The Cleveland Cavaliers are still unstoppable this season: 15-0. After last Sunday’s win against the Charlotte Hornets (128-114), LeBron’s former team has reached its peak again after the departure of “King James” in 2018 (the Cavaliers were fourth in the regular season in the East Conference last year) .
This young team, led by Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Isaac Okoro, ages 23 to 28, and coached this season by Kenny Atkinson, is well-positioned to lead the East Conference and finish first Reaching the Finals for the first time since 2018, the last of four consecutive Finals against the Golden State Warriors.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are still far from the best start to a season ever in the NBA
15 consecutive wins is the second-best start to a season in NBA history, although two other teams have achieved this feat: the Houston Rockets in 1993-94 and the Washington Capitols in 1948-49. However, the record holder is far away: In the 2015/16 season, the Golden State Warriors managed 24 wins in a row at the beginning of the season.
That year, the Golden State Warriors won the Western Conference and the Cleveland Cavaliers won the Eastern Conference, but in the Finals the Cavaliers prevailed and won their first-ever NBA ring.
However, if we consider winning streaks and not just starts to the season, 15 wins is even further than the 33 straight wins achieved by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72.
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ next game, however, will be much more difficult: On Thursday, they travel to Boston to face the Celtics (11-3), runners-up in the East Conference, a game set for the NBA Cup counts.
