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As a result of Wednesday night’s 96-83 loss in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves trailing the Boston Celtics, 3-2. Now, with elimination at his proverbial door, LeBron James is remaining confident that the Cavs’ defense will rise to the challenge. “With the benefit of hindsight, looking at Game […]

Thursday night’s Game 5 matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets had several notable takeaways, but it was the play of Chris Paul that has most people talking, including Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star LeBron James. Paul logged 38 minutes in Thursday’s 98-94 win, notching 20 points on 6-of-19 shooting from the field (4-of-9 from […]

Heading into game five against the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers needed to do the impossible. In the entirety of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics have never lost at home. Unfortunately, the Cavs were not able to pull it off and fell to the Celtics 96-83. No matter how any person attempts to look […]

For the fifth straight game in the Eastern Conference Finals, the home team won. The Cleveland Cavaliers are now down 3-2 to the Boston Celtics after falling in gGame 5 96-83. The team as a whole performed terribly, but head coach Tyronn Lue made some puzzling decisions that might be the easiest to blame for […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are down 3-2 to the Boston Celtics. Game 6 will be the most important game of the season — they either win to extend the series further or go home heartbroken. According to Shaquille O’Neal, who’s always fond of making predictions, if the Cavaliers win Game 6, they will go on to […]

Tyronn Lue and the Cleveland Cavaliers have had a rough night in Game 5 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals, with the head coach having a few of his decisions questioned. Unfortunately for him, the following day didn’t start off any better on Thursday. Lue was on a conference call with the media from his […]

LeBron James fo the Cleveland Cavaliers made yet another All-NBA first team this season, the league announced Thursday. It’s his 12th one of his career, passing Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone, and setting an NBA record in the process. James is the best player in the NBA today, and has been for quite some time. […]

As a result of Wednesday night’s 96-83 loss to the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves trailing in the Eastern Conference Finals, 3-2. While the Cavs had several glaring issues in Game 5, there were some who thought coach Tyronn Lue’s rotations could have been a bit better. Things got out […]

The NBA announced the winners of this season’s First, Second and Third Teams on Thursday afternoon. Among the players who earned a First Team nod is Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, who has now been given the honor an NBA-record 12 consecutive times (14 total All-NBA selections) — the most First Team selections in NBA […]

Skip Bayless has always found some weird mountains to plant his flag on, and he was back at it again on Wednesday night, eyeing his usual target who just so happens to play for the Cavs. LeBron James looked tired during Game 5, especially during the third and fourth quarters, but he still was the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers team have been one of the hardest teams to figure out this postseason. The Cavs go from dominating two games at home, to getting absolutely dominated on the road against the Boston Celtics. Ex-Cavs player Brendan Haywood had the perfect analogy for what this team reminds him of, the stock market, because you […]

In January, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James teased that there might be a retro shoe dropping that went back all the way to the Cavs forward’s roots — St. Vincent-St. Mary High school. SVSM Air Zoom Generation. Yooooooooo. pic.twitter.com/ehqfnlrgpI — SLAM (@SLAMonline) January 3, 2018 Retro coming soon..??? Just maybe 🤷🏾‍♂️😐💪🏾👑 https://t.co/i4oJcDLtzG — LeBron James […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyle Korver has noticed a major trend in this series — home court really matters here — and it should matter for the Cavs if they hope to force a Game 7. The Boston Celtics made the most of their home court advantage throughout this series, putting themselves a game away from […]

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, 96-83, LeBron James believes that his team can pull off a comeback from a 3-2 series ditch. Apart from his optimism, another thing the Cavs star is not losing is his sick photographic memory. Here is the four-time league […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James refused to blame a Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics on his fatigue, even if his minutes have declined from the two earlier series in this postseason. The King had a strong shooting night, scoring 26 points in 11-of-22 shooting, but there were moments in the game when the wear-and-tear […]

LeBron James remains to have a super-sized confidence in his team even after the Cleveland Cavaliers were pushed on the verge of elimination when they were dealt with a 96-83 loss by the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday. When asked about his level of concern on the Cavaliers […]

Kyle Korver conspicuously played in fewer minutes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday than he usually gets in these playoffs. When asked about it following the Cavs’ 93-86 loss, Cleveland head coach Tyronn Lue gave a rather interesting explanation, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. Tyronn Lue's reasoning for not inserting Kyle […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics tipped off Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night, and with the series tied at 2-2, the winner off Game 5 gets within one game of an NBA Finals appearance. Early in the second quarter, the Celtics’ and Cavs’ second unit took to the floor, and […]

At this point, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has more “touchdown” passes in The Land than Tyrod Taylor and Baker Mayfield combined. The Cavs stud added to his collection of excellent outlet passes on Monday, when he threw a laser to a streaking LeBron James, who finished with a layup in the first quarter of […]

