough, nor have they had the requisite endurance throughout their games.

“The game is changing, and we have to adapt to it,” Cleveland newcomer Thomas Bryant said after Wednesday's disappointing loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. “Just have to be better for a full 48-minute game out there.”

“He's right, it's a different pace,” Cavs All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell responded. “This isn't last year. It's different. We were good last year, we were solid. Now, what are we going to be this year with the way the game's changed, with the way teams are

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