Men lie, women lie, NUMBERS DON’T. Sorry, Cavaliers fans, but your team lost last night and...
We fact-checked this chart, too, and here were the results from each of the season-openers listed on it:
- 2014-15 Warriors: Beat the Kings 95-77
- 2013-14 Spurs: Beat the Grizzlies 101-94
- 2012-13 Heat: Beat the Celtics 120-107
- 2011-12 Heat: Beat the Mavericks 105-94
- 2010-11 Mavericks: Beat the Bobcats 101-86
- 2009-10 Lakers: Beat the Clippers 99-92
- 2008-09 Lakers: Beat the Trail Blazers 96-76
- 2007-08 Celtics: Beat the Wizards 103-83
- 2006-07 Spurs: Beat the Mavericks 97-91
- 2005-06 Heat: Beat the Grizzlies 97-78
- 2004-05 Spurs: Beat the Kings 101-85
So yeah. Better luck next season, Cavs!
*The 2003-04 Pistons lost their season opener to the Pacers 89-87 and went on to win the NBA title, so we guess the Cavaliers could technically bounce back from their 0-1 start to the 2015-16 NBA season. But...meh. Being rational is no fun. LET'S ALL FREAK OUT ABOUT ONE LOSS INSTEAD!
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