Cavaliers turn up intensity, still lose: Starters play more, but Hawks win in overtime.

Byline: Brian Windhorst

Oct. 22--COLUMBUS -- Enough of the resting and the practicing, the Cavaliers plotted to treat Saturday night's preseason game like it was for real. Unfortunately for them, the plans were ahead of the play.

The Cavs were sluggish in the first half and rusty for much of the game against the Atlanta Hawks, who showed up with the same intentions but a tad more vigor early, and it showed. The Hawks ended up beating the Cavs, 90-88, in overtime. It was a game that turned out to be somewhat intense late, much to the delight of the 10,235 fans at Nationwide Arena. But it still demonstrated the Cavs' distance from being a finished …