Classic
Cavs: The 50 Greatest Games in Cleveland Cavaliers History (Classic Cleveland)
by Jonathan Knight
Paperback from Kent State University Press
ISBN: 1606350110
A countdown of the Cleveland Cavaliers' greatest games
It's far too easy to allow the national media and disparaging fans to
undermine Clevelanders' views of their professional sports teams. While
the Browns, Indians, and Cavaliers have caused more than their fair share
of frustration and heartbreak over the past century, there are countless
moments of glory in the fertile athletic history of Northeast Ohio that
receive little notice east of Shaker Heights or west of Rocky River.
Jonathan Knight's Classic Cleveland series sets out to combat this trend,
bringing together the most memorable moments of Cleveland's beloved athletic
clubs. In three separate publications, Knight ranks the fifty greatest
games in each franchise with entertaining accounts of each contest, properly
placing them in the broad landscape of civic history.
Regardless of what the current editions of the Browns, Indians, and
Cavaliers accomplish, every contest played is another chapter in an epos
connecting each generation of fans to the ones before it. The Classic Cleveland
series colorfully illustrates that regardless of today's final score, the
simple continuation of the saga is reason enough for reflection and celebration.
Classic Cavs counts down the fifty greatest Cleveland Cavaliers
games, from their 67-loss inaugural NBA season in 1970-71 through their
record-breaking 66-win campaign in 2008-9. The rich, four-decade history
of the Cavs is woven into these tales, tying together the early games at
rickety old Cleveland Arena, the incredible highs and heartbreaking lows
played out at Richfield Coliseum, and the fierce battles waged at the "Q."
Knight ranks last-second nail-biters alongside satisfying routs and
postseason epics, from Michael Jordan's franchise-altering shot to the
phenomenon known as the Miracle of Richfield. Included in these pages are
the heroics of Cavs greats like Bingo Smith, Austin Carr, World B. Free,
Larry Nance, Craig Ehlo, Shawn Kemp, and LeBron James. Whether it was because
of the score or an amazing individual performance, each game included in
Classic Cavs is worth remembering and revisiting. Sure to spark
interest and debate, Classic Cavs will appeal to Cavaliers fans
everywhere. |
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