Article: Cavaliers' troubles usually begin when they don't have the ball.

Byline: Brian Windhorst

MINNEAPOLIS _ For all their big wins and bad losses, hot streaks and slumps, wild starting lineup changes and injuries, it almost always has come down to one thing for the Cavaliers over the past six months:

Defense.

Many factors determine the outcome of a 48-minute NBA game. Evaluating the Cavs after they've played 74 of them this season, however, it is the defense that usually tells the story. If they play it, they usually win. If they don't, they usually lose.

Surely there often are offensive exploits to be discussed and those are more fun, especially when they involve LeBron James. His play at the end of ...

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