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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the San Antonio Spurs behind a 44-19 third quarter. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 28 points, 8 assists, 2 rebounds Mitchell didn’t have to do it all on his own tonight. He was a constant presence, but he never had to […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business. Let’s see who won and lost the night. WINNER – Jaylon Tyson I don’t know where the Cavs would be without Jaylon Tyson this season. I mean, I don’t even know where they’d be this week without the sophomore wing. Tyson started the week by scoring a career-high […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers looked more like themselves for at least one quarter on Friday. They outscored the San Antonio Spurs 44-19 in the third. Those 12 dominant minutes were enough to lead them to a much-needed 130-117 victory over San Antonio. Jaylon Tyson led the way for the Cavs. He nearly outscored the Spurs by […]
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Good morning. It’s Friday, December 5th. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 13-10. Let’s talk about Darius Garland. The First Sip The Cavs aren’t playing their best basketball right now. From poor effort and a vulnerable defense to their wildly inefficient three-point shooting, it isn’t very pretty. But even if all of those things were magically fixed […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t had things go their way so far this season. The results haven’t been as expected, and they’ve had a difficult time staying healthy. Now, they’re being punished for how they’re resting players. The league announced that the Cavs have been fined $250,000 for violating the Player Participation Policy by resting Darius […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers’ uneven start to the season continued on Wednesday. They struggled to keep pace with a mediocre Portland Trail Blazers team and paid the price. We’ll see if they learned anything as they take on the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. The Spurs are a good team, even without their all-world center. Vicktor […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Trail Blazers 122-110 in a way that has become all too familiar this year. They struggled to hang with Portland’s pace, didn’t make enough threes, and couldn’t dictate terms on either side of the ball. Donovan Mitchell addressed the media after the game, leaning against the nearly floor-to-ceiling whiteboard […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers were run off the floor by the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s talk about it. LOSER – Effort This week began with Jaylon Tyson calling out the team for their lack of effort. It seemed like the Cavs took his comments to heart in their following win over the Indiana Pacers. That was […]
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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers lost 122-110 to the Portland Trail Blazers. This one was hard to watch. Donovan Mitchell 33 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds This wasn’t a bad Mitchell game by any means. But it wasn’t the superhuman, heroic game we’ve seen in the past. His 33 points came at a costly 26 […]
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CLEVELAND — Things are bad right now for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They once again didn’t play with the effort needed to win a 48-minute basketball game. This time, they lost to a mediocre Portland Trail Blazers team 122-110. Portland came into this game losing eight of their last 10 and were on the second leg […]
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It takes an extra level of confidence to call out your teammates. It’s a whole other thing for a sophomore player to question the effort of his veterans, who won 64 games the year before without him. But that’s the kind of competitor that Jaylon Tyson is. “He’s a little crazy, in a good way,” […]
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Things aren’t going well for the Milwaukee Bucks. They’ve lost eight of their last nine games, and their superstar might be looking for a way out. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Giannis Antetokounmpo and his agent are having discussions with the team about where his best future fit might be. The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t high […]
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Cleveland Cavaliers wing Max Strus has yet to play this season after suffering a Jones Fracture in his foot during off-season workouts in August. The team hasn’t provided many updates on his injury since. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Strus could be returning sooner rather than later. “The word I’m hearing on Max is that […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are at home for a match against the Portland Trail Blazers. Slowing Deni Avdija Avdija is coming off a string of ridiculous games for the Blazers. He put up 31 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists in Portland’s most recent loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Avdija had 37 points and […]
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Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 3. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 13-9. Let’s talk about Jaylon Tyson. The First Sip Jaylon Tyson is playing like the perfect role player. He works hard, goes after every loose ball, and holds his teammates accountable if they aren’t matching his energy. He also plays comfortably without the ball on […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers took a step in the right direction with their 135-119 win over the Indiana Pacers. We’ll see if they can back that up against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers got off to a strong start, but have fallen off in recent weeks. They’re 3-7 in their last ten games. They will […]
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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers broke a three-game losing streak by knocking off the Indiana Pacers 135-119. This one felt good. Donovan Mitchell 43 points, 6 assists, 9 rebounds Mitchell had 27 points going into the fourth quarter, already outpacing last night’s performance against Boston. He looked spry and efficient despite being on the second […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers knocked off the Indiana Pacers 135-119. Let’s see who won and lost the night. WINNER – Jaylon Tyson Practice what you preach. Tyson called out his teammates after Cleveland’s lackluster loss to the Celtics last night. Not only did this light a fire under Donovan Mitchell and company — but Tyson himself […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers really needed this one. They snapped a three-game skid behind a 135-119 effort over the Indiana Pacers. Donovan Mitchell led the way with 43 points. He shot 16-27 from the field, slicing and dicing his way through Indiana’s defense without much trouble. Mitchell has made it look easy all season and tonight […]
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Shortly after another aggravating Cleveland Cavaliers loss to the Boston Celtics 115-117 on Sunday. Jaylon Tyson came out guns blazing and was not hiding his true emotions. Tyson’s post-game comments hit the nail on the head. Early and often in the Cavaliers’ first 21 games, the team has looked sluggish and frankly lackadaisical. There were […]
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Things aren’t going well for the Cleveland Cavaliers right now. They’ve struggled to find any identity on either end, have been dealing with injuries, and are just not exerting the energy they need to in order to win. We’ll see if they can take a step in the right direction as they take on another […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers sleepwalked through the first 46 minutes of Sunday’s loss to the Boston Celtics. Two good minutes from the Cavs were almost enough to escape with a victory, but a questionable decision to have Donovan Mitchell inbound the ball with 0.6 seconds left in a two-point game instead of taking the potential game-winning […]
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Jaylon Tyson didn’t hold back on venting his frustrations after the Cleveland Cavaliers lost their third straight game tonight against the Boston Celtics. “We’re not hungry enough. What happened to us last year it’s a similar thing that’s happening this year; it’s a common theme, ultimately, it’s on us to fix it,” Tyson said. “The […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped a frustrating one to the Boston Celtics. Let’s see who won and lost the night. LOSER – Rebounding and Attention to Detail This has long been a thorn in the Cavs’ side. Rebounding the ball was once again a challenge tonight. The Celtics were clobbering Cleveland on the glass, holding a […]
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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers lost their third straight game, this one against the Boston Celtics. Grades are based on our expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 18 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds Mitchell was oddly quiet in this game. He didn’t score his 10th point until the fourth quarter and wasn’t able to carry […]
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