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NBA Betting Online: The Cleveland Cavaliers began play as an expansion team in 1970. They currently compete in the Central Division of the National Basketball Assocation's Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers have won one Western Conference championship and three division titles. The team mascot is often shortened to the Cavs. Cleveland hosts home games at Quicken Loans Arena in the heart of downtown.
Like most expansion squads, the Cavaliers struggled early in their history. They only won 15 games their inaugural season and wouldn't post a winning record until the 1975-76 campaign.
With All-Star caliber players like Bingo Smith, Jim Chones, Dick Snyder and Nate Thurmond, head coach Bill Fitch produced a 49-33 mark -- good for the team's first division title and first postseason berth. The Cavs defeated Washington in the first round but then lost to the powerhouse Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Cleveland established a dubious record in 1982. After losing the last 19 games of the 1981-82 season, the Cavs went on to lose the first five games of the following season. The 24-game losing streak is the second-longest in NBA history.
The next seven seasons would see nine different head coaches attempt to resurrect Cleveland from the NBA cellar. The team's only playoff appearance during this stretch came in 1984-85.
Hall of Fame coach Lenny Wilkins took over in 1986 and the Cavaliers immediately became competitive again. With players like Brad Daugherty, Mark Price, Danny Ferry, Jeff Hornacek and Larry Nance, the Cavs qualified for the postseason eight times in nine years.
This was a great team but it couldn't ever get past the Bulls in the playoffs. One of the most famous moments in NBA history came in Game 5 of the playoffs between the two teams. Cleveland led by one point with three seconds left but Michael Jordan hit a floating, fade-away jumper only known as "The Shot" to win the series.
After a decade of discord, LeBron James gave the city of Cleveland hope, arriving on a white horse following the 2003 NBA Draft. James was a local product, having attended high school in Akron, and was immediately crowned the King of Cleveland.
James won Rookie of the Year in a landslide in 2003-04. The Cavs qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998 two years later under new head coach Mike Brown. The success continued in 2006-07 with a 50-32 record and the No. 2 seed in the East playoffs.
Cleveland made its first trip to the NBA Finals that season and faced veteran-laden San Antonio. The grizzled Spurs were simply too much for the inexperienced Cavs and swept them in four games.
The next year James had arguably the best of his career, winning the league MVP and finishing second in the Defensive Player of the Year race. The Cavs went 66-16, the best season in team history, including a 39-2 mark at Quicken Loans Arena.
Arguably the darkest hour in Cleveland sports history came on July 8, 2010. During a one-hour show called "The Decision," James announced he would not be returning to Cleveland but instead would sign a free agent contract with the Miami Heat.
The upheaval from the decision was epic. Fans felt betrayed, rioted and burned LeBron James jerseys to an ash. Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cavaliers, called James's decision a "cowardly betrayal" and guaranteed an NBA championship for the city of Cleveland before James would ever win one.
The Curse of LeBron started the following season. Cleveland lost an NBA-record 26 straight games while finishing at 19-63 overall.
But the Cavs fortunes somewhat turned with the 2011 Draft. With a pick acquired in a trade with the Clippers, Cleveland landed the first and fourth pick in the draft. Team brass selected Duke guard Kyrie Irving with the first pick and Texas power forward Tristan Thompson with the fourth.
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