By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-29 19:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
很难想象“最伟大”不包含勒布朗·詹姆斯的身影
当我写这篇文章时，正值第四场比赛的中场休息。克利夫兰骑士队得了72分，而迈阿密热火队得了33分。
有人可能会说，迈阿密热火队是第十号种子，在进入季后赛时，面对克利夫兰骑士队，运气最差。
尽管骑士队在东部拥有最佳战绩，但许多评论员并不认为他们今年能够战胜世界冠军波士顿凯尔特人队。
极有可能的是，目前这支骑士队比以往任何时候都更出色，包括勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)效力期间，他可以说是克利夫兰队史上最伟大的球员。
一方面，骑士队历史上最好的战绩是2009年的66胜16负。这比2025年骑士队本赛季的战绩多了两场。但是，2009年的骑士队在东部决赛中被奥兰多魔术队淘汰出季后赛，使其最佳球队战绩黯然失色。
2016年，骑士队唯一一次赢得NBA总冠军，战绩为57胜25负。这仍然是东部最好的战绩，但请记住，当时东部和西部之间的天赋差距很大。
目前的骑士队阵容拥有一系列令人惊叹的天赋。七名球员场均得分上双，包括德安德烈·亨特(De’Andre Hunter)、贾莱特·阿伦(Jarrett Allen)和卡里斯·勒韦尔(Caris LaVert)。多诺万·米切尔(Donovan Mitchell)和达里厄斯·加兰(Darius Garland)的场均得分均超过20分。该队在NBA中场均得分排名第一。
骑士队在进攻效率方面也排名联盟第一，净效率排名第二，为+9.5。
埃文·莫布里(Evan Mobley)刚刚被评为联盟年度最佳防守球员。该队的防守效率排名第八。
有六名现役球员的三分球命中率超过40%，其中泰·杰罗姆(Ty Jerome)以43.9%的命中率领先。
他们很可能是目前NBA中实力最均衡的球队。与勒布朗第二次效力期间，与凯里·欧文(Kyrie Irving)和凯文·乐福(Kevin Love)组成三巨头相比，只有另外两名球员场均得分上双，只有马修·德拉维多瓦(Matthew Dellavedova)和J.R.史密斯(J. R. Smith)的三分球命中率达到或超过40%。
伟大，但不是历史性的。
这支骑士队正在传递一个信息。
昨晚55分的大胜不仅仅是针对迈阿密热火队。这是为了任何阻挡他们前进道路，向2025年NBA总决赛发起冲击的对手。
而一个NBA总冠军是使他们成为队史上最佳球队的唯一一块拼图。
点击查看原文：Open Thread: These Cavaliers could be the best incarnation the franchise has ever had
Open Thread: These Cavaliers could be the best incarnation the franchise has ever had
Hard to imagined “the greatest” wouldn’t involve LeBron James
As I write this, it is halftime of Game 4. The Cavaliers have 72 points compared to the Miami Heat’s 33.
One could argue that Miami was the tenth seed and pulled the worst luck for any team entering the playoffs facing the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Although the Cavs had the best record in the East, many pundits don’t think they can overcome the world champion Boston Celtics this year.
It’s quite possible this incarnation of the Cavaliers is better than any thus far; including the stints with LeBron James, arguably the best player to ever don a Cleveland jersey.
For one, the best record the Cavaliers ever had was 66-16 back in 2009. That’s two better than the 2025 Cavaliers ended this season. But the 2009 Cavaliers got knocked out of the postseason in Eastern Conference Finals by the Orlando Magic, nullifying their best franchise record.
In 2016, the only time the Cavaliers won an NBA title, their record was 57-25. It was still the best in the Eastern Conference, but remember back there were major talent disparities between the East and West.
The current Cavaliers roster boasts an amazing array of talent. Seven players are averaging double-digit scoring including De’Andre Hunter, Jarrett Allen, and Caris LaVert. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland average over 20 apiece. The team is first in the NBA in points per game.
The Cavs were also first in the league for offensive rating and second overall for net rating at +9.5.
Evan Mobley was just named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. The team’s defensive rating was eighth overall.
There are six active players shooting over 40% from beyond the arc with Ty Jerome leading with 43.9%.
They are quite possible the most well-rounded team in the NBA right now. And in comparison to LeBron James’ second stint with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love as the Big 3, just two other players averaged double-figured scoring, and only Matthew Dellavedova and J. R. Smith shot at 40% or better from downtown.
Great, but not historic.
This Cavaliers team is sending a message.
The 55-point win last night just wasn’t for the Miami Heat. It is for anyone standing in their path as they push their way toward the 2025 NBA Finals.
And an NBA title is the only piece of the puzzle needed to make them the best team in franchise history.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock