CHICAGO — The Cavs had just extended their winning streak to 11 games with yet another 20-plus point win.

But it wasn’t a celebratory visitor’s locker room inside Chicago’s United Center. At least, not right away. Because the final score was in no way indicative of Cleveland’s substandard performance, needing to rally from a one-time 15-point deficit against a mediocre opponent missing six rotational players.