Last season, the Cavaliers swept 11 teams in the league, but unfortunately there were too many injuries in the playoffs

The Cavaliers won 64 wins and 18 losses last season, ranking first in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, they were eliminated 4-1 by the Pacers in the second round of the playoffs. Some fans said that they fought too hard in the regular season, which led to too many injuries in the playoffs, some fans said that they were a "paper tiger" and revealed their true colors in the playoffs, and some people said that they never had an absolute leader, which is the fundamental reason for the failure.

But no matter what, the Cavaliers showed their dominance in the regular season last season. They swept a total of 11 teams in the league, including 5 in the East and 6 in the West, as follows:

East: 4-0 swept the Nets, 4-0 swept the Hornets, 4-0 swept the Bucks, 4-0 swept the Raptors, 4-0 swept the Wizards.

West: Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Pelicans, and Mavericks were also 2-0 by the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers have a record of 32 wins and 0 losses for these 11 teams alone, and these teams are not all weak teams. The Bucks in the East, the Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets, and Timberwolves in the West are also strong teams. So, the Cavaliers were really strong last season, but unfortunately, they were really beaten to the Pacers in the playoffs so hard that they had no power to fight back.

The performance of the team's core Mitchell is still remarkable. He averaged 29.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game in the playoffs, shooting percentage of 44.3% and three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%. From the scoring point of view, he deserves the title of the team's big brother. After being eliminated by the Pacers, Mitchell was reluctant to leave the court for a long time, and his face was confused. He probably didn't understand why the team, which was as fierce as a tiger in the regular season, ended in the playoffs, and why was there no competitiveness at all?

The performance of another core Garland can be described as bad. He averaged 18 points, 2.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 0.4 steals per game in the playoffs, shot 42% from the field and 28.6% from three-point shooting percentage, and was very inefficient. Garland is only 1.85 meters tall, and it is really easy to be targeted in the playoffs. When he doesn't play on the offensive end, it really becomes a negative effect, because it is really a natural colander on the defensive end. This is also the fundamental reason why many people are not optimistic about the ability of short guards to play in high-end games. Strongest people like Curry were named on the defensive end, let alone a Garland who has never proved himself?

Another core, Mobley, did play well, but he was affected by injury in the playoffs and missed some games. In the series against the Pacers, Garland missed two games due to a toe injury, Mobley and Hunter missed one game each, and Mitchell also withdrew from the game in G4 due to tight left hamstring.

And he relies too much on Mitchell's singles on the offensive end. When he is double-teamed, he lacks other effective tactical options, and Garland's ball-holding and breakthrough efficiency is not high.

In general, the Pacers' lineup also restrains the Cavaliers, as if the matchups of each position can match, and the Cavaliers really cannot limit Halliburton's performance in passing. In addition, although the Cavaliers are proud of the double towers in the inside, Allen and Mobley have excellent rebound protection in the regular season, facing the Pacers' "five-outside lineup", their weaknesses of slow movement speed are amplified, and their defense is missing the other.

Another thing is the gap in the coaching game. Carlisle was able to play all kinds of troops in the playoffs, while Atkinson was still a little tender and did not play to the advantages of the inside. Instead, the defensive flaws on the outside were infinitely amplified.

The Cavaliers' lineup has not changed much this summer, and a crispy ball brother came. They wanted to trade Garland but did not trade out. Garland also directly announced toe surgery, but it will not affect the game at the beginning of next season.

But there may be no Pacers in the playoffs next season. Do you think they have a chance to break out of the East next year?