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Looking Back at Prior Championship Teams and Their Regular Season Finishes

Published by
Brad Sullivan

2010: Los Angeles Lakers

Giving signs that they were on their last legs, these Lakers won just nine of 16 in their last month to end with a 57-25 mark. During the postseason, they sandwiched a pair of six-game battles with a sweep of the Utah Jazz, but then were taken to seven games before knocking off the Celtics, the last title in the Kobe Bryant era. The team closed with a 27-16 finish, with seven losses in their last 11 regular season games, after a strong 30-9 start.

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Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.

Published by
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