So far this season, a number of Eastern Conference teams have performed better than expected, the Bulls are currently in second place in the East, and the Wizards were once in the top three in the East with the help of multiple Lakers outlaws, but I am more excited to see the Cavaliers rising after the departure of LeBron James. After nearly 10 games and 8 wins, the Cavaliers have secured fourth place in the East, and what does this rebuilding team rely on to achieve a counterattack without big players?
In the last 10 regular season games, the Cavaliers have defeated the Magic, Lone Rangers, Heat, Wizards, Bulls, Timberwolves, Kings and other teams, two of which have played with the Heat to the end, and have also won all in the matchups with the Eastern Dark Horse Bulls and Wizards this season, it can be said that the Cavaliers' record of 10 wins and 8 wins is very high. It is worth mentioning that no team in the league has a better record than the Cavaliers during this time, and even the Warriors, who currently rank first in the league, have lost one more game than the Cavaliers in the last 10 games during this time. It is worth mentioning that the Cavaliers' record was obtained when Sexton did not play.
In their last 10 games, the Cavaliers have averaged 10th in the league with 111.8 points per game with the second-highest shooting percentage of 48.6 percent from the league and the third-highest 41.1 percent from three-point range. Although no Cavaliers averaged 21.0 points per game during this time, six Cavaliers averaged double-figures per game, including Jarrett Allen and Garland both averaging 20+ points per game, including allen, who was abandoned by the Nets, averaging 20.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game with 75.2% shooting.
The Cavaliers' average scores during this time period are not high, but they are averaging 12.8 points per game, which is much higher than the Warriors' +8.2 net loss per game during this time, and the Cavaliers' good performance in limiting opponents' points is key. In the last 10 regular season games, the Cavaliers have only had two games to bring their opponents to a passing line of 45.0% from the shooting range, 8 games have limited their opponents' three-point shooting rate to no more than 32.5%, and only one game has brought their opponents' points to 110+, and 5 of them have limited their opponents' points to no more than 96 points! In those 10 games, the Cavaliers only let their opponents average the second-lowest 99.0 points per game in the league with the second-lowest shooting rate of 42.8% in the league and the third lowest three-point shooting rate of 32.1% in the league!
A young team not only played an efficient offense, but also played the top defensive effect in the league, no wonder they can win 8 in the last 10 games and sit in the fourth place in the East, which is also their magic weapon to counterattack. Although this Cavaliers also has veterans such as Lefour and Rubio, it is mainly young players and is aimed at rebuilding. After James' departure, the rebuilding team was finally on the rise, their offense looked like a look, and the integrity and hardness they showed on the defensive end didn't look like a young team, which led to their counterattack. However, I don't know whether the knight's performance is as short-lived as a wizard or a black end.