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A way too early preview for Cavs vs. Knicks: From rock fight to shootout
The Cleveland Cavaliers have punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they’ll take on the New York Knicks in a series that starts on Tuesday. New York’s path to the Conference Finals was far less stressful than Cleveland’s. Their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks went six games, but the Knicks were firmly […]
Cavs dominate Game 7, punch ticket to Eastern Conference Finals
The Cleveland Cavaliers booked their tickets to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2018, defeating the Detroit Pistons behind a dominant Game 7 showing. Cleveland’s process was strong from the jump. Donovan Mitchell got them rolling with his playmaking, racking up 5 assists in the first half as the Cavs had 10 […]
Cavs at Pistons Game 7 open gamethread
It all comes down to Game 7. Tonight will be a referendum on everything the Cleveland Cavaliers have been building toward since the summer of 2018. This will be an emotional game. So when you’re in the comments here, I’d encourage you to be respectful to your fellow fans. Share your thoughts as the game […]
Cavs at Pistons Game 7: How to watch, odds, and injury report
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ entire season, and maybe this era of basketball, comes down to one night: Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons. This has been a rollercoaster of a series. The Cavs started poorly, giving away Games 1 and 2 with a combination of untimely turnovers and wilting down the stretch of both contests. Then, […]
6 Takeaways from Cavs Game 6 loss to Pistons: Donovan Mitchell’s flaws are becoming more difficult to ignore
CLEVELAND — Every time you want to believe the Cleveland Cavaliers have turned over a new leaf, they show you that they haven’t. After their most inspiring win of the Donovan Mitchell era in Game 5, they laid an egg at home, blowing the perfect opportunity to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals […]
Player Grades: Cavs vs Pistons Game 6 – Donovan Mitchell has to step up
The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t close out their series with the Detroit Pistons. Now everything is on the line Sunday night. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers The Cavs are waiting for Mitchell to be a superhero again. He […]
Winners and Losers: Cavs vs Pistons Game 6 – Detroit claws to keep their season alive
The Cleveland Cavaliers fumbled an opportunity to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Now they face their second Game 7 of the postseason. This time, on the road against the Detroit Pistons. Let’s go over today’s losers. LOSER – Donovan Mitchell Closing out a team as talented as the Pistons isn’t easy. It’s borderline impossible […]
Cavs blow perfect opportunity to punch ticket to conference finals, lose 115-94 to Pistons
CLEVELAND — Before Game 6, Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said that you would have to “choke the life out of” his team. Those words proved to be prophetic. The Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t up for the challenge. They didn’t value possessions like they needed to, and overall didn’t have the attention to detail you […]
Cavs vs. Pistons Game 6 open gamethread
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals tonight. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice heard! Go Cavs!
Cavs have a secret button for Game 6; when do they press it?
The Cleveland Cavaliers have reached a point in their second-round series with the Detroit Pistons where all the cards are already on the table. It’s unlikely either team will do anything overly shocking in Game 6. It will be more of the same, with minor tweaks and varying execution. One trick the Cavs have up […]
Cavs vs. Pistons Game 6: How to watch, odds, and injury report
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to advance out of the second round for the first time since 2018. We’ll see if they have what it takes against a Detroit Pistons team that’s used to having their backs against the wall. After falling down 0-2 in the series, the Cavs have strung together three straight […]
NBA’s Last Two Minute Report confirms clean Cavs win over Pistons in Game 5
Officiating has been a topic of conversation during the entire second-round series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons. At the start of the series, there was discussion about Donovan Mitchell not getting to the foul line enough. In the second half of the series, the discussion turned to Pistons’ head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, bemoaning […]
Evan Mobley proves that the Cavs can win now
DETROIT — Trading Darius Garland for James Harden was as much a bet on this current group as it was on Harden. Specifically, it was a gamble on Evan Mobley being good enough to handle postseason pressure right now, not in three or four years. In Game 5, he showed that he was ready for […]
12 Takeaways from Cavs Game 5 win over Pistons: Cavaliers show why this team is different
DETROIT — The Cleveland Cavaliers have been called soft for years, and understandably so. They’ve folded in the biggest moments too often in the previous three years not to be called that. However, this isn’t that team. At least it wasn’t in Game 5. The Cavs were down nine against the Detroit Pistons with three […]
Player Grades: Cavs vs Pistons Game 5 – Max Strus goes nuclear
The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off their gutsiest win of the 2020s. Let’s celebrate before getting nervous about Game 6 on Friday. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 turnovers This game started as a disaster. It nearly ended as one, too. Mitchell […]
Winners and Losers: Cavs vs Pistons Game 5 – Evan Mobley comes up clutch
The Cleveland Cavaliers stole Game 5 from the Detroit Pistons, rallying back behind some timely shots from Evan Mobley. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – Evan Mobley This game wasn’t pretty in the beginning for Evan Mobley. In fact, he was working his way towards a LOSER tonight when he failed to […]
Cavs erase 16-point deficit, rally back for Game 5 win over Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers clawed back for their first away victory of the playoffs, beating the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime of Game 5. There’s been a theme in this series. Win the possession battle, win the game. That’s true in most cases, but especially in this matchup — where the Pistons are forced to rely […]
Cavs at Pistons Game 5 open gamethread
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to do something they haven’t done all postseason in Game 5: Win on the road. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice heard! Go Cavs!
Cavs at Pistons Game 5: How to watch, odds, and injury report
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been two separate teams this postseason. They’ve been an absolute buzzsaw at home. That team has been elite on both ends of the floor and has received multiple superstar performances from their core four. But if you get them away from Rocket Arena, they’ve looked pretty ordinary. This includes multiple fourth-quarter […]
If LeBron returns to Cleveland, this would be why
If you have remained a Cleveland Cavaliers fan since LeBron James departed the franchise for a second time back in 2018, you would know that, despite the varying degrees of success the team has endured since then, the main question on everyone’s mind has been whether and when LeBron would end his career in the […]
12 Takeaways from Cavs series-tying Game 4 victory over Pistons: Cavaliers go as Donovan Mitchell does
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 4 win over the Detroit Pistons to even the series confirmed Koby Altman’s vision for the team when he made the blockbuster trade that brought James Harden to town in February. “It’s hard being the number one option on a championship-level team,” Altman said right after the trade deadline. […]
Cavs playoff fate to determine interest in Giannis Antetokounmpo
As if the stress of a playoff series was not enough, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ front office is bracing for potential changes if things go south over the next few games. One of those changes may involve the highest-profile player in the rumor mill, Giannis Antetokounmpo. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks (whose owner […]
Player Grades: Cavs vs Pistons Game 4 – Cleveland ties the series
The Cleveland Cavaliers tied the series, beating the Detroit Pistons in Game 4. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 43 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover Mitchell only scored 4 points in the first half. His first bucket came midway through the second quarter. He’d […]
Winners and Losers: Cavs vs Pistons Game 4 – Donovan Mitchell drops 43 points
The Cleveland Cavaliers ran the Pistons back to Detroit, tying the series at 2-2 behind a huge second half. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – Third Quarter CAVALANCHE An aspect of this era of Cavalier basketball is that no matter how a game is trending, one four-minute stretch can change everything. While […]
Donovan Mitchell goes scorched Earth, Cavs beat Pistons 112-103 in Game 4
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 112-103 in Game 4, riding Donovan Mitchell’s 43 points to a tied series back to Motown. Cleveland started this game hot. They jumped out to a 14-5 lead in the opening minutes as James Harden poured in 11 of those points all on his own. He nabbed two […]
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