{"id":139068,"date":"2025-05-12T07:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=139068"},"modified":"2025-05-12T07:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:19:39","slug":"cavs-owner-dan-gilbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/05\/12\/cavs-owner-dan-gilbert\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing No. 14: Cavs Owner Believes in the Impossible\u2014Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the postseason with the second-best record in the league and the best record in the Eastern Conference. Yet, they find themselves in a big hole in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers. So far, 13 teams<\/a> have <\/span>come back<\/span> from a 3-1 deficit. Among them, we have the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers. Can this Cavs team become the 14th team to come back? Cavs owner Dan Gilbert believes so.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chasing No. 14: Cavs Owner Believes in the Impossible\u2014Again<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you ask Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, the team has been there, done that, and can do it again. After they fell 3-1 to the Indiana Pacers, Gilbert went on social media and posted, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHey <\/span>@cavs<\/span><\/a> fans\u2026 yes, it was <\/span>an<\/span> ugly <\/span>one<\/span>, but we\u2019ve been here before.<\/span> Time to get 3 in a row, 2 of them coming <\/span>at<\/span> home.<\/span> Let\u2019s start with Game 5 on Tuesday. <\/span>#Believeland<\/span><\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hey @cavs<\/a> fans\u2026 yes it was an ugly one, but we\u2019ve been here before. Time to get 3 in a row, 2 of them coming at home. Let\u2019s start with Game 5 on Tuesday. #Believeland<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dan Gilbert (@cavsdan) May 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n