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Struggling on offense, Cavs lose to Wizards.
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Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
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October 10, 2007
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Byline: Brian Windhorst
Oct. 10--CLEVELAND -- The starting lineup the Cavaliers had on the floor to tip off the preseason Tuesday was identical that in Game 4 of the NBA Finals in June.
Right now, though, that team and this team are more different than alike. It showed in a 81-62 loss to the Washington Wizards at Quicken Loans Arena in which the Cavs spent much of the evening searching.
The absence of members of last season's conference championship rotation Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic with contract issues and Eric Snow with a knee injury played a role in the lethargic loss, of course. Especially when the Cavs had to deploy a very rusty-looking second ...