The most impressive dark horse team in this season's NBA Eastern Division is the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although there are no superstars in the team, and the two main defenders Sexton and Rubio are reimbursed for the injury season, they still resist the pressure, send Rubio away, find Rondo, and stabilize the top four positions in the East.
Jarrett Allen, Markkanen and Mobley were put in the frontcourt, and all-Star veteran Love played a substitute, the Cavaliers' frontcourt three-high lineup played a miracle effect, and Garland on the outside was a very good All-Star guard.
In this way, the Cavaliers played the league's top offensive and defensive efficiency, so they ranked in the top four in the East, and went all out to attack the Eastern Conference champion in the top place and even the playoffs. All this is inseparable from the help of veteran Rondo, whose command makes the Cavaliers' rotation lineup stable and will not drop the chain.
However, today, the Cavaliers announced a bad news, that is, Rondo is going to be out for about two weeks due to injury. About Rondo's injuries, mainly a sprain on the thumb of his right foot. At present, the Cavaliers have four defenders in Garland, Rondo, LeVert and Sexton sidelined due to injury, and they urgently signed Tim Fraser to save the day.
Affected by this, the Cavaliers have also swallowed three consecutive defeats. There is no doubt that the Cavaliers have suffered a very big impact at the key moments of the playoff sprint, which is likely to make a big change in the pattern of this year's NBA Eastern Playoffs. But in any case, the Cavaliers' roster strength and thickness are very good, and they will be a strong contender for the playoffs.
But at the moment, the Chicago Bulls are performing well, and DeRozan has played at the MVP level, so the first place in the East should not be the turn of the Cavaliers.