The three-point ball was very, very good to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Led by the seven triples shooting guard J.R. Smith knocked down, the Cavaliers buried 19 of their 37 looks from three-point range and rode that momentum to a 107-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference […]
Stronger Starts Two times the Cavaliers opened a quarter with two of the Big 3 on the bench, and both times found themselves falling into a hole. It happened at the start of the second quarter, and once again in the fourth. One minute into the final period the Cavs trailed by 7, before Ty Lue […]
The city of Cleveland is about to become a land of wine and gold. As Round 1 of the NBA playoff opens in Cleveland against Detroit on Sunday, Cavalier fans are prepping for the road to a championship. Here’s a guide for everything fans need to know about the playoffs, including schedules, where to watch […]
LeBron James wore a black blazer and watched from the bench and all the starters for Cleveland and Detroit rested for their first-round playoff matchup as Jodie Meeks scored 20 to lead the Pistons to a 112-110 overtime win against the Cavaliers on Wednesday night. James rushed onto the court to celebrate when Jordan McRae’s […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2016 NBA Playoffs. After winning their previous four games before dropping back-to-back contests at the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls last week, the Cavaliers (57-24) got back in the win column with a 109-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at […]
J.R. Smith scored 21 points and went 7 of 11 from 3-point range to lead the hot-shooting Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-80 victory on Tuesday night over the Milwaukee Bucks. Kevin Love added 17 points and shot 3 of 6 from behind the arc for the Cavaliers, who maintained a 3 ½-game lead over […]
LeBron James scored 33 points and recorded his 41st career triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched their second straight Central Division title with a 124-91 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. James added 11 rebounds and 11 assists before checking out with 6:02 left to a thunderous ovation. He scored 17 in the […]
Cavaliers point guard Mo Williams will be sidelined for at least the next two weeks with an injured left knee. Williams has been bothered by soreness in his knee for much of the season. He did not travel with the team for weekend losses at Toronto and Washington. Coach Tyronn Lue said before Monday’s game […]
Tyronn Lue was not a happy coach during or after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 113-99 loss to the Washington Wizards. He pulled four starters – Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson and J.R. Smith – when a nine-point halftime deficit swelled to an 80-61 Wizards lead in the first five minutes of the third quarter. “The […]
He was in a Jack in the Box parking lot, wearing a hospital gown and no shoes, when a fan approached him. His eyes remained closed for two pictures, after having “wander[ed] the streets of Houston” for some time. He was asked whether he was the Delonte West, the eight-year, well-known NBA alum. To that […]
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has re-injured his surgically repaired left shoulder. Love, whose shoulder was dislocated in last year’s playoffs, left the floor in the final minute of the first half of Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Love turned toward Cleveland’s bench and said “it’s my shoulder” before heading straight to the […]
Kyrie Irving scored 12 points and played 18 minutes in his season debut and LeBron James had 23, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 108-86 victory Sunday over the Philadelphia 76ers, who lost their 10th straight and fell to 1-28. Irving was on the floor for the first time since breaking his left kneecap in […]
