NBA · Week of Oct 19–25
Cleveland Cavaliers
1-1 this week · 1-1 overall · @ PHI, vs BKN
Misery Index · Miserable
A 1-1 start that somehow feels like a funeral, with the win sparking the loudest despair of all.
The week, game by game
Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.
- Thu, Oct 22L 106-114@ PHI66
- Sat, Oct 24W 125-121vs BKN92
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.
Worst game: Sat, Oct 24, W 125-121 vs Brooklyn Nets
In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.
What happened
Cleveland opened with a 114-106 loss in Philadelphia, which one fan called "the worst way you can start off the season," and that felt like the floor. It wasn't. The turning point came two nights later, when a 125-121 win over Brooklyn pushed misery higher than the defeat had. At 1-1, the mood ran to coaching — "he just needs to be fired" — and to something harder to fix: "something is just so off about them." Winning didn't help. That's the alarming part.
What fans said
“As a life long Cavs fan, I think I actually hate this version of the team. Something is just so off about them”
u/RowIndependent▲ 129despair
“What is the opposite of clutch? Because this team has it.”
u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11▲ 80frustration
“I think this game might actually be the worst way you can start off the season.”
u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11▲ 52despair
“He just needs to be fired. He's abysmal at managing the game”
u/Good-Courage2060▲ 39rage
“Honestly I haven't enjoyed watching them for like two seasons. Something is legitimately off and they rarely look good.”
u/MosquitoValentine_▲ 38frustration
“Hell no. You got amnesia...no defense playing, always hurt ass Garland.”
u/streudel-dumper▲ 14rage
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