The Cleveland Cavaliers (30-20) just need a win.
As the Cavs, winners of three of their last four games, look to continue their improved play after a January malaise resulted in them playing the worst stretch of basketball this season, they find themselves in unfamiliar territory.
The reigning Eastern Conference champions are currently third in the Eastern Conference standings, going 6-8 in the month of January. Of their eight losses, six were double-digit losses while three losses came by 24 points or more. That’s a far cry from the expectations that they had for themselves or what the NBA world expects of them.