Over the last 18 games, in addition to the 6 games against WAS (3x), SAS (2x), and DET), CLE has played:
- TOR:
- BRK: twice
- SAC: once
- MEM:
- LAC (after they blew out Cs)
- MIL: three times (2-1)
- ORL: once
- ATL: once
- CHI: once
The LAC win, I suppose, is impressive, and the ORL win was on the road. I mean I get that they can only play who is in front of them, but other than LAC, none of the top top teams during this run.
However, I expect them to keep winning until March, when their schedule gets tougher. They have a stretch of 7 games where they play NYK, BOS (March 5, in CLE), a one game road trip to ATL, MIN, and PHO. After that they head out on a road trip where they play NOP, HOU, IND, at home to MIA, and then MIN and MIA on the road. They also have a west coast road trip - @DEN, @UT, @PHO, @LAL, and @LAC in April. The two road trips will really show where they are at.