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Now in his 16th year in the league, many are thinking that this could be Richard Jefferson‘s last season. He has played with some of the best players ever and also won a championship last year. However, with this campaign only being his third time in the Finals, he still cherishes every moment of it. […]

As a result of their 135-102 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will now face the Golden State Warriors in the championship round for an unprecedented third consecutive season. Shortly after Game 5 went final, scheduling information for the upcoming “three-match” was released. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers came in to the TD Garden on Thursday night with a lot of focus and looking to eliminate the Boston Celtics, en route to another finals appearance. Led by LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, the defending champions scored 75 points at the end of the second quarter and led by 18 at […]

Kevin Love opened the scoring for the Cavaliers in tonight’s Game 5 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals. From there, the 6’10” rebounding machine scored six straight points to give the Cavs an early 8-3 lead. The Celtics were really struggling to find a rhythm, starting just 1-of-5 from downtown through the first four minutes […]

In the last few weeks, the conversation surrounding LeBron James‘ comparison to Michael Jordan has once again heated up in the sports world. With the Cleveland Cavaliers clinching a third straight NBA Finals appearance, it has created a sense that James is further bolstering his resume alongside Jordan, who is widely regarded as the greatest player […]

LeBron James was back to his merciless self during Game 5 at the TD Garden, making the most of his mismatch on the high post with Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier and getting as high a field goal percentage shot as he can get, stuffing it home off the drop step with no regard for […]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2nd Seed) vs Boston Celtics (1st Seed) Eastern Conference Finals – Game Five :::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES:  LeBron James needs just 28 more points to pass Michael Jordan for the most points in NBA playoff history. In addition, he is four three-pointers away from making the 3rd most in NBA postseason history – […]

Heading into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James is just 28 points shy of passing Michael Jordan to become the all-time leading scorer in the playoffs in NBA history. This could foreseeably come on Thursday night at TD Garden against the Boston Celtics with James averaging 32.4 points per contest through the […]

LeBron James had one of his worst playoff performances of his career that played a factor in the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ disappointing loss in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals where the Boston Celtics overcame a 21-point deficit. This immediately had many wondering why James experienced such a big dip in his play after breezing through […]

Tonight, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to advance to the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season, where the Golden State Warriors await. To get there, the champs will need to close out the Boston Celtics in front of a hostile crowd inside TD Garden. Despite being down 3-1 in the series, […]

During the third quarter of Tuesday night’s Game 4 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals between the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 1 seeded Boston Celtics, Kyrie Irving stepped on Terry Rozier’s foot. Irving went down in pain with a turned ankle and the crowd inside Quicken Loans Arena grew silent with concern. A […]

After dropping Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Boston Celtics on Sunday night, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James made his way to the press room for post-game media availability. James had just posted one of the worst playoff games in the history of his postseason career, scoring a substandard 11 points, six […]

A new team has emerged in the race for Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, who is currently in the final year of his contract. Earlier reports indicated that the Orlando Magic were hot on Griffin’s trail, but this time it’s the Milwaukee Bucks who are interested in his services. The Bucks actually lost their […]

Despite one minor hiccup, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been an offensive juggernaut in the postseason steamrolling through their opponents holding an impressive 11-1 record heading into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics with a prime opportunity to earn a third straight NBA Finals appearances. In light of that, the Cavaliers’ […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have yet to eliminate the Boston Celtics, but some of their fans have already concluded that they’ll once again make it to the NBA Finals and compete for the championship against the Golden State Warriors. However, Dick’s Sporting Goods took that conclusion to a higher level as alerts have been sent to the […]

Having been able to compete in last year’s finals against the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics in the ongoing Eastern Conference Finals, Tyronn Lue has had the opportunity to see up close the offensive sets both teams run. With the possibility of seeing his Cleveland Cavaliers competing against the Warriors in the finals for the third consecutive […]

With Isaiah Thomas being ruled out for the remainder of the postseason due to a hip injury, the Boston Celtics have had to adjust their style of play in hopes of keeping up with the Cavaliers. Ordinarily, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens runs most of his offense through the 5’9″ point guard. Now, coach Stevens […]

When the Boston Celtics came to Cleveland for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday, most NBA fans were expecting the Cavaliers to cruise to victory. You see, Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas was ruled out for the remainder of the playoffs due to a hip injury, and the Cavs had just torched […]

As soon as the Cleveland Cavaliers completed their come-from-behind effort against the Boston Celtics last night to win Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, J.R. Smith bolted to the nearest exit — and for good reason. Prior to last night’s game, Smith shared some excellent news with his followers on Instagram. As most NBA […]

Last night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers took a commanding 3-1 Eastern Conference Finals series lead over the Boston Celtics with a 112-99 victory inside Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs fell behind by as many as 16 points in last night’s game. However, shortly after halftime, the champs regained their composure. During the third quarter, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time in the playoffs faced adversity heading into Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Things did not appear to be headed in the right direction through the first half of the contest with the Boston Celtics pushing ahead with a comfortable double-digit lead. With LeBron James struggling to find […]

