The thing is, they HAD good effort after the initial start to the game. Even then, you could see they were trying to DO something. It just wasn't working. There's definitely a malaise over the team right now - can't stop throwing the ball away, can't hit a free throw to save their lives - even Love, Kyrie and James Jones, their best free throw shooters missing left and right. THIS game was one, though, that they seemed to try to bring defensive intensity to, but it wasn't working. Other teams know they are on their heels and therefore aren't intimidated at all. The only way they will get back on track is to get their act together on doing the small things, like diving for loose balls, taking care to not turn the ball over, hitting free throws, staying in front of your man, and making the extra pass. The little things are what have been missing for about a month now.