NBA Playoff Preview: Championship or Bust for the Cleveland Cavaliers

April 8th, 2010 by Michael Pinto Leave a reply »
At 61-17, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the best record in the NBA.

With four games to play in the regular season, they have secured home-court advantage throughout the postseason. 

LeBron James is on his way to a second consecutive MVP award and the Cavs look poised for another deep playoff run. 

But with one eye on the playoffs and one eye on free agency, this year's campaign will have huge repercussions.

If Cleveland wins a title, James is an absolute lock to re-sign this summer. 

If Cleveland doesn't though, brace yourself for quite the opposite.

Last year, the Cavs rolled through the first two rounds of the playoffs and appeared to be headed straight to the NBA Finals when Orlando came into town for the Eastern Conference Championship.

We all know how that turned out. 

The Cavs looked demoralized after their game seven loss, James didn't even stick around to shake hands with his opponents.

He blamed his competitive nature for the momentary lapse in gracefulness. 

That same competitive nature that makes him one of the gre ...

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