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LOS ANGELES – The last time the Lakers played at home, they were on cloud nine. They took down an Eastern Conference contender in the Cavaliers, which concluded an elite month of March basketball where they won 15 of 17 games. Back in Los Angeles on Tuesday, they looked unrecognizable. Gone are Luka Dončić and Austin […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers don’t have much to play for at this time of the season. They’ve secured home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs and don’t have much of a chance of moving up from the fourth spot to the third with three games left in the season. As of now, that doesn’t […]
Globe Derrick White talks beer, being a Bostonian, and a promising Celtics playoff run Cleveland radio host says Cavaliers are ‘scared’ of facing the Celtics in the playoffs Hornets at Celtics preview: Nikola Vucevic looks for more minutes when Charlotte comes to town Celtics’ Jaylen Brown named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week CelticsBlog […]
Globe Derrick White talks beer, being a Bostonian, and a promising Celtics playoff run Cleveland radio host says Cavaliers are 'scared' of facing the Celtics in the playoffs Hornets at Celtics preview: Nikola Vucevic looks for more minutes when Charlotte comes to town Celtics’ Jaylen Brown named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week CelticsBlog Former Celtic will play at TD Garden for first time In appreciation of the Celtics leadership (Topic Tuesday) CLNS Media Why Celtics To...
The Cleveland Cavaliers have won three straight games. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. NOTE: I retroactively took half a grade away from everyone tonight for the three-point defense. That’s what happens when your opponent matches the NBA record for threes made. Jarrett Allen 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, […]
A shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Memphis Grizzlies on the second night of a back-to-back. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – Keon Ellis This was a fantastic 48 hours for Keon Ellis. He started the week by nailing 3-of-7 three-point attempts in Cleveland’s win over the Pacers. Then, he followed it up […]
For the second straight day, a skeleton-crew version of the Cleveland Cavaliers is taking on a more skeleton crew version of the Memphis Grizzlies. Cleveland will be without Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, and Max Strus. They will, however, have Sam Merrill, Jarrett Allen, and Evan Mobley. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers on Easter Sunday. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 38 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal This was the Donovan Mitchell show. He set the tone immediately by attacking the paint on every other possession. Mitchell ended the game with […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cavaliers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. If you’ve scrolled Twitter lately, you might think the Cleveland Cavaliers are stuck in a doom […]
In “obscure, but of interest to us” news, Portland Trail Blazers wing Toumani Camara has broken the record for offensive fouls drawn in a single season after taking his 100th charge against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. The previous record of 99 was held by the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Anderson Varejao, set in the […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers did enough to escape with a 118-111 win over an undermanned Golden State Warriors team. Max Strus’s timely shotmaking saved the Cavs. He poured in 24 points on 6-10 shooting from deep. That included scoring eight in the fourth quarter and burying two threes in the closing minutes to put the game […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a heavy turnover game to win on the road against the Golden State Warriors. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 25 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 5 turnovers This was a weird game from Mitchell. He attempted some truly audacious […]
It wasn’t pretty, but the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to execute well enough late to defeat an undermanned Golden State Warriors team 118-111 to cap off their three-game road trip. This was a messy game for both sides. The Warriors were playing without several star players, including Steph Curry, and were also on the second […]
Former Syracuse Orange head coach Adrian “Red” Autry has officially been announced as an assistant coach for the Virginia Cavaliers. The announcement came this afternoon that Autry will be joining Ryan Odom’s staff as an assistant. Autry fills the spot left by former Associate Head Coach Griff Aldrich, who left the Cavaliers’ staff to become […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will have a chance to end their brief three-game Western Conference road trip with a win as they take on a hobbled Golden State Warriors team that will be on the second leg of a back-to-back. As we know from their first meeting, just because the Warriors are down several key players […]
Tuesday’s game was the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first chance to showcase their probable playoff starting five this season. And if this game was any indication, that group has some work to do. The Los Angeles Lakers completely ran them out of the building, defeating them 127-113 in a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the […]
LOS ANGELES– The Lakers added another statement win to their impressive March resume on Tuesday night. What began as a slow start turned into a blitzing of the Cavaliers, figuratively and literally, as the Lakers won their 10th straight home game. Cleveland walked into Crypto.com Arena with the third-best offense in the league since swapping […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 113-127 in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score would indicate. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 10 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds Mitchell felt more like a passive participant. He was mostly just moving the […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers did just enough to get past the tanking Utah Jazz 122-113, thanks to 34-point performances from both Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell. How much can you actually take from this game? Tanking has been a part of the NBA for decades, but few teams have been as shameless about it as the […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cavaliers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The finish line is in sight. Only seven games are remaining for the Cleveland Cavaliers this […]
The Lakers (48-26) are back at it on Tuesday against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers (47-28). L.A. looks to extend their winning streak to four in a row and split the season series with Cleveland. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers When: 7:30 p.m. PT, Mar 31 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: Spectrum Sportsnet […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Utah Jazz 122-113. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 34 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal One might take this stuff for granted. You shouldn’t. This was Mitchell’s 32nd game of the season, scoring more than 30+ points. The fact that he […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Utah Jazz behind a monster game from Evan Mobley. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – Evan Mobley It’s not every night that Evan Mobley looks like a bully. But tonight, the Utah Jazz had no one who could defend Mobley in the paint. Mobley commanded multiple bodies […]
Much to the delight of both organizations, the Cleveland Cavaliers did enough to pull out the 122-113 win over the tanking Utah Jazz to start their brief three-game road trip. This game was much closer than it should’ve been in the fourth quarter. The Jazz were without six rotation players and came into this game […]
The Los Angeles Lakers (48-26) have back-to-back games coming up at home against the Washington Wizards (17-56) and Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28) to begin the week. With a pair of wins, LA could be looking at a four-game win streak after this back-to-back. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Wizards When: 7 p.m. PT, […]