At the NBA trade deadline, Cleveland Cavaliers Koby Altman made a bold move for a first-year general manager. After watching aging veterans Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade teeter out and former Boston Celtics Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder prove to be locker room distractions, he did what few others would. He blew up the roster, […]

As a result of Monday night’s 111-102 victory, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are now tied at two games apiece in the Eastern Conference Finals. Now, with the series headed to Beantown for Game 5, the Cavs will be looking for a solid performance in a hostile environment. Following Wednesday morning’s shootaround in Boston, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has been on a tear this postseason, as most hoops fans know. The Kid from Akron, now in his 15th season of NBA service, has recorded six 40-point games in these playoffs — the most in a single postseason since Allen Iverson in 2001. Only Jerry West (eight in 1965) […]

The Boston Celtics soundly defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, but in Game’s 3 and 4, the Cavs returned the favor. In particular, Monday’s performance is closer to how Cleveland should play for the remainder of the series, as nothing out of the ordinary happened. Most of […]

In lieu of their recent success with Remington in attendance, the Cleveland Cavaliers are seriously considering making room for a service dog on their staff, according to a report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. Who is Remington, you ask? Remington is a golden retriever who serves a therapy dog with the University of North Carolina’s […]

LeBron James is 33 years old and at that age, most NBA players seem to take a step back, but for James, he is like a fine wine, he is only getting better with age. C.J. McCollum seems to agree with the idea that he isn’t slowing down and talked about that with Adrian Wojnarowski […]

Khloe Kardashian was in attendance to watch Tristan Thompson and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics in Game 4. Apparently, all the fans weren’t there to just watch the game though, and Khloe roasted one for it. Instagram user m_jizzle posted a selfie, with Khloe sitting a few rows back on […]

One of the downfalls all season for the Cleveland Cavaliers has been their play on the defensive side of the court. During the regular season, they had a defensive rating of 109.5 which was second worst in the league, with the Phoenix Suns being the only team being worse. The Suns landed the No. 1 […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers have marched through the NBA Playoffs, Tyronn Lue has been trying to find rotations that will help his team win games, and it seems that, of late, Jordan Clarkson isn’t a part of them. In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Clarkson didn’t see a minute of action, and in […]

LeBron James isn’t paying attention to what pundits are saying about his performance, much less the analytics that now suggest he’s the slowest player in the Eastern Conference Finals. According to NBA metrics that now track player pace, James ranks as the slowest player of this matchup against the Boston Celtics. According to Jason Lloyd […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors seem to be poised for another NBA Finals match up. Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue was sought for comments about the Warriors, and the possibility of another rematch. As reported by Tom Withers of the Associated Press, Lue quipped: “They have to get there too, right?” Lue […]

The LeBron James and the Michael Jordan debate will never be solved, but James passed Jordan in another record during Game 4. James finished Game 4 against the Boston Celtics with 44 points which was the 7th time in the conference finals that he has scored 40 or more points. That also passed Jordan who […]

Following Monday night’s 111-102 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love received a nice compliment from LeBron James’ three-year-old daughter, Zhuri. As he often does after games, James pulled out his phone for a locker room FaceTime session with Zhuri, who appeared to […]

Tristan Thompson seems to have regained his championship-level form in this series against the Boston Celtics, as he contested 17 shots — the most among all players in Game 4, according to Second Spectrum. The Celtics shot a mere 29 percent during plays contested by Thompson, which ultimately proved the difference in a 111-102 win. […]

After being thoroughly outplayed by the Boston Celtics during the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated at home, winning Game 3 116-86. Not only did it even the series at two games a piece, but it highlighted how special Cleveland can be when hitting on all cylinders. Throughout the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was humbled upon passing the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most field goals in NBA playoff history. The Cavs forward did so with his sixth field goal of the night, extending it even further with a 44-point performance against the Boston Celtics to tie up the Eastern Conference Finals at 2-2. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James had some big praise for swingman Kyle Korver, who shined off the bench, giving the support Kevin Love and J.R. Smith weren’t able to give during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, which the Cavs won. Korver scored 14 points and was an efficient 4-of-7 from the field, including […]

Much has been said about Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James’ legendary basketball career. He was a high-school prodigy who went straight to the big league. He had his fair share of struggles in the beginning. Yet slowly and surely, he trekked the road to greatness. The Cavs forward’s personal life, however, has seemingly remained in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have knotted their Eastern Conference finals series with the Boston Celtics at two wins apiece following a pair of comprehensive victories in Games 3 and 4. On Monday night, the Cavs took Boston down in a 111-102 win to give themselves a nice momentum ahead of a pivotal Game 5 match in […]

In the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 4 win against the Boston Celtics, Kyle Korver chipped in 14 points and nailed two 3-point bombs. But this is not what necessarily impressed Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue. As posted by Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, Lue raved about Korver during the post-game press conference: “You rarely see a […]