Cavaliers collapse again, but this time hang on to beat Nets in home opener
Maybe what we are witnessing from the Cavaliers and New York Knicks early in the 2026-27 NBA season is an Eastern Conference finals hangover. The Knicks, defending league champs, lost their first two games of the current season. The Cavs led the 76ers by 29 points in their season opener in Philadelphia on Oct. 22, collapsed in the second half, and lost, 114-106. The Cavaliers had to wait 45 hours to play another game. The Brooklyn Nets, forecast to finish with the worst record in the Eastern Cavaliers and New York Knicks, early in the 2026-27 NBA season, have both lost their first two games of the current season. The defending league champion, the Cavs, led the 76ers by 29 points in their season opener against them in Philadelphia. However, they managed to maintain control of the game, winning their home opener against the Nets.
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Maybe what we are witnessing from the Cavaliers and New York Knicks early in the 2026-27 NBA season is an Eastern Conference finals hangover. The Knicks, defending league champs, lost their first two ... [331 symbols]
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