Inside the numbers: Led by Cleveland and Oklahoma City, it was the season of the streak in the NBA

Cavs NBA playoff banners building anticipation around Cleveland

NBA playoff banners as a good sign for the Cavs, who head into the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

It was the season of the win streak in the league

It was the year of the long winning streak in the NBA.

Led by Cavs and Thunder, it was the season of the streak

It was the year of the long winning streak in the NBA.

Inside the numbers: Led by Cleveland and Oklahoma City, it was the season of the streak in the NBA

It was the first time since 2017-18 that there were five separate winning streaks of 11 or more games in a season — there were a record 10 in the league that season.

Number Of NBA Players On True Max Contracts Expected To Decline In Coming Years

One of the additional anticipated consequences of the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement with its punitive second apron, there will likely be fewer players on an absolute max contract than we have come to expect over the past few decades. "I think the Clippers are ahead," said Brian Windhorst on The Bill Simmons Podcast. "The Clippers were targeted. The Clippers figured this out first. Number one when they negotiated with Kawhi [Leonard],…