The Cavaliers today beat the Magic 107-101 at home to claim their 42nd regular season win of the season, meaning they're more than 50 percent ahead of the season. Even if none of the remaining games are won, the Cavaliers will be able to maintain a winning percentage of more than 50% this season.
It is worth mentioning that the last time the Cavaliers played a winning percentage of more than 50% was in the 17-18 season, which was James' last season with the Cavaliers, which achieved a record of 50 wins and 32 losses and reached the Finals.
Immediately after James's departure, the Cavaliers collapsed, and the records of the next three seasons were 19 wins and 63 losses, 19 wins and 46 losses, and 22 wins and 50 losses, all of which ranked last in the East and missed the playoffs. There is a difference between James reaching the Finals for 4 consecutive years and not having Missed the playoffs for 3 consecutive years.
The season is also the first time since the 1997-98 season that the Cavaliers have won more than 50 percent of the regular season without James. That is to say, in the past 25 years, only without James, the Cavaliers' winning percentage has not exceeded 50%, and more than 50% of the winning percentage has been played under James' leadership.
In the 97-98 season, the Cavaliers recorded 47 wins and 35 losses, and if they can win five more of the remaining 7 games, they will tie the record. Still, 42 wins is already the cavaliers' most wins in the last 25 years without James.
While the Cavaliers have a good season, arguably completing their rebuild and expected to make the playoffs, they are still seventh in the East and may still be in the playoffs. However, the Cavaliers are only one win behind fifth and sixth in the East, so it is also possible for them to return to the top six and avoid the play-offs.
In any case, the Cavaliers' performance this season has indeed been very surprising and has come out of the trough, although it is far from reaching the glory of the James era, but it also gives people hope and sees the future. In particular, The Tanhua show Mobley's personal performance is quite outstanding, and he can become the core of the Cavaliers in the future, making the Cavaliers a playoff-level team.