At 4-3 in the early parts of the 2025-26 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have certainly not come in and lit the world on fire as the championship contender that was promised. That adversity could actually help mold them into a team that is NBA Finals bound by the end of the year.
2024-25 was a dominant 64-win campaign for the Cavaliers. What did they have to show for it? A premature second round exit to the eventual Eastern Conference Champions, the Indiana Pacers.
What did the Pacers' start to 2024-25 look like? Brutal. They struggled to consistently stay above .