His momentum is even scarier than that of the LeBron era. This is the story of Cleveland, which has won nine consecutive games since its opening.
The Cleveland Cavaliers won the away game against the New Orleans Pelicans on the 7th and won the opening nine consecutive games.
Currently, Cleveland is the only team that has not lost since the opening of the season. It ranks first overall in the league, beating Phoenix, Oklahoma and Golden State (7-1), as well as defending champion Boston (7-2).
It is the best start in 55 years since joining the NBA in 1970. Even when LeBron James played, there was no start to the season.
Cleveland also had a terrifying offense with more than 110 points in every game during its opening nine-game winning streak.
According to ESPN, Cleveland is the only team other than Golden State in the 1960-1961 season that has achieved nine consecutive wins and 110 points or more in the game.
Cleveland changed drastically when Kenny Atkinson, who coached at Golden State until last season, took over as coach.
Cleveland, which had already built a solid defense under its former coach JB Bickerstaff, has suffered in the playoffs for two consecutive years due to its limitations in offense.
Coach Canny Atkinson, who has taken the helm instead of Bickerstaff since this season, is a leader with an aggressive color that values spacing.
Since Cleveland’s appointment, he has significantly changed his team’s offense by adjusting space to reduce elbow touches by big men and increase the frequency of dribbling breakthrough attacks by players.
Cleveland currently boasts enormous offense power, ranking first in average scoring (123.2 points), No. 1 in attack efficiency index (122.1), No. 1 in field shooting (52.6 percent), No. 2 in 3-point success rate (42.1 percent), No. 1 in 2-point shooting success rate (59.8 percent), and No. 6 in assist (28.8 points).
As the defense that was good in the past is still in the top ranks (9th in defense efficiency index), the effect of increasing offense and defense power is doubled. Cleveland is currently ranked third in the offense and defense efficiency margin.
Cleveland ace Donovan Mitchell said, “We’re playing really good basketball right now,” revealing the secret to his nine-game winning streak. 먹튀검증
Mitchell said, “I think I’ve become a habit of rejoicing over a victory. The most important thing is consistency. We need to continue to be a team that shows this kind of performance.”
Cleveland will challenge manager Canny Atkinson’s old team, Golden State, for its 10th consecutive win on the 9th.
