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The Cleveland Cavaliers are a basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They started playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1970 an expansion team. The team is also known as the Cavs. The original logo was used Cavs 1970-83.

Franchise history:
The Cavaliers began play in the NBA in 1970, an expansion team. Nick Mileti was the owner of the team at this time. The team compiled a league worst 15-67 record by playing their home games at Cleveland Arena under the direction of head coach Bill Fitch.

The team hoped to build around the number one 1971 draft pick Austin Carr but not his leg was badly injured and he could not recover sufficiently to become a great pro player.

The Cavaliers gradually improve their performance on the court in subsequent seasons. Additions seasons talented players such as Bingo Smith, Jim Chone, Cleamons Jim and Dick Snyder has contributed to improved performance of the team. Cleveland improved to 23-59 in their second season, followed by a 32-50 record in 1972-73, and a small step back to 29-53 in 1973-74.

The Cavaliers moved into the newly Richfield Coliseum in 1974. It is located in the cornfields thirty miles south of downtown Cleveland in Summit County. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 40-42 record down a little less than a playoff spot.

In the 1975-76 season, Fitch led the Cavaliers to a 49-33 record with Carr, Smith, Chon, Snyder, and newly acquired Nate Thurmond. It is their only division title to date. As the Cavs made their first appearance in the playoffs, Fitch was honored with the league's coach of the year.

The Cavs were able to win the series against the Washington Bullets, 4-3. The series is remembered locally as the "Miracle of Richfield." Because of the heroism of many plans at the last second. However, the Cavs lost to the Boston Celtics in the final Eastern Conference playoff NBA Because of injuries, particularly to Jim Chon.

However, in the first round of the playoffs in 1989, the Cavs were paired against the Chicago Bulls. In the fourth game of the best-of-five series, Cleveland has managed to beat the Bulls 108-105 in overtime at the series level at 2-2. Cleveland-field advantage. The game was equivalent to what Cleveland has managed to score on a drive and raise the head by one with three seconds to play. Chicago called time. Chicago won the series 3-2. The buzzer-beater is considered one of the moments of Jordan more clutch, and the game itself one of the greatest.

The Cavs liked the top of the success of the 1991-92 season. They compiled a 57-25 record this season and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. However, they lost again to the Chicago Bulls 4-2.

In March, the Cavaliers won their presence in the playoffs the first time since the 1997-98 season. Despite the second best record, and before the Washington Wizards in the first round, they ended up getting the # 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.
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