Cleveland Cavaliers is an American YouTube channel and a NBA basketball team located in Cleveland, Ohio.
History[]
The Cleveland Cavaliers began play in the 1970–71 season as an expansion team.[1] They set losing records in each of their first five seasons before winning their first division title in 1976.[2] The 1976 team was led by Austin Carr, Bobby Smith, Jim Chones, Dick Snyder, Nate Thurmond and head coach Bill Fitch. It was remembered for the "Miracle at Richfield", in which the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Bullets, 4–3, in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They won Game 7, 87–85, on a shot by Snyder with four seconds to go.[3] The Cavaliers moved on to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time, but were without Chones after he broke his toe before the series opener. As a result, the Cavaliers went on to lose, 4–2, to the Boston Celtics.[4] They made playoff appearances in the following two seasons before a six-year playoff drought.[5]
The early 1980s were marked by Ted Stepien's ownership. During Stepien's tenure, the Cavaliers made a practice of trading future draft picks for marginal veteran players.[6] His most notable deal sent a 1982 first-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Don Ford and the 22nd overall pick in 1980.[7] As a result of Stepien's dealings, the NBA introduced the "Stepien Rule", which prohibits teams from trading first-round draft picks in successive seasons.[8] The Cavaliers went 66–180, dropped to the bottom of the league in attendance and lost $15 million during Stepien's three years as the owner. The Cavs went through six coaches during this span, including four during the 1981–82 season. The team finished 15–67, and between March and November 1982, the team had a 24-game losing streak, which, at the time, was the NBA's longest losing streak.[9] George and Gordon Gund purchased the Cavaliers from Stepien in 1983.[10]
Channel[]
The Cleveland Cavaliers channel was created on June 1, 2007. Their first video was uploaded on November 14, 2011. Their first video is titled "3.0 Club Welcome".
References[]
- ↑ https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2010/06/remember_when_it_was_40_years.html
- ↑ http://www.newspapers.com/image/322003335/
- ↑ http://www.newspapers.com/image/155916174/
- ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/index.ssf/2016/03/cleveland_cavaliers_celebrate.html
- ↑ http://www.newspapers.com/image/16527173/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/15/sports/basketball/15stepien.html
- ↑ http://www.newspapers.com/image/283043788/
- ↑ https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-the-ted-stepien-rule-325791
- ↑ http://www.newspapers.com/image/246146574/
- ↑ http://www.newspapers.com/image/304356522/
