CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers started last season on a 15-0 tear but again fell well short of their lofty playoff aspirations.

It’s why they aren’t bothered much by their 9-5 start this time around. This entire regular season, for a Cavs squad that knows it would take a hellish nightmare of a regular season to be locked out of the playoffs entirely, is almost solely about prep for the games that matter the most — and those won’t start for roughly another five months.

Therefore, anything that doesn’t directly impact their playoff chances won’t cause them too many sleepless nights just yet. The panic button at the Cavs facility is basically encased in ice until March or April. And the only break-glass-in-case-of-emergency-type scenario until then would be an injury that impacts their

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