The Cleveland Cavaliers have develop into the sixth staff in NBA historical past to win no less than 13 straight video games to start a season following their 114-106 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. 4 of the 5 groups to start out 13-0 reached the NBA Finals, however solely the 93-94 Houston Rockets gained the championship.
There have been rumors as final offseason started that the Cavaliers might break up their core of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, however they as an alternative stayed the course and signed three of the 4 gamers to extensions.
“We’re simply sticking collectively,” stated Garland. “Simply taking it recreation by recreation. We all know we have got a goal on our again, so we have got to return in with that aggressiveness and that confidence that we’ll win each recreation, and that is what we have been doing. Though like I stated, lengthy nights, not a number of sleep, however we have got to remain collectively and simply proceed simply to be nice. That is what we’re attempting to do.”
The Cavaliers can have an opportunity to check themselves on Tuesday towards the Boston Celtics after they could possibly be 15-0.
“That is what you need,” Mitchell stated. “On the finish of the day, if you wish to be the most effective, you bought to beat the most effective. However as a way to be the most effective, which we’re attempting to proceed to be, you bought to go on the market each night time. And it is a psychological factor. How nice do you wish to be? Do you wish to be glad? We’re looking, however it’s additionally November. I hold telling all people, let’s loosen up. I am saying it’s November. We’re not successful a championship proper now. However these are good assessments.
“The truth that we’re 13-0 is nice. We could possibly be 9-2. It would not actually matter to me. I believe the largest factor is how can we simply proceed to construct the habits by means of getting each staff’s finest shot on a night-by-night foundation.”
