The expectations for the Cavaliers are high this season, but even LeBron James is surprised by the way the Cavaliers have come out of the gate to start the season.
INDEPENDENCE— The Cavaliers are currently without two starters, are returning another starter from a devastating shoulder injury last season and have a pivotal bench piece playing himself into basketball shape on the fly.
For these reasons and more, the team expected to ease into the season and get comfortable with each other over time.
Instead, the Cavaliers have raced out to a 3-1 start and have played the kind of basketball in their first four games that they expected to after taking time to generate chemistry, at least according to LeBron James.