The Cleveland Cavaliers just keep rolling through the Eastern Conference, moving to 12-4 on the season with a 95-90 Friday night victory over the vastly improved Charlotte Hornets.
At first glance, that might not seem particularly notable.
After all, LeBron James still plays for the Cavaliers, and this is a squad coming off an NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors—one in which they took the eventual champions to Game 6 before losing out on the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Cleveland was supposed to be extremely competitive, taking advantage of the weaker half of the NBA before gearing up for another deep postseason run.
But had you told the Cavaliers they'd win 12 of their first 16 games despite a grand total of zero minutes from Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert, it's hard to believe they'd have done anything but greedily accept the generous proposition.
Good as this squad has been, it has the potential to get so much better.
James, in particular, wants it to be. Not just so that he can extend his personal winning streak over the Hornets, but so that he can experience even more ...
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