Earlier today, the Cavaliers challenged the Magic away, facing this weak brigade in the East, the Cavaliers did not win easily, even if they maintained a lead at the end of the first half, the Magic soldiers who fought at home, vowed to defend the home stadium, played the Cavaliers 32-25 in the third quarter, and finally defeated the Cavaliers 120-115, giving the opponent a wave of two consecutive defeats. After losing this game, the Cavaliers also indirectly sent assists to the Bulls, allowing the latter to successfully lock in a top six playoff position, while the Cavaliers themselves have officially bid farewell to the top six and must go to the playoffs to compete for a playoff ticket.
As of now, the Cavaliers are seventh in the East with a record of 43 wins and 37 losses. 1.5 wins ahead of the eighth Nets, it is true that the team's winning rate has exceeded 50%, which is the first time since the 17-18 season that the regular season has achieved more than 50% of the winning rate, but unfortunately, the league has made relevant changes to the playoffs in these seasons, no longer allowing each team to enter the playoffs directly as the top eight in the division, but specially set up a play-off format, so that the 7th-10th team has the hope of competing for a playoff ticket, and the Cavaliers, the seventh in the East, if placed in the past, enter the playoffs should be promising (they also have several regular season games not played), but it has been restructured They have to go to the playoffs to fight fiercely to have a chance to win a ticket to the final train of the playoffs.
It is also a lament, 2 months ago, about February 12, the Cavaliers once achieved a record of 35 wins and 21 losses, ranking in the top three in the East, and even had the opportunity to impact the top position in the East, but unfortunately, the main center Jarrett Allen missed many games of the team because of a finger fracture, plus the new branch detective Lang Mobley also recently watched due to injury, which also made the Cavaliers lose like a mountain, that is to say, after February 12, the Cavaliers only achieved a total of 8 wins and 16 losses, if not the foundation laid in the early stage is more solid, As far as their record in the last 2 months has been so bad, it is estimated that they will have to fall to the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Missing the top six to directly enter the playoffs, which also makes the Cavaliers have to go to the playoffs full of chance and uncertainty to compete for playoff tickets, the Cavaliers are currently 1.5 wins ahead of the eighth Nets and the ninth Hawks, and the 2.5 wins ahead of the tenth Hornets, so they should most likely be able to lock in the top eight positions, that is, they only need to win the next game in the playoffs, and they can enter the playoffs as seventh. At present, the eighth position in the East is most likely locked by the Nets, facing Durant, Irving and a number of excellent role players (Ade, Curry Jr., Johnson, Mills), the Cavaliers who lack experience in big games are likely to swallow defeat.
And in the next round of the victory battle with the Eagles and Hornets, the Cavaliers will also encounter a severe test, the Hornets are a well-known offensive team in the league, to let them find the offensive rhythm, the offensive is scarce Cavaliers are difficult to have too many chances of winning, and if you face the Hawks, facing the superstar Trae Young, the Cavaliers may not be able to find a suitable candidate.
For the Cavaliers, who failed to make it to the playoffs as the first six this season, but fell into the playoffs and wanted to fulfill the dream of being in the playoffs for the first time since James left, the current situation looks really grim.