CLEVELAND, Ohio — [The Cavs](https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/) are no strangers to franchise history this season, and they are on the doorstep of adding their names to the team’s record books once again.
They opened the season with a 15-0 start, the best in team history, and in the process set a new franchise record for consecutive wins.
With their [109-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday](https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2025/03/cavs-wont-be-denied-from-the-central-division-title-in-comeback-win-over-the-nets-109-104.html) at Rocket Arena, they became just the sixth team in NBA history to record two win streaks of at least 15 games in a single season. It’s a feat so rare that the list they joined reads like a roll call of dominant teams from different eras.
The other teams to accomplish this:
* 1946-47 Washington Capitols (17-game win streak, 15-game win streak)
* 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks (16-game win streak, 20-game win streak)
* 1996-97 Utah Jazz (two 15-game win streaks)
* 1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers (16-game win streak, 19-game win streak)
* 2006-07 Phoenix Suns (15-game win streak, 17-game win streak)
But what makes the Cavs’ opportunity on Friday even more historic is that they now are on the verge of breaking their own franchise record for the second time in the same season — something only two teams from that list have ever done before.
The 1970-71 Bucks and the 2006-07 Suns not only set new franchise marks but went on to surpass them later in the same year.
With a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at FedEx Forum, the Cavs would extend their streak to 16 games and counting.
The Bucks first rattled off a 16-game winning streak from Oct. 24 to Nov. 27, 1970, only to outdo themselves with a 20-game tear from Feb. 6 to March 9, 1971. That team, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, went on to win 66 games and, more importantly, the NBA championship — something that remains the ultimate validation of a dominant season.
The Suns, meanwhile, put together a 15-game streak from Nov. 20 to Dec. 22, 2006, and then pushed even further with 17 straight wins from Dec. 29, 2006, to Jan. 29, 2007. That squad, powered by Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire, won 61 games but fell short in the postseason, losing to eventual champion San Antonio in the Western Conference semifinals.
For the Cavs, this season has already been historic in ways that extend beyond streaks. Now at 55-10, they have a expand on an already remarkable season as their path through NBA history only gets more intriguing.
With 17 regular-season games remaining, the Cavs are still within reach of breaking another franchise record: most wins in a season.
That mark, 66 wins, was set by LeBron James and the 2008-09 Cavaliers. If they were to win out, they wouldn’t just set a new record at 72 wins — they would also achieve the second-longest win streak in NBA history at 32 games, second only to the legendary 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, who won 33 straight.
It’s a tall task — some would say impossible — with their remaining schedule and the potential for resting players down the stretch as they prepare for the playoffs. But one thing that has become abundantly apparent with this year’s Cavs team: never say never.
In a season filled with franchise firsts and NBA milestones, the Cavs have positioned themselves to leave a lasting mark in the record books.
But the only history they truly want to make is the one that never needs to be looked up. The one that will be remembered forever.
A championship.