No matter the success of the coming regular season, the postseason will be where everything is expected of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
For good reason, the first 82-game season means little to Cavs fans and critics alike. For three seasons in a row, the Cavaliers have underperformed the expectations set for them in the playoffs after the regular season. Out of three series with homecourt advantage, the Cavs have lost in five games twice. At this point, Cleveland has more to prove than possibly any other current franchise in the next postseason.
An early favorite in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers will be closely monitored for their health, offensive and defensive cohesion, chemistry and coaching tactics as onlookers try to pick apart how much the team has grown and learned from the last playoff defeat.