Cleveland riders certainly did not expect to win 70 games this season because, well, it would be irresponsible for any team to enter a season by expecting to do so. However, as recently as Sunday morning, Cleveland had a shot to do so. Entering Sunday’s match with the Orlando Magic at 56-10 and on a sequence of 16 consecutive victories, the riders had a outdoor to reach this historic stage. All they had to do was finished the year at 14-2, and with several sequences of 15 games to their credit, it was feasible.
The matches winning against exhausted opponents like The Magic were a catalyst for their prosecution. With a relatively easy schedule, Cleveland had a clear path. Instead, Orlando amazed the riders with a 13-point return to half-time to end their sequence of 16 consecutive victories on Sunday and probably ended everything that they could have had 70 victories.
Mathematically, of course, he is still at stake. The riders must win 14 games and have 15. But there is no inherent advantage in winning 70 games. The only real objective is to ensure the advantage of the court at home on the Thunder in a possible Nba Matchup finals. Oklahoma City is currently at 12 defeats, so Cleveland is encouraged to continue winning. However, Cleveland has a major advantage in the equality break of the conference record, so he functionally has a two -game lead. Assuming that the Thunder loses another match or at least two, Cleveland will be able to get the best record in the League without claiming 70 victories.
Without this need, Cleveland has no real reason to do everything for the highest possible victories. Priority, it seems, is to ensure good health in the playoffs. Evan Mobley missed Sunday’s match. Donovan Mitchell missed the two games before, and role players are in and out of alignment. Health, not gaining a total, is what matters here. It is difficult to go 14-1 through any section without trying. The fact that the riders close their season with two of their last three games against a team of Pacers who could play for sowing will make things much more difficult.
However, it is not as if the riders needed a 70th victory to validate the remarkable season they had. They have already done more than like to call it the best regular season in the history of the franchise. Even with this broken sequence, they will end the season with sequences of distinct victories of 16, 15 and 12 games. It is 43 games combined on three sequences which represent more than half of the season.
The biggest objective, of course, comes to the playoffs. The work should not win 70 games from October to April. It is to win 16 from April to June. This prosecution begins next month, and regardless of the number of games they win by then, the riders are very good to shape to continue the victories that really matter.
