The Cleveland Cavaliers are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The team began play as an expansion team in 1970. Home games were first held at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974, followed by the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1994. Since 1994, the Cavs have played home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland. The Cavaliers struggled in their early years, placing no better than sixth in the Eastern Conference during their first five seasons. The team won their first Central Division title in 1976, which also marked the first winning season and playoff appearance in franchise history, where they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. During the latter half of the 1980s and through much of the 1990s, the Cleveland Cavaliers were a regular playoff contender and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1992. After the team’s playoff appearance in the 1997–98 season, however, the Cavs had six consecutive losing seasons with no playoff action. They made their first appearance in the NBA Finals in 2007 after winning the first Eastern Conference championship in franchise history. They continued struggling until 2014, when LeBron James led the team to four straight NBA Finals appearances. In 2016, the Cavaliers won their first NBA Championship, marking Cleveland’s first major sports title since 1964. The Cleveland Cavaliers have 22 playoff appearances and have won seven Central Division titles, five Eastern Conference titles and one NBA title.

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