Cleveland players have had a fantastic start to the season, with 14 victories in as many matches. They will be able to equal the second mark in history on Sunday.
The Cavs are rolling. Led by Vincent Collet's former assistant in the French team, Kenny Atkinson, the Cleveland players started the season with 14 victories and no defeats. The latest success? 144-126 against Chicago last night, with 37 points from Donovan Mitchell. 14 straight wins or more to start the season has already happened five times: Boston (1957) and Dallas (2002) did just as well, the Washington Capitals (1948) and Houston did even better with 15 straight wins. rank. A mark that the Cavaliers will be able to match on Sunday, against Charlotte.
For the record, Kenny Atkinson's men still have work to do. The record indeed belongs to the Warriors of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, who started their 2015-16 campaign with… 24 consecutive victories! A season during which they also broke the record for victories (73). However, the title had eluded them. They were beaten in the final by LeBron James' Cavaliers, after leading 3-1. Among the 15 teams that started with a streak of 10 or more wins, only three won the title, Boston (1964-65, 11 wins to start the season), Chicago (1996-97, 12 wins) and Houston (1993 -94, 15 wins).
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