If you are from Cleveland, and you root for the Cavaliers, your Friday evening was a lot more frustrating than you expected.

The Golden State Warriors traveled to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers, on the second night of a back to back, without Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, Steph Curry, and Klay Thompson…due to rest.

Plenty of fans traveled to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to witness their favorite players in action, whether or not they played for the Warriors or for the Cavs.

oof 😓 pic.twitter.com/D4DAGzKSpa

— gabb (@gabbgoudy) January 21, 2023

The Cavaliers, on the other hand, ruled Donovan Mitchell out due to his groin injury for the second consecutive game. The Cavs still managed to have a lineup that should have led them to victory but that somehow wasn’t the case.

The Warriors and James Poole defeated the Cavs , 120-114 , behind Poole’s 32 points.

Darius Garland , for the Cavaliers, scored 31 points but struggled from three point range (3-11) .

Cleveland as a team shot better than the Warriors did from the field , but the Warriors were better from beyond the arc, in typical Warriors fashion.

If you are a Cavaliers fan , are you ready to hit the panic button? I know this sounds outrageous, but the Warriors lineup only had one starter from their typical starting five.

I understand that Mitchell wasn’t in action, and he does have a big impact for Cleveland, from time to time, but a game like this, the Cavaliers should’ve ran away with this game early on.

The Warriors nearly managed to run away with this game after three quarters, but the Cavs throughout the year look to be extremely comfortable whenever they are down by double digits.

As a Cleveland Cavaliers fan , heading into tonight’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, I’m a bit worried but mainly frustrated with the play last night against the Warriors.

I wouldn’t panic just yet if you root for Cleveland. Cavs fans have every right to be frustrated, make no mistake about it, but they are sitting in the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference.

There’s no good time for a player to be injured , but I’d rather have a healthier Mitchell down the final stretch, as the season comes to a close in a few months.

The Cavs have a chance to avenge last night’s loss against the Bucks. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton have been ruled out for tonight’s game.

Giannis Antetokoumpo is out for the Milwaukee Bucks tonight against the #Cavs. So is Khris Middleton.

— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) January 21, 2023

The lingering question remains, are you hitting the panic button on the Cleveland Cavaliers?

Let us know what your take is on our Twitter page @WeLikeSportzPC

* Photo Courtesy of Cleveland.com *