Dennis Schroder reveals the importance of the Cavaliers securing home-court advantage

Dennis Schroder reveals the importance of the Cavaliers securing home-court advantage originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cleveland Cavaliers are not only in the 2026 Playoffs but also have home-court advantage in their first-round matchup.

While they can still reach the third seed held by the New York Knicks , they are assured that they will not drop to the fifth seed. It has been a tough season for the Cavs , especially with their slow start. Now that they have secured at least the fourth seed, they will have an advantage against their first-round matchup, which will be the fifth or sixth seed.

Schroder speaks about why home-court advantage is crucial for the Cavs Before the 2025-26 season, most NBA experts saw the Cavaliers as the favorites to win the Eastern Conference. Considering they won 60+ games in the 2024-25 regular season, this was a fair argument to make. Unfortunately, it did not go to plan because the Cavs struggled with injuries.

It got to a point that they were shuffling starting lineups almost every game, which stabilized in the second half of the season. MORE: The Cavaliers are still trying to find their rhythm for the Playoffs The Cavaliers' front office recognized they needed some changes within the roster, so they made trades. They acquired Keon Ellis, Dennis Schroder, and James Harden.