Cavs, James Harden create a painful Taylor Swift scenario

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The Cleveland Cavaliers put together one of the worst collapses in NBA playoff history on Tuesday night.

Taylor Swift may have been watching.

There's no way to know for sure, but because Travis Kelce is a known Cavs fan (originally from Cleveland Heights), there's a chance the couple tuned into the game.

If they turned it off with about eight minutes left, they would've thought Cleveland was on its way to an easy win over the New York Knicks.

Instead, the Knicks scored 44 of the game's final 55 points to win in overtime.

James Harden got cooked defensively by Jalen Brunson, and he missed 5-of-6 shots in the fourth quarter, too.

So that prompted this tweet:

just remembered that travis kelce is a cavs fan and now i can’t stop thinking about the concept of taylor swift being subjected to playoff james harden— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) May 20, 2026

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Also, because X (formerly Twitter) rarely disappoints, there's this:

it was going all too well when the cavs were feeling 22 and then suddenly decided to give the knicks blank space very often… i knew they were trouble when they were not ready for it and i’m not even sure if they can shake it off. it’ll be a cruel summer for them. karma. 🙃 #NBA— RyRy 💖 (@pradiggitydog) May 20, 2026

Can the Cavs come back from losing a game that they at one point had a 99.9% chance to win? That sure seems like it could be tough.

And if that's the case, Travis and Taylor might want to start thinking more about their upcoming wedding and less about basketball.

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