For CLE, A Lot Really Hinges On Rose + IT
Right now, Isaiah is expected to be healthy and back 2nd half of season so Cavs should still beat us in ECF (in 6, maybe 7 games).
BUT if Rose is only a shell of himself and/or injury prone, and Isaiah’s injury is A LOT WORSE than expected (to the point where even when he returns he isn’t 100% at all), then that makes it a LEGIT possibility.
Sure, they may have Lebron, and obviously Lebron on your team = ECF appereance guaranteed. But with no Irving and a subpar IT and Rose, it will be real difficult unless Kevin Love starts averaging like 30 PPG (though I acknowledge Love usually kills us, but now we have a team with some bruisers and younger blood too).