THE Cleveland Cavaliers have had a tremendous star this season, going 17-1 with their only loss coming against the defending champion Boston Celtics.

The Cavaliers have been great on both ends of the court, but they have been particularly good offensively, leading the NBA in offensive efficiency.

Well, Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz thinks this will stick and Cleveland will finish with the most efficient offense in league history.

“While this seems like a bold statement, especially since this franchise has not made any significant changes to its core, the Cavs currently sit first in the NBA offensively (123.8 rating), making them slightly ahead of the 2023-24 Boston Celtics (123.2 rating) who set the new standard a year ago. Swartz wrote. “…With no player exceeding 31.0 minutes per night through the first 17 games, these Cavaliers should be well-rested and able to maintain their powerful new offense through the end of the year.”

Between the high-octane backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland and the vast improvement of players like Evan Mobley and Ty Jerome, the Cavs have been firing on all cylinders in the first month of the season.

The question is whether they can actually maintain it.

The Cavaliers were criticized for playing a fairly easy schedule early on (in terms of opponent difficulty), but you can only play those on your roster, and it’s not like Cleveland is the only team of the NBA to have played it. cupcakes.

Plus, on paper, the Cavs are immensely talented. So while their historic start is certainly surprising, we shouldn’t be entirely shocked that this team really is, Really GOOD.