The Cleveland Cavaliers should be the favorites in the Eastern Conference. They had the East’s best record last season and the conference projects to be weaker with Tyrese Haliburton and Jayson Tatum set to miss all (or at least most) of the coming year.

The Cavs’ 64 wins in 2024-25 came with one of the league’s best offenses in recent memory. They scored 7.3 more points per 100 possessions than the league average, the third best differential of the last 15 seasons.

Biggest difference, points scored per 100 possessions vs. league average, since 2010-11 Team Season OffRtg Lg. avg. Diff. Golden State 2015-16 113.5 105.6 7.9 Boston 2023-24 122.2 114.5 7.7 Cleveland 2024-25 121.0 113.7 7.3 LA Clippers 2014-15 111.6 104.7 6.8 Miami

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