And EVEN if they don't make it out of the East, I hate to say it, but I think then it's Toronto that would make it out of the East, NOT Boston. Yes, Cleveland's defense is HORRIBLE (I was at the mall with family and was SHOCKED seeing the updates of the OKC-CLE game and seeing OKC putting up all those points), but as we all know, CLE will have cold stretches in the regular season and at times don't put up much effort, but come playoff time, they likely will.
Now, I still think their defense overall is a little worse than last year's, but as long as Isaiah gives them about 23-25 PPG, Love keeps it up as a "walking double-double" and Lebron intensifies his defense, they should be fine.
Plus, they could still add someone via trade to help them out (doubt DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams are traded though, but maybe another name?). But EVEN if CLE loses in the ECF (or dare I say, the 2nd round), I think Toronto makes it out, not Boston.
Our defense is great, but our offense/scoring still struggles quite a bit at times (a little too many cold stretches than usual, especially in the first half of games). Frankly, we're also a little too inconsistent at times, and it's showing the last few games. Yeah, we do a great job making comebacks and closing out games, but we can't rely on that solely in the playoffs (the making comebacks part).
Also, our front court depth will be tested especially if we play a team like Detroit or Miami in the early rounds and have to deal with the likes of Whiteside, Drummond, Gortat, etc. Cleveland makes it out of the East, BUT it won't be easy (instead of sweeps or easy 5-game series wins, they may have a couple of series go 6-7 games). That said, they still make it out of the East en route to getting swept by the Warriors (or losing in 5 to either Rockets/Spurs).
I really hope I'm wrong, but that's just how I honestly feel. If we had Hayward though, it's probably a different story (taking CLE to 7 games or maybe even beating them in ECF)