NBA · Week of May 18–24

Cleveland Cavaliers

0-3 this week · 52-30 overall · @ NYK, vs NYK

91

Misery Index · Despair · ▲ from 49

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Tue, May 19L 104-115@ NYK99 ●
  • Thu, May 21L 93-109@ NYK87
  • Sat, May 23L 108-121vs NYK87

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

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Worst game: Tue, May 19, L 104-115 @ New York Knicks

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

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What fans said

  • “I'm convinced the playoffs are just an annual humiliation ritual at this point for Cavs fans.”

    u/LeekLeading▲ 306despair

  • “Legitimately the worst coaching performance I’ve ever seen. Holy shit”

    u/gzmu12▲ 252rage

  • “It’s been days but game 1 loss still stings.. we had that game and losing it has disturbed the momentum.”

    u/layrook_23▲ 237despair

  • “In the name of everything holy please let James Harden walk. And fire Kenny while you're at it.”

    u/im-so-sorry-himiko▲ 204rage

  • “This loss is completely on Kenny.. That's pretty much it. This loss is 100% on Kenny.”

    u/universal_cereal_bus▲ 168rage

  • “I am thoroughly embarrassed. Serving up this pile of shite in the conference finals is an insult to all the fans.”

    u/BTbenTR▲ 156rage

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