Defense has become a growing concern for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who look to snap a season-high three-game losing streak when they face the visiting Detroit Pistons on Monday.The Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers lost to the Houston Rockets for the second time in four days on Saturday in a 135-131 defeat. Cleveland fell to 21-3 at home.Darius Garland scored 39 points for the Cavaliers on Saturday, while Donovan Mitchell added 33. The Cavaliers shot 51.6 percent from the field and 43.6 percent from 3-point range, but struggled to contain the Rockets, who had four starters reach 20 points.The Rockets shot 54.9 percent from the field and 46.4 percent from beyond the arc.Cleveland has allowed 114 or more points in eight of 12 games this month and was unable to contain Houston big men Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams in Saturday’s loss. The duo combined for 40 points and 12 rebounds.”We’re scoring 130 points, but it seems like consistently now we’re giving up in the 130s, and it’s just too much,” Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. “If we can get back to defending like we have most of the year, we’ll be fine. But right now, we’re leaking in too many places.”Cleveland forward Evan Mobley played 29 minutes on Saturday in his first action since missing four games with a right calf strain. He finished with seven points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots.While the Cavaliers’ recent stretch hasn’t exactly been welcomed by Atkinson, he believes the team could benefit from the losses.”I think this patch of adversity is good. It’s great,” Atkinson said. “This is the NBA. It’s tough. Let’s see how we respond to this. We’ll bounce back.”The Cavaliers have enjoyed plenty of success against Detroit in recent years with 10 straight wins, including a 113-101 home victory on Oct. 25.