The Orlando Magic dealt with their first dose of game-induced adversity in a 119-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. 

The contest marked Orlando's second preseason game, and many of the things that were working for the Magic in their preseason-opening win against the Memphis Grizzlies were not working against Cleveland. 

After the game, coach Sean Sweeney talked with the media about what he noticed that led to the Cavs' momentum that they maintained throughout the game, and in his view, it started with what they did on the defensive end. 

Sweeney observed Cleveland's physicality on defense and its intent to blow up plays, which he said was a little bit different for the Magic in terms of their preparation for that element of the game. He also pointed to the number of free throws the Cavs got to take. 

Cleveland attempted 30 free throws to Orlando's 25, and the Cavs converted 26 of them, while the Magic converted only 18. 

Moreover, the Magic were less effective in their ball movement than they were against Memphis. Against the Grizzlies, Orlando totaled 35 assists, and although it committed 14 turnovers, they led to only eight points for the Grizzlies. 

Against the Cavs, however, the Magic only had 23 assists and turned the ball over 19 times, which led to 15 points for Cleveland. From Sweeney's perspective, the turnovers occurred because of a number of factors, but he highlighted that the Magic need to be disciplined in their spacing, their running habits and so forth. 

The good news is that all of their mistakes can be corrected.

No member of the Magic's starting lineup who took at least five shots were efficient, except for Jase Richardson, who scored 12 points while shooting 5-for-9 from the field. 

Richardson also dished out four assists and grabbed three rebounds while recording a steal. After the game, Sweeney praised the sophomore guard and said he did a nice job being aggressive, especially in the second half. 

Sweeney also highlighted that Richardson was an energetic catalyst, and that his pace, attacking, communication and defensive effort were at a high level. After Orlando's win against Memphis, Richardson had stressed that the Magic needed to consistently communicate well, and he led by example on Sunday.

Overall, Orlando has things it needs to work on, and it has the benefit of two more preseason games, one of which is a rematch against Cleveland at home on Tuesday, in order to fix the things necessary to be successful heading into the regular season.