Rookies tested as Nets fall to Cavaliers, 112-84

Cleveland offered the benchmark Thursday night, and the Nets quickly saw the difference. Brooklyn fell, 112-84, to the Cavaliers at Rocket Arena, dropping to 15-38 and snapping the brief momentum created by back-to-back wins before the All-Star break. The Nets never led, and what unfolded felt less like a competitive game and more like a snapshot of where a young roster stands against a ...