{"id":105412,"date":"2024-11-06T12:44:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=105412"},"modified":"2024-11-06T12:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:46:24","slug":"cavs-setting-records-8-0-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/06\/cavs-setting-records-8-0-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavs Setting Records With 8-0 Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Cavs 116-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland is 8-0 for just the second time in franchise history. Head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/31\/sixth-man-shines-as-cavs-off-to-undefeated-start-caris-levert\/\" target=\"_self\">Kenny Atkinson<\/a> has his team rolling and on pace to be the first Cavs team to start a season with nine wins.<\/p>\n<h2>Cavs Setting Records With 8-0 Start<\/h2>\n<h3>Breaking Records<\/h3>\n<p>After a relatively quiet regular season where the Cavs made no major changes to the core of their roster, questions about the Cavs certainly arose. However, Cleveland&#8217;s current run has quieted the noise. In the 78-year history of the NBA only <a href=\"https:\/\/stathead.com\/tiny\/iDcFM\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">32 teams<\/a> have ever started the season with eight straight wins. Of those 32 teams just seven have gone on to hoist the Larry O&#8217;Brien Trophy come June.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Atkinson said following the Cavs&#8217; victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kenny Atkinson on if he is surprised about how the Cavs are playing right now:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah. I have so much respect for the parity in this league\u2014 yeah, honestly I\u2019m a bit surprised.\u201d <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetEmKnow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LetEmKnow<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2OHxtMfAwj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2OHxtMfAwj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dylan\ud83d\udd2e\ud83e\udebc\ud83c\udf83 (@DylanWDesign_) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DylanWDesign_\/status\/1851807171522052156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Atkinson has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/gamenotes\/cavaliers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tied the record<\/a> for the longest winning streak in his first year with the team. The Cavs 8-0 record tied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willimo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-06_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monty Williams<\/a> in 2010 (NOP), Flip Saunders in 2005 (DET), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownla01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-06_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry Brown<\/a> in 1976 (DEN). His start is also the best by a first-year Cavs coach in history.<\/p>\n<p>While only being the second team in franchise history to start 8-0 the Cavs have had longer winning streaks. The record is 13 games which was set <a href=\"https:\/\/www.landofbasketball.com\/teams\/stats\/winning_streaks_cavaliers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">three<\/a> separate times in 2009, 2010, and 2017.\u00a0Cleveland plays just one team with a winning record, the Golden State Warriors, in their next six games so there is a shot the Cavs could tie or break the record. But this season is not about setting franchise records for the Cavs.<\/p>\n<p>Being 8-0, Cleveland holds first place in the Eastern Conference. However, they hold just a one-game lead over current NBA champions, the Boston Celtics. Being a top-two seed in the East would give the Cavs ample opportunity to advance past the second round of the playoffs come the Spring.<\/p>\n<h3>History On The Line<\/h3>\n<p>Cleveland heads to New Orleans for a Wednesday night tilt with the Pelicans and a lot of history on the line. A win would not only move the Cavs to 9-0 for the first time in history, but it would also mark the team&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/gamenotes\/cavaliers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first<\/a> 5-0 start on the road. Their four road wins to open the season are tied with the 1988-89 team that finished 57-25.<\/p>\n<h3>Offensive Success<\/h3>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/28\/cavs-offense-off-to-nba-best-start\/\" target=\"_self\">Atkinson<\/a> has his Cavs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/advanced?dir=A&amp;sort=PACE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flying<\/a>. Cleveland ranks second in <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/advanced?dir=A&amp;sort=OFF_RATING\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offensive rating<\/a> while being fifth in <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/advanced?dir=A&amp;sort=DEF_RATING\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defensive rating<\/a>. Compared to last season, the Cavs ranked just 24th in <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/advanced?Season=2023-24&amp;dir=A&amp;sort=PACE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pace<\/a>, while now they have cracked the<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/advanced?dir=A&amp;sort=PACE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> top 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They lead the NBA in <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/traditional?dir=A&amp;sort=FG_PCT\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FG%<\/a>\u00a0while ranking second in <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/traditional?dir=A&amp;sort=FG3_PCT\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3P%<\/a>. Everything seems to be clicking in Northeast Ohio right now. The way the Cavs are playing could have them in a poised position to make a deep playoff run in a few months&#8217; time. The Cavs&#8217; investment in their core of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mitchdo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-06_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mobleev01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-06_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Mobley<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garlada01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-06_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darius Garland<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/allenja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-06_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarrett Allen<\/a> is clearly paying off. Cleveland has not seen this level of play to start a season since the 70&#8217;s, so enjoy it, Cavs fans, they&#8217;re very good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Cavs 116-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland is 8-0 for just the second time in franchise history. Head coach Kenny Atkinson has his team rolling and on pace to be the first Cavs team to start a season with nine wins. 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