It seems like the Cleveland Cavaliers skipped an era when it comes to their home performance lately. Instead of the Roaring Twenties, they are firmly in The Great Depression when it comes to games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Cleveland has lost seven consecutive home games to start the decade. Their losing streak at home actually dates back to late-December. The last time the Cavaliers won at home was December 23rd against the Atlanta Hawks. Since then, they are being outscored at home by an average of 120.1-108.9. A couple of lopsided losses have contributed to the point differential being so large.
Things are certainty bleak at home. Cleveland has had their opportunities at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse against some sub-par teams in 2020, but are still yet to come out the victor. Matchups with the Hornets, Pistons, Bulls, Knicks (twice), Wizards, Pelicans, and Warriors were opportunities for the Cavs to get in the win column. Cleveland ended up losing all of these games. Some were close, others not so much. The Cavaliers have lost by six points or less only six times during this streak.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to get a win at home February 12 when they host the last team they beat at home, the Atlanta Hawks. Cleveland does play host to the Los Angeles Clippers this upcoming Sunday, but that doesn’t seem likely to be a win for Cleveland. Although stranger things have happened.
At the end of the day, the Cleveland Cavaliers just need to find a way to win some games. Home or away doesn’t matter, but it would be nice to see the Cavs send their fans home happy when playing in their own arena.