In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Kyrie Irving scored a playoff career-high 42 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers back from a double-digit deficit to grab a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Boston Celtics. During his standout performance, Irving suffered what appeared to be an ankle injury late in the third quarter […]

After coasting through their first 10 games, the Cavaliers found themselves randomly frustrated after a Game 3 collapsed that featured LeBron James scoring his career low in the playoffs. The frustration continued in the 1st half of Game 4, when James also sat early with four fouls. The Cavs did, however, rally to take Game […]

After the Cavs rallied to regain control of Game 4 and the Eastern Conference Finals, a lot of attention was drawn to the role players supporting LeBron James during his momentary lapse. Kyrie Irving certainly provided a spark with his career high scoring effort, but Kevin Love gave the Cavs consistency. With punishing shooting and […]

Tonight’s Game 4 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals began with the Cavaliers winning the opening tip. From there, Kevin Love picked up his lunch pail and went to work; first knocking down a three, then a pair of free throws to give the champs a 5-0 lead. The Celtics, not ready to just lie down […]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2nd Seed) vs Boston Celtics (1st Seed) Eastern Conference Finals – Game Four :::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES: LeBron James is four three-pointers away from making the 3rd most in NBA postseason history – passing Manu Ginobili. With 11 rebounds, Tristan Thompson pulls down the 2nd most in Cavaliers’ postseason history, passing Zydrunas Ilgauskas. After […]

Earlier this evening, Cleveland Cavaliers sharpshooter J.R. Smith shared some great news with his followers on Instagram. Over the past few months, Smith and his wife, Jewel, have been dealing with the premature birth of their daughter, Dakota, who was born nearly five months prematurely in February. Dakota has been staying at a Cleveland-area children’s […]

The greatest NBA player in the world today and over the last decade or so actually had a bad game. Since his unusual disappearing act in the 2011 NBA Finals, LeBron James has not accustomed to having bad games, especially in the postseason when his team needs him the most. Much to the delight of […]

Coming off a disappointing loss in Game 3, the Cleveland Cavaliers have their sole focus on bouncing back in Tuesday night’s tilt. Much of that mentality has quickly been adopted by LeBron James, who is coming of one of his worst playoff performances of his career. Following Tuesday morning’s shootaround, James made it clear that […]

On Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers dropped their first game of the 2016-17 NBA Playoffs by way of a come-from-behind effort from the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Cavaliers forward LeBron James had one of the worst performances of his postseason career in Game 3, registering just 11 points (4-of-13 […]

Tonight, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will host the No. 1 seeded Boston Celtics inside Quicken Loans Arena for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Currently, the Cavs are leading the series, 2-1. After this morning’s shootaround at the Cleveland Clinic Courts, Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal reported that Cavs point guard […]

Avery Bradley‘s game-winning three-pointer in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics may have taken a lot of people’s attention on Sunday night, but there seems to be another thing that’s been much talked about. Deron Williams, who sported an unusual hairdo, also took the spotlight. He […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference coughed up a 21-point lead against the Boston Celtics that would have secured them a commanding 3-0 series lead. However, the Celtics were able to squeeze out a win on a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Avery Bradley in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter. With […]

In Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics overcame a 21-point deficit in the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers scrapping out a 111-108 win. Following the game, much of the attention was on the porous performance LeBron James had strung together scoring just 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting including 0-for-4 from […]

The Boston Celtics, who were without the services of Isaiah Thomas due to a hip injury, came into Quicken Loans Arena last night and handed the defending champion Cavaliers their first loss of the 2016-17 NBA Playoffs, 111-108. At one point in last night’s game, the Cavs were leading by as many as 21 points. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James is often referred to as the greatest basketball player in the game today. However, in last night’s 111-108 Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics, the King turned in just 11 points (4-of-13 from the field, 0-for-4 from beyond the arc), six assists, six rebounds, one block, and one steal […]

Kyrie Irving led all Cavaliers scorers in last night’s 111-108 home loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, en route to 29 points (10-of-15 from the field, 4-of-6 from beyond the arc), seven assists, two rebounds, and one steal in his 40 minutes of action. Cleveland led by as […]

After leading by as many as 21 points in last night’s Game 3 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers dropped their first game of the 2016-17 NBA Playoffs by way of a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Celtics guard Avery Bradley. There were several storylines in last night’s game, maybe none more […]

LeBron James showed signs of humanity after a god-like postseason, pouring in an underwhelming outing in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals as the Cleveland Cavaliers lost for the first time in the postseason since Game 4 of the NBA Finals last season — breaking a 13-game unbeaten streak in the playoffs with a 111-108 […]